The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-03-04
MONTPELIFR

George Carpenter, the new bank com
missioner, qualified Monday at White
River Junction, taking the oath of Office
before Raymond Trainor, notary public
in Hartford, as provided by the general
laws He arrived in Montpelier Monday
afternoon and to-day is looking after
some work in connection with the de-
partment. Charles Heath and Mrs Inez
Bessett, who were in the department
when Frank Williams was commissioner,
are to remain with the department, it is
understood Mr.. Williams left the last
of the week for his home, taking his per
! sonal effects with him. He has been SUI
pervising the work of the office to a GER
tain extent until Mr.. Carpenter could
take up the work.
/ Misses Ruth Prentiss, teacher, Ber-
nice Aldrich of Jacksonville and Eliz-
abeth Bell of Strafford, students in
! Montpelier seminary, were injured Mon
| day while coasting on the hill back of
the dormitory of the institution, but
they escaped serious injury in spite of
rumors to the contrary, 1t appears that
| one party was coasting on a toboggan
! behind another Something occurred to
the front one and collision took place,
resulting in several being thrown into
| the snow, and the above young women
being injured. It was first reported that
one suffered an injured spine and another
broken leg, but this was not so and
they will only be in bed for few days
! from the bruises received. There were
about dozen in the party.
A hearing took place Monday before
Judge +. NJ. Harvey relative to a juven-
! lie in Waterbury, and the matter is still
with the court for decision. 1t appears
! that a l4-year- old child, Maurice Abair,
| left his home over a year ago, running
away, it is claimed, and that he went to
the home of 0. w. Cotton, where he has
! lived during the intervening time, it was
stated in court, with the permission of
his parents. The child testified in court
| that he was not used we'll at home and
would leave again if taken back. A pc
tition was brought by Cotton to keep
the child because the child and Colton's
| family seemed to like each other. 1t ap-
pears that Samuel Abair, the father, re-
Gently decided TO take the child home, to
which opposition is made, and the mat
ter Monday was upon a petition brought
by the Coltons to have the child com
mitted to some person as a dependent
child, For the present the court has left
the child with the Cotton family.
Miss Evelyn Lease returned Monday
evening from attending conference of
those connected with the State Library
association, which took place in Burling
ton Monday, She was accompanied home
by Miss Fannie Fletcher, a member of
the free public library commission.
Mrs. A. Bernardini has returned from
a visit of two weeks in Boston.
Leroy Hall, who has been employed in
the adjutant generals Office for several
years, has completed his duties. He is
not yet decided about his future employ
ment,
Thomas Ferris Of Moretown was To-
cal visitor yesterday.
Lars Peterson of Berlin has been ap-
pointed by the probate court as admin
istrator of the estate Of John G. johnson,
late of Berlin. n. NJ Wright has settled
his account of Lucretia Frost as execu-
triX of the estate of Willard Frost and
Charles A. Plumley has settled his ac-
count as administrator of the estate of
Willard Frost.
Mrs. F. H. Tracy has gone to Brandon,
where she took two girls from Barre who
are to be committed to the care and Gus
tody Of the home for Predetermined.
The young married couples of the city
gave dance in the Red Men hall Mon
day evening that was attended by about
so couples. The Landi-Forsel orchestra
furnished music. 1t was a masquerade
and the costumes were very nice, many
of them having come from Boston. Re
freshments were served and a fine time
enjoyed.
A rumor current about the streets here
this morning was that D. J. Morse of
Barre, formerly a member of the cor
poration of A. P. Abbott g. Co., which
sold the Daylight store in that city, is
to open dry goods store in the build
ing where A. II. Temple formerly was To-
Gated. It was also said that Mr. Morse
had gone to New York to buy goods.