The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-21
MONTPELIER
Trapshooters' Tournament Begun at
Curtis Park.

Starr Mathews, secretary OF the
American Trapshooters' association,
arrived last evening to supervise the
state tournament of the Vermont
State Trapshooting association, the
principal feature of which is the Sc
lection of the fivemen team which rep
resents the state in the first zone con-
test that will take place in New
Haven, Conn, later. Other states as
far south as Delaware, New York and
the Canadian provinces from the east
ern coast TO Ontario will compete. Lat
er the winner of this zone shoot will go
to Chicago to compete with five other
teams from the American continent, in
Guiding Panama, for the five men cham
pionship of the continent. Another fea
ture of the annual tournament, which
commenced at Curtis park in Berlin
this morning, was the appearance of
Mrs Toots Randall of Lima, o. Mrs.
Randall is an actress who takes her va
cation by attending the state tourna
ments She is a wonderful trapshooter
and breaks well toward 100 for each
400 shot at. In recent shoot she broke
P97 losing three in the first event. Mon
day afternoon, although she had never
shot in doubles, she broke seven out of
eight birds using strange gun which
did not fit her shoulder DR.. c. H. Burr,
who holds the state championship for
e,,,rrIa hlrnra rt-fn Ln,~a q,
this year for there are several in the
Vermont association who have been
improving of late. There we're quite
bunch of marksmen at the Pavilion
last evening. Two familiar faces are
missed, Jack Tanning end Mr.. Wheeler,
who have come here for years. The lat
ter has gone back to take charge of, his
printing business while the former is
shooting in New York. f., r. Richard.
son, W. G. Hill and w. b. Darton ap-'
peared last evening There are four
shooters from Sherbrooke.
Miss Marion Wright and Miss Fran
ees Muzzy are working in the Office
of the fish and game commissioner dur
ing the rush of extra business.
Miss Elizabeth st. onge is taking the
place of Miss Marguerite Snow while
the latter is taking a vacation from
the office of the adiutant of the state
department of the American Legion
Office.
Five marriage licenses we're issued
Saturday and of these four contracting
parties have been married while the
fifth was to Phillias Girard and Mrs.
Emelienne Roberts, whose marriage win
not take place for few DAYS yet.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Ford and chill.
dren of Woodsville. n. H., are visiting
with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Ford on
Liberty street.
Henry Carpenter of Waterbury. who
was in justice court in the town Mon
day on the charge of intoxication. sc-
eording to the new law, disclosed on
Tony Guerra who was recently re-
leased from the states prison. A raid
was made but no liquor was found.
although empty bottles bearing the
same label as on the bottles which
Carpenter told of were found.
II. T. johnson, adjutsnt general.
and Col. Z. X. Gibson. inspector in
structor Of the National Guard. went
last night TO Camp Devens where thsy
went to take part in the commits
stoned officers school which viii be in
progress this week and in which they
lone heir wants TO waive the provisions
George Carpenter also attended the
school.
A. B. Shepard Of Montpelier was
appointed by the probate court as
trustee of = fund created from the
viii Of Elsie Warren. late Of Plain
field. in place Of II L. Sparrow who
resigned. There il one heir left. he
Il advanced in age. The provisions
of the trust fund were that when the
heirs died the residue shall 20 TO the
Old Ladies home in Burlington and the
lone heir wants 70 save the provisions
Of the viii 30 that the sane may be
given 10 the home now There are
tvo houses in Montpelier, not very
great in value-