The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-09

will do with it, Tor IT does not III ihlo
ANYTHING they can use in their depart
ment excepting TO tear 1t down ana
use the light timber in covering some
other building. The shed, which was
built some 80 years ago, added mate.
rally to the beauty of the rough wall
which is back of it. In fact, the shed
is built on the wall.
j.. c, Moody passed the week end IN
Burlington
w. A. Lord has been engaged by
George O. Hale as counsel with Gleason
I& Wilcox in the trial OF the case
against Mr.. Hale. Judge +, IA. Butler
is expected back in Montpelier Tues
dav. and it is expected that request
viii be made for a trial OF Mr. Hale
ON the charge of murder before the
adjournment of the September term
of court, which is now in session. II
this prevails, it viii be one OF The
quickest landings OF case OF TINS
calibre that has occurred in many
years. it is claimed
The report of the death OF Alfred
Favreau of Winooski at the Pembroke
sanatorum in New Hampshire mas
been received here. The deceased was
resident of Winooski and leaves
wife and one child.
The Walter +. Dix company has filed
papers in the office of the secretary OF
state showing that they have paid up
$4,000 worth of stock, while the Coon
Ice Cream company proposes to issue
800, 900 worth of stock.
Miss May Thompson and Miss Aiieen
Burns, who have been suffering with
grip. have resumed their work IN the
secretary of states Office. Miss Ruth
BUTTON is still i'll. Mrs. Levi Kelley
has resumed her duties in the same
office. Miss Doris Emery, her sister,
is feeling a little better.
The sample ballots, as well as the
other ballots to be used in the March
meetings, are being sent to the town
clerks. These are for the license vote
and provide as in years gone by Tor
the ives" and mo vote, both on the
druggists and the straight license bal
lots
Miss Dorothy Brigham, who has been
visiting with Miss Gladys Strong. went
to her home in ST. Adams this morn
ing.
Rev. Arthur w. Hewitt and VI. b.
Hillegas of the education department
left this morning for the western side
OF the state. MIR. Hewitt viii speak
tonight in Bristol, while. Mr.. Hiliegas
speaks in Middlebury. They viii VISIT
other places before they return.
State Auditor Benjamin Gates was IN
= also
Mason :. Stone, lieutenant governor.
II. L. Hiudley. here over sunday
went to his home in Rutland this
morning.
W. +. Scott. state treasurer, who
has been i'll with grip at ms home IN
Brandon, is recovering.
William Emslc, who has been ILL.,
is out again.
Mrs. Aurelia Scales, aged 50 years,
died at the home OF her son. James
Scales. on upper Elm street Saturday
night. following an illness of conges-
ton OF the lungs. complicated with
hardening Of the arteries. She was
native OF New Hampshire and had
lived with her son here only about
TWO wears. BeslHfN Hti sui. NH' 70 SUI
viyed by one daughter, Mrs. Flora My
man of Windsor She also leaves sev
eral grandchildren. The funeral will
take place at 900 o'clock Tuesday
morning from her late home.
The figures released Saturday in con
nection with the cost of the poor de
partment give out the wrong impress
sion, and while the total debit of the
department shows over $4,000, the ac-
tual expense of the department is Slo,-
1920, from which there is TO be de
duced S2,50s.03, leaving a net expense
of s7,50467. The total expense of the
department last year was ,o55.94'
willie the net expense was $s.425.94.
Friends of Benjamin Gates have OF
late learned that the name of W. !.
Bigelow OF Brattleboro is being sug
gested as q candidate for state auditor
in an effort to succeed Mr.. Gates in
that office. Mr.. Bigelow was connected