The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-15
MONTPELIER

L lie us VI lil' - -
Sortwell, an engine run for many
years on the Montpelier and Wells
River railroad and which for major
portion of the time pulled the mail
trains, occurred Tuesday. Daughley
Gould, with a sledge hammer broke all
of the cast iron connected with the
engine. to be drawn away for junk,
while the rest of the engine that had
not been removed in the last few
years it sat on siding in the yards
in Montpelier, was placed on a flat
car ready for shipment to the junk
pile in Lyndonville yards. 1t is the
passing of another engine treasured
for many years by the older employees
of the railroad named above.
Mrs. Nellie J. Clapp, widow of the
late Rev. o. d. Clapp, whose body was
brought from Concord, n. H., to Bur-.
lington Sunday for funeral, will be re-
membered as former resident Of
Waitsfeld. Her son, Ernest Clapp,
attended Montpelier seminary about
1900.
Francis Connolly surprised his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. p. J. Connolly, Tues
day afternoon by walking into the
house about supper time. The Hol-
yoke, Mass, paper mill in which he
is employed as an Office man shut
down until after the holidays. He
saws there is general suspension OF
business in that section of the New
England states.
T. r. Merrill, city clerk, went to
Burlington to-day to attend the funer-
al Of John Boutwell,, cousin, who
died in Newark, y. j., and whose
body was brought to Burlington for
burial
Miss Irene Goslant of Laesboro was
visitor in the city yesterday.
Z. F. Lamberton of Marshfield has
been appointed administrator Of the
estate of Eva Lamberton, late of that
town. G. w. French of Roxbury has
been similarly appointed in the estate
of William A. Tracy, late of Roxbury,
and Mrs. Annie Ross of Barre has
been appointed by the probate court as
guardian of Clarence s. and Madeline
s. Ross, minors, living in Barre.
The Boston Jersey Milk company of
st. Johnsbury has filed with the secre-
tary of state the statement that the
company has paid up 81 200 of its capi-
tai stock.
i. S. Benton of Rutland has re-
ported to the secretary of state that
his automobile hit Joseph Pazinazzi of
East Wallingford one day last week.
He accounts for the accident in the fol-
lowing manner: That the man must
have been looking for machine com
ing from another direction and stepped
in front of his machine. He was not
much injured.
The Elks gave their annual ball in
city hall last evening, which was at
tended by about 90 couples Carrolfs
orchestra furnished music for the
event. Max Fisher recited Fishers
Boarding House" from kipling. James
Bennett of Barre sang a couple of
selections, Miss Katherine Gutchell of
Montpelier gave two piano selections,
and John Duncan sang the two selec-
tions from Zegfeld's Follies of 1920.
II. r. Sands, manager Of the Tenney
company, and Kenneth Goss of the
same Office in Boston were in the city
to-day.
j.. ~ NtifAis WHO nus httu SUI W AiAE
federal road project in Guilford,
has returned to the state engineers
Office.
The annual meeting Of the st. Ber-
nard club occurred in Montreal this
week when the following officers were
elected. President. A. b. Tenney, Bos-
ton; vice president, ]. 5. Patrick. Bur
lington; secretary, ]. G.. Brown, Mont
pelier; treasurer, L. c. Ketchum, New
York; director, H. y. Simpson, New
York: auditor, C. F. Lowe. Montpelier
Routine business was done and plans
for the coming years conduct Of the
camps owned by the club discussed.
Linus Lessens. commissioner Of fish
and game. leaves tonight for Concord.
y. IL. where be attends a meeting Of
the game vardens Of that state. at
which the commissioners Of the New
England states have been asked TO
speak. L. r. Green Of Montpelier, rep
re-snting the sportsmen's club, vii
also attend
Marriage iicenses were issged this
morning u Cesera Pens II Montpelier
a. Nara Eomez a Northfed and to
Alfredo Aja of Montpelier 10 Sabina
AIaza Of Northheld