The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-25
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Piano like new for sale at bar
gain at 1872 Main street. -sdv.
Miss Isabel Worthen has commenced
work in the Seguin store in place of
Miss Doris Seguin, who has gone to
Nkew Haven, Conn, to attend school.
Miss Annie Sheridan of Berlin, N.
H., has been visiting with Mrs. 7, j.
Heaphy and other friends in the city.
Rumors that there will be a scrap
on education in the legislature the
coming session is borne out by the
| fact that the Republican nominee, G. Fl.
| Stearns of johnson, was in the city
| the first of the week and called on one
of the members of the state board of
education. Ii is a well-known fact
that johnson does not feel kindly over
the closing of the normal school in
that town and ia also recalled that
w. +. Tracy, who represented John
son in the last session, told the mem
bers of the House one morning that
there would be fight in 1921. 1t is
understood now that Professor Collins
has ceased to be candidate for the
commissionership. Professor Collins
was principal of the high school in
Johnson for time and probably would
be interested in seeing the normal
school opened again in that commit
nifty.
The total number of accidents. i'm
which automobiles have been involved.
has nearly reached the 1900 mark,
l477 having been passed Friday aft
ernoon. The recent reports received at
the secretary of states Office include
c. r. Lyon of Stowe that in an effort
to avoid team his car was run on
bank and some damage done and that
the team turned around, breaking the
wagon tongue. w. n. Vancor of West
Fairlee reported that Dan Russ auto
mobile ran into his, that Mr.. Russ and
daughter were in the machine, but
we're not injured w. NJ Lander re
ported that his machine hit a son of
Carl Davis in St. Adams, but that the
parents did not blame him for the ac-
cident.
Two boys, who went from their
home on Cross street to the house of
Mrs. Alfred Cormier on Hillhead street
Thursday evening. are probably wish
ing they had not gone calling. for Dis
trict Health Officer Burr Friday after
noon placed the two under quarantine
for the incubation period of scarlet fe !
yer. Some of Mrs. Cormier's family |
have been i'll with the malady and the |
quarantine for that disease had not |
been removed from the home. This ac
ton is done to prevent the spreading /,
of the malady.
All of the towns in Washington
county have filed with the secretary /
of state their report of the number of
women and men on the check list used |
in the primaries of last week, except
ing Barre Town, Fayston and Middle
sex.
Miss Phyllis King Is employed in
the commissioner of agriculture office
while Mrs. r. S. Going is i'll.
The state forester has received the
cones which were picked in Plainheld
to secure the white spruce seed and
there will be some 30 pounds of it, but
il will be of extra quality.
The condition of A. s. Sparrow was
not changed much this morning He
was very low.
Sheriff F. II. Tracy has appointed his
deputies who viii 60 10 the state fair
this year to police the grounds, there
being Is Of them. They are Sheriff
J. H. Allen, Burlington, Deputy Den
mis- Donshue. Graniteville. Sheriff G.
A. Tracy, Chelsea. Deputies II. c. Law
son. Edward Gill. Willis Fairbanks.
George Howe, Harry Gamble. George
Bliss, F, r. Merrill Frank Reynolds,
William Lawson and Policeman f, D.
Sloan.