The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-17


school board for an increase in salary.
Neither the board nor the teachers will
discuss the nature Of the request until
after the meeting of the board on Fri
day evening. 1t is thought that the re-
quest is similar to that recently pre-
sented by the Barre teachers.
The bank commissioner report,
which was recently issued, shows that
there was decrease OF 81 100000 In
real estate mortgage loans in the fiscal
year ending July I, 1919. OF this
amount loans on Vermont real estate
decreased S644 900 while on other real
estate it decreased S756000. The mum
cipal bonds held by the state banking
institutions in Vermont amounted to
S769, ,255.33 Iowa carries the largest
amount of loans from the Vermont
banking institutions, namely Sl792,
29l .04, while Maine carries the lowest
amount, or $3.50 The holdings in mu-
nicipal bonds have decreased $3027
056, while the investments in bonds of
foreign governments have increased
81 ,343,070. Those of public utility com
panies have increased 81 ,22S, 100 and of
railroads $43,l60
j. H. Maun, superintendent of the
Central Vermont railway company,
was in the city Tuesday afternoon and
stated that the passenger trains, which
were taken off one week ago to-day,
viii be restored next Saturday. If the
trains had been put back before that
time there would not have been CON
nections from southern points. The
southbound evening train was the more
important of the two removed, because
Of the fact that the management did
not like the responsibility of SO heavy
passenger traffic on the milk train,
then the addition of the mail car and
baggage car made heavy train to
handle.
A marriage license has been issued
by the city clerk to Harold Slayton Of
| Montpelier and Miss Ethel Brazier Of
East Montpelier
| M. B. Hillegas, commissioner of edu-
cation, accompanied by Miss Bertha
| Buzzell Of that office, who will take a
stenographie report Of the school diree-
tors" conference Thursday afternoon
and evening, left last evening for Bur
lington, where the conference is to
be held
Representative White Of Woodstock
and Mr.. Bartel of that town were in
conference to-day with the secretary Of
| state relative to the recent action Of
the secretary in suspending the auto
mobile operators license of Mr.. Bartel.
who claims that some error occurred
by which he lost the right to operate
| his machine in Massachusetts, which
the secretary received a report upon re-.
Gently, because of an accident that
| took place IN Massachusetts,.
a shower was given Mrs. Levi Kelley
at the home of her mother in Elm
street Tuesday evening BY about doz-
en- Of her friends Mr. and Mrs. Kelley
recently arrived here from Boston,
where they were married short time
ago. Miscellaneous gifts were present.
ed. The evening was passed with
games. Refreshments were served. It
was surprise to Mrs Kelley.
]. G. Brown returned this morning
from Boston, where he passed yester.
day.
Rev. A. w Hewitt of Plainfield went
to Burlington to-day to attend the con-
ference which the school directors will
hold tomorrow
Miss Margaret Campbell, Miss Kath-
/ crime Reed and Miss Alice Turnev were
| in Northfeld to attend house party
| given at Norwich university last even
ing.
The returns relative to the new law
on the extra license fee for auto trucks
which the last legislature enacted, max
ing an additional charge of the heavy
trucks operating on the roads of the
state shows that thus far about SlO,-
600 has been paid additional to the
regular fees to the secretary of state.
Up to and including Sept. 2G. the total
amount was $s,432.
c. d. Watson and several men from
Franklin County, were in conference
this morning relative to the organiza-
tion of the Franklin County Co-opera
tive Creameries company, in which ar
ticIes Of association were recently filed.
1t Is their purpose to handle milk and
cream in wholesale manner.
F. N. Rowley Of Burlington, fish and
game warden for Chittenden county,
was in the oily this morning in confer
ence with Commissioner Linus Leav-
liens. He reports that the deer are
still plentiful and that the interesting
thing from his section of the state Is
that the older deer were not killed dur
| ing the recent open season.
Three accident reports were received
at the secretary of states Office this
morning. One Of them was the report
made by Cross and Son Of Montpelier
signed by William Mckee, in which he
reports that while Harold BatcheIder
was driving their truck between Mont
pelier and Barre on the 18th, their ma
chine collided with the automobile of
| A. j. Young of Berlin It appears that
the road was slippery and each of the
drivers was holding to the ruts and
that when they tried to get out the
sideswiping occurred, The report does
not place the responsibility for the ac-
eident.
The board Of control will endeavor te
complete the task it started two weeks
ago in inspecting the state institutions
and Thursday viii 20 to Brandon tc
look over the home for feeble minded
That night they will pass in Vergennes
and Friday will go to Burlington tC
meet the state board of health on diff
ferent matters.
| A hearing took place in probate court
/ this morning in which E, II. DeaRitt, a.
administrator of the estate of j. +
Severance late Of Northfeld, applied
| for an nNteneinn Of time IN uhieh IL