The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-26
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
SEEKS TOLEARN PLANS
FOR M,SN/ZlNEY FUNERAL
MONTPELIER

Election night, Montpelier armory
boxing, wrestling and election returns
DAILY & Meigs, promoters.-adv
AT the regular meeting of Mirror
Lake grange, Oct. %, ladies night was
observed and the ladies gave the fol
lowing program: Piano solo, Mabe
Brown; discussion, Should the farm
ers' wife keep an account of all house
hold expenses and know the cost OF
iiving?;" vocal duet, Jennie and May
Stewart reading, Elsie Corliss; vocal
solo, Mabel Brown; discussion, How
can we improve our rural schools -
vocal solo, May Stewart; essay, "The
Model Man About the House" Eliza
Stewart; vocal duet, Jennie and May
Stewart; essay, "The Ends of the
Earth" Ruth Chatfeld; discussion,
Has the rise in food prices and the
scarcity of food brought any change in
our food habts?;" vocal solo, Elsie
Corliss. The gentlemen won the CON
test from the ladies by five points.
The ladies will give the supper at the
second meeting in November, at which
time viii occur the election of officers
for the coming year. The program will
consist of recital by the Brown fam
lily. The program for the first meet
ing in November will be in charge of
May Stewart.
States Attorney +. D. Thompson of
Barton was in the city yesterday aft
ernoon on criminal matters.
DR.. T. L. Osgood of Rockingham was
local visitor Yesterday as was John
N. Harvey of Brattleboro.
John Mitchell of Barre was the
buyer of a quantity of sugar at the
Central Vermont station in Montpsl-
ier Saturday. The sugar was sold at
auction because of the consignees re
fusal to accept it, the sugar not hav-
ing been delivered as per contract. lie
paid from 10 to II cents, bidding ON
three lots. II was announced in Mont
peiier that Z. Caslani bought the sugar
so he had chance to sell what was
supposed to have been his purchase
He did not attend the sale.
Some 20 of the friends of Mr. and
Mrs. +, NJ Kelley gathered at their
home on Prospect street Monday eve
ming to help them in the eelebra tion
of the 25th anniversary of their mar
riage. The evening was pleasantly
passed with, cards and music. Mr.. ard
Mrs. Kelley were presented several
gifts.
Levi Kelley is confined to his home
by illness.
State officials shave received from
J, Hapgood Of Peru the an.
that. be is TO be candi- |
late for town representative. The an i
Is headed, "Why Hapgood |
IS candidate for representative His |
platform includes that he will try to
secure legislation to do away with
major portion of the commissions in |
The state, enact laws against games of !
,hance and gambling fakes.
Fl. n. Davis, deputy commissioner Of |
weights and measures, was called to q
home on upper Barre street in Mont
oelier Monday afternoon on the com
olsint that short weight in coal had |
aiken place He measured up the bin |
md then figured it out and found that
he woman, who claimed she had paid |
'or five tons of coal had received l+5
pounds more than she was entitled to.
Miss Minnie Carpenter has returned
rom a visit in Boston.
Arthur S. Huse of Barre and Mrs.
= A. Kelly of Montpelier were called
o Plaintield this morning by the criti-
al illness of Mrs. Evelina Huse, their
mother, who has been visiting with
dr. and Mrs. Hayes Bassett, the la'-
er a daughter.
The Republican city committee has
'pened headquarters at room l3 in
he Bailey block and the room is open
o the public each evening.
Engineers are running lines IN
from that village TO the
laledonia county line in an effort to
ecure data upon which to make an
of the amount of federal aid
york that can be done on the road be.
ween those two points, with the hore
hat a long project may be laid out II
II depends upon the conditions rela-
i've to the hill north of Marshfeld
illage. An effort is TO be made to
Intimate this, hut IL is possible that
be work may have TO be done lit
le farther on. Another party is sur
eying from the st. Johnsbury line
a Danville south for another project
The state foresters has received re-
ort that quite fire started in Essex
ounty Sunday, but that the warden,
nth assistance, was able to put Il
ut before much damage was done.
here are also reports from Jamaica
|
! these towns. but the fires were
uickly eXtinguished.
Julius Wilcox, who is carrying a
,ver again, was more comfortable to-
ay. it was reported. His condition i.
Ill serious. This Is the second time
E has carried a fever.