The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-06
MONTPELIER


J in the city yesterday.
4 A. II. Kirsch Of New York City wa
in the city on business yesterday.
+. G. Mayo Of Woodsville, N. H.
was in the city yesterday
; Miss Lena Il. Hamilton of st. AL
bans is in the city on work connected
with the department of probation ant
! charities.
John Wahlen, master mechanic IL
the Montpelier & Wells River railroad
shops here, returned Wednesday from
Chicago, where he went on business
visiting his son while in Chicago.
i The whist party given by the Ply
THAN Sisters Tuesday night in tbs
lodge rooms was attended by about 81
people, The number of tables set M
was Fl. Fred Millette won the first
prize and Paul King won the BOBBY
prize.
| Mrs. Henry b. Shaw Of Burling,
ton arrived in this city yesterday to
visit her husband, Major Henry B
Shaw, secretary of civil and military
affairs, who is in the city on state
business.
Professor George Hathaway of Mont
pelier seminary, who win direct the
minstrel show by Montpelier post, No
3, Of the American Legion, on April
20, met candidates for the chorus in
the post rooms in the Bailey block
last night. The first rehearsal Of the
chorus will be held Friday night in the
post rooms. IL is expected that the
chorus will consist of so men.
The weekly whist party of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary Of Montpelier post, No.
ID American Legion, was held last
night in the post rooms, with about 20
tables in play. Refreshments were
served
Final arrangements for the Legion
smoker, at which Washington county
organization is TO be formed, were
made by the executive committee of
Montpelier post, No. ., American Le-
gion, at a meeting held yesterday aft
ernoon. The meeting is to be held in
conjunction with the regular monthly
meeting of the post on April H. Barre,
Waterbury and Waitsfield posts have
already accepted invitations to the
meeting from Adjutant Michael J..
Cohan and viii send delegates. Two
county organizations already exist in
the state. All membersaSf the flying
squadron OF state officials will be
present at the meeting.
Mrs. Jessie Maxfeld of Mortified
yesterday changed her plea for the sec
ind time on charge OF arson brought
by the state, entering plea of guilty.
and was sentenced to term of not
less than three nor more than eight
years in the states prison for women
at Rutland by Judge Harrie B. Chase
w A. Lord and W. ~ Theriault ap.
peared for Mrs Maxfield and States
Attorney Charles b. Adams prosecuted.
Mrs. Maxfeld pleaded guilty on first
answering TO the charge. but after en-.
gaging counsel changed her plea TO not
guilty.
The board Of charities and probation
met this morning in the new state shell
ter home, Kinstead, above Seminary
hill. Those present were Thomas Mag
ner of Burlington, X. l.. Ellsworth of
Jacksonville. Florence r. Cory Of
Montpelier, Philip r. ii. Pierson Of
Bennington, Arthur G. Witham of
South Royalton and w. II. Jeffrey OF
Montpelier, secretary of the board.
The home viii be open for inspection
by anyone interested between the
hours of and this afternoon. DR.. |
Frederick II. Knight, Ph. o., arrives |
this afternoon and win speak in the |
high school building this evening, fol-
lowing speech BY Mr. Jeffrey.
Owing to the fact that the 9th OF |
April, the anniversary of the entrance
Of the United States into the World /
war, comes in Lent this year, the
Montpelier poet. No. 3, American Lee
gion. is not holding celebration and
ball on that date this year. The ball
has been set for April IS.
II. p. Sheldon. state fish and game
goes this evening to
Mortified to hold a meeting of ward
Ems in that vicinity and organize the
warden work.
Borden & Howard, Inc, of Woodstock
nave notified the secretary Of state of
. proposed issue Of Ia shares OF capital
stock for which cash at the par value
II 500 per share is to be received.
The state fish and game commits
,ioner has received word that Warden
Flanders and a trapper named Gau-
hier, who have been hunting a pan
her in the vicinity Of Burnt noun.
ain in Orange county. have not been
uccessful as yet. The panther at
racted attention 10 itself by killing
Ieer in that locality. With the re-
ent fresh snowfall, the hunters ex-
'ect success in their quest.
Leon II. Fletcher of Bennington
tates in a report TO the secretary of
tate of the overturning of his motor
ycle, in which two people were in
ured, that he was riding in the side
ar and giving instructions TO Fred A.
'hesbro how TO run the machine The
Jack tire blew ont on curve, and both
we're thrown 10 the roadway, Fletcher
uffering bruises and Chesbro receiving
broken collarbone. The accident oc,
nrred on the Colgate road toward
roy, y. ", on March 20. The amount
{ damage to the motorcycle was 500. I
A report from DIR. +. A. Tobin Of I
forth Bennington TO the secretary o. r
tate states that as a result of run G
ing his car into a trolley car in Ben i
ington, when he misunderstood a
rattle officers signal on March 81, he
ad to buy a Nw wheel, tire and tube