The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-20
MONTPELIER

hing came a sudden end when Officer
Frank Baldwin appeared and took the
sled which several young men left when
they saw the officer coming. They later
came down street, looking for the sled
but it had been taken to the police sta
tion to await the parties calling for it
so that their identity might be known.
Sliding is forbidden on this particular
street and the investigation by the
officer was made upon complaint.
A meeting of the county clerks oc
Cured in Montpelier Sunday when the
clerks discussed matters which have
come to their attention in the past
months tending toward an improve
ment in their offices. Among those
present were III. b. Cushman, Newport;
Rufus Wainwright, Middlebury; HI.
w. Ember, Woodstock; II. X. Darling,
Chelsea; w. r. Daley, Brattleboro;
G. II. Harmon, Rutland.
Hiram Davis and James Coutts of
the weights and measures department
were last week in Burlington checking
up matters in connection with weights
and measures on wood and coal. They
tutct WltlVut
ton, but in Wineoski they found N
grocery store where short weight was
being given and the matter was turned
over to the presenting officer.
John L. Riley, ir., of the state for
estry department has gone to Elmira,
N. Y, for the holiday visit.
Matthias Cannon, jr., of Mortified
has been appointed in probate court as
executor of the estate of John Keough,
late of Northfield.
- Persons of disturbing nature Sun
day night did quite bit of damage in
the gents lavatory of the city hall and
the matter was to-day reported to the
chief of police for his investigation.
Complaint has been made to the
deputy commissioner of weights and
measures about the price of wood that
is being demanded in Montpelier. One
party reported that he paid at the rate
of $22 for cord of wood. He bought a
third of a cord for $3.50 according TO
his story and was delivered fourth of
a cord, but before he had reported the
matter he used a little wood off the
pile, with the result that the officials
can do nothing about the matter. James
Coutts has made his report of the short
measure in wood which recently oe-
Cured in Barre. The man who deliv-
cred the wood made good the measure
ment.
Misses Susan Ford Of Montpelier and
Marjory Sears of Irasburg have com
menced work as stenographers in the
Office of the secretary of state. Miss
Sears is to be engrossing clerk during
the coming session of legislature.
Miss Pearl II. Davies has gone to
Coaticook, p O.. for a visit with rel
atives over the holidays.
The reports of deer have now in
creased the number killed in the open
season to 1850, los having been re-
ported over Sunday
w. HI. Jeffrey returned the last OF
the week from cleaning up a bad con-
dition in Lunenberg. II was in the fam
lily of Bennie Hoyt. The case has been
under way three years. A detective
was used in an effort to get the matter
Strengthened out without success, but
on Friday Hoyt was sentenced 10 the
state prison for four and one-half to
five years on statutory offense. His
2l-year-old daughter was sentenced TO
the house of correction on Q offense
in. which her father. is involved. Five
of the children were sent to the indus
trial school and one committed to the
board of charities and probation. The
daughter mentioned above bas been
placed on probation because Of the con
dition Of her health. There are IL chill
dren.
Cesareo Pena Of Putnam street,
Montpelier. and Maria Gomez of North
field were united in marriage at North
field Saturday by Justice Of the Peace
Edward Connell.
Mrs Ida Bisnchi, wife Of Graciseo BIZ
anchi, died at 3 o'clock this morning
after a long illness. She was born in
Italy Nov. 20. 1881. the daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ambrogio Comolh. She
came to the United States when young
and married. She leaves her husband
and one daughter. Ada; also twb
brothers. John Comolli Of Concord, y
H. and Andrew Comolli Of New York;
and three sisters. Mrs. Pssqualica
Broghini Of Milford. v H, Mrs. Mary
Frontona Of Milford and Mrs. Bea-
trice Perlatti Of Concord, y. H The
time Of the funeral j. not certain
The funeral Of Miss Mary Mcclure,
whose body was brought fren Boston
viii be held from the home Of Mary
Waterman on State street Tuesday aft