The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-03

Milk Selling Ordinance to Be Tested in
Court.

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Court.
H. Il. Doten, who has sold milk in
Montpelier for many years, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon on war
rant charging him with breach OF q
city ordinance, claiming that he had
sold milk against the city regulations
governing the same. 1t is becoming
known as milk war; in which
many dealers in the state are inter.
csted, for. Mr.. Doten did not have his
herd of cattle tested and il was claimed
To the city council that he had refused.
He does not agree with this. The CON
stitutionality Of the ordinance will
very likely be tried out in the case
| for many dealer would like to know
where he stands in eases Of this nu-
| ture. II. Il. Laird has been engaged as
attorney for Mr.. Doten, which indi-
Gates that rights Of a private citizen,
selling his own products, will very
likely play an important part in the
defense OF the case when the trial
takes place next Monday, II a coitin-
uance does not occur, The question Of
proving that milk from the Doten herd
| Is not pure milk may also become i'm
volved in the issue next Monday it
the trial occurs at that time. Facts in
the Doten case, az obtained from r. 8.
Going Of the state department OF agrl-
culture, are that DR.. Shannon, vet
! erinarian, in the employ OF the federal
government and connected with the
state department Of agriculture, went
TO the Doten farm last fall and inquired
when the COWS were going To be tested,
Mrs. Doten told him that they were
not going TO be tested, or words to
that effect. Mr.. Going did not visit the
Doten farm himself. Later, DR.. A. j..
DeFossett, state inspector in charge OF
bovine tuberculosis eradication, wrote
to Mr.. Doten, stating that he would
have an inspector there on certain
date Ii Mr.. Doten so desired. No re
| ply was ever received to this letter,
The Wells River high school basket
ball team defeated the Montpelier sem
mary team in the armory hall last
night by score of % TO is. The semi
nary aggregation held their opponents
during the first period, which ended
with q score of ii to H. Six fouls shot
by Ring and three baskets from the
floor, two by Bone and one by Me-
Lam, accounted for the serninary's
points in this period. G, Roberts, Wells
Rivers long center, scored two baskets
from the floor and three fouls in this
period and Jolliffe accounted for two
baskets from the floor. During the Sec
ond period Wells River drew away 10
the long end Of the score. Bone WIS
the semiparv's best man in the second
half. The seminary team showed flashes
OF speed during the first period, but
had trouble in carrying the ball down
the floor, as did their opponents. The
game was slowed up by numerous tech
nieal fouls. j. Finn of Goddard acted
az referee. The attendance was small.
A crowd OF rooters from Wells River
were accompanied by Seward French
of the high school faculty. The lineup;
Montpelier Sem. Wells River II. 4
Gardyne, II ....,..l III, Morrison
Ring, rf ..............., Jolliffe
McLam, c...........e, q. Roberts
Bone, TX ..+...,..,..t--- zig, cameron
Irons, re ....,..,. rgu r. Roberts
About $500 was cleared on the two
performances OF Isle ~ Smiles, gwen
by members and friends OF the Nation
al Life Athletic association in the
Playhouse on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights. The house the first evening
was about 300 and the second about
$500. Great credit IL given by those
in charge of the production to Mr.
and Mrs Louis Philbrook Of Framing
ham, Mass, who staged the show in
three weeks, with an absence of pTac-
tically week out of this period. Mr..
and Mrs. Philbrook, who have returned
TO birmingham, were much pleased
with the work OF the cast and the
support given them. The proceeds 60
for Improvements made and planned
for the associations athletic field on
the Langdon meadow. A maintenance
fund is to be established with part
of the money, so that the field can be
kept in condition, Some bills had al. |