The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-20

by the secretary OF state 10 Harry a.
Rash of st. Johnsbury and Julia May
Aiken of Montpelier.
Mrs. NJ. G. Moore, IS, who lives with
her husband in Plymouth Five Corners
and does the homework for the two, has
since Oct. l, 1920. completed IL good
sized braided rugs.
| The Poppy Trail win be the title of
the musical comedy to be presented at
| Connecticut college this year. The mu-
sic was written by Miss Ann Slade of
| Thetford, class of %.
Plans are being made by those in
leharge of the 25th annual Rake Walk
to be held at the University of Vermont
ION Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 20 and
I'll. 1922. to make it the biggest and best
kake Walk ever presented at the uni
diversity. .-...
|, The latest outburst on the University
lof Vermont campus is a woman's rife
tteam, which has already been organized.
hA1any of the women students have shown
Interest along this line, and as a result
1.-THE army officers in charge of the mill
ltary department at the university have
Fconsented to devote part of their time IrF
itraining women who wish to form team
Ito compete with other women's colleges.
Ray Goodrich. a Rutland young man.
Twas a passenger on the government
transport, Crook, which leaked and be-
lcame water-logged on the Atlantic re-
GENTLY and ''limped" into port after the
Hives of 1000 persons, largely soldiers
from the Rhine district and their fam
lilies, had been endangered for days.
Goodrich was member of the 50th in
Ifantry, army of occupation, fer about
II months and was one of ID from the
regiment sent back to the United States
from Germany on the transport.
/ In his annual message to the Barre
City council Tuesday night Mayor Frank
Langley brought out the fact that a
higher tax rate win have to be levied in
Barre this year in order that the city
lean pay an issue of 100000 water bonds
(which come due July l. Mayor Langley
also pointed out the fact that during the
past year $4,000 of outstanding notes
and bonds was taken up by the city.
$50, 900 of this amount was paid out of
the past years tax receipts.
Giuseppe Cola of Montpelier has pre-
ferred Jail for IS months to paying $194
fine and costs. although he has in his
pocket $500 raised at benefit for him
in Barre. He said if he paid his fine it
meant the poorhouse and an empty
purse and he preferred Jail and the
money. lie was charged with StabDlng
his son, Pasquale. in a family row and
the jury found him guilty of simple as
sault. lie was fined 800 and costs and
his Jail sentence of 10 months minimum
was suspended on payment of the fine.
with probation. He is past 60 years.
When he gets out he believes peace will
be restored in his family. He comes
from Italy and talks no English.
|
The annual meeting of the Vermont
Historical society took place Tuesday
tafternoon in Montpelier when the fol-
4 lowing officers were elected: President,
w W. Stickney of Ludlow vice presi-
Idents. F.. A. Rowland of Montpelier, C.
10. Smith of Burlington and q. T. Blan-
lchard of Montneler; recording secre-
, tary, Phil s. Howes, Montpelier; CORE
lsponding secretaries Walter III. Crock
EFT of Burlington, Dorman Kent of
Montpelier treasurer, H. ID. Hopkins
Montpelier; librarian, Fl. w DEMO, OF
Montpelier. All of the curators were re.
q elected excepting John NJ Thomas, and
, Lieutenant Governor A. w Foote was
elected in his place. The society has a
e total of SO members.