The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-22

The deed of a place on River street
from John Doueette to Eda H. Ber-
ganti was recorded in the city clerks
office yesterday. The consideration is
about 81 1000.
Assistant r. s. Currier Of the state
highway department and District Com
missioner Earle Hayden Of the same
office had conference with the assist
ant city clerk Friday afternoon rela.
tive TO the reports on the work which
the city has done and on which the
state will pay a portion of the expense,
The reports were sent to the district
officer in some instances six weeks
ago, and the money was not forthcon.
ing, so a conference was held at the re-
quest OF one of the aldermen.
Frank W Mitchell and George H.
Almon have bought the controlling in
terest in the Playhouse, Inc, in Mont
pelier and have taken possession. A
meeting of the stockholders. who are
now Messrs. Mitchell. Almon, F. T..
Lowe and H. J NJ. Jones, was held last
evening when Mr.. Mitchell was elected
president, Mr. Almon vice president
and treasurer, and q. l.. Hunt, who has
been attorney for the purchasers, clerk
of the corporation, which is. capitalized
at S35 900 az authorized by the secre-
tary of state. The Playhouse is leased
for year to Ford & Hicks, who win
continue their contract il is expected
Messrs. Mitchell and Almon have been
part managers in the Playhouse since
they closed their house on Main street
during the fuel famine at the request
of the fuel administrator of Vermont
1t Is the purpose Of the new concern to
conduct the Playhouse as a theatre
They will not put it into a garage as
rumor had ii to-day. They propose to
bcautify the interior of the house The
purchase Of the interests was from Mr.
and Mrs. J. b. Estee, Mr.. and Mrs
L. IT. Harvey, Mr.. and Mrs John Le-
land and the members of Mrs. Lelands
family. Mr. Mitchell stated this morn
ing that it is hoped to improve the
service in the coming months and to
conduct an up-to-the times theatre.
Harry A. Black, secretary Of state
this morning was given q surprise when
he entered his Office to find large bou-
duet of flowers on the desk 1t was
presented by the clerical assistants in
the office in celebration of his 40th
birthday anniversary, which occurred
to-day There was also a large bou
quet sent to Miss Marjory Spooner of
the Office, who is i'll but is recovering
Mrs. William A. WEIGH of Springfield
is visiting for few days with Mr.. and
Mrs. G. D. Reames.
The northbound morning passenger
train to-day on the Central Vermont
railway was about % minutes late,
due to engine trouble near Sharon.
The body of Mrs. Bessie Copeland
was taken this morning TO Worcester
for funeral and burial. She died at
Heaton hospital. She was 20 years of
age and is survived by her two children
and husband, Walter Copeland. She
was the daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
James Darby.
Mrs. Exara Girard, aged "a years,
died at her home on Berlin street on
Thursday night, following long i'll
ness of tuberculosis She was a native
of Canada and was born March Is,
1885. a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Philas
Therlon. She had lived in the city for
some years The funeral occurred from
ST. Augustines church at o'clock this
morning, Rev. p. J. Long officiating.
Burial was in the Catholic cemetery.
An effort was made Friday afternoon
on the part Of the attorneys to reach
compromise in the Cotton Manufacture
ing Co matter, so that a decree could
be drawn by the chancellor without
long drawn.out proceedings, but it