The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-20

W. ldNlOI lHIs HIoIHlISs MI. hdOhltu
was taken to Heaton hospital while Mr.
Holt went to his home, The staging
upon which they were standing gave
way, letting them fall some 25 feet to
the ground. Mr.. Matthew landed in such
position that his back was injured at
the base of the spine, but he appeared to
be recovering nicely later in the day. Mr..
Holt at first was going to walk home,
but later he tainted away and was car
ried home.
Henry Hall, who recently returned
from service in France, is to COM
mence work for the state auditor in
checking up the revenue of the state. He
was several years employed in this line
of work in a large wooden mill in Man
chester, N H. The board of control au-
thorizes the appointment of Mr.. Hall, TO
be known as revenue checking clerk. He
will check all sources of revenue, in
GLIDING that of the state institutions and
state fair. He will check the state treas
urer each month and will assist in check
ing the highway department. also the
county clerks and probate offices. In
checking the sources of revenue, he will
study into the correctness of the money
and funds received by the state treasur-
er, secretary of state and insurance com
missioner at stated periods.
Ernest Laundry, who was arrested last
week on the charge of breach of peace
by assaulting one McNulty, appeared in
court this morning. 1t was expected that
plea was to occur, but the respondent
apparently had changed his mind and the
case is continued with the court.
The directors of the Montpelier Board
of Trade have appointed the following
committee chairmen to handle the teach
ers' convention, Oct. Sill, which will be
held in city hall: Hall and rooming c.
| Il. Kingsbury; meals and rooms, private
houses, E. A. Harris; train schedule, l..
A. Kelly; hotels and clearinghouse, j.
Fl. Gowdey; city hall arrangements, DR..
h. j, Fitzgerald; school exhibits, s. G.
Hutchinson; book exhibits, S. C. Hutch.
inson 4, music, L. II. Baine; automobiles,
G. II. Almon; speakers and clergymen,
Mr. Hutchinson; rest room arrangements
and places of amusement, Mrs. Fred E.
Gleason; special meetings, G. X. Put
nam; information, check rooms, H. B.
Moulton; guides, Ira Richardson.
j. G. Frattini has returned from a
business trip to New York.
Miss Laura Keegan has completed her
duties in the legislative reference library
and after a short vacation will COM
mence work in the tax commissioner
office
A. ~ Buck of ST. Adams has com.
menced work in the state engineers Of
flee as craftsman.
Miss Ruth Brown has returned from
Pomfret, where last week she organized
the work OF recataloging the library in
the south village. She also visited the
library at Plymouth.
Miss Clara Cooley of the weights and
measures office is detained at home by
illness. Miss Eileen Burns of the same
office is recovering nicely at Heaton hos
ptal from a recent operation for peri
tonitis,
Mrs. r. b. Clayton Of Washington, D.
c., and Mrs. A. II. Babcock of New York
are visiting with Mrs. D. B. E. Kent,
their sister
z The inspectors of weights and meas.
ures are getting after the dealers in
wood. There have been some complaints
Of short measure, and yesterday the dep.
uty commissioners called dealers before
him to give them warning, after which a
second complaint will mean prosecution
With the high cost Of wood, the depart
ment will closely follow complaints OF
/ this nature.
A. c. Steering is confined to the house
by intestinal Indigestion.
| Linus Leavens, fish and game com
missioner was in Corinth on Saturday
where he gave authority for the insti.
| tuition of the seventh commercial zone
in orcharding. This is done under the
recent provision Of the laws of 1919
| giving the commissioner authority to es
| tablish zone where the farmer is grow.
! ing large quantity Of fruit, the mini
mum being 10 acres around which zone
can be established When a deer appears
inside the zone, the farmer may shoot
the deer The new zone was established
on the farm OF Julian A. Dimock of East
Corinth, who has one Of the largest apple
orchards in eastern Vermont
A hearing took place Tuesday after
noon before Judge F. L. Fish as mas
ter in chancery in the matter of the
| $4,000 policy which the National Life
Insurance company carried on the life
Of b. A. Drumond of New York, the face
value Of which policy was recently paid
into the court, SO that now the scrap
is between the defendants in the suit
These are Jesse +. Drumond and w. r.
Foster, executors, and Beuah Franck of
New York. The executors yesterday filed
and argued demurrer TO the answer
I ID h,r Ne Fro al IN oh CHI ~
forth, in reply to the cross bill of the
executor, that Mrs. Franck had not made
proper statement OF her claims in
which she stated that the money was
assigned to her for one dollar and other
considerations The demurrer was over
ruled
Pursuant to the change in the new
laws governing the size Of number plates,
Secretary Of State Harry A. Black short
ly after the legislature was adjourned,
ordered the plates for 1920. These will
be shorter than the old plates; the mini
mum length of II inches, as provided
by law, was used while the height of the
letters is little more than the law
provided. The color will be black and
white, 1t is expected the shipment will
reach here in short time, for Mr.. Black
has received notification that the order
is nearly completed. A sample has al
ready reached the Office These will cost
about SO 800 less than the number plates
ordered this year. 1t is expected they
will be issued Dec. /. The department
will put on an extra charge for dupi-
cations next year because of careless
ness being shown by owners.