The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-12
MONTPELIER
Agreed Statement of Facts Filed in
Suits Between Towns.

Cabot VS.. the town of Lyndon and Cab
OF VS.. the town of st. Johnsbury. These
are companion cases, in which the facts
of one have a bearing on the other,
According to the statement, there was
a woman who married a man named
Gilman, and two children were born.
They lived in Lyndon. Later divorce
was obtained and the woman married
a man named Taylor of st. Johnsbury,
who came to Lyndon to reside. Two
children were born TO them and then a
disagreement took place and the wom-
an, taking the four children, went to
Cabot to live. Cabot had to help her
and now suits were brought to estab-
fish her residence. Taylor is willing
to live with his wife if she will re-
turn to Lyndon. The cases will go to
supreme court for there are several
questions upon which there is no deci-
sion as to the Interpretation of law
The arguments were made in SUI
preme court this morning in the Wind
sor county case of Jcnness NJ. Mad
den VS.. +. G. Spaulding, contract, by
William Batchelder and f. T. Moore
The lower court gave the plaintiff a
verdict to recover S2,250.9s, and the
case came to supreme court on excep
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs John Fl. Senter, who
have been visiting with relatives in the
city, have gone to their home in Bos-
ton.
George Tracy of Chelsea was visit
or in the home of +, H. Tracy to-day
John N. Harvey Of Brattleboro was
in the city this morning and this aft
ernoon went to Barre, where he repre-
scented clients in the hearing before
the public service commission relative
to a desired bond issue of the Twin
State Gas Co.
A bowling match between the X of
c. and Redmen occurs this evening on
the Daily alleys and then the Y. d.
team will roll the yictors.
Miss Hariett Reed, who has been
clerk in the McCuen store for eight
years, left last evening for Owosso,
Mich
A hearing took place in court Of
chancery Tuesday afternoon, in the
case Of H. w. Brooks ct al, vs.. u. G..
Austin Of Warren, in which the plain
tiff pet1tioned for an injunction re-
straining the defendant from interior
ing with the use of road which the
plaintiff claims the defendant gave him
a right to use but the injunction was
refused and the court indicated that a
petition should be made through the
selectmen of Warren for the proposed
road. This had already been done but
the petition was faulty and failed to
obtain the desire end The court indi-
Gated that another petition should then
be filed.
The only observance of armistice day
in Montpelier was held Tuesday even
ing when the Montpelier post Of the
American Legion provided a program
and dance in city hall, which was at
tended by large crowd, both in spec
tators to watch the dancing and those
who enjoyed the pastime. 1t was es-
timated that about $50 couple enjoyed
| the dancing CAROLS orchestra fur
nished music and played a couple Of
selections during the program Other
numbers in the program were q vocal
solo and encore by Miss Merle Turner !;
dance by Miss Lorraine Estee. In Civ
ing an encore, Miss Estee reeited Sc
lection. Hermon D. Hopkins read one
Of Drummond's selections, entitled
"When Baptiste Came Home" During
the program, Henry Norton announced
that Vermont had the best showing at
the national meeting and that she had
l65 per cent of her quota in member
ship in the American Legion which
brought a round of applause he also
announced that at midnight taps would
be sounded for the boys who were
killed in service The Red Cross had
booth at one side of the hall, which
was lastly decorated. The committee
in charge of the general decorations re-
ceceiyed many congratulatory remarks
upon the beauty Of the hall, which was
ornamented with red. white and blue
crepe paper and the flags of the ma.
tions in the war, while red white and
blue lights were thrown on at times,
making very pretty effect in the hall.
The whole affair was very fitting OBJ.
servauee on a small scale, commemorat-
ing the day.
w. II. Benway was in Waterbury
yesterday afternoon.
Engine SO is in the repair shops, so
engine POP is being used on the branch
passenger train for the present, while
the combination passenger coach that is
generally used on the Williamstown
branch is being used on one of the milk
trains.
The westbound mixed train on the
Montpelier and Wells River railroad
was late Tuesday afternoon because
the engine was leaking. In the after
noon different locomotive was used
to make the trip to Wells River.
Nj. Goslant who conducted a large
lumber business at Lanesboro, is now
practically out of the lumber business,
having sold out much Of his machinery
Poor health has caused him to give up
active lumber business. According to
the railroad men, only occasionally IS
car of lumber loaded at Lanesboro
now, and that comes from Peacham
pond and seldom do the trains have to
stop at Lanesboro, excepting to leave