The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-08
MONTPELIER
Consolidation of Two Railroad Offices
Makes Many Changes.

| OF the Boston a. Maine system IN YER
mont north of White River Junction and
including the 40 miles in Canada, has
! been 10 years connected with the Mont
I pelier and Wells River railroad, having
come here from st. Johnsbury, where he
was travelling freight agent for the Ma
tional Dispatch line. Preceding long
employment with that company he was
travelling agent for the Grand Trunk
railroad, so has enjoyed iong and sue
cessful service in railroad experience. He
came here under a five years contract
and continued to stay almost to the end
of the second period.
Fred Mayo, the new superintendent of
the Montpelier and Wells River railroad,
which will join the office with that of
similar duties over the st. Johnsbury
and Lake Champlain railroad, has seen
long service in railroad work. A. A.
Stebbins, who goes to Boston, has been
superintendent Of the M. & w. r. r.
railroad since the death of Fred w,
Stanyan. Preceding that he was super
intendent of the Barre and Chelsea rail
road j. p Galleher, who has been made
agent of the consolidated business in
Montpelier, has been agent here for Is
years. he came to Montpelier when
there was considerable friction between
the citizens and the Central Vermont
and has been able to bring the two to
better understanding.
All incoming trains on the Montpelier
and Wells River railroad will stop at
the old station for accommodation Of the
patrons, but no outgoing trains viii
80 nn xrvsl h. ahan1yad
only at the Central Vermont station.
The only train making a stop at the
Montpelier and Wells River station on
its way to or from Barre after Sunday
night win be the $3.50 o'clock train in
the afternoon on its way to Barre, which
will stop to get the passengers from
| the Wells River road. This is to facili-
| tate matters at the other station. The
Montpelier and Wells River shifter will
do all the yard work in Montpelier and
| the Central Vermont crew will do all
| the work between this city and Barre,
| making two trips each day instead of
one, as heretofore. Nearly all of the
men employed at the Wells River freight
house are to be retained. G. II. Lawrence
will be chief clerk, Don Turner viii 90 to
the clerical position in the new office,
Frank Pierce will be employed likewise
for the present and assist in dispatching.
| Harlie Ladue will join the warehouse
force, also Mr.. Kane. Joseph Gingras
will remain at the old station as ianitor
and doing car work. 4. ~ Pattee, who
has been baggage man, goes to the ware
house, Frank Provost TO porter at the
new place, Daniel Hudson to Plainfield
| to assist the agent there. The Central
Vermont help viii be retained as ii was
before the consolidation.
The following men have been recruited
| through the local army recruiting sta
ton and have gone to Albany, N. ~,
| for enlistment: Edward Morrow, Mont
pelier, field artillery; Guy H. Crowell,
South Royalton, to the medical depart
ment; James c. Jones, Randolph, TO the
coast artillery.
Miss Jessie Watson is taking a yaca-
ton from her work in the Office of the
commissioner Of weights and measures.
| Prof L. NJ. Beach is in Springfield
while Prof j. d. Whittier is in the west
ern side Of the state on educational mat
ters. DIR. NJ. B. Hillegas arrived this
afternoon for a few days outing at
Cumberland Head.
Howard Hindley went back to Rutland
to-day John L. Southwick Of Burling
ton was in the city yesterday.
Smith & Sons, incorporated, at White
River Junction, have filed articles of in
corporation in the secretary of states
office for the purpose of making the well
known Hanover crackers and other bak
cry and candy goods. Their capital
stock is $4,000, while the papers are
signed by Winnie B., George W., Edwin
f., and Dorothy Smith and Asa B. He
bard of White River Junction.
The district board met this afternoon
in the Senate chamber, when they re-
viewed some of the questionnaires in
which appeals have been taken to the
board
j. G. Brown has returned from New
port, where he has been looking after
some fire losses.
Judge II. B. Howe of st, Johnsbury
was in the city to-day TO attend the
hearing in the Sparrow VS.. Vermont Saw
ings bank case,
Three circuses have paid the license for
their shows in the state this year. Those
of the Robinson circus amounting to $40
and the Firms Overland shows amount
ing to $3.50, have been paid in within
the last few days, whil~sthe Hagenbeek
Wallace circus paid $500 about the time
it was showing here.
The thunder storms of Wednesday
night did great deal of damage to tele-
phone and telegraph service in this sec.
ton, Montpelier being practically cut off
| from those lines of communication with
the rest of the state. Burlington must
have received heavy storm, for there
was no service that way during the early
night Rutland and White River juno
tion could not be reacheu and points
north were about the same, many lines
being out of working order. The tele-
graph service was good locally but Rut-
land could not be reached and some trou-
BILE was experienced with other places,
Charles Mitchell, the navy recruiting
officer, has returned from trip in the
eastern part of the state. From Lyndon
vile he obtained five more recruits, who
came here this afternoon en- route for
Burlington for enlistment. This makes
total of 10 obtained in four days work
in st. Johnsbury and Lyndonville. He
was unable to 20 to Bradford, but did
go as far as Wells River. He will visit
these places again. Wellington and Muir
ray Morey and Harold Aldrich of Yer
shire, who went to Burlington for ply
steal examination, have passed and have
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