The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-03-26
MONTPELIER
Passengers Had Exciting Ride with Roof
Of One Car Atire.

Passengers on the northbouad morning
mail train on the Central Vermont rail
road had an exciting ride from East
Granville to Montpelier Junction to-day.
fire breaking out on the roof of one of
the cars When the train arrived at
East Granville the fire was discovered.
Efforts at that place and at RoNbury
were without avail. At the latter place
all OF the fire fighting apparatus in the
village was reported TO have been en-
poyed. Then il was decided 10 make a
run to Montpelier Junction, which was
done and the fire was put out with the
hose from standpipe in the yard at
that place,
The wreck two miles south OF Montpe
lier Junction Monday was cleared up SO
that the northbound afternoon mail
train was not much late. There were 10
passengers on the train for Montpelier
and Barre. These were brought To Mont
pelier on the engine, being packed on the
seats in the cab, while several of the
men stood on the pilot and in different
places available The engine then re
turned to the site and brought the few
passengers who were going north Of this /
station, The traffic was blocked about |
six hours freight train was blocked /
at Montpelier Junction, also one at
Northtield
The deed transferring the right title |
and interests OF the Cotton Mauufactur
ing company and the equity Of the com
pany to +. c. Gitchell subject to such 7
eneumbrances as there were named in
the hearings upon the property, was Civ
en- to 4. A. Sargent this morning by
+. NJ Harvey, attorney for 4. q. Eaton
and l.. ii. BiXby, receivers of the com
pany The deed sets forth the consent
OF the purchasers to allow the posses
sion OF the property to the mortgages.
The wills Of Michael A. Corbett of
Berlin and Sarah f. Davis OF Waterbury
have been presented for probate. Ren
ben King of Williamstown was this
morning appointed guardian of three mi
nor children. Ernest H., George r.. and
Emily c. Ring of Williamstown
Maurice Putney of the battleship Al
bany is visiting with his family in this
city. He has been doing convoy duty
since he went into service.
Carl Muzzy of Waterbury was arrested
by Probation Officer G. A. Smith Monday 4,
morning in Waterbury and brought toI
in the afternoon for hearing
on the charge Of breach of his probation
by intoNication. He admitted the charge
and asked that he be given another
chance, which, after conference, was |
agreed to and he went to his home on |
the afternoon train.
Miss Ada Robinson, who has been Wis {
ting with Miss Dora Edison, has gone to
her home in West Berlin. {
A meeting of the board of control is
scheduled for this afternoon at the OK a
ecutiye chambers when The members win d
discuss the work which is being done by /
The different institutions and heads OF
departments. Among other things which
are to come before the board will be the
telephone operators duties in the State
House The operating board has been
Installed and while the sergeant at arms
makes the appointment the board OF
control decides uDon the salary, hours
md duties OF the operator. There are
many applicants, some of whom have
rankly told the sergeant. at arms that
hey had been given to understand that
he salary would be not less than SIS
week. 1t is very probable that the OPP
rator will do other work besides hello
tirl' duties; in fact, stenographers and
,fiice girls as well as operators have
made application, some OF whom have
un quite a campaign after the appoint
nent
The finance committee. with Mayor
:. W. Mitchell attending, held q meeting
Ionday evening aud agreed to recon
lend increases in salaries TO some of
he city officials These include; Chief
t fire department, from Sl.l50 to 81,
90; assistant, S25 a year old paid fire
zen, $50 year increase; new men, 500
lcrease; chief of police, from Sl,l50 tol
| POO; patrolmen, increase to $50
eek superintendent of water, from
| lao to 81 200 a year; assistant, from
$50 TO 1915 day; Men in street de-
artment received raises Listers from A..
$50 to 1915 day. !
Levi Alexander of Greenfield, Mass, is
isiting in the city.
The war chest fund has been raised, II
nat is to say, Monday evening the mini
um amount was obtained and the eN =
It figures last night were S32,l46, but =
he committee expects 10 conduct the
lmpaign this week and tho sum viii ,
-obably 60 to nearly $4,000 before the
ork Is finished
Fred Putnam of Brattebcro was a
sitor at the State House today.
Col II. I. johnson was in Burlington
Idsy on military matters.
W. II. Jeffrey, state probation officer,
a. IN Rutland to-day in = conference
18th the oyerseer Of poor in that city.
r. W Simonds. state director Of pub
, service reserve, is in Boston attend