The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-01-03
MONTPELIER
High School Basketball Team Easily De-
feated Hardwick.

@NNAN~N N-eNAN ANAhs
Montpelier high school basketball team
opened its basketball season Thursday
evening by defeating Hardwick academy
team on the armory floor here by a score
OF AZ to 8. The local team put up a good
game, and it was helped because of its
acquaintance with the floor The Hard
wick team played the prettiest game, do
ing more. passing than the home team
was able to do but they could not make
the long shots that were needed to get
the baskets, with the result that the at
tempts fell short most of the time. The
Montpelier team being well used TO the
long hall, was able to shoot for d basket
when the Hardwick boys would not be
expecting it. The loc"l team is made up
mostly of men who played last year,
while the visiting team is new to the To-
cal basketball admirers. In the first pc
Rod the visitors played stronger game
than in the last period.
The lineup Of the teams follows,
Montpelier. Hardwick.
Iluith, Il.''''.'...' ..'... IN, Mitchell
Laa!cCkey, t,,......,--..........If Robb
Mills, G.. ...''..........-.. Sylvester
Whiteomb, g.,.............,rg, Weeks
connolly, g,,..,........,....,lg , Clark
Score, Montpelier 40, Hardwick O.; has
kets, Smith TO- Lackey, Mills 6, Whit
comb, Sylvester 2, Robb, Mitchell; from
fouls, Robb; referee, Hayden; timer
Pine; scorer, Smith; time, two Commute
periods
AT the meeting OF the Knights of Pyth-
las held Thursday evening the following
officers were elected for the coming year:
Chancellor, L. A. Kelly; vice chancellor,
Otto Bates; keeper Of records and SEAL
Frank Pratt; master of finance, B. A.
Summers master of exchequer, L. H. Pol.
lard; prelate, j. Il. Estee; master of
work, FRANC Wing; master at arms, Burt
Brown; trustee for three years, J. A..
Welcher
Harold Dwinell of Calais was in the
city yesterday en- route to Burlington TO
resume his college studies.
). q. Brown has commenced the exam
nation of the National Life Insurance
company, which occurs biennially. Fack-
Ter & Son Of New York win do the ex.
pert work Several days ago Mr. Brown
notified the company to check up their
cash and bonds to ascertain what they
will need in the next few days These
were removed from the vault and count.
ed by Mr.. Brown, after which the papers
in the vault were sealed until the expert
reaches here. Some 100000 was count.
ed, which showed that the National Life
has taken a great deal more Liberty
bonds than is generally known here. In
fact, several cities, not only in Vermont
but ia other states, were able 10 90 over
the top by the bonds bought by the com
pany.
f. s. Meigs is recovering from an in
jury received when a chair slipped from
under him. He was sitting with the
chair tilted against radiator and in
falling he received a cut which required
three stitches TO close.
Walter +. Scott state treasurer. il
feeling more comfortable to-day This
morning he had no temperature.
Miss Florence Teachout who was tax
ing the place of Miss Linda Crane, who
was suffering with influenza, had to give
up work as telephone operator at the
State House Thursday noon and went to
her rooms suffering similarly to Miss
Crane. they are roommates. Miss Grace
Keough Of the local office is now acting
as operator there
G. Capra has been appointed admins
TRAITOR Of the estate of A. Albano, late of
Barre, while Jennie Prinde has been ap-
pointed Administrative of the estate Of
Samuel AIatson, late Of Barre. Wilmer
Vaughn has settled his account as guard
ian of Alvin Richardson, a minor living
in Middlesex.