The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-27
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LONGER MYSTERY SAYS
SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
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specf the lake trout stripping station
recently established there.
City Grand Juror John III. Stone ant
Chief of Police p. j. Connolly wers
called to the B. L. Spooner garage this
forenoon in connection with an argu
ment over certain property. The mer
involved were b. L. Spooner, EbeI
Getchell and John Williams. Mr.
Getchell claimed that he had made an
rangements with Mr.. Spooner to buy
two old automobiles which had beer
standing outside the garage for some
time. Mr.. Williams, who recently
bought the property also claimed to
have an arrangement with Mr., Spooner
by which the cars were to go to him
The officers found that there was moth
ing for them to do and returned.
Paul DeForge of Winooski has re-
ported that a car driven by the son of
Joseph Roach or Rock of Graniteyille
struck the left side of his car on a
curve between Montpelier and Middle
sex on Oct. %. He stated that Rock
was trying to make the curve at 40
miles an hour and failed. The Rock
car went about $50 feet with broken
wheel and then went down bank, tip
ping over. About two hours later some
one fooling about the machine set ii
afire and it was total loss. Damage
to the DeForge car was about $3.50, he
states.
The department report blanks to the
budget committee which are to be sent
out soon provide much more COM
plete record of the expenditures and
estimated expenditures than has been
in effect before. The figures are under
two main heads of capital and current
expenses. The capital expense includes
equipment, land, buildings and miscel
laneous capital expenses and the cur
rent expenses are divided as personal
services, travelling expenses, commodi-
ties, supplies and material. communiea-
tion, subsistence, printing, light, power
and water, repairs and requirements,
rents and miscellaneous expenses. There
are five blanks to be filled out, four
for detailed expenses and one for re-
under the two main heads.
Each blank has spaces for past ex-
penses under each head back to the fs-
cal year ending June 30, 1918.
Two convictions for offenses against
the fish and game laws have been re-
ported to the fish and game commits
sioner. Charles w. Barnes of Brook
line was in Brattleboro municipal court
,n two charges, one for having three
skunk skins in closed season and for
having a wild deer in closed season.
He was fined 500 and costs of s7.20|
Tor the first offense and paid total in
,luding the search and seizure expenses
IF $5l.23. On tn. other charge he paid
/ fine of 500 and costs Of 1920. He
vas arrested Oct. "a by County Warden
E. H. Metcalf J. q. Jarvis of Burling-
on has reported the arrest of George J.
searles of Shoreham on Oct. "a for hav-
ng six skunk skins. He was taken into
Burlington city court and paid fine Of
go and costs Of $ll.25. The skins were
'ound in freight car at Colchester
iding. Both Barnes and Searles have |
licenses which will be revoked.
Deputy Fire Marshal A. G.. Preble |
las completed fhe investigation into a
Ire which destroyed a house, barn and |
wo other buildings of Fl G. Potter of |
a week ago Thursday. The |
ause of the fire was given as sparks /
rom chimney with the heavy wind
B. L. Hall, travelling adjustor for the
'ravelers Insurance company was in
he city to-day and called at the of
ce of the commissioner of industries.
AT the meeting of the board of civil
yesterday afternoon, 30 new
ames, 2l women and nine men, were
dded TO the checklist. The next ses-
ion of the board will be Saturday eve
ing at O'Clock. OF those whose
ames were placed on the check list. %
ook the freeman's oath. Mayor D. X.
illie and Justices Wood and Gala
an were the members Of the board
ttending.
George B. Carpenter. state bank COM
Missioner, has gone to Boston and will
ave from there Sunday night for a
wo weeks stay in Oklahoma City,
'kla.
In probate court, Wilmer II. Vaughan
as settled his final account as admin
,trator, de bonis non. of the estate
( Nancy J. Richardson, late of Mid
lesex. He has also settled his final
ccOuUl a. d0fuiuislldtot oA Tie tetaAt
( L. Ransom Wells of Middlesex.
homas II. Cave, jr.. has been appoint
4 administrator of the estate Of Hiram
hepard, late of Barre Town. The viii
{ Eleanor R. Cardell, late of Warren,
as been proved. Luther Z. Wheeler
as settled his final account as admin
Itrator, de bonis non, of the estate of
Isle J. Hathaway. late of Calais.
Both nights of the bazaar given by
he Pythian Sisters in the Knights OF
ythias hall proved extremely success
al. The crowd which .patronized the
ooths and the dance floor last night {
ias enough 10 I'll the hall. Lawson's {
'ur-piece orchestra furnished music. .
turing the dance, the surplus home
lade candy and some other articles
ere auctioned of by Fred Somcrs. A
ketch. Timothy and Ann in the ,
ity,' showing the troubles of a man
aving his photograph taken. was pre-
snted entertainingly by Maurice Niles.
red Parry and Miss Hazel Pratt. Mrs. a
rank Tracy and Miss Florence Wing a
layed piano duet. which was well re- a
lived. The entertainment Of Wednes- 4
ay evening was readings by Miss IL
dith Start of Montpelier seminary ]
nd solos by Webster Miller. both of 3
no pleased their audience by their Of
rings. The booths were attractivelv
Finished and all but the game booth
ere run by the Pythian Sisters, the 9
nights taking charge Of the booth
cn*sonad All the r,rrra nfraffou A. r