The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-05
MONTPELIER

G. A. Bickford of Hardwick passed
Sunday in the city.
Mrs. c. n Heaton has returned from
visit in Burlington with her daugh-
| ter.
T. w. and p. j. Guare OF New York
City were called here by the death of
John Mcmahon, their uncle, whose fu-
neral occurred Saturday morning.
The fire department received a sec
ond call Saturday afternoon. 1t had
| just returned to the station from the
Emmons fire and the horses were nm
hitched from the rigs when telephone
call came that the Standard Oil COM
pany's barn was on fire. Chief Persons
rang the alarm number 1875 from the
station and the department left for
the place. When they reached the site
il was foundsthat il was the office of c.
p. Gill, The office il not connected with
the granite shed, which probably saved
the big shed from getting on fire. There
was quite a wind blowing but the de-
partment was able to confine the fire
to the office, so that probably not over
$500 damage was done and this was
mostly from water damage TO patterns
and the drawings in the Office. The fire
probably originated from defective wir-
ing, for it appeared to originate where
the electric wires 60 into the office in
one corner and a long distance from
the stove, so that it was not due to
an oyerheated stove as was the case in
the Henry Emmons stoneshed fire. Both |
of these fires were far from the sta
ton, which gave the horses two hard
runs and showed the need Of motor fire |
equipment more than ii has been shown |
for a long time.
Sixty marriage licenses were issued |
in Montpelier in 1919 and l22 births |
we're reported to the city clerk during |
the same period. OF the l22 births, II |
were boys. Eight children were born
al Heaton hospital. In one instance, the |
birth was the 18th child in the family
and in another it was the 18th child.
NJ. o. Cameron OF Burlington, one of
the federal government dairy special
lists, was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Raymond Briggs Sunday and went over
the plans to-day with the county agent
in connection with the dairy survey
that is to be made in short time.
c. B. Hills OF Glens Falls, n. y, who
has been the guest OF MIR. and Mrs. G.
/. Barber, has gone to his home.
The body of Edward w Bailey ar
rived this noon from Chicago, where
Mr.. Bailey died last week. The funeral
viii take place at II O'Clock Tuesday
Charles Def Bancroft, IT,, who has
been visiting Mrs Flora Bancroft his
mother, left this morning TO resume
his employment with Hambleton Co.
Of Madison, o. He will start his work
in the eastern portion of his territory.
He expects shortly to be changed to
more eastern territory than he has been
in. Mrs. Bancroft did not go
west with her son but win remain here.
Mrs. Ryland Taisey left this morn
ing for st. Adams, where she will join
of Industries j. 5. But
lie for the purpose of conducting com
hearings in that city to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Jones left this
morning for Whitley City, KY, where
hey will make their home
The work of registration of automo-
piles in the secretary of states office
continues with the same degree of rap
dity that occurred last week, namely,
It the rate of about 400 cars day, as
veil as about 400 operators licenses.
The employees are unable to make any
Material gain on the $500 letters. That
5 to say. they are taking those longest
n the office but new ones are arriving
asst enough TO keep the pile ahead of
hem. Telephone calls relative to who
eeeived certain number plates are
eaehing the Office in such quantity a
hat Il materially reduced the work of y
It least one employee of the office.
Gov. p. w. Clement has appointed y
William J. Kelley Of Rutland as justice g
f peace to take the place of man who =
ecently resigned.
II. v. Gupe of Rutland and =. II. Mer L
III of Bristol, who are district state v
oresters and who have to look after
he general work in their section of the v
tate, have arrived at the state forestry =,
flee for the purpose OF compiling the "a
alta they have obtained during the
ummer months and upon. which work dl
annot be done when they are in the
cid "
Colonel Walter II. Harvey left to- a
az for Rutland for the purpose of in ki
pecting Co. 4 of the LIST Vermont regi- "
lent. =.
The trains on the Central Vermont >
lilway were late this morning, owing =
, the cold weather. Meantime, the 81,
orthbound night express was almost bu
,ur hours late owing 10 a Asimilar =
,use. Mercury stood at about 20 de- =
ices below zero in Montpelier this
orinng. ito
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Briggs have fu
turned from New York. where they on
sifed with Arthur Chamberlain. Mrs. -.
riggs' brother. Mr.. Chamberlain viii go
recalled among the newspaper men sa'
the representative Of The Free Press "
the legislature in the session of 1917.
2 i now an associate editor Of the
ew York Times. He also did consid
able editorial work while in France. n.