The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-21
MONTPELIER

4. Charles DEF. Bancroft. one Of the
listers in Montpelier, has compiled data
concerning the property owners IN
Montpelier which is interesting. ~
i shows thsre are 2,040 pieces OF real es-
tate in the city and that there are ,253
owners of real estate, while there are
8l6 persons who own the residences
they occupy. There are 1878 tax pay
ers and 4,2S2 taxable polls in the city.
The grand list Of the city is $l2 FOR
every man, woman and child, based on
the census Of 1920. The grand list Of
the city is $S5,S50.S9 being gain OF
$1,000 over last year.
il Theodore +. Hopkins Of Burlington,
| who. is attorney for the defendant in
the 10000 alienation suit recently en-
tered in Washington county court by
William 4. Palmer of Montpelier vs..
Michael Thompson of Shelburne, was
in Montpelier on Tuesday
i Rev. j. Milo Jeffrey and Mrs. JET.
frey of Middlebury are in the city to
visit Mr. Jeffrey's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Jeffrey.
4 State Forester w. G. Hastings was
in Burlington on Monday on business
connected with his department, and
/ went to North Dorset, Ludlow and
Rutland on Tuesday on forest fire pro-
| lection work.
c. G. Delavan, state supervisor OF
forest fire prevention work, is in
| Townshend on official business.
Among the young people who gradn
ated at the University of Vermont on
| Monday are several in whom Mont
pelierites are interested, as follows:
George w. Davenport, jr., who is a
grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Briggs of Montpelier, and who is a son
of George w. Davenport, the orator OF
the commencement exercises. lAnoth-
err son, Willard p. Davenport, has at
| tended the university and is teaching
now; Viola Alice Marvin, Harold Mes
ser, Freeman X. Walker, louise Shor-
ey Of Montpelier Mr.. Messer received
a commission as a second lieutenant
in the officers reserve corp Warren
B. Steele, also Of Montpelier, received
commission as second lieutenant.
| Several Of the more prominent Dem
ocrats in Montpelier left this morning
| for Burlington to attend the mass
meeting which occurs at 2 o'clock this
afternoon in the new Sherwood hotel
| for the purpose. of selecting q state
| ticket for state officers.
A meeting of those who will look
after the arrangements for the cam
paign for funds In the Near East re-
| lief work met last evening in the KEEL
logg Hubbard library trustees room.
| The plans were discussed The en-
tertainment will take place in the
PLAYHOUSE and win include concert
and picture Of the industrial eondi-
! ton in eastern Europe. The program
will include solos and instrumental Sc
lections.
William Hersey is on two weeks
vacation from his duties at Peck
brothers
c. A. Plant has returned to his
duties as bookkeeper and accountant
at the Swift company's branch in this
city after two weeks vacation
/ Harold Warren and his party were
given a fright Monday evening as they
were coming towards Montpelier aft
err a ride towards East Montpelier.
When near the Cheever place they saw
an automobile tire lying in the road
and stopped to pick il up. Mr.. War
rem was about to get out OF the car
| when other persons in the machine
heard someone moving in the bushes
| near the highway and Mr.. Warren, in
stead OF getting out, pc on the power
and ran over the tire. After reaching
Montpelier he notified the police who
went to the site but failed to locate
anybody in that vicinity who might
have pulled of the stunt.
The officers of the National Life
/, Insurance company speak every highly
Of the installation of the new tele-
phone service at the new office of the
company. About 80 more telephones
win be installed when the service is
completed and there will be two
switch boards instead of one. These
| will be in charge of Mrs. Mae Brickey
and Mrs. Whitney Harrington The
installation was rushed along BY
George Collamer, plant manager of the
New England Telephone company,
with his corps of eight to ten as
sistants. Long hours we're worked in
order 10 get the change from the old
building to the ney one. Service
was cut off Saturday night and when
the offices opened Monday morning 60
lines were in working order, an in
crease of 10 over what we're in the old
building.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Barker re-
turned yesterday from Boston where
they stayed over Sunday. They made
the trip by automobile, returning in
seven hours.
Eddie Collins, formerly page at
the State House and who is now
located in Rutland in the insurance
business. called on friends in the city
Monday afternoon. Mr.. Collins has
recently given up automobile racing.
He has raced in many sections of the
United States, as well as spending a
portion Of last year racing in South
America. where he won considerable
money In all Of his racing only a
couple Of times has he beer. injured To-
any extent. one Of which resulted in a