The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-01
MONTPELIER
H. ]. Volholm Sells Furniture and I'm
dertaking Business to Harring-
ton Brothers.

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dertaking Business to Harring-
ton Brothers.
II. j. Volholm has sold his furniture
and undertaking business in Montpelier
to Paul c. and Luke H. Harrington, two
young men of this city who are well
acquainted with the mercantile bust
ness in Montpelier, each having been
employed in stores here for some years.
They took possession this morning, and
Mr. Volholm retires but will have office
room in the store, where he will look
after his other business. Mr., Volhom
does not sell the block in which the
store is located. His reason for selling
is that he may have more time to him
self and that he may get little recrea-
ton. if he SO desires, The members of
the new firm do not plan to change the
store. They expect to retain the same
high standard of business that has
been given the public both in the fur
niture and undertaking lines and eX-
pect from time to time, as improve
ments appear, to install these i'll their
lines of business. Both of the young
men, who have lived in Montpelier well
toward 10 years, did their part in the
war game, both having been in the
navy. Paul was in the bombing group
of the navy. which carried him into the
aviation service of the army, while
Luke trained at Newport News and
was then assigned to the 9th marines,
which was detailed with the I'd division
of the army Both enlisted in 1917
and served through the war. Upon
their discharge from service Paul was
hired by Mr.. Volholm in the store here,
while Luke went 10 the North Carolina
Granite corporation at Mt. Airy. Pre-
vious To the war Paul was eight years
with the Mctuen store az buyer of
domestic goods, while Luke was four
years with the City Cash Market Mr.Nol-
holm has been hard working man
since he was II years of age and he
plans now to have the recreation that
he should have had when younger. tie
will visit his old home in Sweden some
time in the coming months II condl-
tons are favorable. He has several
outside interests with which he is con
nected, including trustee of the Capita
Savings Bank & Trust company. and
his property in the city occupies quite
q little of his time and he expects that
his outside interests will occupy nearly
all Of his time. He came TO Montpelier
some 20 years ago and was associated
with /. p. Gleason for some years in
the furniture and undertaking business.
Since Mr.. Gleasons death he has been
in business alone. He was alderman in
Montpelier from 1907 to 1909.
The Lane Manufacturing company
held its annual meeting Saturday when
the old board of officers and directors
we're elected with q. =. Pitkin pres
ident and general manager; p. 7. Pit
kin. secretary, and II. T. Premier. treas
urer. The company has installed 20
telephone exchange similar TO those IN
other companies in Montpelier and Miss
Adwilda Lehman of the Montpelier OF
fice il teaching the ne" operator IN the
Lane office. The system is completed
so that the different departments can
be called or person can be located, by
code system, in any department
should he be out of his own depart
ment.
The directors Of the Montpelier
Board of Trade are arranging for the
annual banquet, which will take place
the last of the month under the super
vision of r. c. Bowers, who has been
chairman OF the banquet committee for
some years.
Miss Isabel LeMay, who has been i'll
with grip, has resumed her employment
as chief operator of the New England
telephone Office in Montpelier and Mrs.
katherine Colombo, a supervisor, is Ill
with the same malady.
The kake walk which the University
of Vermont was to conduct in Montpel-
Ter March II has been changed because
il would conflict with the st. Patrick
entertainment that the Knights of Co
lumbus are. to give.
The offices of telephone wire chief in
Montpelier and Barre have been abol-
ished beginning this morning, and @. II.
Collamer, who has been wire chief IN
Barre, has been appointed by the New
England Tel. & Tel. company as acting
wire chief of the office, with headquar-
ters in Montpelier and will have juris-
diotion over Montpelier, Barre, Water
bury, Plainfed and Moretown. ii. 4.
Stranahan. who was the wire chief IN
Montpelier. remains with the company
in another capacity
The new schedule on the Barre and
Montpelier Traction and Power com
panv lines went into effect this morn
ing in Montpelier. The cars leave on
the following hours 6 a. m, a. m,
noon. 3 u. M. p. m, and the Others
run between those hours on 4S-mln-
ute schedule. The Seminary hill car
gives double service to the people living
along that line.
BENJAMIN II. Gates entertained The
Club at his home on Bailey avenue on
Saturday evening, when S c. Hutchin-
son read a paper upon the "Antarctics.
Incidentally, Mason ;. stone, who Is
member Of the club. was chided some
about his withdrawal from the candi-
dacy for governor.
The board Of civil authority held its
last meeting before March meeting on
Saturday evening when there were
about dozen names added to the list.
c. VI. White. district supervisor of
highways. was in the city over the
week end. having visited friends here
since tho district meeting last Thurs
dav and Friday. lie was representative
from Woodstock in the last legislature.
state Attorney Z. x. Davis went to
Waterbury ih. morning.
Miss Elton jeffrey is III with grip.
Those in the probation office who have