The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-25
MONTPELIER

Webster Miller, who has been visiting
in the city, has gone to his home in
Ludlow
Sheriff f. Fl. Tracy will have charge of
the policing of the state fair grounds
again this season. He is selecting his
deputies and probably will have about
the same number as in years agone.
| Fabian Mooney of Philadelphia is Wis
| ting with relatives in the city
Charles A. Smith has brought suit
against Lillian Holton of Hardwick to
recover the sale price of a monument
which she bought of him. Two hundred
dollars of the 1886 purchase price has
| been paid. The probate court set aside
| the price of the monument, but Mr..
Smith is unable to get the remainder
| due 1t is understood that the defense
is that the woman hasn't the money.
District Deputy B. A. Sumner of the
Knights of Pythias has received letter
| from Frank L. Robinson of the commit
/ tee in charge of big get-together meet
! ing at West Topsham on Friday, Aug. 20,
| to Sunday, the 3lst, asking that dele
! cation go from Montpelier. A "Dokey''
meeting, with class Of candidates, is to
occur The reception occurs at o'clock
| Friday afternoon, with a banquet. At )
o'clock there will be street parade,
followed by ceremonial. Saturday will
be given to sports and Sunday morning
to attending worship at the church, fol-
lowed by sightseeing later in the day.
| The report of the accident which John
Kent had week ago Sunday in the
Jones brook neighborhood was received
Saturday afternoon at the secretary OF
( states office. The accident is claimed to
have been due to narrow road. The
car slid into the ditch, catching Mr.. Kent
partly under the machine. Will Bigelow
was with Mr.. Kent.
Mrs. Martin Mobbs has returned from
visit in Richmond
| w. H. Jeffrey was in Woodbury. Sat
urday, where he spoke at Pomona
grange meeting.
The job of constructing a new piece
OF road in Irasburg has been awarded I'd
G. j. Gilfillan of st. Johnsbury, and in
/ Williston to Pascal Ricci 1t is expected
they will be at the state highway com.
missioner's Office to-day or Tuesday to
sign the contracts. 1t is expected that
| the work on the Fairlee and Colchester
| Jobs will be commenced to-day.
| Henry Hall commenced work this
morning in the state auditors Office.
The walk about the State House, torn
up last fall when the heating system
was installed has been repaired.
Sergeant at. Arms Dwight Dwinell has
materially added to the attractiveness
of the picture of the battle of Cedar
| Creek, which has been displayed fol
many years in the reception room Of the
State House, by having the skylight:
over the picture opened.
G. H. Thornton was lodged in the cotin
ty Jail last night on the charge Of
breach OF peace, it being claimed that he
was abusing members OF his family
! The police were called.
Raymond Briggs, agent of the Wash.
| ington county farm bureau, is complet
ing plans for the exhibit that Washing
ton county will have at the state fair
Washington county is one of the sever
counties that are making a special effort
in this line, Already large number Of
exhibits have been made known to the
agent but ii there are Others who have
| probable prizewinning exhibits, will
they please get in touch with the county
| agentf