The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-09
MONTPELIER
Lane Manufacturing Co. Sues Marshall
L. Wood for $4,000.

The civil suit of Lane Manufac-
turing company VS.. Marshall l.. Wood
was filed in Washington county court
Wednesday afternoon. The suit is to
recover $4,000, which il is claimed the
defendant owes the plaintiff and has
not paid. There is a stipulation at
tsched to the papers which provides that
both waived the provisions of the stat
utes relative to filing the case in q days
and which stipulated that the case would
not be filed within 60 days. There has
been rumor for long time that papers
had been served in the case. They were
served Aug. | but nothing authentic
could be secured until the filing oc-
CURED Wednesday afternoon. The suit
is understood to have connection with
the defendants recent management of
the plaintiff company.
Rev Frank Bloomfield has gone to
Grand Rapids, Mich. Where he win at.
tend the national council of Congrega-
tional churches
The dance in the armory in Montpelier
last evening, with CAROLS orchestra fur.
nishing music, attracted over 100 cou-
pies.
Arthur Sun, who has not seen his
sister, Mrs. Gertrude Sun Upton Hunt,
for IL years, surprised her Wednesday
by calling upon her Mrs Hunt win
probably be witness in the Broadwell
murder case She has been in Spring
field and came back Wednesday morning
Her brother left home when young and
Mrs. Hunt had not seen him since. He
ba. han,, -, . l,
years old. He is NOW o. He wore
Canadian uniform, having been assigned
by the United States army as inspector
of motor apparatus in the flying section
at st. Mihiel in the Canadian depart
ment. He was gassed and wounded once
while in service. He recently returned
to Ohio and when an effort was made
to have him remain as inspector at the
Wright aeroplane factories he took a
discharge and came to Montpelier to see
his sister
The regular meeting Of Montpelier
city council took place Wednesday even
ing. II seemed like old times when the
council used to sit around table in the
old office and the reporters sat at one
side, the council chamber having been
given up to the use of the teachers con
vention. Routine business was done.
james Ewing appeared relative to re-
pairs on the street named in his honor
and the finance committee and street
committee win look over the conditions
there. j. III. Ballou of the Capital Poul-
try association appeared, contradicting
the reference that had been made that
they left the city hall dirty after the
last show and assuring the council that
they would clean it after the next one.
The council then voted to remove the
| rental of $40 day providing city hall
be cleaned satisfactorily TO the property
committee Dustin Moulton addressed
the council at some length on his ideas
of street construction. 1t appeared that
he wanted some bushes cut and the
matter was referred to the street com
mittee. The matter OF putting in a
| sewer near the Menard barber shop was
left to the committee on sewers The
lighting company was given authority to
construct its lines 1000 feet on Hill
street TO the Crozier farm, The matter
of helping the city of Corpus Christi,
Tex, was referred to the Board of
Trade, the city council having no author
ity to appropriate money for such a
| cause. The matter of publicity on the
national thrift campaign was left with
Mayor Shurtleff The council voted that
the oiling of streets be assessed against
abutters at the rate of two cents a
square foot for their portion of the street
frontage. Alderman Farrar reported the
sale of the Rae house to Thomas CORY,
the house to be removed within a year
and he was given authority to give a
| bill of sale with such requirements as
are wise in the matter. The matter of
Berry Il Jones team being smashed up
last spring was referred to the accounts
and claims committee. 1t is not under
stood the city has any responsibility in
| the matter The council rescinded its
vote whereby it voted to pay the wire
| inspectors expenses to convention,
partly because it was found that the
chief of the fire department was to be
away that week on his vacation-and
various other reasons.
In probate court Wednesday the will
of Lawson Cummings, late of Montpelier,
was proven. Several of the heirs were
present and the will was read by one
of the heirs to the others The will
contained a few small bequests to friends
and relatives, after which it provides for
the distribution Of the property accord
ing to law. S. II. jackson of Barre was
appointed administrator of the estate Of
Antonio Fasola, late of Barre.
The death of Mrs Curtis n. Arms oc-
Cured in Montpelier Wednesday after
noon after a short illness She was born
in Waterbury Nov 6, 1928, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs Leander Hutchins, who
were the early settlers in the town, her
father being the first president of the
National bank of that town. She was
educated in the schools of the town.
When 29 years of age she was married
to Mr.. Arms. Two children were born to
them, Edwin and Lillian, now deceased
The funeral will take place Friday after
noon.
John t. Whitney of Mortified has
commenced his duties as an assistant in
the office of the state engineer.
Flags have been placed in the little
alcove at the left of the entrance to the
representatives hall in the State House.
The little bronze statuary which was in
this one was recently removed. 1t makes
very suitable place for the Spanish