The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-06-10
BOMBS FAILED TO KILL
OFFICERS WHO SOUGHT
TO ENFORCE DRYLAW
MONTPELIER

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signed and, after vacation to be
spent at her home in Bristol viii go
to her former position in Littleton, n.
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Miss Martha Watson, who fell when
stepping away from the telephone at
her home last week, is recovering at
the hospital
Hector Farnham, whose throA and
and nose were operated on last week,
continues to gain at the hospital.
Bids were opened in the city clerks
Office in city hall in Montpelier Thurs
day evening for the $4,000 bond issue
for the construction of some Hassam
block paving on Main street. There
were four bids presented and opened.
Harris Forbes & Co. of Boston offered
1851 if they took the whole issue,
while j. A. Lynch of st. Adams offered
to take $500 at par, National Life In
surance Co. $4,000 at par and the Cap
ital Savings Bank & Trust Co. $4,000
at par. The committee accepted the
offer of Mr.. Lynch and then awarded
$4,000 to the National Life and $ll,-
500 to the bank
Stuart f. Walker, who has been
coach of Montpelier seminary, will
leave tonight for his home in Maine,
where he will remain this summer and
then go to the school of administra.
tion in Harvard next fall. Coach Walk
er is probably the best-liked instructor, |
among the townspeople, that the semi |
nary has had in many years, with the |
single possible exception of Professor
Lewis Hathaway. Coach Walker has
done much in the year he has been at
the seminary to remove the constraint |
that exists between the downtown |
folks and. those on the hill and il is
to be regretted for the welfare of the
school that he does not return next /
season. He will be manager and cap
tain of the baseball team representing
his home town this year and each Sat
urday afternoon of the season they
play in Lewiston, Me, playing other
days at home and in other sections
They plan to take a trip into Vermont
and New York during the summer,
Miss Hilda Brooks was given show
er at the home of Mrs. u. r. Plaisted
evening which was attend
ed by enough to surround four tables
at bridge whist. The announcement of
the engagement of Miss Brooks to Ar
thur Carroll also was made at the same
lime. The home was very tastily deco
'ated. Refreshments were served. Miss
Brooks was presented many gifts of ,
ut glass, linen and other articles.
J. G. Brown. insurance commission
n, and Miss Florence Reed of the de
'artment were in Burlington yesterday
aking testimony relative to a fire,
The senior class presented TO Mont
'elier seminary in its memory the sum
# 500 to be expended during the sum
ner in laying as much concrete side !
walk as the money will provide. Rev. {
:. A. Sharp accepted the gift for the |
rustees. Following the presentation of
diplomas, the following honors were !
PRESENTED: Sharp memorial prize to !
he student ranking highest in each I
lass, freshman, Effie Nelson; sopho- c
more, Harriet Davies junior, Duane J
Barnes; Senior. ID. Ralph Dwinell Jun e
or prize speaking, girls, first, Doris FL C
rood; second, Marion Mulligan; boys,
rst, Wilbur Martin; second, Irl Her c
ick. Commencement prize speaking, :
iris, first, Zepherine Jones; second, r
elizabeth Curtis; boys, first, Wilbur
lartin; second, Raymond Houghton.
irst honors for scholasticgork were not
warded, owing to the high percentage {
equired, namely, not less than 90 per d
ent in any study in the last two years D
nd not below so per cent on an aver e
ge in the four years. Second honors n
fent to Ruth Landon, Ruth Cole, Irene {
eek, Lois and Emily Robinson. There
'as honorable mention made OF four n
theirs who had not been in school long D
nough to have these, namely, Ver- v
ctta Parker, Ruth Perry, John Moore =
nd Glenna Little. Robert r. Edison. Ii
-ho was elected a trustee of the semi
ary Wednesday afternoon, probably is n
he youngest man to be elected TO that n
flee in the history of the school. He
assistant cashier in the First Ma. I,
onal bank of Montpelier. well known N
nd well-liked and prominent in the 81
,tivities of the Methodist church. He st
a native of Msrshfeld and with his d
bility 6ill be of considerable value to
le institution in its bookkeeping sys- Il
m, etc S
G. NJ. Allen and Nellie c. Lucia of u
made a report this morning p'
rat the automobile in which they :
ere riding collided with that driven
Y Allen Nixon. The driver of the lat NJ
7 car skidded, therefore il went into N
le front end Of the machine. damag- p
z both cars a little. The report OF ~
ie accident in which Frank Reynolds NJ
N into team below the Green Mount NJ
metery yesterday had not reached eN
lie Office this morning. II
The Montpelier Savings Bank & at
rust Co. has been appointed by the bi
'obate court as administrator Of the OF
tate Of Mary Z. Kelley, late of in
and guardian Of Evelyn NJ tv
elley. = minor living in Montpelier va
r.. Mary Gonyo has settled her ac- ~
unit in the estate Of l. A. Congo, late ia
Barre Town.
Prank Shields was arrested for in. pc
xication last night and will appear of
jail tomorrow probably. Nothing 70
" has developed in the case Of state Nj
Curley Bovs, charged with illegal Sc
rnishing Of intoxicating liquor, but of
il expected now that arrangements pu
r a trial will Be- completed by Mon ITS
Y. Christopher Henderson was going erI
join the circus last evening but did
Z Mr nns.ca The rirhf frr safr len / /.