The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-26


early winter she had to give up her
work because of illness She is sur
vived by her parents and two sisters,
Mrs Bernard Lewis of Boston and Mrs.
Levi Kelley of Montpelier.
State Treasurer w. F. Scott, who
| has returned from his wedding trip,
was at his office in the State House
to-day.
A meeting of the board of control
occurs Friday at Rutland.
Miss Eunice Mckenzie has returned
from visit in St Johnsbury.
The district highway commissioners
| Of the state meet this afternoon with
the state highway commissioner to lay
out their plans for the coming sum
mer's work {. H. Stilman of Troy,
| n. T., who is in charge of the federal
Dad project work in Vermont was in
conference to-day with Mr.. Bates and
the state engineer relative to the work
this summer.
A hearing took place before the
Judge OF probate Wednesday afternoon
relative TO the settlement OF the guard
ianship of Robert Fraser over Carolina
Bianchi. Mr. Fraser was appointed
/ last spring but the county court re-
Gently dismissed an action brought in
that court and the guardian was cited
| into court to show cause why he should
not appear to make a settlement. He
did not appear but the petitioner asked
that an order be made citing him into
court TO settle his account within 30
DAYS. Flora Abbott of Cabot has been
appointed guardian Of Hazel A. Abbott,
/ minor living in Cabot VIVA Taylor
of Barre has been appointed cxecutrix
/ of the estate OF W. J. Taylor, late Of
! that city. Walter LABEL of Barre has
| been appointed executor of the estate
of Ellcry LABEL, late of Barre. H. j.
| u. Smith has been appointed admin
I istrator Of the estate of Alma Smith of
Montpelier.
Maurice Dooley. who has been super
ntendent of the Barre & Montpelier
| Traction & Power company, has gone
to Springfield, Mass, where he is to be
| master mechanic Of the street railway
| in that city Mr.. Dooley had decided to
| 90 To his home but the management Of
| the Springfield railway induced him
to try out proposition they offered
| him
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mackin left this
morning for Waterbury. Conn, where
they win stop with their son for two
months. Later Mrs. Charles 0Connor
will join her daughter, Mrs. Mackin.
Judge Sherman Moulton of Burling'
ton was in the city this morning on
from, HE homo
after a chancery hearing.
The directors of the Montpelier In
| dustriaL company held a meeting yes
| terday afternoon relative to making
contract with new concern to conduct
factory in the building the company
owns.
No nomination papers were filed III
opposition to any of the candidates
recently nominated in tho caucuses,
which is understood 10 mean that the
list of nominees will he elected at the
general election.
The dressing room of the Windsor
basketball team was rifled last evening
during the time that the basketball
game was in progress and it was re-
ported 10 the police last evening after
the game. II appears that whoever
went into the room went through the
pockets of the clothes of the men, tax
ing their small change, but one OF the
PLAYERS also lost his gold plate. which
had been knocked out of the players
mouth while playing basketball and
which he had placed in his vest pocket.
The players had placed their watches
and currency. in bills, in the~rare of
another persons possession, so they did
not lose that money.
H. j. Daigle past president of the
Life Insurance Association of Vermont,
was a visitor in the city yesterday.
Allen Martin of Burlington was in
conference yesterday with Insurance
! Commissioner J. c. Brown.
Henry Galaise went back to Windsor
last evening after a visit in the city.
The last city council meeting of the
fiscal year took place Wednesday even
ing. at which but little was done, More
time was spent discussing the merits
Of Tanlae than anything else. Mayor
Shurtleff had received a report of an
analysis of the medicine but the coun.
ell did not feel disposed 10 take any
action relative to it. The water com
mittee was given authority TO sell
some Of the buildings on the Turner
place at Berlin pond The mayor was
given authority TO confer with the
Board of Trade and representatives of
the National Security league in Mont
pelier relative to big parade May
to take the place of the usual anti
governmental parades that occur. The