The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-23
MONTPELIER
A Tax of S2.s5 (Not Including State
TAXI Recommended.


With fairly good luck the annual
city report of the several officers IN
Montpelier will be out this evening. IL
includes the city councils report OF the
recommendation of $3.50 tax on a
dollar of the grandlist in the estimates
for the coming year. The report shows
that $4,000 of the bonded debt mas
been paid, leaving due S2SO,0O0; that
1863 feet al retaining wall has been con
structed on Mortified street and that
il will require about $4,000 to finish the
wall that 5000 was expended on the
city farm barn and that some money
will be needed TO complete 1t; That u
Junior pump should be purchased and
placed on the Maxim fire truck, thus
giving u triple combination and Civ
ing the outlying distances OF the city
protection as well az possibility Of
reducing the insurance rate; that 6O2
wards of concrete street was construct
ed on State street, the first of the kind
in the city and probably the first piece
of real permanent highway in the CITY,
The school board wants $4,000, or So
600 more than last year. The estimates
do not take into consideration any di-
rect state tax, if the legislature votes
ono.
Perley Russell of st. Adams is tax
ing James Kanaly's place as conductor
on the branch passenger train, while
the latter is ILL.,
Bruce Mcdonald Of Burlington passed
yesterday in the city.
Mrs. Katherine Nichols, who has
been stenographer for Frank e. Archi-
bald, is completing her duties and has
been assigned as court reporter IN
Windham and Addison counties. Mrs
Nichols home is in Brattleboro, so this
viii bring her at home considerable OF
the time. Her successor has not been
selected by Mr. Archibald
The local lodge OF Modern Woodmen
of America will entertain Governor
James Hartness Thursday evening in
he Knights of Pythas hail. to which
all members of the legislature are in
yited Governor Hartness is member
Of the order in Springfield. The com
mittec of reception are Benjamin Gates,
j. G. Brown and l.. A. Kelly. q. 4.
Baldwin of Concord, n. H., state dep
uty will be present, and moving PFC
lures, showing the work which the or
der is doing, win be thrown on the
screen.
An extra fine shoot WAS the state
ment of those who participated in the
gathering of trap shooters at Curtis
park under the auspices of the Mont
pelier Gun club Tuesday morning to
enjoy the pastime. There were "a
shooters on the program and after that
was completed several Others enjoyed a
little recreation. The ladies furnished
luncheon There were two marksmen
each from Burlington and Randolph
one OF whom won the honors. In the
100 bird contest DR. G. H. Burr and
Fred Yeaton Of Montpelier tied at ~
points for the scratch shoot and then,
on the toss up, Mr. Yeaton was award
ed the honors. c. A. Hubert of Ran
doIph won the prize in the high handi-
cap shooting of 100 birds and +. f..
Dillon of Montpelier the second honors.
In the special shoot Of 80 birds, IN ad-
dition to the 100, II. b. Moulton of
Montpelier broke As birds, getting first
honors in the scratch shooting, while
b. A. Eastman of Barre took the prize
in the high handicap shooting.
Rawson Myrick went Wednesday
morning to st Adams to get the copies
of the legislative directory, which have
been delayed in printing.
The National Pulpwood corporation
Of Rutland, with capital stock of $50
900, has filed articles Of association in
the Office of the secretary of state for
the purpose OF conducting business in
that section OF the state. The papers
are signed by p. p Eaton, A. p. Chen
ey, G. j. Eaton and Mary Quigley.
The report Of an accident that re,
Gently happened in St Johnsbury has
been received at the secretary of
states Office, in which NJ J Reed,
through carelessness, subjected two
adults and child to serious acct
dent but in which they fortunately es-
capped. He left his car standing on
hill in front Of the postolIce and it
ran down the hill and then into build
ing breaking q plate glass window and
doing other damage.
Other candidates that have filed petit
tons for offices in Montpelier are;
Mason 5. Stone. for school commission
err; g. f. Carpenter, + r. Steele. D. X.
Lille, for aldermen g. L, Blanchard,
r. c. Bowers, J. =. Galleher. for may
or; +. l. Pitkin, L. II. Bixby, c. r.
Lyons. for auditors. 1t is expected more
will file petitions to-day.
SIS to $50 a day You can earn SIS
to $50 and higher every day selling a
nationally advertised photograph Ap-
ply Barre Drug Co., Barre. adv
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