The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-08-13
MONTPELIER
Mayor Boutwell, Complains Of Condition
of Sidewalks.

H The condition of Montpelier's side
H walks was condemned by Mayor Bout
H well at the meeting of the Montpelie
Il city council last evening, the oiiicla
II stating that he had been over about ev
cry piece of sidewalk in the city AM
that in some places there were not ever
apologies for sidewalks, to say nothing
of satisfactory paths. Yet, he declared
the city is doing it's best to remedy thos'
conditions and he hoped the citizens
would be patient in the matter. Thu
discussion came up over the petition o.
\ Fred l.. Laird for a sidewalk near his
residence, Other complaints were reg
istered, one by c. H. Shipman of Court
street, protesting that for two years he
had been trying to get the crossing al
Court street and Hillside avenue re.
paired, another by p. f. Blodgett seek.
ing crossing at the junction of St
Paul and Liberty streets, and a fourth
by Ralph Putnam of c. G. Putnam &
Sons of Wrightsville, requesting the
city to do something to repair the North
Branch road, one OF the most Travelled
in the section. On the latter matter,
it was stated that the city has appro-
aside by the state, and that inasmuch
as Mr.. Putnam had offered to supply
the gravel free something is likely to be
done. No final action was taken on any
of the petitions and complaints. After
some discussion, it was voted to reduce
the insurance carried on the auto truck
from $4,000 to $4,000 the coming year,
and in the same connection Alderman
| Galleher reported that the old insurance
expired yesterday but that he had had
a four-day binder put on till the new
insurance was written. 1t was voted to
permit G. A. Pitkin, administrator to
move the ell of house on the Worcester
branch road, providing the license com
mittee approves, the building inspector
already having given his assent.
The funeral of Mrs. Olive Peck wild
ow of Charles n. Peck, was held yes
terday afternoon from her late home on
Franklin street, Rev. Stanley +. Blom-
field officiating, and burial was in the
Green Mount cemetery. The bearers
were FIVE sons, as follows: John @,
Frank A., William c., Fred L., and Bert
n Peck. The Woman's Relief corps, OF
which Mrs. Peek was a charter member,
attended.
Miss Josephine Cameron died yester
day at the home OF her aunt, Miss May
Daniels. after being i'll four years. She
was born in MiddleseX Center in 1885,
the daughter of Lester NJ. and fda Cam
eron, and is survived by two sisters, Mil |
bred Cameron and Mrs. G. NJ Silloway, |
both of Montpelier, and an aunt, Mrs. |
William Newhall of Middlesex, besides |
the relative first mentioned.
Mrs bridget Nathan, who was born in
ireland rs years ago, died Tuesday night |
Stanley, after a long illness with |
Bright's disease, leaving, besides the
daughter a brother, Neil McClair, and |
a son, Hugh Nathan, both of Boston.
Mrs. Nathan had lived in Montpelier for
forty years and was well known.
Miss Jennie Chamber Allingham of
Woodstock, n. b., has been chosen as
teacher for the teacher training course
at Montpelier seminary. She was grad
uated from the Aroostook normal school
and for the past four years has been
principal of the grammar school at
Presque Island, Me.
Rosie " Colbeth and P, N. Lee. both
Of Lanesboro were united in marriage
by Justice of the Peace l.. G. Moody
1t the county courthouse Tuesday even
ing, the couple resorting to the justice
IF the peace after finding most of the
ministers out Of town. After the town
for iuaa taR. IN 10
The knot, County Clerk Moody talso JUS !
ice of the peace was appealed to, and :
he consented to act in place of a min
ster This was Mr.. Moody's first APP ,
in the role, and he presented {
he bride the marriage fee as a wedding
rift. The groom is 10 and the bride is !
IS and they were accompanied by the In
,room's mother. Mr.. and Mrs. Lee will I
eside in Lanesboro, where he is EN-
,loyed as a section hand on the Mont A
,elier & Wells River railroad. ]
The divorce suits Of William w. For
end VS.. Sarah Forrend and George Hen !
Y VS., Sadie CAREY Henry have been
lied in county court, TO be tried at the
september term, which will be presided
yer by Judge Willard w. Miles and
which viii open september ).
Manuel Nelson of Manchester, n. H., G
rho told the judge he was on his way I
rom Essex junction to Barre to work J
$ stonecutter, was in city court yes
erdsy on the charge of stealing a ride,
'as allowed to 60 after he had told of n
eing invited to ride in a freight car of s
he Central Vermont by a soldier who G
fas accompanying horse by train. y
Walter Burke was given sentence on d
wo charges of intoxication-30 days for a
in addition to that, costs g
to $3.50. The alternative II
entence is $50 days. Thomas Burns Z
OF 80 days for intoxication. +
The granite firms of s. II. Mills, Hen I,
Y Emmons, Sheridan & Poole, National Il
rante Co., Excelsior Granite Co.. and 4,
ohnson Granite Co, have agreed to fur y
ish the city granite chips and grout a
zee and to pay the cost of labor in load n
y the teams, the civ TO furnish the .,
ans. The manufacturers were glad of n
10 chance 10 cot rid of the waste