The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-16
MONTPELIER

s, B. Bates, commissioner of highways,
was i'll and confined to his room in the
Pavilion Friday because of hard cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duncan are in Bos-
ton for the week end
II. NJ Farnham is to construct new
barn and silo on the place he recently
bought.
The State House for the most part was
closed to-day, because of the holiday.
The Redpath chaltanqua. which APP
pears in Montpelier next week, regis
tered Friday as a foreign corporation
desiring to transact business in Yer
mont.
As result of the hearings that took
place in the judge Of probate office on
Friday relative to unclaimed deposits
in the banks, several amounts were or
dered turned over to the state treasur-
er because no claimant appeared rela-
tive TO any claim. The deposits ordered
Savings bank were: William Dickie
$3.50, George Greig S245, f. w. Stafford
$3.50, 9. G. Magoon 1924, Mary w. Ellis
1928, William Dickie S4.92, lanes Dun
can S4.99, f. A. Shaster $2.4l, Eugene
0Neill SLAP, Manuel Freez 81 9S, Will
lie J. Enright Sl94, Mitchell Tebo $9E.lZ,
Cavera Ermcnageldo SlS7, James Low
S2.4l, Harold Clark $3.50.
By the Montpelier Savings Bank and
Trust Co.. Anna r. Thrifte sll2.90, II.
A. Huse, guardian Of John Goregan,
A "A 10, 1T hot
Goregan, $3.50, William A. Williams
SPAS,
BY the Mortified Savings bank: C.
+. Someryille Sll643
State Forester Hastings is re-allotting
the lookouts TO: prevention against fire
and is making arrangements for look.
out to be placed on Spruce Liountain in
Orange. 1t is very slightly place and
one which is visited quite 6 good deal,
so that il is probably that two houses
will be constructed There il quite lot
of pulp cutting in that section and the
work bids fair to need the protection
of a fire warden for some years, so
that more substantial buildings are being
constructed than would be otherwise He
is gathering his information to install
lookouts where wide range of wood
country can be seen. Probably one Of
the best that he has is the one on Burke
mountain. In Essex county there are
some 30 miles OF telephone to be used
in case fire breaks out and is discov-
cred by the warden in the look out
near Gallups mills.
The shortage of graduated sugar is
still felt in Montpelier but it was ex-
pected that to-day the condition would
be improved, for the Montpelier Gro
Gerry company agreed to bring back from
its carload in Barre some to help out in
the pressing conditions About 500
pounds arrived for individual merchants
Friday, but it did not materially help
the situation. There is enough light
brown sugar, but the price on that is
now II cents, In some stores there is
loaf sugar.
Major Harry z .Goodell, who has been
enjoying couple Of weeks vacation,
was here for the board Of control meet
ing Friday.
Robert Wilder is employed with Prof.
Robert Gray on the examination of the
state accounts.
Miss Mary Donetti Of Washington. D.
G.. who is visiting at her home in Barre,
called this week on friends at the State
House
Mrs. w B. Richardson went to Wa
terbury to-day.
The county court house was closed to-
day as far as the offices were concerned.
The banks and some of the other insti-
tutions of the city were closed The
postoffice and stores were open to the
public.
Gov. P. w. Clement and Cen Fl. r..
Johnson expected this morning to go
to Newport to look over the site that
the citizens Of Newport advocate for an
armory.