The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-05
MONTPELIER
Harry Sanders Died Last Night After
Long Illness.

| Long illness.
Harry l.. Sanders, aged 81 years,
| died at his home on Pitkin court Tues
day night following long illness of
/ lung trouble. He was native of Eas
Montpelier, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| George Sanders, but for some 10 years
had lived in Montpelier. He had been
| employed for % years in the granite
indnstryfi having worked in Montpelier
and Barre. He was a member OF the
Eagles and Stone Cutters union and
is survived by his father, who lives in
Adamant, and three sisters, Mrs. Err.
nest Trepto of East Montpelier, Mrs.
Ira Pierce of Montpelier and Mrs G.
A. Townsend of Leominstcr, Mass. The
| funeral will take place at 2 O'Clock
Friday afternoon from his late home,
with interment in Green Mount Gene
terry.
Curtis Emery of Newport and +. H.
Rabbit of Bellows Falls were local
visitors yesterday meeting their sup
porters in Washington county and
looking after their fences.
The Sells-Flota circus has applied
to the state tax commissioner for APP
pearance of the circus in Vermont.
A son was born yesterday to Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Il. Goodell at their
home in West Newbury. Mr.. Goodell
is secretary of the board of control
Reports Of two automobile accidents
we're received to-day at the secretary
of states Office. These included girl
driving her automobile into that of
DIR. Charles +. Dalton at Burlington
May 3, and the one of Thomas r.
Morgan of Winooski that his car
slipped over bank and that he and
dis companion escaped injuries.
Linus Leayens, fish and game COM
missioner, and T.. S. Neweomb, county
warden, were in Lanesboro yesterday
relative to the closing of two streams
which flow into Niggerhead pond. The
campers there seem to be enthusiastic
about the matter and have given their
endorsement and assured their coop
Grafton for better trout fishing.
Sample ballots to be used in the pri-
mary election for presidential eandi-
dates have been sent to the town
clerks by the secretary OF state. They
contain the names OF William Grant
Webster of New York and Leonard
Wood
Major Easton Gibson of the adjtant
generals office has gone to Newport and
ST. Adams to inspect and instruct the
National Guard companies in those
cities.
Mrs. Frank Wager has gone 20 her
H., t,l
there by the death of her father, Jules
Salina.
T. s. Brigham goes this evening to
Randolph Center, where he speaks at
gathering of the agricultural depart.
ment.
DR. A. J. DeFosset of the agricultur-
al department IS in Burlington in con
nection with the work.
The report of an accident at the j.
X. Prize quarry has been received by
the commissioner of industries, in
which ii is stated that Ernest Kicker
hurt one eye by steel flying while he
was working in the quarry.
Pursuant TO an order from the police
committee, Chief Connolly and the
night officers on Tuesday started
their campaign to enforce the eTfew
law. There has been practically moth
ing done about il for some time and
most Of the trouble came from the
youngsters staying at the Community
club after the time they should be
home, Investigation last night showed
that nearly all of those taken in Gus
tody by the officers were at the club at
o o'clock About - were picked up"
by the officers and taken to their re-
spective homes. On the next com
plant about these same ones, the par
ents will have to go to the police sta
tion to get their children.
A meeting OF the board of control
is taking place this afternoon when
several routine matters will be taken
up. One of the matters that will prob
ably be discussed will be the salaries
resulting from the change made last
week in the tax commissioner, state
library and legislative reference bu
reau Office.
At a meeting of the license commits
sioners Of Washington county, held on
Tuesday afternoon. a ffth-class NJ
cense was granted TO L. c. Rivers Of
Montpelier 4 hearing took place on
Monday and no opposition appeared
to the granting Of the license, so the
matter was taken care Of Tuesday aft
ernoon.
NJ. B. Hillegas went to Plainfeld to-
day to assist relative TO the engage
ment of teachers in the coming school
year He has been invited. one of four
educators. to attend a conference in
Washington, d. e.. a part of the
plan of the war department for the
division Of The work on military train
ing, which will work well in eonjunc-