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

/ terday on his plea of guilty to breach
Of the peace. The jail sentence was
suspended. States Attorney Charles
b. Adams prosecuted. The offense al
| legged against Gotta was that he went
into schoolhouse at the noon hour
and whipped boy named Elmer Per-
kins, using whip.
George H. Perkins, state geologist,
arrived in the city last night.
| State Treasurer Walter L. Scott ar
rived in the city on Tuesday.
G. w. Lawrence and w, B. G. Stick
ney OF Rutland arrived in the city yes
| terday in connection with county
court case.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Hutchinson re-
turned To their home in Littleton, N.
H., yesterday after visiting at the
home Of II. p. Hutchinson.
Governor James Hartness is staying
at the Pavilion hotel this week in
stead Of at his rooms at the home Of
r. Il. Lowe, because Of the illness Of
Mrs. Lowe.
A letter has been received by Gov
ernor James Hardness from Governor
Edwards of New Jersey relative to the
bill which has been introduced in Con-
gress bearing on the authority Of a
United States judge to pass upon the
rates Of an interstate railroad The
bill is understood to be the result of a
decision recently made by q federal
Judge in New Jersey raising the rate
set for New Jersey railroad by the
public service commission OF New Jer-
sey.
Bernie Pembroke of Montpelier wnl
wrestle Joe Daley of Northfeld in the
Northfield armory next Monday night.
Good preliminaries have been arranged
between boys from Norwich university
and Montpelier.
The city court case OF Francis A.
Hart against Timothy Sweeney, both
employed on the National Life build
ing, has been settled out Of court.
Miss Katherine Aagesen Of the edu-
cational department has been in Swan
ton this week on school matters.
B. Q. Foster of Burlington was in
the city yesterday TO confer with fred
Gates on Standard Oil matters.
Those from Vermont who attended
the ineetirt of the Story club in Bos-
ton last Saturday evening, with few
other admirers presented Charles Rrury.
president of the club, watch that
cost over 500. There were about
dozen from Vermont. Frank G. Archi
bald. attorney general, made the pres
entation and for once at least in his
life, Charlie" was unable to come
back. his tongue refused to operate
with its usual iluency.
Charles b, Adams, states attorney,
was in the city yesterday and to-day
on state matters. From the outlook
now there will be but little criminal
work in county court the coming ses
sion; the only new case at present be-
ing the one against Nelson Guyette, /
charged with larceny Of highway or
ders. The man is now under obserya-
ton at Waterbury. There are the old /
cases of State VS.. Brewster, Jones, |
PRAY and Parker still on the docket |
The jury will be drawn probably in a |
few days. The work was started ear |
lier in the week but the cards were
not ready, 50 the drawing Of the jury |
did not take place. There il consid
cradle question as to whether women |
have the right to serve on jury, diff !
ferent jurists looking differently at the /
matter.
ley roads were responsible for two
more automobile accidents reported to
the secretary of state Rev. John 0.
Long Of Clarendon reports that his
AR slipped off the road while his wife
was driving il and ran into fence,
bending the axle Of the right front
wheel, and cracking the nose of the
rank case. The accident occurred on
Feb. ~ between Rutland and North
clarendon and the impact was hard
'nough 10 split a board in the fence.
Douglass Hawks of Bennington coll
ided with q New York car on Feb 20
m the state road near Hoosie Falls,
\. Y, due TO ice and ruts in the road
:. V. Brown of Bristol has reported
INNING over and killing small dog
'elonging to George Devoid near Lin
oln Center ON Feb. ~,
The L. b. Brooks company, Inc,
I Montpelier has filed with the secre-
airy Of state an affidavit Of proposed
ssue of 80 shares TO common stock al
100 par value each for cash. The paid
p capital of the company is 5000
ut of its authorized capital stock Of
10000, according 10 a certificate filed
c. +. Lowe, president OF the Mont
elier Savings Bank and Trust com
any, who has been in the south look
W over investments, is expected home
. morrow.
J. G. Brown. insurance commissioner,
again in his Office, after an illness
I grip.
The regular meeting OF the Order Of
astern Star took place Wednesday
gening. with a large attendance Of
Iembers. The degree was conferred
pom a class Of 10 candidates. A sup
sr was served at q o'clock, after which
ie evenings meeting commenced. Fol-
wing the meeting singing by several
the members took place.
Some Of the manufacturers in this