The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-15
CHELSEA
James Webster Pleaded Guilty to OPP
Grating Gambling Implement.


worlds fair at Tunbridge last week
was arrested on the last day of Thu
fair on complaint of States Attorne.
John c. Sherburne and bound over TO
appearance at the December term o
Orange county court and in default o
bail was lodged in the county jail. No
liking the idea of enforced detention
he decided to avail himself of his priv
ilege under the statutes to petition
the states attorney for a special SEES
sion of the county court that he might
appear and plead guilty to the charge
and on Friday afternoon following the
rally, both assistant judges being II
| town as well as the states attorney, a
special session of the county court was
held and the respondent entered plea
of guilty of operating a gambling i'm
| plement and was fined $3.50, which he
paid and went his way rejoicing
States Attorney Sherburne prosecuted
and Mr., Webster was defended by Hale
X. Darling
William II. Taft, who has been visit
ing his son, Attorney Willard C.. Taft
| and family for several days, left for
his home in Bovina, n. ", Tuesday,
A large delegation of the members
of George Washington lodge, No. 81,
r. and A. NJ. went to Brookfield on
Tuesday evening to attend the district
meeting of the ninth Masonic district,
which was held with Mystic Star lodge,
No 81.
A meeting of the Orange county Re
publican committee will be held at the
court house Saturday afternoon of this
week and the personal of this com.
mttee, which was elected at the re.
cent Republican state convention is
as follows; Bradford. Harvey w. Eat
on; Braintree. George c. Flint; Brook
field. DR.. Il. f. Ellis; Chelsea, William
Fl. Sprague; Corinth, A. G. Jackman;
Fairlee, B. w Abbott; Newbury, Je-
rome B. Hale; Orange, Royal r. Elan
ders; Randolph, Hayden NJ. Gaylord;
STAFFORD, William p, Stone; Thetford,
Margaret Fletcher; Topsham, Fred Il.
Rowe; Tunbridge, Dr. W. C. Mitchell;
VeTshire, John G. Sleeper; Washington.
NJ W. Cbamberlin; West Fairlee, John
r. Cook; WilliaHstown, AFRO A. Reed;
The first meeting of the committee
was held here last week Friday and
the following organization was per.
fected Chairman. William p. Stone;
vice president, AFRO A. Reed; secre
tary treasurer, William RI. Sprague.
and three officers, together with Roy
al G. Flanders and NJ w. Chamherlin,
comprise the executive committee.
There will be a community auction
sale of personal property held at the
vacant store room owned by +. ID.
Barnes and formerly occupied by the
postoffice, on Friday afternoon of this
week, Benjamin H. Adams, auction
Ger Several of these sales have been
held during the past few years and all
have proved very successful and are
quite popular.
Sheriff George A. Tracy made a trip
to Vergennes Monday to commit to
the reform school for the remainder of
his minority, Henry Joseph Bailey, a
l4-year old lad from Bradford, who
was found and adiudged to be de
linqucnt and dependent child.
Charles w. Lyon has sold his home
place on the Nershire road TO his
daughter, who resides in Mechanics
Vile, n. V, and left last week for
the latter place, where he viii make
his home with his daughter in the fu
ture.
Howard Densmore, who for the past
two years has been employed in Bos
ton. was in town last week visiting
friends and was the guest of his
mother, Dennis w. Densmore.
The Republican rally held here last
Friday was largely attended and al
most every town in the county was
The speakers, Hon.
James Hartness, Hon. William p Dill |
lngham and Hon. Frank J.. Greene,
were enthusiastically received and
their remarks, which were educational
upon the live topics of the day, were
much enjoyed The speakers were in.
troduced by John G. Sherburne of Ran
dolph. Republican nominee for senator |
from the county. The splendid dinner !
served by the ladies of the Congrega
tional church was fully up to their
usual high standard
among lut NiHlboiH III low " lul- i
week were Mrs Anna T. Prescott OF |
West Roxbury, Mass, and her sister, |
Mrs. Amelia NJ, Clough, of Boston,
Both Of these ladies were sisters OF /
the late Lyman G. Hinkley, and have
many friends and acquaintance here
They were accompanied by the for
mer's son, Edward L. Prescott, of West
Roxbury, Mass.
Miss Martha Stevens. who has been
seriously i'll for several weeks, is i'm
proving slowly.
Byron w Downing, who is running
meat cart on Monday of each week.
las moved from his fathers farm on
he west hill road to the tenement near
he STAFFORD turn, which is owned by
edward Ashley.
Daniel A. Whitney Of Mortified and
oscar W Corse Of Vershire were visit
RS in town Wednesday
A daughter was born 20 Mr.. and
Hrs. Gerald Slack on Thursday, Oct. Z.
Rev. Charles C. Merrill Of Burling.
on, secretary Of the Congregational
difference. will speak at the Congre-
'ational church Sunday morning, Dc
ober IL.