The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-03

Alvern F. Davis Pleaded Guilty to
Charge of Forgery.

| Charge or Forgery.
| Alvern T. Davis Of Windsor was sen
fenced in Montpelier city court this
morning to the house of correction for
from three to five years and to pay a
| fine of $50, costs of $685. and make
restitution to the state of Vermont OF
S. He was placed on probation on con
dition that he pay the fine and other
| expenses at the rate of $40 a month
He was charged with forgery, it being
| alleged that he used a check payable TO
II. H. Black of Windsor and drawn by
| George w, Norton, which he forged, for
+, the purpose of getting, motorcycle
registered at the secretary OF states
Office. He was arrested upon States
| Attorney u. r. Davis warrant and
brought to Montpelier. He pleaded
guilty to the above charge.
Three new cases have been filed in
county court, These include in re the
estate Of Michael NJ. Marion, Fred
| Marion, appellant, appealed from the
allowance of the final account in pro-
bate; d, w. Flint vs.. f. Fl. Slayton,
general assumpsit; Douglass G. Roben
vs. Perrin and Co,
In probate court this morning. Bur
ton +. Bailey settled his account as ad
ministrator Of the estate of Arabella
Holden, late of Montpelier.
Judgment was given the Auto Blue
Book Publishing company this morn
ing in Montpelier city court against
Mrs. II, G. Gitcheil to recover S25, and
costs for an advertisement which the
latter used in the Blue book of the
company. In the case Of John Silver
vs.. George Benjamin alleged fraud and
Misrepresentation relative To certain
land, there was no appearance this
morning, The suit is brought to re-
cover $500. 1t was claimed that the
pump and stream of water which Ben
jamin said was on farm that he sold
the plaintiff was not there at the time
Of the sale nor are they there now.
The crews Of the two way freights"
on the Central Vermont railway which
terminated each evening at Montpelier
junction have been changed, 50 that
their terminal is now Montpelier. They
bring their train into the city and set
off the cabooses on the spur track near
the station, after which the engines
are taken back To the round house BY
the junction by u crew Of men who
work ait the junction This il much
pleasanter for the men than it used to
be when they had to walk from the
junction to Montpelier to stay over
night, or buy their food If they boarded
themselves in their caboose, as is fire,
quently the case.
james Laird, the right halfback Of
Colgate college football team, returned
home Saturday afternoon after playing
III the Colgate Dartmouth game at
Hanover, n H., and passed Sunday
with his parents here, excepting that
portion Of il when friends Of his talked
over the game with him in the Apollo
club in Montpelier. jun, as lie il
better known. met the full expectancy
of his Montpelier admirers. He was
withdrawn from the game in the last
three minutes Of playing SO that sub
stitute might have some training for
next year. and 1t was during this por-
ton Of the game that Dartmouth tied
the score Jum's Montpelier admirers
feel that If he had remained in the
game the results would have been diff
ferent. Although Fred Laird. his ia
Their, il a graduate Of Dartmouth, he
seemed pleased when Colgate crossed
the line in the first period Of playing
The November term Of supreme court
viii convene at 10 o'clock Tuesday