The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-17
INTERFERENCE
WITH BUILDING TRADE
WILL BE INVESTIGATED
MONTPELIER
Sale of cigarettes to Minors Being
Prosecuted BY Grand Juror.

Tomasi, pleaded guilty Thursday to
selling cigarettes to George Davis, a
minor, IA years of age. She paid fine
of $40, and costs. She was defended by
II. G. Shurtleff. The original complaint
came from the school teachers that
children were smoking cigarettes about
the schoolhouses. The defense of the
respondent was that she understood
that if child had permission to buy
cigarettes from parents that the sale
could be made There has been quite
general smoking among the youngsters
| for some time and Mr.. Stone, with the
cooperation of the teachers, hopes to
stop some of the illegal sales.
Three 50-ton derricks have arrived at
the East Montpelier railroad station
| and are being removed TO the Hughes
granite quarry in Calais. They are
! Oregon fir sticks. The masts are lO2,
lO4 and l07 feet long, while the booms
are "a feet long with carrying capac-
dy of so tons on single line. 1t is
understood that three other derricks
of similar capacity are expected short
iy, together Win tMo uouit ShiS SlNN
trically equipped. of 100 and $50 horse.
power. A quantity of chain, steel and
other equipment has already arrived
at the quarry and the company will
shortly commence more extensive oper-
ations.
DIR. Charles Dalton of the state board
of health was in the city yesterday aft
l. nj tFrtd
manner in which the towns are cooper
ating in the medical inspection of
schools. Since the district health Off
GERS have been appointed there has
been a wonderful gain in the number
of towns that have voted to adopt med
ical inspection there being now over
l70 that have the inspections, against
20 which it had before the health Off
GERS were appointed. OF the $1,000
school children in the state, over 40
600 are now under health supervision
The results show that where there is
medical inspection the epidemics are
small.
Mrs. Cora Z. Hale, wife of George
Hale of Middlesex, died at 1880 this
forenoon at Heaton hospital, where she
was taken last Saturday, being i'll with
a disease not yet ascertained. 1t had
been expected to have an X-ray in or
der to determine the cause of her sick
ness. She had not been in good health
for years. She was native of East
Montpelier, born 81 years ago, the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs, Henry Carr.
The family moved to Middlesex and
the daughter attended the public
schools there. Besides her husband, she
leaves her parents, who now reside on
Ridge street in Montpelier.
The body of Mrs. Charles Reed, who
died yesterday in Chicago at the age of
IS years, will be brought to Montpelier
for burial. She leaves two daughters,
Mary Reed of Chicago and Mrs. John
L. Howard of Brookline, Mass, and
one son, Charles S. Reed of Chicago
The family lived for many years in
Montpelier and have maintained resi-
dence on Loomis street. Until recently
Mrs. Reed had spent her summers in
Montpelier.
The annual meeting of the Washing
ton County Farm Bureau association
was called to order early this after
noon at the banquet rooms of the odd
Fellows, Edward IL. Jones Of Waits.
field presiding as president. Reports
were submitted A good year was re-
ported.
Frank SAWYER Of Moretown and
George Miles of Middlesex were among
local visitors in the city to-day.
NJ w. Dewey has returned from
trip west in the interest of the Nation
al Life Insurance company.
Governor p. w. Clement and Cover
nor-elect James Hartness have been in
vited by Vice Presidential Calvin
Coolidge to attend dinner at Boston
Dec. 20. Plans for the reception and
dinner are under way which will be the
first of its kind, according to press no. |
tices, that has taken place in New Eng
land Invitations will also be extended |
to certain public officials throughout
the New England states.
Governor p W Clement. Major n. +. |
GoOdell, his secretary, Auditor Of Ac- |
counts Benjamin Gates and Deputy J. |
y. Joslyn and State Forester w. G. |
Hastings are attending the tax officials
meeting to-day in Burlington. Cover
nor Clement and Mr.. Hastings are
among those expected to address the
officials.
A. L. Smith of Barre Town has been
administrator, de bonis non,
Of the estate Of Amos L. Merrill. late
Of that town, in place Of the Barre
Savings Bank and Trust company
George y. Carpenter, receiver for the
bank, has asked the probate court TO
relieve him Of the duties connected
with administration Of estates and the
Of funds Of which the bank
had some ten or l2 From time TO
time. a. fast az Il can be done. new
officials viii be appointed. The will Of
Celeste A. Robbins. late Of Montpel-
Ter. has been presented for probate
Mr. and Mrs Russell : Going have
bought II Mr. and Mrs. John r. Ire
land their house on State street. in
which the Leland moving picture con-
pany have their Offices. Mr.. and Mrs.
Going buy for investment and do not
plan 10 change the building 60 any ex-
tent The consideration i said 20 h.
in the usighborhood of $4,000. Mr. and
Mrs. Gong came 10 Montpelier when
the agricultural ofice vas moved here
fram 81 AItans Mr. Going j. dsputy
COMMISSIONS. while Mrs. Cong is On