The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-21
STRIKERS AT NEW YORK
AGREE TORESLlNE WORK
PENDING ADJUSTMENT
MONTPELIER
Gov. Clement Arrives to Listen to the
Suffragists.

/ Suffragists.
Gov P. w. Clement arrived in tn
city on morning train and was in tn
executive chamber to-day in READINGS
for the meeting this afternoon ant
| evening with the women representa-!
the Vermont Equal Franchise league
Gov. Clement will probably grant au
diences in the Senate chamber because
OF the size of the delegations.
Judge 4. NJ. Harvey and Sheriff
Frank Fl. Tracy were in Waterbury to
day, the former being counsel for the
plaintiff in the case of Walter H., Main
trustee in bankruptcy, vs.. Vermont
Tale Products company and John )
Wilkins. Testimony was taken before
Charles G. Adams and Sheriff Tracy
was the principal witness.
The aldermanic fire committee of the
Montpelier city council left last even.
ing for Boston. where they will spend
several days investigating the merits
of several types of motorized fire APP
paratus. The committee is composed
Of Aldermen l.. A. kalty, Harris Yeti
and Riley Bowers, and report to be
made to the council upon their return
is expected to go far toward the pur-
chase of Montpeler's first piece of mo-
tor fire apparatus
Frost coming out Of the ground is
supposed to have been the cause OF the
Seminary hill car of the Barre & Mont
pelier Traction & Power company be-
ing derailed early yesterday afternoon,
the rails spreading enough to allow
both trucks to rest on the ground.
Employees of the company were able to
put the car into operation within a
space Of As minutes.
In probate court to-day Nettie NJ.
Abbiatti OF East Montpelier was APP
pointed executrix Of the will Of Nelson
/. Sanborn, late of Plainfield,
The local council Of the Improved Or
der of Red Men held very successful
dance at the armory hall
last evening, music being furnished by
Carrolls orchestra OF Barre, The first
prize for the best costume was cap
tured by little Miss Ina Campbell, who
wore a Scotch kiltie costume very at
Col. George Russell, r. s. A., arrived
in the city last evening for visit with
his brother, w. w, Russell of the Ma
tional Life Insurance company. Col.
RUSSELL graduate of West Point. has
recently returned to this country from
overseas, having been stationed in Ger
many.
A na+;t;o, Co. foro,I I,,s,,,,, -,.,as 61aJ
.o-dav in the county clerks Office, the |
petitioner being the Northfeld Savings |
bank against Edwin S. Dunmoor, Es-
ella NJ Dunmoor, Henry A. Jones and /
4. Jarvis. PhImley. Plumley & Camp |
,ell appear for the petitioner.
Because of the agitation of suffra- !
sists at this time for a special session |
# the Vermont legislat ature TO vote on
he Susan B. Anthony federal amend
nent, matters pertaining TO women
-otipg are of particular interest, and |
inquiry to-day of the Montpelier list
RS showed that local women are evi-
ently not very keen To pay a poll tax
nd gain the right of casting ballots at
ity election. Number 95 of the acts
f 1919 made provision for women to
he written application that they be
ssessed poll tax and be accorded the
oting privilege. The listers to-day
Tere unable to give accurate figures
ut stated that less than 80 women in
Iontpelier Mad made application.
Construction work on the ell of the
ileason block at the corner Of Main
nd East State streets, which. when
win add much to the APP
earance of that business section of
he city. has been started under the di
eetion of Contractor Dennis Coryea.
he building will be widened II feet,
laking It flush with the street line,
nd the brick front. IS feet in length.
i'll be three stories high. The build
~. when completed, will he occupied
Y Somers & Mix, a heating and
concern.
A meeting OF the Washington county
iapter of the Red Cross will be held
the memorial room OF the city hall
uesday afternoon. May e. Officers of
le chapter urge every member to at
nd because OF important matters to
: given consideration.
The death of Mrs. Eva j. Hull oc.
Irred last evening at her home, 1856
I'm street, after an extended illness.
he deceased was born in Worcester.
ug Z 1864. the daughter Of Frederick
and Carrie +. Cummings Temple
N, and she resided in that town until
20 years ago, when. after the demise |
her husband, Lyman VI. Hull. she
mo 70 Mont frassHfar = II ]
2 two sons. Harry and George Hull Of
and other relatives. The !
neral will be held Thursday after
,on at l:30 o'clock, Rev. Charles ST. =
'hn, pastor of the Congregational /,
urch, officiating. Burial will be made
Worcester
With the election of water commis.
'ner and city engineer in Montpelier1 n
ondsy evening the last vestige Of I,
onomy that some Of the members Of :,
p city council tried to put into effect !.
is wear disappears Il was proposed =,
these members to do away with :
me Of the overhead expenses, claim
2 that small city like Montpelier
/ not need so many heads of depart \
ants A. exist Some Of the combina J.
ms that were suggested were the !,
Ief IF police and overseer in one man. :
icf of police and water suPerintend- !.
{ in one man. Another wa combin- !,
, the overseer's and water commits. 4.
.ner's work and leaving cut the city D
Einecr. hiring 4 man a. one was I.
sded. which j. but little None Of y,
80 eould be put across and the only 4
-tailment that oycurrcd was the vote =
reduce the police force one man. =,
ich order lasted only q few days n
Merely to hear the Br1snsWifk f. 70 "a