The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-20


be held March 1913 at Rutland.
Bennington merchants have voted
form an organization, which shall b
part of the Vermont Retail Merchant
association.
About 400 voters attended the specis
village meeting in Winooski Tuesda
evening to discuss the proposed cit
charter. 1t was voted TO accept it.
At the last installation of officers o
Damon lodge, X. of p, in Danvillt
Charles +. Wilson was made keeper o
records and seals for the oath year.
The Hortonia Power company begal
yesterday rebuilding the structure de
stroyed by fire Saturday in Middlebury
The plant will be in operation b,
April |.
Mrs. Ernest Hammond while draw
ing one Of her children on a sled il
Wallingford, became entangled in tn
rope, and fell, breaking her nose ant
one thumb.
The board of aldermen of RUTLAND
this week adopted resolution Il
raise the salary of the superintendent
of water works, Francis Tracy, from
81 800 to 81 800 year.
Rchford customs officials seized at
that port Saturday 10 cases of brandy
10 cases of gin, 10 cases of Scotch
whiskey, II cases of Canadian wills.
key and 10 gallons of alcohol.
A deer was seen in the. village of
Wells River last Sunday, trottng along
in the road. The animal entered the
garden of Nelson Bailey, climbed the
hill and disappeared into the woods.
Rev. E. II, King, pastor of the Com
munity Baptist church in Montgom-
cry Center, has rendered his resigna
ton, to take effect Feb. |. He has
accepted call to church in Mont
real
Houghton Hoyt, 20-year old ST.
Adams youth, who has confessed to
making breaks into two stores in that
city, has been sentenced to not less
than two years at hard labor in state
prison.
A two day conference Of about l25
Baptist pastors and members of vari-
GUS state boards was held in Burling-
ton the first OF the week. 1t is planned
TO open Vermont academy at Saxtons
River in September.
A meeting of the Brattleboro local
of the New England Milk Producers
association was held Jan, Is to dis.
cuss milk prices No action was TAX
en-, hut another meeting win be held
the first of February to see what CON
ditions are then, it being the intan-
ton of the dairymen to reduce the
prices as soon as is consistent with
fair production costs.
Directors of the Brattleboro branch
of the Red Cross voted $500 towards
the Hoover fund for European relief
This came from the per cent allowed
local societies from the last Red Cross
roll call. The Swanton branch of the
Red Cross voted TO appropriate 5000
to the Hoover fund.
Charles Batten, alias Brown, who was
sentenced to the federal prison at At
Ianta, Ga, for fraudulently using the
mails. has been taken there. He con
Quoted provision business" at Bel |
lows Falls for time and was caught in |
Kentucky, where he had been doing the
same trick some months after his Bel
lows Falls trouble.
Mrs. Patricia Mcguire, a Lyndonville |
purse, was arraigned in st. Johnsbury
, few days ago on charge of larceny
IF $50 from Scott Stafford of Lyndon
Tille. She pleaded guilty and was or
iered to pay a fine of S25. Restitu
lion OF the money was made Stafford
alleged that Mrs. Mcguire picked up his
2ocketbook at the Lyndon house
p. J. Kelley, who has long been idcn.
titled with the liquor business in Rut-
land, was arrested recently on a charge
Of violation Of the Volstead act. He
was admitted to 5000 bail for appear
rnce in federal court. Mr. Kelleys
arrest was the result of search made
ut his home by prohibition enforce
ment agents. Two quarts of liquor
were seized and z quantity of empty
bottles were taken.
Petitions in bankruptcy have been
Entered in the office Of the United
Htates district court clerk by John f
Hahoney, individually, and Patrick J.
hclnvernev. individually, of Montpel-
ier and by the above named two doing
business under the name Of the Elm
Street Grocery & Baking company Of
Montpelier The total amount Of debts
! given as s5042.03, with assets of
f4.5GS.l3. including property valued at
f2,sSS, claimed as exempt. Il
Arvin Wright, who was 81 years old
last November. and whose home Is in
Westminster, is a remarkable man for {
his advanced age. Last fall in two '
months time he husked ZOO baskets
II corn. Part of the time while husk- '
mg he walked eight miles day. GO .
mg to and from his farm on the hill J
One afternoon recently he split one
half cord Of wood and put It in the I
shed. He saws he can walk out any {
law TO his farm. distance Of four
niles. and chop half a cord Of wood I
md walk back.