The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-12
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The new Iugersoll Rand air compress
sor which ii to be purchased by the
state highway department was tried
out in Dewey park to. day. The com
pressor has two outlets to which drills
NAV be attached and is run by gaso-
line engine. 1t will be mounted on the
chassis Of one Of the state highway
trucks and trailer will carry black
smithing outfit.
In probate court, Walter p. Jones
has been appointed administrator OF
the estate of Anna Z. Haskins, late
Of Waitsfield. Daniel T. Pageshas set
tied his final accounts as administra.
Tar az the estate OF Abb +. Martyr OF
Marshfield and Kate Martyr Of Plain
field.
Joseph Chequette received burns COW
ering one side, leg, and arm on Monday
morning, when he went to bed wiie
smoking d pipe and set the bed clothes
On fire. Members of the family OK
tineuished the flames. He did not
know he had been burned at the time,
| it is stated. Chequette was taken 70
Heaton hospital.
Insurance Commissioner J. G. Brown
spoke last evening in Burlington TO
members of the Chamber of Commerce,
Commissioner Brown in recent speech
before the insurance men of the ma
| ton. took issue with the way in winch
the New England Insurance exchange
at Boston. so.called stamping once,
is conducted. At that time he demon
strated that unless relief is given,
laws must be passed at the next ses-
| sion of the legislature to protect the
insurance business Of Vermont.
Evidences Of sweeping up are Wis
| ibIe about the new fve-story National
Life building on State street, constitute
| ton on which was begun approximate
Nv wear ago. The shack put up by
| The j. b. Willcutt g. Sons company
| Of Boston, the contractors, before they
started the Job, is being torn down.
| Wood refuse about the building 10 pc
| ing collected and burned up, and 9TH
er rubbish is being carted away. Inc
| chimney and the power house are pc
| ing washed down, and the main build
ing is to be washed.
John Conway ana Edward Sweeney,
who have made many friends during
| their work on the lathing of the new
National Life building, left on Tues
day for Berlin. N. H., the lathing OF
the building being finished. They VIII
| start work directly on school build
| ing which is being erected in Berlin.
George Kelley, who was also employed
on the National Life job, is now IN
Berlin.
The number Of policies issued and re-
| yived by the National Life Insurance
company between Jan. |, 1922 and
April |. for the first quarter OF the
wear, was 4,732. the amount carried by
| the policies being sl5y620. ao6-63, ac-
cordinp to the quarterly report made
public Yesterday at the quarterly
meeting Of the directors OF the com
panv. The total number OF policies IN
| force on April was 1887, insurine
s344. 1859 .o2l.l2 The eompany's income
for the three months period was 81
o5g .O40.s3, and the disbursements were
50. 227 .s4s.sI. All the directors We're
present with the exception OF Senator
William r. Dillingham; and Henry 4
Plat of Chicago.
Miss Jean b. Pinney, inspector Of
factories Ia which women are. EN-
ploycd. left yesterday afternoon for q
trip to st. Adams, Enosburg Rieh.
ford and Swanton, where she will in
spect factories.
Andrew Satozzi OF Ludlow, secretary
to j. G.. Sargent, who Is one OF the at
tornevs in. the Daniels accident case
now being tried in United States dis
trict court, is in the city.
L r. J. Pond Of Newport arrived il
the city yesterday.
Elton Lance of Plainfeld returnes
TO Burlington yesterday 10 resume HI
studies in the University OF Vermont
medical college.
II. F. Douglas OF Springfield arrived
in the city yesterday.
j. T.. Maun Of st. Adams, superin
tendent Of the Montpelier 4 Well
River division Of the Central Vermont
railroad, arrived in the city yesterday
BORDEN 4 Howard, Inc, Of Wood
stock have notified the secretary o
state OF proposed issue OF 20 shaIe
of capital stock at par value OF siV'
per share.
Burgess Tower and +. P. Clich Of th
Boston agency of the National I'i'
Insurance company were in the citl
Yesterday.
Richard AIlsop Of Waterloo, Mont
agent for Montana Of the Nationa
/ Life Insurance company, visited IN
company's home Office yesterday, n
| l. passing a few days here on his re
turn from trip 20 England.
Curtis II. Powers of Wilder was
visitor in the city yesterday.
c. NJ. Bclknap OF White River June
tion arrived in the city yesterday.
Walter r. Scott Of Brandon, stat
treasurer. arrived in the city yesterds,
for the meeting of the board OF con
troll which began this morning.
l n. p. oliver Of st. Johnsbury va
in the city yesterday.
i Ernest L. Rand Of Burlington, on
Of the state probation officers, arrive
| in the city Yesterday on business cor