The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-28
MONTPELIER

A meeting OF the board OF cNh "u
thority occurred Saturday evening AT
which but little business was done. The
board remained in session about an
hour and added couple of names TO
the list.
The city council members approved
| the property committees action IN
placing 5000 worth of insurance on
the city poor farm buildings and clty
| stables and like sum on the city hall
| to replace the insurance at $2.l6, when
was refused the Atlas company last
week. The new rate for the same
amount is at so cents on the hundred,
the same rate that is paid on the un-
| ion. Rialto-and Heaton blocks In Mont
pelier and which like the city hall are
considered fireproof. Other agents sub
mitted statement that they are ready
to place on the city hall any amount
of insurance at the same rate that TINS
S. 900 was placed, two statements De-
| ing in the writing,
High grade pianos, talking machines
and Brunswick records at l32 Main
street =. adv.
Mrs. Ethel Huntoon has returned
from spending Sunday with relatives in
| Mortified.
| Miss Emma Lewis returned last eve
ming from visit at her home in West
minister.
Sheriff r. Fl. Tracy was in Boston
Saturday evening attending meeting
of the Story club at the Hotel Lenov
when the club, which is composed OF
newspaper writer's in Boston, and OF
which Charles Drury of The Herald is
president, entertained dignitaries Of
! FIVE New England states, in which the
newspaper writer's have covered
stories Among Others who attended
from Vermont were Judge Stanley G.
Wilson. Attorney General Frank c,
Archibald, Miss Georgia Smith and
| Mrs. Katherine Nichols, superior court
reporters; DR. B. H. Stone and DR.. c.
! +. Whitney Of the state laboratory
The real 5biect Of the Story club in
/ inviting the above mentioned and 9th
ers from other New England states was
to show appreciation of the newspaper
! men for the assistance these persons
have given the newspaper writers at
different times.
For sale at bargain, upright piano,
| 1872 Main street.-adv.
An automobile, without a number
plate, standing in front of the city hall
in Montpelier attracted quite a lot OF
attention of the police Saturday after
noon. There was number plate on the
rear end of the car but none on the
/ front end. The machine is said to have
been owned by an East Montpelier resi-
! dent. Ii was in the 10000 serN and a
telephone call to the secretary OF
states office revealed that there was
no such number on their books. The
matter is still under investigation.
Mrs. Simon Swerdfeger of Marshfeld
was visitor in the city Saturday aft
ernoon.
Harry Latin, who passed Sunday at
his home in Springfield, returned to
Three slightlS used talking machines
for sale at 1872 Main street.7-ady.
| Montpelier Sunday evening.
! Miss Nellie O'Brien has resumed her
teaching in the Montpelier schools, aft
er being detained at her home in Wa
terbury by scarlet fever.
There are four candidates for may
or G.. L. Blanchard, j. p. Galleher, W.
IL. Farrar and r G. Bowers, three of
whom have had council experience and
one without il. No one dared predict
the result of the election. The list OF
aldermen and other city officials is as
! it has been previously published in
/ The Times The polls open at q o'clock
\ Tuesday morning and there will be but
/ little business done other than voting
until after o'clock for the city char
\ ter provides that such procedure shall
be followed. The several candidates
were to-day looking after their fences
! George Stephen Of Hartford, secre-
tary of the Vermont Veterinary Medi-
cal association, has sent notices TO the
members that the annual meeting will
take place in the Pavilion hotel the
second and third Of March.
The Knights of Pythias on Saturday
evening gave a dance in their hall that
was attended by about 35 couples. The
Community club orchestra furnished
music The committee was in charge
of Fred Somers, b. A. Sumner and b.
G. Brown.