The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-19
MONTPELIER

Deputy State Treasurer Thomas
Cave, il, made out check yester-
day to the town treasurer Of Under
hill for 81 062 in payment Of the boun-
/ ty on 4,57s hedgehogs, killed by resi-
dents of Underhill. The money viii
be distributed by the town treasurer
Ito the men who killed the hedgehogs.
Roland Il. Stevens and Benjamin
| Williams Of the state board of control
| investigated the state treasurers de-
partment yesterday, including the de-
partment Of weights and measures.
They will investigate the department
Of the auditor Of accounts to-day.
Judge John II. Weeks of Middle
bury, director Of state institutions,
was in the city on Wednesday.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
state board of control takes place to-
day at the State House.
The state board Of education will
meet Thursday evening and Friday
morning in the offices Of the depart
ment of education.
George Upper of the tax commits
sioners Office is on a vacation from
his duties.
i. A. Kelly, state insurance com
missioner, stated yesterday that the
insurance departments investigation
of the Whitney fire in Williamstown
had been completed, and that the cause
was believed to be spontaneous com
business in rowan The fire destroyed
half dozen buildings on the farm Of
Ora Il. Whitney some time ago. The
investigation started the day after
the fire.
New by laws were adopted by the
directors Of the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance company at meeting held
here Wednesday, The new bylaws
were made necessary by the new
charter granted to the company By
the state last summer. The directors
were all reelected and the officers will
be the same for the ensuing year as
for the previous year
Arthur d. Farwell Of Montpelier
was elected second vice president of
the Union Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany at the annual meeting of the
board Of directors held Wednesday
afternoon. The Office is new one in
the company. Harlan w. Kemp was
re -electnd president, Henry NJ. Me-
Farland, vice president, and Ralph B.
Denny, secretary and treasurer. The
directors were all reelected. Those
from ont of town were Gilbert NJ.
Campbell of Lyndonyille, Curtis s.
Emery Of Newport and Henry w Nc
Farland.
Miss Jane b. Pinney, state woman |
factory Inspector, left on Wednesday |
for Boston and Brattleboro.
Mrs. Ida B. Gray Of East Calais has
been nominated as Democratic eandi.
date for representative OF the town of /
Calais in the next legislature Her
husband has twice represented the |
town in the legislature
A Montpelier section Of the Green
Mountain club was organized at a
largely attended meeting in the me
mortal room of the city hall Tuesday
evening, with William A. Ellis as
president and Robert Pierce as secre-
AIRY and treasurer. II is planned to
,ruise and construct trail from
over the Middlesex range.
White Rocks, Mount Hunger, and
Worcester mountain To Elmore noun
ain II il probable that the work
yill be started this fall, as the ter
itory is in the best condition for the
purpose. II
I. c. Cheney of Morrisville was in |
he city yesterday for meeting of
he board OF directors Of the Vermont |
iutual Fire Insurance company. He J
sas accompanied by Harold Wilborg,
lso Of Morrisville III
S. c. Blodgeft Of Woodsvlle. n
T.. was a visitor in the city Wednes-
ay.
First Lieut.. James A. Crnickshank i.
Co. r, l72d infantry, located in !
Iorthfield, has been detailed by Ad-
liant General Herbert T. johnson to
ttend the infantry school at Camp
enning, Georgia, commencing Nov |,
D22, and ending Jan. 81, 1923.