The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-24
MONTPELIER

The deed of the sale OF r d 81
mond's house on College street to Mr..
and Mrs. J.. p Brigham has been MED
in the city clerks Office. The stamps
indicate that it sold for $4,000
DR.. Il. J. Foster of Waterbury, who
has been in the west all winter, has
returned to his home and Saturday VS.
tied in Montpelier.
The bankruptcy proceedings OF the
DeIue company have been referred TO
w. n. Theriault. referee in Montpelier.
The assets are very small II any.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tilden of Rox-
bury motored to the city Sunday ait
ernoon. Mr. Tilden, who has been very
i'll all winter, is slowly recovering his
health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Todd and DR..
and Mrs. j. M. Webb of Burlington
were local visitors Sunday.
B. ID. Jones of the state agricultural
department was called last night TO
Chicago by the illness of her sister,
who went there as nurse to take care
of her aunt.
Linus Leavens is in Springfield.
Mass, attending a conference relative
to whether Vermont will display fish
exhibit alt the eastern states exposition
next fall
The work Of planting 10000 young
trees on the Goslant property, which
the state bought recently, was com
pleted Saturday afternoon. 1t has been
done under the management Of Nelson
Baldwin and some 10 days has been oc-
cllpied in setting the trees. IL was
hoped to get out a great many more
this year, but this 10000 was all the
nursery would stand. Red pine and
other fir trees were set out.
At the meeting of the Republican
city committee Saturday evening, J.
Nj. Boutwell, was elected chairman,
while Col. +. b. Thomas is secretary
of the committee.
s. b. Bates has installed a new sys-
TEN in his office for the benefit of
those persons who travel by automobile
and while this will be of particular in
terest to tourists as showing the best
routes, it will be of considerable inter
est to residents OF the state. This
morning the reports showed a land
slide in Williamstown gulf that the
frost was not ont in Woodford, mud in
Peacham, bridge being repaired in
Victory. and rough roads in several
other places. One OF the peculiar things
is that the reports were made by the
county supervisors from the two ex-
tremes of the state. Bennington and
Essex counties. the Williamstown re-
port coming from a different source.
The Addison County Farmers Ware
house corporation has filed articles of
association in the secretary of state 5
Office without capital stock. They ex-
pect to buy and sell maple syrup, pota
toes and name nearly every other pro-
duetion of the farm. The papers are
signed by b. o. Wales and K. f. FL
lott of Middlebury and F. X. Nelson OF
Salisbury.
The body of Leon Morse. who died
Saturday AZ Heaton hospital. was tax
en- on .he night train 10 Springfield,
Mass, for funeral and burial. Among
other relatives he is survived by his
three children.
Fred L. Laird, who has been criti-
cally III for two weeks, Is recovering.
The abscess in his throat has broken.
Miss Helen Merrill who is suffering
with similar trouble, is very comfort
able w. s. Smith, who has been Ill
with an abscess in his throat, expects
to be in the bank again shortly.
Chief of Police +. j. Connolly. who
has been on two weeks vacation, re-
sumed work this morning Deputy p.
J. McAvoy has been in charge OF the
police while he was away
Mrs. j. G. Brown leaves tonight to
attend the funeral of Eleanor Hodg-
man Porter, relative, in Cambridge,
who was the well known author of
"Pollyanna." ~tnst David" and other
books Mrs. Porter was native OF
Littleton. born in 1888. She married
John J.. Porter of Corinth Like Mrs.
Brown. she was descendant of the
WooIson family.
j. II. Griffin, who drives a state
truck, has reported that he ran into a
team La. week. damaging two wheels.
He claims that the driver of the team
was on the wrong side OF the road and
that he could not stop his automobile
quick enough.
The Beacon Carnival company.
which was to have shown in Montpelier
last week. PAID its license fee 70 the
state treasurer this morning.
H. VI. Davis deputy weights and
measures comm ssioner. has gone to
Washington to attend the national
conference Of the organization, wth
which he is employed
A band concert occurs in Montpelier
Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Hickey was called
to her home in Burlington Saturday
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