The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-22
MONTPELIER

G.. Z. Wood of st. Johnsbury ana
| j. Il. McCarten of Newport were visit
ors in the city yesterday afternoon.
G. b. Carpenter left last evening for
the northern part of the state in con-
nection with bank examinations.
The directors of the Board Of Trade
held a meeting last evening, at which
Walter Bowen of Newport appeared
relative to bringing bobbin business
| to Montpelier. Mr., Bowen is to submit
something more definite in the way Of
plans.
The Montpelier Industrial corpora.
tion held its annual meeting last even
! ing when the old board of directors was
elected. The board organized by elect
| ing G.. l.. Blanchard president, II. j.
Volholm vice president and 4. M. Har-
vey secretary treasurer. They have
plans under way for enlarging their eff
| forts.
There is a shortage of nut coal in
Montpelier at the present time. Two
OF the dealers are out of this size OF
coal, although they expect some in a
DAY or so, while the third dealer had a
! little on hand this morning. There Is
but little stove coal so that furnace
| coal has to be depended upon for the
most part. However, the condition is
expected TO be relieved in day or SO
| The records of the secretary of state
office show that SllS,765.25 has been
collected by the department in the first
| 20 DAYS Of this month. A total OF 6,05l
cars have been licensed, while ,l8l OPP
orators licenses have been issued.
! The Mack Baking company of Spring
biield has filed articles Of association in
4 the secretary Of states office for the
purpose OF conducting baking business
| in that town. The capitM stock is
/ $50, 600 and the papers are signed by
G. r. Mack, c. T Mack and A. w. La
Fountain. The Vermont Silk company
/ of BrattIeboro has filed papers showing
intent to issue $4,000 worth OF stock,
! 5. IT, Bates. commissioner OF high
ways, is checking IN the accounts rela
| tive to his department, getting them in
/ shape for the state auditor. There is a
ilarge number of accougts from each
| town covering money that has been
/ paid to each of are towns in the state.
As soon as these, as well as other fig
ures, are compiled, the state auditor
must, under the law which he had en-
acted one year ago, send a report to
the auditor of each town. showing the
amount of money that the state has
paid to each town in the year preceding
Feb. /. Mr.. Gates has 10 days in which
TO send out this report.
Judge Linus Leavens is in Enosburg
to attend the funeral Of an uncle.
Mrs. Winona Taft, who has been en-
ployed in the agricultural Office for
some wears, leaves shortly for Burling
ton, where she has better position
The annual meeting of the State
Pharmaceutical association will occur
in Montpelier next Wednesday. II will
be held in the city court room in city
hall. There win be several speakers.
These include r. +. Kennedy, collector
of internal revenue, II. w. Cole of the
same office, H. p. Noonan, who will
speak on prohibition legislation, Eugene
| G. Bockmeyer of Washington, D. G.,
who speaks on narcotic laws and regu-
lations Fred W. Pierce Of Barton is
president, while J. b. Lambert Of Bur
! lngton Is secretary.
| John Dobbs has returned from Bos-
ton. where he has been purchasing sup
plies for the wholesale candy business
which he will start in few days in
the Dewey block in Montpelier.
Henry Cotton, who has been employed
| for seven wears as clerk and teller in
the First National bank in Montpelier,
will complete his services there the
first Of next month and will then leave
for Springfield Mass, where he Is to be
employed as teller in national bank
in that city. Mr.. Cotton is a native OF
Montpelier and well liked among the
younger people of the city, who wish
| him success in his newswork.
The chief OF police has been investi-
eating minor larceny that has been
taking place in the city schools. He
has worked out a plan which will stop
it for the present, il is thought
Frank Brigham of Audoyer. \. H.,
called on friends in the city yesterday
/ He has been in Vermont on fire insur-
ance matters.
y. lI Brown il expected home to-
night from the investigation of an in
vestment company in Boston. Mrs.
Timothy Hornbrook, who has been Win
him in the work, has returned home.
The girls from the National Life In
| surance company gave dance IN bail
ey's hall last evening. in which much
pleasure was enjoyed by the party.
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