The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-05
MONTPELIER

ldIk amusement company, WHlcH was
set for hearing Monday afternoon, was
continued until Aug Is, because S. H.
jackson, one of the attorneys, was out
of the state
The general committee OF the Com
munity club will hold meeting in the
club rooms at 4:30 o'clock Thursday
afternoon
Miss Hyacinthe Evans. of Berlin, N.
H., has been visit with Mrs. Ruth Dem
ing of New York, who is spending a
month with Mrs. Kate Lowe, her mother
Workmen who have been employed by
the park commission on the observatory
that has been in progress of erection on
Capital hill for a few years, have com
pleted their efforts for this year. The
old wooden tower was about 70 feet high
and was much appreciated before its re-
moval, many years ago The new one is
OF stone and will be nearly 100 feet high.
Harold Bailey of Bradford, who is en-
ployed in the state agricultural depart
ment, has been in this section for few
days, getting information relative to
seed potatoes. These have to be clear of
blemish and disease. Each year the APP
plieations for inspection by Mr., Bailey
or someone else in the department has
increased until this year there are well
toward $50 applications. The depart
ment is finding some trouble from the
green striped moth and saddler, which
work on hard wood timber, the former
combining its efforts largely to naples,
while the latter work on other kinds of
wood. In the vicinity of Manchester and
Randolph quite little of their work
is found. The amount has increase over
that Of last year
Nelson p. Coffin Of Keene, n H., con
ductor of the Keene Chorus club, the
Fitchburg Choral society and other lead.
ing choruses in New England during the
past Il years, and at one time director
Of the Montpelier Choral union, has ac-
cepted the position of director of New
York's famous Mendelssohn Glee club,
the finest and most famous club of New
York male vocalists, unexcelled by any
In this country. 1t is famous, not only
for its musical ability and for the dis
tnguished singers, who belong to it, but
it is also an organization of much wealth,
commanding the best talent in the coun-
try
Checks were mailed yesterday by Ref
cree in Bankruptcy w N. Theriault in
the estate of w. L. Poole of Montpelier,
in which so per cent Of the total liabili-
ties win be paid.
William 7. Whalen Of New York is
visiting with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Whal
en-, his parents.
Persons driving between Montpelier
and Barre yesterday were somewhat sur
prised when they found they were being
stopped by three officers for fast driv-
ing 1t is understood that large num-
Der Of names were obtained for fast
driving
George kidder had a narrow escape
from injury Sunday afternoon when a
dead limb from a tree fell in the Beth
any church grounds. 1t appears that Mr..
Kidder was walking under the tree when
the break took place and the heavy limb
just escaped hitting Mr. Kidder, who is
well advanced in age.
The trial of Henry Merlin Of Groton,
which was to have taken place yester-
day in Montpelier city court, did not
occur and has been postponed until Tues
day morning of next week, while the
trials in the case against Fred Merlin
and Leon Hutchins, charged with breach
Of peace, were set for the following day,
Henry Merlin is charged with operating
an automobile while intoxicated.
A pretty home wedding occurred at 0
o'clock Saturday evening, Aug 2, at 10
Main street when Miss Christie r.
Adams, daughter of Mrs. Ida Lindsay,
and Edward Il. Barber were married by
Rev G. n. st. John. Only immediate
friends were present Carl Nelson acted
as best man and Gertrude Nelson as
matron of honor. Florence Baker was
ring bearer and Goldie Hill flower girl
The rooms in which the ceremony took
place were prettily decorated in red,
white and blue An arch of evergreen
was erected in one corner of the room,
under which the single ring service unit
ing the two was performed. The bride
wore dress of battleship grey georgette
over pink silk and carried white roses.
The matron Of honor wore white and car
ried pinks The couple left in the early
morning for trip by automobile, after
which they win reside at 4 Winooski av
enue.
Miss Bernice Holton, who has been at
Lake George on vacation, has resumed
her work in the adjutant generals Of
fee,
The certificate Of the paid-up stock
amounts to $4,000 of the II. NJ. Tetman
company of Randolph, has been filed in
the office of the secretary of state.
The state highway commissioner and
state engineer received bids this morn
ing for contracts to construct federal aid
projects, which the government is do
ing in Vermont. This includes Irasburg,
Williston, Colchester and Fairlee.
George w. Plumb Of Readsboro has
been appointed district supervisor of
highways in the Bennington county dis
trict, to take the place of J. L. Davis,
who recently resigned to follow his voca-
ton as civil engineer Mr. Plumb has
had good deal of experience in practi-
cal road building and supervision of men
and gangs OF men.
M. G. Morse arrived this morning and
assumed his duties as librarian of the
legislative reference bureau. He will have
as stenographer in the Office Miss Aida
Turney Of Montpelier Mr.. Morse re-
Gently resigned as municipal judge in
Caledonia county
0. NJ Lawrence of Barre has been APP
pointed by the probate court as admin
istrator of Ella j. Lawrence of that
town, Es~H Deavitt has settled his ac-
count as administrator of the estate of
Mary Gould.
The southbound mail train was over
L L.. 4 IL,