The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-01-31
MONTPELIER
Small Fire Discovered During Basket
ball Game Last Evening.

Chief V. B. Persons OF the fire de-
partment. who was at the basketball
game last evening, took control OF con
ditions in the armory hall when fire
broke out in the last period OF the
game. Coach Cullen went TO one OF the
dressing rooms and used small pail
Of water on the floor of the building
where some person with little judg-
ment had thrown a cigarette The
cigarette had fallen into a crack near
the exterior wall of the building and
quite a. little smoke was rolling up
when it was discovered The water soon
put out the fire Those who were
working about did not notice an ex
tinguisher hanging within 10 feet Of
them in the corner of the room. There
! was the largest crowd present that has
attended game this season, nearly all
Of the space between the entrance and
the place where the playing floor is
roped off being filled with spectators.
After the game was over the flooring
was thrown up and close inspection
was made. II showed there was quite
little fire started Some person, with
husky voice, yelled fire" several
times, but the crowd did not stampede
as one might have expected, probably
owing to the fact the spectators did not
see any danger for the smoke did not
appear much from the galleries. With
the exception of the husky voiced man
no disturbance occurred.
NJ. B, Hillcgas was in Springfield last
evening, attending meeting of the
state board of education.
Mrs. w. Il. Sunderland left last
evening for weeks visit in Montreal.
Miss Ruby Tuttil, stenographer in
the office Of II. o. Hutchinson in Bur
lington, superintendent OF the junior
high school work. is at the commission
er of education's Office, securing the
list OF names of the teachers in the
state for the purpose of. sending out
letter to the teachers 40 that they
NAV register with the office of the
teachers registration bureau. of which
Mr. Hutchinson viii have charge I'M
der the new arrangement.
NJ. G. Leary OF Burlington conducted
a hearing in Montpelier Friday relative
to the petition of the trustees in the
bankrupt estate of c. G. Putnam and
sons. in which it is expected that de-
cision will be given in a few days. The
trustees asked for authority to sell at
public auction real estate Of the bank
rupt estate.
Il. r. Hamilton, who has been taking
the inventory Of the property at the
Vail school and the farms. has returned
to his duties as executive clerk in the
education office. He has taken inven-
tory Of even the furnishings of the sug
ar houses and some OF the coolest morn
ings had to 60 to the buildings in his
work.
Checking zap Of the finances by Alder
man Stratton OF the finance committee
of the Montpelier city council showed
that the council has gone through the
year in excellent shape in view of the
fact that it was predicted by some
last July that a special meeting OF the
voters would be necessary to vote more
money to carry through the work. but
the city council cut its cloth to the
tax which the voters gave it and by
curtaiIment everywhere, il was posi-
Bile. There was $1,000 left without dip
ping nto the $500 which the council
set aside to carry the expenses OF the