The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-20
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| 4ni' anu MIs. w. II. DiA OF spring
field were visitors in the city yester
day afternoon. Mr.. Dix was recently
awarded contract to construct piec,
of highway in Dorset
| Miss Marian Jenkins and Miss Jear
Saunders of Boston have commenced
their work installing the card index
system in the city clerks office, fol
which the city council, some months
since, set aside $1,000 The records in
that office are hard to trace in some in
stances owing to the lack of the index
system. The job cannot be completed
this year, but can be advanced next
year and, perhaps, completed
The viii of G. H. Elmore, late of
Montpelier, was presented yesterday
for probate and the will of Melissa
Warner, late of Roxbury, was proven.
Edward Devine of Northfeld settled
his accounts as guardian Of Nancy A..
Hunt and also as administrators Of her
estate. The Barre Savings Bank and
Trust Co. settled its account as a trls.
tee of a fund created from the estate
OF James A. Thompson, late of that
city,
Montpelier will pay to the state in
taxes this year $42,5sl.3l, which is di-
vided into direct state tax $50, ,7O3. 80,
five per cent money $3,95l.lO 10 cent
school tax s7,925.ss.
The presentation of the Gondoliers
Thursday evening in Montpelier by the
Redpath chautauqua occurred before
crowd that filled the seating capacity
of the tent. fThe fact that Miss Helen
Haseltine, until year ago a,
Montpelier young woman, and Paul
Hatch, Montpelier young man, ap-
peared in the cast of characters, helped
quite little in the attend
ance Both of them carried their parts
in very creditable manner.
The secretary of the board of chari-
ties has received notice from Spring
field. Mass, of the arrest by the police
there of George Fields, probationer,
who left Windsor. He was sentenced
from the Burlington city court on the
charge of breach of the peace.
w. H. Jeffrey, state probation Off |
'er, has returned from a trip through |
he northern part of the state and |
where he visited % of the children
Inder the boards care.
Tho Snr;po6aIJ Cbou,Lax us r..
nerce has filed articles of association
n the Office of secretary of state for
he purpose of bdilding up that village.
there is no capital. The papers are
igned by +. w. Wheeler, T. +. NOR,
!. c. Bowman, c. S. Grosvenor and H.
}. Casey of that village.
Mrs. b. A. Sumner has returned from
trip to Minneapolis, MINI, where
he attended the annual meeting of the
ecorders in the Pythian Sisters.
Ex-Gov. A. NJ. Fletcher of Caven-
ish called at the State House this
iorning, visiting several of the Offices
lille in the city,
A suit of $4,000 for alleged breach of
ontract has been brought by j. B.
reston of New York against the
lahar Slate Products and the Slate
roduct company of Fair Haven. and ]
cord of the same has been filed in
ne secretary of states office.
George Tinkham, arrested yesterday |
n the charge of non-support of his |
,mily, appeared in city court in the !
fternoon, pleading guilty TO the ]
large and was sentenced to the house !
correction for not less than two nor
ore than six years without probation, i
hich means that the city will prob I
bly, have to support his family. .
Mrs. Elsie Gates and Miss Vita Van
ess have returned from East Brain. '
zee, where they attended the annual a
Getting of the fish and game club in a
lat village last evening. C
Linus Leavens, commissioner of fish i
I'd game, went TO Bellows Falls 70. 7
" TO see about the stocking of a
'ook a
+. 5. Brigham, commissioner Of agri. Il
lture, and V. II. Jones and l.. G. G
ulholland Of his Office will go 10 d
orthfield tomorrow TO attend a meet. L
& to be known as the farmers basket e
cnic, at which a demonstration Of &
cam scoring viii take place. There Ii
III also be a similar meeting in East il
.thel, which will be known as the Il
immunity picnic and at which cream a
oring will occur.
Montpelier's new Maxim fire truck {
rived this afternoon and il is expect :
il will fill a long-felt need in this
". In fact, IL is thought that il IL
d been here last week at the time B
the burning Of barn on the Eas,
road the building could have
en- saved, much time necessarily
,psing before the horses could get
e apparatus to the spot .,
The funeral Of Mrs Julia Campbell. m
70 died in Fsyston Wednesday, will 5,
held to-morrow a. O'Clock at St i
irustine's church. 20