The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-09
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION
Work on Washout on Woodstock Ry
Being Pushed.

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The work on the big washout under
the Woodstock railway was consider
ably delayed last week by the fact
that the Boston & Maine company'r
pile driver was taken off the job early
in the week to work on repairs on the
B. 4. M. system at Brattleboro, where
the Connecticut river flood moved a
I big bridge.
President Billings of the Woodstock
road has been in White River Junction
and on the job ever since the wash
out and has made every possible eff
fort to keep things moving. The pres
ent idea seems to be that il all goes
well as possible, the trains will soon be
running again.
The work entails some considerable
: job, of pile driving The length of the
trestle is practically $50 feet. The piles
are driven in groups of four, the groups
IA feet apart. Ten of the piles in the
deepest part of the slide are So feet
long, 10 are so feet long, 10 are as
feet long and they are gradually short
ened each way towards the ends of
the trestle. The longer piles had to
DE secuIeu III nuOusJOOks ". H. anu
shipped to the washout. The 10 long
est piles cost $50 each at point of
shipment. This gives some slight
indication that the cost Of repairs will
be heavy.
Ray Gibson of White River Junction
was a recent visitor at the home of
Philip Tracy in Quechee.
DIR. Bartlett of Hanover was called
Wednesday to see Yerna Lille in con-
sultation with DR.. Rogers at Quechee.
The pulpwood drive OF the Cham
plain Realty company is now on the
way down the 0ttauqueehee river, hav-
ing started from West Bridegwater on
Saturday. There are about 5000 feet
in the drive. A gang of 20 men is at
work throwing it into the water and
keeping it in the current. and it is a
matter of two weeks, probably, to get
it down into the Connecticut river.
George Smith of Smith & Son re-
turned Thursday from business trip
to his plants at Malone and Norwood,
N. Y.
Mrs. C. F. Going Of Quincy, Mass,
who has been spending few days in
town. returned home Thursday.
Henry F. Little of Lyndonville is a
new member OF the office force at Swift
& Co.'s plant here in White River
Junction.
Leon Mccarthy, who, has been an
employee in the City Market for the
past few months, has resigned and re
turned to his home in Enfield, n. H.
II, f. Heselton of Taftsville was a
recent visitor in White River Junction.
Maurice Fletcher of Dewey's Mills
spent the week end at his home in
South Woodstock.
The road commissioner, road patrol |
men and the selectmen of Windsor !
county towns held meeting Wednes-
day in the Crown theatre. The state !
highway commissioner, S. B. Bates of /
Derby, was present and was the prin- |
cipal speaker at the meeting. About |
100 were present from different parts |
OF the county and it is to be hoped that /
many of the things discussed may be /
put into practice this spring and sum
mer.
The K of c. bazaar opened Wednes
day evening with an audience of be-
tween 600 and 700 present. There was
an open-air concert in front OF Gates
opera house at p. m, given by the
Moose band Of Lebanon. A. j. Allen,
as committee on decorations. spared no
pains in making them as beautiful and
elaborate as il was possible. Mr.. Allen
Il an artist along this line The Read
Fair company of Salem, Mass. have
supplied all the booths and each one of
these did a thriving business on the
opening night. The entertainment by
the Donahue brothers was greatly ap-
preciated by the large audience and
they were repeatedly called back. Miss
Mcnamara OF the Bailey Music Rooms
gave several selections in her most
pleasing manner and these were well
received by the audience, which gener-
ously applsuded Although Miss X. Of
c. was on the street at the appointed
time and place, she was not found un- !
til the evening Of the first night and ,
hen not until 10 p. m. Miss Geraldine
White was the lucky young woman.
md Miss Ruey Marsh was Miss X. OF
E. The bazaar will continue through |
night. Saturday afternoon
,as been reserved for the children and
III children under 10 will be admitted
rec.
Miss Jessie Blanchard. who has
,een on a two weeks leave II absence :
rom her duties a.. stenographer and :
,ool kae~er for ~ a pe~l-fra 4 % Y