The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-04-27
MONTPELIER

visiting in the city and it was rumoret
Monday morning that he was a candi
date for. principal Of Montpelier higf
school, but inquiry of members Of tn,
school board, as well as of the super
intendent, showed such was not the
case. The name of Miss Caroline Girls
void, who has been vice principal fol
some years, was suggested at recent
meeting OF the school board as a pros
pect for the vacancy that will occur al
the end of the school year.
The health and nuisance committee
| of Montpelier city council held meet
| ing Monday afternoon relative to the
conditions about N. Months building,
on Barre street. Complaints have beer
made to the members of the city coun.
ell about the conditions. MONT was
somewhat surprised relative to the
absence OF his horse Monday morning
but was later notified it was in the
pound. He obtained it in the after
noon, although he took legal advice on
| the matter, He claimed that someone
must have let it out of the barn. The
street committee of the city council
also held meeting Monday afternoon
when it arranged to make report to
the city council relative to the work
| that should be done in different por-
tions OF the city. Only the worst con
ditions were discussed at this meeting.
The supply committee met and pre-
pared report relative to its investi-
CATION of q fire truck and report on
the same Wednesday evening.
The state highway department has
received report from the federal gov
eminent, asking for more information
relative to the construction of the fed
eral road project near East Montpelier,
claiming that If there are 200 auto
mobiles that pass over the road each
day some material more substantial
than gravel should be used. Reports
coming to the department relative to
the Sandbar bridge, between Burling
ton and the islands, show that there
is still about two and one half feet OF
water over the road and that it will be
impossible for about two weeks. The
water is very high this year.
The train service was considerably
mixed up Monday. Reports came TO
the State House that the Brattleboro
train did not wait at White River
Junction for the train that left here
at s.45 o'clock, as has been the prac
tice under the old schedule. The Brat
tleboro train left an hour before the
Central Vermont train arrived. Per
sons coming here from Newport stated
that some % persons were left at that
place because OF the change in sched-
ule Monday morning. while there was
complaint among the farmers be-
cause they have to milk their cows an
hour earlier to get the milk to the
train oft Of Newport, which runs an
hour earlier than formerly.
Charles Smith, deputy probation Off
Ger. met with a unique experience in
Woleott last week while there in con
nection with juvenile matter Com
plant was made about a youth who
had broken his probation. When the
youth was brought before the Justice
of the peace. who happened to be
barber the proceedings We're delayed
during the hearing in order that pa
tron might be shaved The youth was
sent home from school. il was brought
ont in the hearing, because it was
claimed the family had itch, to which
the voungster. who was a bright boy,
took exceptions, stating that it was
only bed bug bites and that he killed
about 20 bed bugs that morning before
coming TO school, The father was pres
ent and said his was not the only fam
ily present that had bed bugs in the |
house.
II. j. STANLEY Of Burlington, accom-
panied by n. r. johnson of this city. |
was in Wells River on military mat |
ters Monday.
G. r. Noyce Of Franklin was visit |
or in the city Monday.
T.. s. Brigham, commissioner of agri
culture. this morning received mes
sage from Andrew l.. Felker, commits
sioner of agriculture in New Hamp. |
shire. asking him if the Vermont farm
ers will Join with New Hampshire
farmers in demanding hearing be
fore the public service commissions OF
the two states. protesting against the
change in train schedules which has
been made to comply with the Mas
sachusetts law Mr. Brigham, after
conference with the state grange mem
bers. notified Mr.. Felker that Vermont
would do its part. Tho recent change
means practically that the milk supply !
from certain portions of Vermont that
has been going into Boston viii be re-
luced and. in some instances, stopped.
because the trains leave so early under
he new schedule that the farmers
,annot get their cows MIXED and the
product TO the trains.
Mrs. Jennie Harlow Lane of East
died last night OF hardening
If the arteries after long illness. She
was a daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs, Au-
,ustus Harlow. born in Stowe July II,
1858. and lived there in her early life.
Her husband, George Lane. died some
years since. Among other relatives,
he is survived by two daughters. Mrs.
Arthur Corliss and Miss Ruby Lane of
East Montpelier. The funeral viii take
,lace Thursday afternoon.
A hearing took place this morning
,efore John $. Buttles. commissioner
y industries. in the matter of Arman-
10 PapazEoni vs.. Hedburg & Gustafson
n Barre. in which the petitioner claims
hat he was injured Jan. p and suf-
cred the loss Of the Use of his fourth
niger on his right hand and five and
me. half weeks time: that his hand
vas injured by the jack he was using,
Tipping from under a stone in the
he'd, pinching the hand.
T.. II. Deavitt was in Burlington to-
Law.
Miss Mollie Reals Of ST. Adams, sec
ctary to =. {. Smith, is visiting in the