The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-31

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vored permanent work in the center OF
the city, he said. It was decided to place
the work on lower State street. The
matter of completing some work on up
per Main street was left to the street
committee, while tie matter relative to
Ridge street was left until later in the
season.
Allen Lynch, who has been in service
in France, arrived home last evening,
giving his relatives an agreeable sur
prise.
The painting of the Hazen block is
taking place.
The midsummer outing of Mt. Sinai
temple Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, win
take place Aug. IA at Shelburne Point,
when Frederick kendrick, potentate OF
the imperial shrine, will be present. 1t
was hoped that the joint outing could
take place on Lake Champlain with
members Of Karkak temple of Montreal
and Cairo temple of Rutland attending,
but the boat could not be secured for the
purpose.
A. A. Sargent has been appointed in
probate court as the administrator OF
the estate of Rufus S. Barton, late of
Barre, and the will of Agnes Woodwork,
late of Northfeld, has been proven in
probate court,
Warren Lowe has returned from eev-
eral months army service in France.
Edwin w. Wilcox of New York is Wis
iting his brother, Julius A. Wilcox. The
former is the junior member Of the law
firm of Osborne, Lamb 4 Wilcox.
The report Of the income tax has been
received from the town clerk OF West
field showing that Marcellus w. Farman,
the late chaplain Of the Vermont Senate
left an Inheritance of $l,306.30, from
which the state received S69s3
Charles Scott, deputy commissioner of
weights and measures, is suffering with
wound in one hand received from driv-
ing a screw driver through it, making an
ugly wound
barre, through its treasurer, has
mailed to the state treasurer the amount
of the liquor license fees that were col
lected in the city this year when licenses
were granted The sum amounts to $s,-
0l0 ON 10 licenses,
Miss Bernice j. Dick of Albany, n. Y
is visiting Miss Leonide Greaney, who is
employed in the secretary of states Of
fee.
The report of an accident in Granite
vile when John j. Sullivan "grazed" a
boy, has been received at the secretary
of states Office. The accident took place
Yesterday. The details of the accident
will not be known at that Office until the
repilation renort is made
Gov. 2. W. Clement has appointed
Theodore S. Hpughton of st. Adams as
justice of peace in place of Z. P. Stevens,
resigned.
1t is expected that the successor to
NJ. G. Morse as municipal Judge for the
county of Caledonia will be named next
week and it would not be surprising il
II. w. Writers of st. Johnsbury was APP
pointed Mr.. Morse resigns to become
the librarian of the legislative reference
bureau, which now carries a salary OF
81 500, some 5000 increase over that
which J. NJ. Aypry received.
W. H. Jeffrey, state probation officer
was in Island Pond to-day where he was
in connection with the trial of charges
brought against IL respondents who are
charged with assault, the most Of which
will be criminal assault.
An appeal has been taken from the de-
cree of the probate court in allowing the
settlement of + G. Howland as executor
of the estate of W. S. Littlejohn, late of
Barre There was residue of S27 1872 04
in the estate and there is some question
relative to the disposition of $500 of
that sum, it being claimed by the heirs
w. f. Littlejohn and Catherine Simpson
that proper accounting of the same has
not taken place, more particularly as to
distribution.
The police are trying to solve the mys-
terry of a suitcase that was found on
Wednesday evening near the foot Of
Phelps street on River street. The mat
ter was reported by George Bedell, who
saw some boys playing in that section,
and two officers went TO the place, where
they found, near the edge of the Winoo-
ski river, an old suitcase in which were
articles of clothing. These included a
suit, shoes, well-worn, and sweater
Some of the things had been taken out
by the youths. There were also four
dice and pack of cards. As far as can
be learned no one has attempted to or
committed suicide, so the police are not
worried from that point There has been
nothing missed from the railroad sta
tions. 1t is possible that the case might
have fallen from a passing automobile,
but it is more likely that some person
wanting to get rid of old clothing threw
the case where it was found The hat
had the name of Harold Svill in it.
The city clerks office was flooded to-
day with those who had to pay their
taxes during the day to avoid collection
by the city sheriff This morning Sl23,-
540.07 had been collected, while there re-
mained on the books this morning un-
paid $74,420.17, which included some of
the largest payers in the city, and some
the trustees of some of the estates had
not paid 1t looked at noon time as
though the largest amount in years
would go to the city sheriff for collec-
tion.
Carl Bruce appeared in city court this
morning and paid fine of SIS and costs
for intoxication, to which he pleaded
guilty. Bruce lost his operators license
recently. He was found under his auto
mobile by the police few days ago and
was lodged in Jail over night The case
was not pressed at that time but was
taken up this morning.
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