The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-12-23
MONTPELIER
E. R. Campbell Sells Interests in the
Capital Hardware Co.

Z. H. Prouty has purchased the inter
ests OF r. r. Campbell in the Capital
hardware company, amounting TO 10
shares, and the business is now all
owned by Hayden and the Proutys,
T, A. Hayden, the president of the com
pany, having recently bought the inter
ests of Daniel r. Campbell. At meet
ing of the stockholders last night Fred
! II. Prouty of Burlington was elected a
director and vice president of the com
pany +, H. Prouty, who came to Mont
pelier in 1908, is secretary and treas
urer of the company.
b. L. Spooner was notified by the
police this morning to appear in city
court Wednesday morning on the
charge Of breach Of the city ordinance
by leaving his automobile in front of
hydrant while he was getting shave
this forenoon. The car was registered
to man in Ludlow but when the Off
Ger inquired as to the ownership of the
car, Mr. Spooner claimed he had ex
changed another automobile for it,
+. G. Rowland of Barre this morning
settled his account IN probate court as
administrator de bonis non of the estate
of Dennison Mower, late Of Barre
Town. Elector Blair has settled his
account in the estate of George Recor,
| late of MoretoWn The will of Zaphira
| Strong, late Of Waterbury, has been
proven in probate court. A. j, Smith
Of Cabot has been appointed admins
traitor of the estate of Serentha NJ.
Hills, late of that town.
Jerry Flanagan Of Moretown was
local visitor to-day.
Walter Joslyn OF Waitsfield, who was
injured some weeks ago by falling into
silo is able to be out again although
lie goes about on crutches. He broke
one Of the peNis bones when he fell
and has been in Heaton hospital most
Of the time.
Deputy United States Marshal G. f.
Lackev. who arrested Arthur Gotta Of
ST. Adams Monday on a charge Of
smuggling liquor into Vermont, re-
turned last evening. Gotta was released
on $500 bail for a hearing TO occur at
later date.
As a result of the sermon which Rev.
Mr.. Piper of the Baptist church
preached Sunday concerning a family
living on Berlin street in Montpelier
complaint was made Monday TO the
board Of charities and probation con
corning the matter, which will be in
vestigated II is claimed that an aged
woman and l0-year cid child are liy-
ing under conditions which are not for
the hest for either person.
The fire alarm system in Montpelier
was out of working order most Of Mon
dav. owing to number OF circuits hay
ing been short circuited in the cable I'M
der Main street, 50 that the men Of the
department had to run an auxiliary
cable in the air. The circuit oper
ates the bel aud whistle and connects
the system in general with the fire sta
ton so that had a fire broken out be
tween 10 o'clock and ) o'clock Monday
a general alarm could not have been
pulled. Aerial cable will take care of
the system until repairs can be made
on the underground cable, which will
probably have to be pulled out and a
new cable installed.
John Torchiana, who was arrested on
Sunday morning by the police on the
charge Of breach Of peace, appeared in
city court in Montpelier Monday after
noon, pleading guilty to the charge, and
was given a fine Of s. and costs, which
he paid. 1t developed when he appeared
in court that his home is in Waterbury
instead of Barre, as the police stated
Sunday Torchana explained that he
was not TO blame as much in the mat
ter as it first appeared, by saying that
someone was pushed against him, step
ping on his foot, and that he pushed
! the man away from him just in time TO
drive him against the officer He is a
returned soldier. who fought in France.
| The soldiers from Vermont who
served in the world war are furnishing
the adiutant general with the data con.
cerning their activities during the war,
III. T. Johnson, the adjutant general,
sent out missionaries for information.
/ These are filed out by the returned sol
ders showing whether service original
/ ed from the national guard or seleotiYe
service form, personal descriptions, cit
izenship, promotions, change OF station,
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