The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-11-26

SioVHi 10 d vi dHN lllc boN anu mas ptth
employed by the Central Vermont rail
way. He was night ticket agent at
Montpelier for couple of years but of
late took the station at West Berlin.
He is member of the Knights of Co
lumbus. Both have a large circle of
friends in Montpelier.
George Reed of the state engineers
office has gone to Fairlee in connection
with the construction of a federal aid
project on road work. The contractors,
Pelini & Co, have received two car.
loads of asphalt, which is being spread
on the surface of the highway, where
new construction is being completed.
This is done under the inspectors SUI
peryision but Mr. Reed is also having
oversight of the work.
A report to the secretary of states s
office was received this morning of a
collision between one of the Ford
trucks which were started from Fort
Ethan Allen Tuesday afternoon to be
brought TO this city, and Dodge auto
mobile and that the Dodge stood the
racket the better The accident hap
pened on the Essex Junction hill.
Another mans name has been men
toned for the nomination as county
senator and. like the first, this comes
from Montpelier. 1t is John B. Estee,
VINO represented the city of Montpelier
in the last session of the Legislature
and who has been approached by his
friends, it is said, to become candi-
date for the nomination. 1t is under
stood there may be another candidate
vet Mr., Estee is a member of several
of the prominent committees of the
present legislature Since the men
ton was made Monday of senator,
friends Of G. IL Dana have let it be
known that they are considering the
use Of his name but when Judge Dana
was seen Tuesday he said in his genial
way, It's too early to talk about sen
ator yet" 1t has been a hong time
since Woodbury. has been represented
in the Senate and Judge Dana's friends
feel he is the man for that side of
the county. If Judge Dana should de-
eide to run for the Senate, there is a
possibility that the name of Frank C..
Bancroft of Barre Town would be ad-
vanced by his supporters for the po-
sition of assistant Judge. Mr. Bancroft
was member of the Senate two years
ago and his friends think that he would
qualify for the assistant judges posi-
ton Jacob Bates friends are also
suggesting Mr.. Bates for the position Of
assistant Judge Mr. Bates il a senator
at present, also member Of the Wash.
ington County tuberculosis Hospital
commission.
The matter of the fire which occurred
Sunday night at the car barn when the
Frank Huntington house, in which
Danny John had lived burned, has been
placed in the state fire marshal's hands
for consideration. Some facts connect
ed with the case came to the chief of
the fire departments attention in
Montpelier Tuesday, SO that the whole
matter has been referred TO the state
fire marshal. 1t is understood that Mr..
John claims that none of his furni-
ture had been moved out of the house.
However, his claim and the report Of
the fire depart nent do not agree, so
that an investigation has been asked.
John Lynch, who is employed as
janitor and mail carrier about the
Central Vermont railway station while
Frank Muzzy is on a vacation for few
months, has been in the railroad work
many years so that he feels more at
home around a railroad than any other
place He was some 20 years con-
ductor on the Boston and Lowell rail
road, which later became the Boston
n Maine system. Preceding that he
was employed as brakeman, so that
railroad work is nothing new to him,
As unique an experience as G. f.
Lackey has seen in many a day took
place Monday, when a man walked into
the office of overseer of poor in Mont
pelier and told Mr. Lackey that he
wanted to pay him about $50, which
the city expended in helping him in
1913. The man went through consid
erable trouble at that time, his wife
being in the hospital and then he broke
one leg, The city helped him little
and he told Mr.. Laelley he wanted to
pay off the loan, as he called it. He was
leaving in few days for another state.
and having enjoyed good financial ex-
perience in the last few years, wanted
to show his appreciation of assistance
at a time when he needed il.
The next meeting of the Marquis de
Lafayette chapter, D. A. r., will be
held at 2:l5 o'clock the afternoon of
Dec, 6, in the Knights of Columbus
hall in Montpelier.
Nathaniel n Love, who has been su.
perintendent of the Bennington north
west district, has resigned, to take eff
feet Dec. 81. He goes to Clemson col
lege in South Carolina, where he will
be professor of industrial education.
and will have charge of the teacher
training course work in the college,
which has an agricultural course.
The Yankee division bowling team
defeated the Knights of Columbus team
on the Daily alleys Tuesday evening
by score of 1865 to 1856. The knights
won the first two strings and then the
YD boys came back strong getting the
third by large msrgin. S. Mcdonald
was high man at $50, and Tobias Of the