The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-13
BRITISH GOVERNMENT
BACKS UP SHIP LINES
AGAINST DRY RULING
MONTPELIER

q Wells River railroad shops with !
fine black leather travelling bag and /
silk. umbrella. The presenta were {
complete surprise to Mr.. McKenna.
! John Adams of the University ot
Vermont College Of Medicine was Wis
ltor in the city yesterday, mksAng the
trip by automobile with some Of tht
Burlington high school students who
came to the city for the Montpelier
burlington football gae.
Supreme court met again this morn.
ing after a recess over the holiday
The Windham county cases of Schlitz
VS.. Lowell Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany two cases) and Schlitz Tvs.
Merchants Mutual Insurance company
OF New Hampshire were heard on
Wednesday.
large crowd attended the annual
Columbus day ball given by Montpelier
council of the knights Of Columbus in
the city hall last night CAROLS
orchestra furnished music. The dec
orations were unique, the stage being
transformed into a sailing vessel of
Columbus time, with the name Santa
MariaR after Columbus flag ship, on
the bow. The brown hull of the ship
projected out beyond the front of the
stage and blue water { lin effec Tapped
against the sides of the ship. The ship
was cut high in the bow and stern and
low through the side, with windows, in
the stern. Two masts with sails
furled stood on the stage The edges
of the balcony floor were trimmed
with ground pine and autumn leaves
The number Of couples attending was
abont l50.
Miss Marguerite Doyle is confined
to the house wit ha severe cold.
Used piano for sale; excellent bar
gain. 1872 Main street.ady
Eugene Barber. the l2-year old boy
who sustained compound fracture of
the left leg when he fell from an apple
tree in the backyard of c. H. Heaton's
home on State street Wednesday aft
ernoon, was doing as well as could be
expected to-day, his mother, Mrs. Ed
ward Barber, Of l79 River street said.
He will be at Heaton hospital for some
time, as some dirt entered the wound
made by the broken bone protruding
through the flesh. No infection is ex-
pected at present. The boy was in the
top of a tree when q limb broke off |
with him and he fell to the ground. He |
lid not know how badly be was hurt
until he started To move the branch |
,ff from himself and noticed the bone
sticking out of his leg a little above
he ankle. Patrick Flannery, who was
with him, saw to calling doctor. The
Barber boy was attended by Drs. Har-
imam and Mcclure and stood che set
ing of his leg at the hospital without
in outcry. The first thing he said when
ne knew of his injury was that he
wouldn't be able to deliver his papers
m his paper route. He worked at the
Montpelier Country club as caddie
asst summer.
At the meeting of the Montpelier
odge, Knights of Pythias, held last
right, four new officers were installed.
They were c. +. Parry, master of fl
lance; c. H. Lamb, master of work; |
Hugh McLoud, inner guard, and Earl
surtis, outer guard. These officers were
Installed by Lodge Deputy Arthur A.
Allen of Montpelier lodge. After the
Meeting short talk was held by the
about the two days bazaar
o be held Oct 25 and 26 by the Pythi
IN Sisters, with the Knights of Pythias
cooperating.
Mrs. +. II. Prouty, Mrs. l. w. Han.
on, Mrs. H. NJ Farnham, Mrs. Wal
on and Mrs. Mills are among those
Members of the local branch of the ID.
|. r.. who are attending a convention
( that organization in Rutland. They
re expected to return to-day.
! Miss Ethel Prouty has gone to Bur
ngton TO visit Miss Mabel Wales for
few days.
Kenneth McKinn Of st. Albsns was I
a the city on Thursday.
Inspector Ara Griggs Of the state mo-
Or department has returned from max
X an investigation.
That the tourist season is not vet ,
yer is shown by the registration at
he Pavilion of parties from Wyoming !
nd from Los Angeles. Cal.
In probate court. the will of Villas
Elliott, late of Waterbury, has been s
resented for probate. The will of Lou. \
e l. Stearns, late of Montpelier, has h
zen proved.
Ernesto Comi of Foster street, who :
'ceived bad blow in one eye in the !
Iontpelier high school Burlington high I
'hooi football game yesterday, viii be !
i'd mp for few days with his injury,
1t il is thought that the eve itself was :,
Dt injured. lie was unconscious for
hile after being taken out of the game .
nd was taken to the Office Of DR..
oucher, who is attending him.
Mrs. Freda Y. Aaron of Montpelier :
as transferred to Thomas and Mary \
razier Of East Montpelier property :,
a Harrison avenue. The stamp on the /,
eed indicated that consideration was
bout $1,000. :
Mrs Charlotte NJ Hood, widow Of D
harles Hood. died at her home in =,
damant early this morning. She d
as born in Canada, May 30. 1850. o
hree children survive. one a son. Vic +,
n Hood. in Woodbury.. The funeral n
IN be held Sunday at the church in n
damant with burial in Robinson
'metery.