The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-08-12
MONTPELIER.
Jury Convicted Ulysses Cormier of
Driving Car While Drunk.

The elevenman jury in the case OF
State VS.. Ulysses Cormier in Montpel-
Ter city court Thursday afternoon
found Cormier guilty of operating an
automobile when intoxicated but it
was stated last evening that the case
might be appealed to supreme court,
exceptions having been taken. John
4. Hale of East Montpelier, the jury
man who tainted in the morning ses-
sion, did not sufficiently recover to
listen to further evidence and was al
lowed to 90 home. The attorneys
agreed to the eleven remaining jury
men trying the case. A large number
of witnesses were on the stan dior the
state to tell Cormier's action while
driving the automobile July is about
the streets in Waterbury, where the
arrest took place. Several persons APP
peared for Cormier, testifying that he
was straight when he left Montpelier.
A. Doucette, who was with Cormier
and who is also a defendant in sim
liar case, testified that he and Cormi-
err left local club about 2 o'clock
in the morning, that they went to Cor
mier's home where they lunched and
visited until 7 o'clock and then came
down town. He denied any liquor
was partaken.
Miss Eleanor Bruce left this morning
for Groton pond, where she joined
Miss Agnes Maloney, who is camping
there.
Word has been received from Mid
shipman Raymond futile, who is now
in Dublin, Ireland, that while there he
met Klark Kane from this city Klark
is now on the battleship Utah Ray.
mond had Just left Madrid, Spain, |
where he witnessed the most sensa
tionaI bull fight of the season. one
man was killed, another was injured. |
Miss Katherine Towne of New York |
il the guest of Miss Marguerite New
ton on Hubbard street.
Cards announcing that the marriage |
If Charles DEF Bancroft. ir., former !
" in newspaper work in Montpelier,
md Miss Katherine Ford of Mansfield,
J., will take place at noon Aug. %,
rave been received in the city. Mr..
Bancroft is a member of the Lille
Granite company and travels for the
irm in the middle west.
Van ID. Higbee of Concord, y. H.,
las entered the employ of the Capital
'ity Press, as head Of the bookbinding
department, filling the vacancy caused
" the resignation of Fred $. Wilson.
ir. Higbee formerly was employed at
he Rumford Press at Concord and
ONES highly recommended as a skill.
ul workman. Mrs Higbee, who is
topping in Concord, will join her nus
and in few days
Lynne L, hobart has settled his &C
cunt in the estate of Jennie NJ Ho-
art late of Marshfeld
Alderman 6. +. Carpenter has re-
urned from trip to Boston in the
interest of state purchasing matters.
IL looks now as though the board of
harities and probation would com
hence work on the erection of the (
heller home for which the state APP /
ropriated $4,000, about next Monday {
nd probably A. B. Lane Of Barre will
ave charge of the work. The board
gently revised its plans relative TO
he construction of the building OK
Getting to keep within the appropris
on. The first plans submitted would a
ave cost quite bit more than the {
ate provided. w. II. Jeffrey and Kirk {
llsworth of the board. with the mem. a
ers of Montpelier city council, visited I
lie site Thursday. competing arrange. e
tents for the installation OF water |
nd sewer mains
Miss Ella Kelley is employed ~ =
in the secretary OF states
hce
w g. Hastings state forester was
Lanesboro yesterday and today
latiye to the surveying work being ;,
,ne there in the forestry department :,
Dme 10000 trees were planted this y
'ring and il is planned to plant 10000
lis fall. SO that total of 10000 will
! placed this year Very likely that
Imber will be set on the state prop 4
ty in that section for some years to 4
me. II was formerly owned by y
itchell Goslant.
Plans were being perfected to-day by b
e committee in charge of the fare A
ELL that will be given Rev =. J. Long OF
is evening in city hall, so that every A
ing would he ready for the exercises. OF
Try likely appropriate remarks will d