The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-15
MONTPELIER
Brother and Sister Met Last Evening for
First Time in "A Years.

Brother and Sister Met Last Evening Tor
First Time in "A Years.
Mrs ]. G. Cunningham of Cedro Wool.
ey, Wash, arrived last evening for
visit with w. II. Gauthier, her brother.
1t was the first time they have met in
"A years. Miss Ellen Gauthier of An
trim, N. H., also arrived last evening
for a visit
The certificate of the marriage of
Achille J. Bellucci of Montpelier and
Louisa j. Margarati of Mortified has
been filed in the city clerks office, the
marriage having taken place at North
field July and being performed by Rev.
j. A. Lynch.
C. II. Stillwell, representative of the
federal government on road work and
who has charge of the construction of
roads under the federal aid work in Yer
mont, was here to-day and in company
with s, b. Bates, commissioner of high
ways, opened bids upon several pieces of
construction that were offered two weeks
since. Bids on the following pieces of
road were opened: Gravel road construc-
ton of 2.s miles in Irasburg and Coven-
try; 90 mile in Willston; 4.3 miles in
Sherburne; l6 miles in Marlboro; and
"a miles of bituminous macadam in
Fairlee.
S. B. Bates yesterday afternoon re-
ceived notice of the fourth consignment
Of trucks that have been allotted to Yer.
mont by the federal government, such
trucks to be used in road construction
They must be operated on federal con
structed roads either in whole or in part
The trucks are mot equipped for road
| construction, so that considerable repair
work will have to be done on them. The
new allotment included two miscellane
GUS light delivery, two G. NJ. G. three
ton trucks, four miscellaneous two-ton
trucks, seven Pierce. Arrow two-ton, four
| light aviation, five miscellaneous three
ton, three Pierce Arrow trucks, nine
Packards and four high aviation trucks.
The total now consigned to Vermont
reaches well toward 20 trucks.
The A. NJ. Pond company of Richford
has filed articles OF association to con-
duet a business in Richford Its capital
stock is $4,000, while the subscribers
are A. NJ. and Kate A. Pond Of Richford
and w. G. Cramton Of East Berkshire.
Secretary of State Harry A. Black this
morning receiNed the certificate Of the
execution of George f. Warner, who suf
fered capital punishment at the states
prison at 3 o'clock last Saturday morn
ing. The paper includes the warrant
signed by L. G. Moody, clerk of the SUI
preme court, and the certificate that the
| conditions in the warrant were complied
! with at 3 o'clock Saturday morning The
paper is signed by r. H. Walker
G. O. Boyles this morning received his
bicycle which was picked up by the pc.
lice Monday. II appears that the wheel
was left out Saturday evening, that
someone knowing this placed it in the
stairway Of the Onion block and Monday
morning it was left in front of the Riv-
ers drug store. Chief Connolly has been
looking for wheel stolen from a Mr..
tIabree and as no one claimed this one he
took il to the station Mr.. Boyles iden-
titled the wheel later in the day and
this morning Glenn McKinstry went aft
err the machine A few nights ago one
of the policemen took into the station a
| package the value upon which was
marked at Sl0l. He found it on the back
steps of one Of the stores on Main street.
News has been received in the city Of
the death Of Mrs Martha NJ Doty Of
Worcester, which took place about 4
o'clock Monday afternoon While she
was i'll only about 10 days, she had been
in poor health, due to advanced age, for
some time She leaves a son. Earl Doty,
of Worcester The funeral will take
place from her late home at | 80 o'clock
| Wednesday afternoon. Burial will be in
| the Robinson cemetery.
| The members of the city council en-
ioyed conference with S. B. Bates, com
missioner of highways, at his office Mon
day evening. Mr. Bates called attention
to the fact that the city has not been
expanding one-fifth of its grand list in
summer road building in the past, as
prescribed by the statutes. He also
called to the attention of the council
| that unless the work is pushed the mon
ey cannot be expended this year He
showed that over ST 900 is available for
state road work, that in per cent mon
ey, permanent construction and resur
facing. He suggested that cement con
| struction be commenced, a little being
done each year and that bonding should
occur in cities and larger communities.
| If this is not done he suggested widening
| the road near the Green Mount GENE.
terry. He suggested resurfacing State
street, where the road has been bad, by
putting ON a six-inch amount of surface
matter and that the traction company
will have to raise its tracks. He also
suggested that the upper end of River
street should be resurfaced to save it.
| This does not include oiing A special
city council meeting occurs tonight to
act upon his suggestions.
Miss Grace Martin is taking vaca-
ton from the Montpelier Savings Bank
& Trust company and, with her mother,
left last evening for an outing in Grand
| Isle. Miss Dora Edison, who is taking a
vacation from her work in the secretary
of states Office, accompanied them.
Mrs. F. H. Tracy has returned from a
visit in Lynn, Mass.
Mrs Bernard Lewis and children of
Maiden, Mass, are visiting at her for
mer home in the city.
Mrs. Pierpont Morgan and Miss BLY,
Morgan of New York stopped last night
at the Pavilion on their way to the
| White mountains.
j. d. Whittier, who has been employed
| in the extension service at Burlington
viii commence work with the beginning
of the school year as supervisor of the
elementary schools in the state and will
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