The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-14
MONTPELIER
Better Train Service Between Montpelier
and White River Junction.

bered o and which have been termi'
mated in this city since last June, are
TO be continued when the new schedule
goes into effect Jan. 20, To White River
Junction. The schedule Is about the
same that was used before the train was
taken from service. according TO the
bids for runs which have been posted in
the different main line stations of the
road. IL Is understood that Michael
Powers, who for manyt years has run
! trains and until The change last
June, will bid off the trains as well as
Thomas Lozo and the rest of the crew,
who were running on the train year
ago. In the change of schedule no pro-
vision for the operation Of trains IL and
IL have been made so that, IN railroad
circles, it is understood that the trains
are to be taken from service. This Is
the paper train on Sunday. In view Of
the fact that this train has been run for
many years because the company has
contract with the Boston Globe, IL is
thought that probably those papers are
to be brought to Montpelier and Barre
on some other train. One of the rail-
road men has intimated that the govern.
ment has broken the contract but this is
rumor, aside from the fact that the
train is not mentioned on the new sched
ule, while all other passenger trains are
mentioned.
Bids have also been posted for trains
number and 3, which are to take the
place of the trains by those numbers and
the north and south bound mail trains
There is TO be an extra trainman on
these trains which is an indication that
the trains will be heavier than they
used to be. This man is to be designated
as fagman. The south bound train
will leave Montreal at sos a. m. 40
minutes earlier than now. 1t viii be a
little later arriving here, or about | p. m.
while the north bound train will leave
White River Junction at 3:05, or an hour /
and twenty minutes earlier than it does |
under che present schedule. This will
mean that the train will get here proba-
bly, about the same time as at present. |
There are also bids for runs on the Rich
ford branch, as well as for the milk |
train, while the arrangement for the
operation of the two night expresses at
present are the same as they have been,
one Grand Trunk crew and one Central
Vermont crew running these two trains.
This change in schedule means the
humping of many men which may in
elude Charles Holt, who has been on
0 and 4, for it is expected that
Mr.. LOCO will make an effort to get back
his old train. Mr. Holt, according TO
rights, would probably be entitled to the
branch train again. and then if the train
terminals in White River Junction in
stead of Montpelier, it would be incon
venient for him and would take him
away from home most of the time. The
change in the schedule will cause several
changes, it is understood, in the oper
alton of the branch passenger train, and
it is understood that the milk train will
not make u practice of carrying passen-
gers but will accept them if they are
agreeable to such conditions as may exist .
IN the handling of the milk. The con- ,
solidations of which mention was made !
asst week seemed to be surely coming,
according to the general topic Of CONVEX '
'ation in Montpelier among railroad men,
nut as to plans, no one seems to be ready !
o predict.
The Montpelier and Wells River off
ials were working Sunday on their new
schedule which goes into effect the same
line and in which there must be several l
hanges. because of changes on connect
ng roads.
The first meeting of the creditors of !
v Q. Chapman, who has been adjudged !.
will take place in the office of '
v n Theriault, referee, at 10 o'clock in
he morning of Jan 81 !. !.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bickford were in !.
he city Saturday on their way to Bur- \
ngton to attend the annual Dairymen's Il
ssociation and allied organizations
leetings.
L. w. Hunt of Danville was in the
lty Saturday afternoon in conference y
18th State Highway Commissioner S. B. =
ates, relative to matters on roads for =
be coming year. Mr.. Hunt had charge
lst fall of the construction of the new
1ad on the Stowe side to be laid through Il
Notch, About $4,000 was ex- !"
ended last fall The road was "roughed
ut" and with about the same amount it ~
i'll be completed this spring. Commits IN
oner Bates hopes to get it completed
,rly so that it may be used for sum II
er travel. A camp viii be constructed o.
the top of the rise so that the men
i'll not have to walk as far as they did q
st fall, When completed, although the pc
ad will have several curves, it will be
bout IL per cent grade and person ~
n drive an automobile "on high" to the Gil
p of the Stowe side. The work on the
side will probably take longer " w
construction. 81
Publicity seems to have a good effect, en-
cording to the members of the local
ard relative to locating the men who IN
We not appeared to look after their no
estionnaires, for nearly all of the Eng
men have hustled to get sp
cir information and reaso;ss before the Al
'al board advising why they have not
mpleted their questionnaires There Nj
e some who have not paid any atten- MI
N to the names published. OF these, tn
out half dozen were sent to the adj no
tant generals Office Saturday from the
al board, the sheriff department hav- St,
: failed to locate them anywhere. But !
those sent to that office it has been ed
md that the majority are victims of
or postal service; the trouble has been iro
at the postmasters have p~t executed we
2 duties of their offices by advancing Mr.
Ill which has gone to various offices, era
lere forwarding addresses have been