The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-22
MONTPELIER
Ryland D. Taisey and Miss Laura M.
Burbank Married Saturday Afternoon.


They were unattended and the double
ring ceremony was performed by Rev.
George Martin, pastor Of the Methodist
church of ST. Johnsbury, which the bride
formerly attended. The bride was
gowned in a travelling suit of beaver
color Following the wedding, lunch
con was served to the wedding party,
which was composed of the immediate
relatives and few friends of the con
tracing parties Shortly after the we'd
ding the newlyweds left for trip, and
they will be at home to their friends at
7 Winter street after the middle Of next
month.
Both are very popular young people in
Montpelier. The bs~ie was a native of
0tsego, N. Y, but lived during the early
years of her life in st. Johnsbury, where
she was graduated from the academy in
1911. She entered the office of Simonds
& Searles and was employed as stenog-
rapher four years. When the industrial
accident board was organized by legisla-
ton, and the appointments OF the mem
bers were announced Miss Burbank was
made secretary of the commission and
has held the Office since 1915. Mr.. Taisey
is son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Taisey and
well known in Montpelier. He graduated
from Montpelier high school, having per-
formed his part in the school athletics.
He has been employed as salesman for
Il. W. Bailey & Co, much of the time
since his graduation, excepting year
spent in France in defense of the nation.
For the first time in several years, the
fire department has been in position
where, in case of fire, it would have been
forced to depend upon the old hand en-
CINE. But such was the case the most
of Saturday, when the water pressure,
which generally is at 100 pounds, dropped
to 55 pounds at one time and travelled
back and forth between that low pres
sure and 10 pounds most Of the day.
When the stonesheds were shut down it
was expected that the pressure would go
back up, but it did not, and it was not
until late in the afternoon that the pres
sure came back to n safe position. Work
men in the water department had found
that the screen over the end of the main
in the upper reservoir in Berlin was COW
cred with leaves, so that little water
force could get down through it, John
Sarkis spent the remainder of the after
noon, after this was discovered keeping
the screen cleared The water in the
lower reservoir dropped very low, prob
ably the lowest that il has been since
the bottom Of the reservoir was cement
ed few years ago. This reduced the
pressure so that most of the day those
living on the higher elevations in the
city were either without water or handi-
capped by the low pressure. There was
little break in the main on the Berlin
side, but it amounted to little as far as
the pressure was concerned. When the
leaves were cleared from the screen at
the upper reservoir and the water reached
Montpelier, the pressure came back rap
idly, so that Saturday evening it was
again at normal position and fire pro-
lection was in safe condition again.
Chief " A. Persons, however, was not
going to be caught mapping, and during
the day pulled out the hand tub This
he tested out on Berlin side and found
it in working condition in case an alarm
should be sounded before the pressure
was sufficient for protection against fire.
Walter c. Joslyn Of Waitsfeld is in
Heaton hospital in serious condition,
az a result of a fall received Saturday
afternoon, when he fell in his silo, con-
nected with the barn on his place in his
home town. He was brought here in the
automobile OF G. W. Wallis, suffering
from a bad injury on his head, the ex-
tent of which had not been aseertained
Sunday evening As near as could be
k, cell no, IL rdg ahr
% feet, striking on the bottom of the
silo.
Misses Mabel and Mary Thompson
who have been enjoying vacation from
the secretary of states office, have re-
sumed their duties Miss Nora Green
has also returned to her work in the
same office.
Mr.. and Mrs A. W. Healey of New
York are visiting with friends in Mont
pelier, Barre and Washington. Mrs. Hea
lax will be rememberedt as Miss Jessie
Ross.
Charles w Kennedy of Coaticook, p.
O., caused the police of Montpelier some
uneasiness Sunday evening, with the re-
suit that he was placed in the custody
of f. II. Tracy and to-day the officers
got in touch with his people. He is a
man Of some means and apparently had
been visiting a sister in New York. 1t
appears that he had experienced similar
trouble to that which he appears to be
suffering, mental trouble. 1t is expect
ed that his people viii advise what TO do
relative to the matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. o. Lajoie and Mr.. and
Mrs f. H. Downer Of Hardwick motored
here Sunday for visit with friends.
H. ]. Volholm has returned from a
few days passed in Boston.
Miss Clara Cooley has resumed her
duties in the weights and measures Office
at the State House. Miss Katherine
Morse is taking vacation from the
same office.
| The railroad clerks in Montpelier and
Barre went to st. Adams yesterday to
attend meeting of the organization of
which they are members.
A hearing took place this morning in
Montpelier city court in the case of a
child in Waterbury in which it appears
that the mothers health is such that
she cannot take care Of the child al.
| though it is about two years old. 1t is
healthy child and ran about the court
room while the matter was under con
sideration. The board of charities will
probably interest itself in the matter,
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