The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-18

pelier's attractions Bids for the con
struction OF these have been asked but
not vet received. The directors will
also recondition some 200 OF the signs
directing travellers towards Montpelier
which we're bought when j. b. Estee
was president OF the board, but which
were not all used. The arrows point
the wrong way on about half Of the
signs so that change will have to be
made.
i. Il. Densmore OF Boston, former
Chelsea resident, called in Montpelier
to day.
Miss Florence Reed Of the state in
surance department left this noon for
few days in Boston.
Mayor and Mrs. G. =. Blanchard
have returned from few days passed
in Boston.
DR.. H. q. Ki,lder, who came to~Mont-
pelier Friday to attend the fish and
game league meeting, was taken i'll
during the day with what looked like
grip. Al physician was called at supper
time and DIR. Kidder was able this
morning to go to his home in Wood
stock.
Several girls from Montpelier high
school are employed in the offices Of
the Vermont free public library com
mission in attaching new envelopes IN
the books in the library.
III. j. Slayton, trustee in the hank
rupt estate of O. g. st. Cyr of Barre,
announced this morning that he closed
the deal Friday in which he sold the
grocery store in Barre.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. f..
j. Redmond this morning.
Mrs. w. L. Perkins, who has been
i'll. is feeling some better.
Metzger brothers of Rutland have
reported an accident which occurred
to one Of their trucks near the Glen
wood hotel in Rutland on Feb. 10,
when Evald II. Anderson was driving
the truck. As he turned a corner, he
turned out for team which he met,
and the truck skidded, one rear wheel
striking the curb, and breaking the
spokes. The damage was about 81.
The state fish and game department
has completed an agreement with the
ijUlItu fStdttr duLitOIAtiCc ohh eAit @t~Nc
of Massachusetts, whereby the eggs
from the pike stripping station at
Swanton will be divided between the
three parties to the agreement. The
United States owns the hatchery. Yer
mont owns the fish, and Massachusetts
viii cooperate in the work.
The Montpelier high school basket =
BAH team lost to the Burlington high
school team by score OF 20 to IL
at Burlington last night. The Mont
pelier team scored more during the
second half than their opponents. clos
ing up the gap between the scores at
the end of the first half to large
extent. The score at the end OF the
first period stood Is to 4. The Mont
pelier team struck It's stride in the
second half but was too far behind
to win.
A crowd of about 400 or more at
tended the fifth successive evening Of
the Montpelier Service companys fair
in the armory last night. The prin-
cipal attraction was repetition of the
blackface skit. "A Brotherly Quarrel =
by Lyman Sumner and Francis Swee.
ney. The skit showed the results OF
more practice and went across in fine
stvle. The comedy songs and dances
received much applause, and the clever
lines of the skit kept the audience
laughing. Dancing. to Summers orches-
ira followed. many couples staying for
the dance. This evening. another ex-
hibition drill win be given by three
squads under command of Sergeant
Giennie. In charge of the squads win
be Corporal Billado. Millette and Cont
About 200 attended the annual Ia
dies' night of the Apollo club last eve
ming, when the club was opened for
card playing and dancing. Maunselfs
ORCHESTRA furnished good music for
dancing. for which the two front
rooms were cleared Another room
was reserved for cards, and about II
tables were in use all the evening.
Refreshments Of ice cream. coffee,
punch and waters were served The
Misses Charlotte Ellis and Antoinette
Olienv had charge Of the junch table.
The committee in charge Of the enter
tainment included. besides Dr. G. G.
Cowan. the president Of the club.
Messrs- TempietOn, Caambeflain and
Kew.
The meeting of the exeCufive COM
mifsee Il Montpelier pest. No ,.
American Legion xas postponed n
Nondav nicht. when fhf commitfer
vii meet IN the Legion rooms io Dis
eu.. sarlaas matters Of importancs.
Abort 100 members 81 the Seisiity
srl their friends attended q whist
rarfr in ~ Knights Il Ceiunbus
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