The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-21
MONTPELIER

will take place this afternoon and eve
ming in Montpelier. The convention
will be called TO order at 2:30 o'clocl
this afternoon by Linn Taylor of Brat
tleboro, president of the organization
National Secretary Bennett and Nh
Fleming of the national body will
speak upon fire prevention. A ban
quet occurs this evening.
j. G, Rockwell's MINISTRIES gave az
entertainment last night in the Play
house to a capacity house, some Owe
200 persons having been denied adj
mission. The show was the best thai
Mr.. Rockwell has presented here il
many years. He has been bringing hi;
! Ministries here in some 80 odd years
B. G. Rogers of Cabot has settled
his account in probate court in the
estate of Margaret Cunningham, late
of that town. This morning two hear
ings took place relative to the com.
mitment of persons to the state hos
pital at state expense, These were
| relative to William Blanchard of Mont
pelier and George Resuba of Poultney
A meeting of the directors of the
First Farm Loan association of Wash
ington county occurred in the Office of
Secretary John Fl. Stone this after
noon.
The ladies of Capital City grange
will meet to sew with Mrs. O. L.
Cheever Wednesday afternoon, Sept.
q. If rainy. come Thursday. The
sewing will consist of making white
skirts and white aprons - the guest
of honor, Miss Margaret O'Grady. who
is planning to take nurses training
course at Mary Fletcher hospital. Take
the electric car as far as the over
pass.
Piano like new for sale at bar
gain al 1872 Main street.--adv.
Later reports Monday at the secre
tary of states office showed many
more accidents happened during the
week end Some of the recent reports
to reach the Office are: DIR. n. T..
Avery, that his automobile ran into
a tool car; Nathaniel Stacey of Boston,
that when he was coming from Alburg
to Burlington his machine was hit by
a machine driven by l5-year- old boy
and that .the machine was owned by
Dollar Londry of Alburg; James S.
Clark of Brookfeld. that his machine
and one of Jones & Nye's collided in
Barre: W. ". Tucker of Waitsfeld,
that his machine was hit by a Massa
ehusetts automobile at Middlesex when
he was on his way to a funeral; Guy
Backus of Middlesex, that Chester
Dana's car ran into him near the Three
Mile bridge in Middlesex; Dwight +.
Smith. that his car hit boy in Fitch
burg. Mass; f. S. Hood of Williams
town, that NJ needed blank to make
a report upon.
B. A. Sumner, president Of Montpel
Ter Board of Trade, has taken the
aviator who is demonstrating from
Barre to the Town farm, which is the
last farm inside the city limits on
the East Montpelier road, TO look over
the place. and IL is decided that IL will
make suitable landing place, il the
aviator comes to Montpelier. There
are too many air pockets 20 land al
Lsngdon meadow.
Mrs Mary L. Coggeshall Of Boston
is visiting with Mrs Edith l., Bur
bank.
Mrs. James r. Dewey and Mrs |
George f. Mann Of Quechee visited |
yesterday in the city.
Linn d. Taylor of Brattleboro was
local visitor yesterday.
The Marquis de Lafayette chapter |
d. A. R., held their first meeting of
the season on Saturday afternoon in |
the vestry of the Unitarian church !
with an attendance of forty eight. The
hostesses for the occasion were Mes
DANES Booth, Cleaves, Eaton, Hastings,
Lamson. Bliss, Hunt. Smith, Boyles,
Bean. the Misses Hollister and Clark.
On account of large amount of bust
ness to be acted upon. only brief
program was given, Mr.. Bane sing
ng two selections which were heartily
spplsuded Mrs. f. II. Campbell was
elected auditor and plans were made A
Tor the coming state conference. which
s to held in Montpelier Sept 20.
Delegates and alternates TO the con
ference were elected a. follows: Dele
rates. Mrs. F. A. Hayden, Mrs. Y. II Il
proutv Mrs. l. W. Hanson, Mrs. F.
Y. Parrott Mrs I'VE Smith. Mrs. C.
3. Putnam. Mrs W. s Smith; alter
rates. Mrs. Ralph Brown. Mrs. Ralph
putnam. Mrs y d. PHELPS. Mrs
iaude w Paine Mrs T. f. Camp
ell. Mrs. f. A. Stanley, Miss Jessie
f. S. Brigham, commissioner of agr Il
ulture. " J. Jones. l.. G. Mulholland,
l. D. DeFessett Of his department are
ttending the Eastern States exposition
t Springfield Mass. while L. r.
adams is taking Mr. DeFossett's place
: inspector in the tuberculosis work
While he is awav W. g. Hastings
tate forester and Amos Eaton of his
apartment are also attending the eX
osition.
Or. G. II Burr to-day mailed 10 the |
urgeon general Of the army the fol
wing data on diseases in Vermont for |
he week ending sept ~: Chicken. |
OK 10. diphtheria gonorrhea ,. mea
les 6. mumps ;. scarlet fever 10
yphilis I. typhoid fever Q. whooping
Dugh Q. total 81 III
Montpelier Band Concert III