The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-28
MONTPELIER

Captain Harold P. Sheldon, commits
sioner Of fish and game, will speak TO-
morrow, Dec 20, at the State House
in Boston. Mr.. Sheldon is attending
the New England Forestry Congress
and will take as his subject, Fish and
Game in Relation to Forestry"
Thurman w. Dix, commissioner Of
highways, left yesterday for Benning-
I, ton, where he will attend to matters
pertaining to his department.
The automobile registration depart
ment Of the secretary Of states office
reports il is getting complaints from
people who are receiving their num-
Der plates but not their operator and
registration certificates. The trouble
seems to be from the fact that people
are careless in handling the envelopes
which carry these papers and plates.
The new envelopes which contain the
plates have a smaller envelope on the
outside with a window in it through
which appears the address Of the re-
ceiver Now, If the owners Of auto
mobiles will open those smaller en-
velopes they win find enclosed therein
their registration papers. Some peo-
Pile open the larger envelope and take
out the plates and then throw away
the envelope which contains their reg
istration papers,
John Heaphy of this city was vis-
itor in Brattleboro the past few days,
The Montpelier post, No. 3, Ameri-
can Legion basketball team defeated
Co. II. Of st. Adams last night in
the armory in that city, by the score
of 30 to l8. The game was fast and
clean and better played than the score
would indicate. The st. Adams sol
diers came back In the last period in
a whirlwind style of play and scored
ten points to Montpelier's eight. The
Montpelier team will journey to St.
Johnsbury the second week in January
and play the strong town team.
N. g. Maurice Of Brattleboro, who
recently argued case in United
States supreme court, was in the city
last evening on different matters per-
tanning to his profession. Mr.. Maurice
Is much interested in the recent de.
cision handed down by the United
States supreme court relative TO the
licensing Of insurance companies in
Arkansas. in which the highest eourt
of the land held that the Arkansas
law taxing insurance companies that
are not licensed to do business IN Ar
kansas a fee of FIVE per cent Of the
premiums written in on business in
that state i unconstitutional and he
holds that Vermont law which Is
two per cent tax, based, be claims on
the Arkansas state law, IL affected by
this resent decision. Mr.. Maurice re-
Gently argued similar case in the
Vermont supreme court. It is under
stood that Tax Commissioner r. B.
Thomas does not take the same view
Of the decision as Mr.. Maurice enjoys.
The case OF State against Clayton
Duprey OF Northfeld opened In Mont
pelier city court this morning before
Judge Fred Laird. States Attorney |
Adams of Waterbury Is pros
ecuting and Bhrton Bailey Of Mont
pelier is counsel for the defendant. |
The state alleges that Duprey sold |
watered milk TO the Cooperative |
creamery of Mortified. 1t is also al
legged that he had on his premises /
with intent to sell, watered milk. The
trial is by jury. Attorney Bailey en-
tered a demurrer to the complaint on
The ground Of duplicity OF count. He |
argued that the defendant is charged
with two separate counts and asked
hat the states attorney agree TO
withdraw the count of keeping on the
premises with intent to sell, watered
milk.