The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-13

| Miss Lydia A. Jones of Burlington
was in the city on Wednesday.
William Mccormick of Pittsford was
visitor in the city on Wednesday.
w. Il. Metzger Of Rutland was in the
| city on business Wednesday.
The cellar of the Swift & Co branch
Office and storehouse here was flooded
by high water from the Winooski riv-
er Tuesday night, but no stock was
damaged, as preparations had been
made when high water was first
| threatened.
Merton Curtis, who was placed on
probation by Judge Sherman +. Moul-
ton in Washington county court last
January after pleading guilty to a
charge of adultery, is to go to states
prison at Windsor for the suspended
| term Of Is months to three years as
result of failure to live up to the
terms OF his probation. One of the
terms was that he should take care of
his wife and minor children, and this
it Ii alleged he failed to do. He made
only one payment to them, the amount
being about SIS and the time the lat
ter part of January. He was brought
before Side Judges Edward Coburn and
George Dale in Washington county
court Wednesday for hearing and a
mittimus to the state prison was is
sued.
Mrs. George Julian of the state fish
and game office left to-day for Clean,
N. X, to visit her husband.
Thomas c. Cheney of Morrisyille was
in the city yesterday to attend meet
ing Of the directors Of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company.
Eric Blank, medical student at the
University of Vermont, was in the
city yesterday on his way to Burling
ton to resume his studies after the
Easter vacation.
Henry Godin, anto truck driver for
II. f. Towards meat market in Bur.
lington, ran into a boy on Burling
ton street on April IL, according to a
report to the secretary Of state from
Mr.. Howard. The boy was struck as
he crossed the street from behind a
large truck standing at the curb. He
was taken home, and his mother stated
that he was all right, according to the
report.
Mrs. W. II. Jeffrey left for Randolph
to-day TO take an Essex county case
to the state school for the feeble mind
ed
The paid-np capital Of the Wheeler
shoe company, Inc, of Burlington is
$4,000, the entire amount of capital
stock issued by the concern, according
TO a report to the secretary of state.
J. A. Dimock OF Corinth was in the
city yesterday.
Rev. A. w Hewitt Of Plainfeld was
in the city to-day to attend the board
of education meeting.
Kyle Brown OF Lunenburg arrived in
the city yesterday afternoon to attend
the directors meeting of the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance company. He
did not reach Montpelier until after
the meeting had adjourned, owing to
the high water at different points.
Rev. w. r. Davenport. district SUI
perintendent of the Vermont Method
ist conference in this section, was in
the city yesterday 10 meet some of the
students in Montpelier seminary rel
alive to preaching next year. He does
not expect any changes will occur in
the appointments for the coming year
in the larger places. Conference meets
April 90 in White River Junction.
II. p. Sheldon, state fish and game
commissioner, returned yesterday from
Orleans, the trip taking about nine
hours, due TO three washouts and 9th
err difficulties resulting from the heavy
rains Of the last two days. Several
bridges between Montpelier and Wells
River were in a weakened condition,
and several villages along the Mont.
pelier 4 Wells River railroad were
flooded. making II necessary for some
families to use boats when they left
their houses.