The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-19
MONTPELIER

Special turkey dinner served at Will
Jamestown inn Christmas day at $3.50
per plate. If you plan to take dinner
here, please notify the proprietor, +. a.
Bruce, by telephone as early as pos
sible.- adv.
The state fair commission held its
annual meeting in White River june
tion Thursday afternoon and James b.
Estee of Montpelier was again elected
president of the association. Lee Hatch
was elected vice president, but he de-
elined to serve because of his health,
and +. H. Bickford of Bradford was
elected in his place. When it came TO
the election of secretary, Fred J.. Da-
Wis, who stated last week that he did
not know as he would be candidate,
made no opposition to the election and
was elected to the office again, while
George Mann of Quechee was elected
treasurer of the organization. Presi-
dent Estee appointed as two of the ex-
eeutive committee, Mr., Mann and
Thomas Bradlee. The third appoint
ment is not yet selected. The other
two members of the committee are the
president and vice president.
The high school basketball team had
stiff practice Thursday evening by
meeting a team composed of some of
the old players of the school. Some
fast work was done.
II. NJ Davis, deputy commission of
weights and measures, has received am
other complaint against persons who
are selling wood in Montpelier. 1t APP
pears that persons are bringing in short
length wood and selling three runs
for a cord, when there is only 90 feet
instead of 1913 feet in the alleged cord.
Mrs. D. B. r. Kent returned to-day
from New York, where she has been
visiting her sister.
The schools closed in Montpelier to-
day for the Christmas vacation Exer
eises were conducted in several grades.
The total number of deer killed in
the open season in Vermont has
reached 1000 Only six were reported
this morning. These are Bennington
county 2, Windham 4, The total num-
Der reported by counties is Addison
400, Bennington 39S, Caledonia l67,
Chttenden l25 Essex 300, Franklin &C,
Grand Isle |, Lamoille 306, Orange IL,
Orleans 1902, Rutland $40, Washington
40l, Windham 80 Windsor 44S, total
1850
The Half Century Store company Of
Randolph has filed a document in th2
secretary Of states Office showing tina
the concern has been dissolved.
+. +. Gleason left this morning for
Middlebury to attend the annual Yale
Alumni association of Vermont meet
ing,
Mortimer Price of Middlesex was in
The city to-day.
S. b. Bates, commissioner of high
ways, went to his home in Derby this
morning.
A. f. Watson of Hartford was a Wis
itor ait the state House to-day.
The reports of five accidents were
received at the secretary Of states Of
flee to-day These include that Of
Daniel w. Smith, who reported that
while his ear was being drawn from
Waterbury to a garage in Barre, the
car slid off bank. The cold atmos.
phere prevented the man who was han
ding the dead car from seeing the
road Frank Gates OF Chelsea report.
ed that on the til his auto truck slid
Off the road into an electric light pole
while he was driving between Chelsea
and South Royalton. A. j. Young of
Barre has reported the collision be-
tween his machine and that Of Cross
and Sons, which occurred on the Barre
road