The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-08

transporting of disease from one area
foreign countries to this nation.
Messrs. Bailey and Hastings also at
tended while John Il. Riley, ir., attend
ed white pine blister rust confer
ence.
Miss Helen Heney is detained from
her work in the state highway office
becats Of illness due to an injury re-
ceived when she was small child when
she fell iniuring her back and which
now has commenced to give her trou
bic after several years Of fairly good
health.
Mrs NJ. n. loyal il detained from
her duties in the agricultural Office by
illness.
r. S. Going returned this morning
from spending the week end in st. AL
bans
Another name has been suggested as
a possible candidate for speaker of the
House of Representative, so that if all
those who have the matter under con
sideration appear 1t will make some
scoring before the speaker is selected.
Attorney Frank Barber of Brattleboro
was in the city the last of the week
He is considering the matter and has
said he was not yet ready TO make
n statement.
Mrs. T. J. Heaphy, who has been
with her husband in New York during
and since his operation a month ago.
arrived home Sunday, leaving Mr.
Heaphy much improved in health. He
has been discharged from the hospi-
tai and will recuperate at DR.. Heaphy's,
his brothers home, in New York be-
fore coming home. probably not reach
ing here for month.
The report Of an automobile acct
dent was made to the police Sunday
evening. in which it was stated that
the driver of automobile No. lilo had
run into team between this city and
Barre but as the parties had left the
city before the accident was reported,
the police could do little other than
to notify the police OF Barre, who
know the party, and if there was much
damage done TO the rig the matter
can easily be traced.
H. p. Perkins Of Bethel was in the
city Saturday and completed arrange
ments for rooms during the legislature,
which will be Mt the Pavilion hotel. |
Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Bush of Benson |
expect to room at the same hotel, AS
does II H. Cushman of Rochester. The I
latter is one of the old war horses Of
the Republican party and has been !
prominent in politics in Windsor coun-
ty for years.
A son. Hafland Gregory Stewart,
was born Saturday TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Stewart.
Contrary to the expectations of
some. the Western Union Telegraph /
company office did not 90 back to It's
old time when the daylight saving
plan disappeared in Massachusetts,. so
that the Office in Montpelier is closed
at 10 O'Clock nights instead of III II
O'Clock as formerly. The service In
Montpelier has been cut down eonsid-
cradle since the Office was moved from
the Central Vermont station. Then pat
rons of the company practically had
all night service. A message could be u
filed at most any time. After it was
moved uptown the Office was closed at
midnight for a few years then cou-
pie OF wears ago the hour of closing
was changed TO II o'clock and now it
is closed at 10 o'clock.
Allen Fletcher has been called 10 In
dianapolis to attend a conference of
the adjutants Of the American Le-
gion.
A Rutland resident in the city tins
week relates that cousins of Calvin
Coolidge, recently elected vicepresi-
dent. residing near hi~ home. are
Harding 0. Coolidge and o. Harding
Coolidge, twin brothers.
Henry L. Norton. organizer OF the
Vermont department OF the American
Legion, states that posts Of the Won
ems Auxiliary may be formed in any
that has 10 or more moth
ers, wives, sisters or daughters of men
who served in the World war between
April &. 1917. and Nov. II. 1919. Even
though no post Of the Legion exists
here. blanks are ready for issue to
those interested.
For sale Upright piano at a bar
pain. 1872 Main street.
Wrestling. Nov Is. Montpelier
agmory. John Kilonis v. waino
kctonen.-adv.