The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-14
MONTPELIER

Daniel Volpi was sentenced by Judge
!, liz. L. Laird in Montpelier city court
Wednesday afternoon TO pay fine q
$500 and costs Of S5333 for possessing
and furnishing intoxicating liquor and
keeping still, Of which he was found
guilty by jury last Thursday a sen
tence OF six months to a year IN the
house 81 correction was suspended and
the respondent placed on probation.
: He paid the fine during the day. Mrs
Louisa Monti appeared in court on
charge of possessing and furnishing in
| toxicating liquor, to which she had pre-
viously pleaded not guilty. Her at
torney, j. G.. Frattini, moved to quash
the complaint on the ground that the
complaint was signed by Judge Laird's
secretary instead of by the judge him
self The case was continued until
Monday.
Robert II. Susena went to Middle
bury to-day to try the trover case Of
Clarence Lathrop of Bristol against
Henry g. lawson, deputy sheriff IN
Montpelier Clarence Latllrop ID son
of William Lathrop of Middlesex. 1t
appears that Deputy Sheriff Lawson
lattached pair of horses which William
Hathrop had offered for sale at Fl. NJ.
Farnham's. Clarence Lathrop claims
to own the horses by virtue Of a bill Of
sale. Charles /. Button Of Middlebry
is attorney for the plaintiff and r. e.
Susena appears for the defendant.
Piano -eased organ for sale; cash or
time. 1872 Main street.-adv.
1 Luther II. Booth, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Il. Booth Of "a Vine street, and
Miss Eleanor T. Bruce, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. III r. Bruce of the Moretown
road, were married at Mortified yes
terday afternoon, leaving on wed
ding trip 70 Montreal Both Mr.. Booth
and Miss Bruce are employed as clerks
| in the Montpelier Savings Bank and
Trust company Their marriage took
their fellow employees by surprise, but
when IT, was found they had been mar
ried In Mortified, and had taken the
north bound train, they were met at
Montpelier Junction by a number of
their friends, who celebrated the occa
sion in the usual manner.
Robert Wilder and Alex. Hurry have
returned from Chicago, where they
have been on business.
I. w. Dix, state highway commits
sioner. returned last night from Kan
sas City. where he has been attending
a national conference of state highway
commissioners. He attended meeting
Of the state highway board in Rutland
yesterday.
II. r. Sheldon, state fish and game
commissioner, and William Morrill, of
the department are attending the ninth
national conference on game preserva-
ton now being held in New York City. |
Bids will be opened Dec 2S in the
state engineers office for the construc-
tion of reinforced concrete bridge at /
Bugbee crossing in Burke The present |
bridge is Of wooden construction. Con.
struction on the bridge will not be be- |
gun until next spring, but the bids !
viii be opened this month so that the |
plies on which the bridge viii be built |
may be gotten out this winter.
Professor +. w. Garran of Norwich |
university was visitor in the state
engineers department yesterday.
Used piano for sale; cash or time.
1872 Main street.ady.
The Capital poultry show in the city |
hall is now IN full swing, with 833 /
birds In the coops many from local and
Barre exhibitors. The number of ex- /
hibitors is about 100. Judging viii
continue through the day, and all
awards win be made by the last day Of
the exhibition, tomorrow, it is ex.
pected.
The city council last night decided
that the same streets as used for coast
ing in 1921 should be used this year,
with the addition Of Bingham and Mar
win streets. On the request of eight
residents and property owners on
Wheelock street, IL was voted To place
two 60-candle power lights on that
street, the location to be left to Alder
man Gowdey. Milk license were issued
to Frank George Of Worcester Branch.
B. w Daniels of Terrace street, and
Arthur Mack OF East Montpelier. ,
permits were issued to Will
Der Chadwick for hen house at Tap
lin street and X. NJ. Fraser to recover
the roof Of a house at l63 Barre street.
Bills were approved of sl7ao6 for
plank 70 J. w. Alexander for the side
walk department and OF $3.50 to
Thomas W. Neill for land near the re-
servoir for the water department This
land win be used as site for the new
water. meter and chlorination plant
In probate court David r. Harvey has ,
settled his final account as executor Of
The last will and testament Of Mary T. A.,
Harvey, late OF Waterbury. Wilmarth !,
A. Drew has settled his final account as
Of the estate of Angelo
3. BiRrhi late Of Barre. Frank w.
Nichols has settled his final account
IS administrator Of the estate of 2
Emma n Silloway, late Of Montpelier ,
II. II. Carpenter of Cabot was in the ,
'ity yesterday on business for the
First National Farm Loan association. I.