The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-10-31
MONTPELIER
Cold Turn in Weather Prevented Much
Flood Damage.

Although at o'clock last night. indi.
cations We're alarming as to high water
| the cold turn in the weather probably
prevented much damage being done to
the merchants. The water in the streams
rose very fast during the afternoon.
continuing until about o o'clock, when
il commenced to drop. However, several
of the stores had about foot of water
in their Easements, and the pumping sta
ton in the Langdon block was run well
towards this morning. The Montpelier
Turning Works dam went out yesterday
afternoon, doing about $4,000 damage.
The company had but replaced the dam
damaged last spring, having started the
works again Monday. Several of the
merchants moved their goods in the
Easements to the upper floors OF their
stores. The road between here and Mid
dlesex was impossible. A washout of
small size took place on the Cambridge
end of the Burlington & Lamoille Valley
railroad. which caused the southbound
evening train, due here at $3.50 o'clock. to
be late. Farmers coming into the city
this morning from Mad river valley re-
port little damage in that valley, except
ing on the hill roads, which were washed
by the rains.
Although the payment of the direct
state tax assessed by the legislature of
1917 is not due until Nov. ], some OF the |
towns have already mailed their portion |,
to the state treasurer's Office, some %
amounts having reached that office dur
ing the first two days of this week. The
tax is 30 per cent. of the grand list OF
each town in the state. None of the larg
n towns has RENTED.
State Fuel Administrator II J. NJ.
ZONES has announced a few additional
appointments of the fuel committees in
he following towns: Windsor, w. d.
uxburv, Z. S Cook and r. II. Walkers;
H. S. Martyne, F. l.. Rus
ell and w. T.. Pierce; in Jericho, F. G.
'ease has been named as chairman.
Gov. II. f. Graham left this noon for
Iiddlebury, where he speaks this even
ng at the annual meeting of the Addi-
on County Fish and Game league.
Deputy Commissioner of Weights and
feasures c. B, Scott has gone to the
orthern part of the state on his inspee-
ions.
Secretary of Charities and Probation !.
Y. II. Jeffrey left this morning for Rut-
md. Bellows Falls and other places in
1uthern Vermont, relative to child prob
ms. :
A company of young ladies viii give
ance in the city hall Thursday evening
IT funds to be sent to the Washington =
,unty bows who are at the front.
During the campaign relative 10 the
Using of money for the conference p
aimants of the Methodist churches, Dis =
let Superintendent +. W. Sharp will
I'VE offices at Montpelier seminary Last e
ening he left for Swanton with Dr. n
X. Arbuthnot of Chicago, whose speech
arted the campaign for funds in that E
llare. He i the fourth man of nation =
repute in the Methodist general con
renee who has been here in the field i
,rk since the campaign started The
turns from the work being done in the
al parishes are commencing to arrive
Mr. Shapes Office.
A new regulation has gone into effect
yarding the movement Of the evening
ssenger trains at Montpelier june
N. Since the southbound evening train
: been terminated here, il has been the
rulation that the branch train going
connect with the New England States
mited should back into the station.
{ from last night the regulations win
that the branch train viii pull into
: station, waiting until after train
! has pulled 70 the short leg Of the
" AZ the place, thus giving the last
med train chance To come into Mont
Ter without 50 much delay - has been
ling place during the summer months.
That the troops are 10 BE- moved soon
IN Fort Ethan Allen seems evident
N the fact that fer some days rail
N uen have hen rArrcisinr a rreaf y