The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-02-28
MONTPELIER
Train Service Was Still Hours Behind
Schedule To-day

Train Service Was Still Hours Behint
Schedule To-day.
The trains on the Central Vermont
! railway were all late again to-day
t, The northbound night train was three
, hours late, owing to connections from
the Boston & Maine. The southbound
night train was late because of connec.
tions north of st. Adams. The north
bound mail train was three hours late
this forenoon because of engine trouble
which detained the train at Sharon
The Montpelier & Wells River after
noon train did not get connection of
train No : from the Boston 4 Maine
system yesterday, owing to the fact
that "A derailment OF freight train
took place at Tilton, n H., so that the
trains coming over the White Noun
tain division had to run by the way Of
White River Junction instead of by the
way of Plymouth. The afternoon ex-
press train was four hours late reach
! ing Montpelier about o'clock, but the
passengers did not 20 to Barre until
after the arrival of the next train
from the south, which was about 30
minutes behind the express. The 9TH
Ell trains on the Central Vermont were
also some late. The morning express
car with Montpelier shipments did not
arrive until last night owing to hot
box developing on the express car SO
/ that it was set on siding at Enfield
n. H., Friday morning 1t made very
heavy express work at Montpelier
| Junction last night.
The board of control will hold a
meeting Friday, March 5, the date hav-
ing been again changed from that which
was announced Friday.
Miss Lena Ross of the state proba-
ton department is at her home in Rut-
land, ILL., Miss Anna Mcmahon Of the
same department is feeling little bet
ter, as is Miss Florence Fiske, book
keeper in the department, both of
whom had the grip.
The Old Timers defeated the Knights
of Columbus bowling team last evening
by score of 1903 to | ,292. Cowan OF
the former team was the high single
string man with ll3 points.
The Chfdrens Aid society will hold
the lawyers room in the new state
building. Ii will be followed on Fri
day by the monthly meeting OF the
board of charities and probation.
Word was received in Montpelier on
Friday afternoon of the birth of a son
To Mr. and Mrs. Arthur s. Huse of
Barre Mrs. Huse was formerly Miss
Smith telephone operator in Mont
pelier.
The Quandt Brewing company of
Troy, \. Y, has registered in the see
rotary of states Office for the purpose
Of doing business in Vermont. 1t takes /
the place OF $. Bolton Sons of the same /
city. The capital stock ia Sl35.000. 1t I
manufactures and sells cereal bever- |
ages.
Mrs. Robert Power. who has been i'll .
with grip, has resumed her work in the .
secretary of states office.
The state highway department has
paid $3.50, 64675 in road work outside
of patrolling automobile money and
ON unsolicited highways. The distribu.
ton Of the money included in the above
figures is per cent money, Sl22,
2s3l 10; balance left for permanent
work from 1918, Sl7, SOL l6; state aid.
S76,15023; surplus, Sll,5ll64: engi-
neering, S2,24453 OF the engineering,
1875 was spent in Washington coun-
ty thus; Marshfeld, s902: Montpelier
81 Moretown, 81 Mortified, Sl9l3
Dir IT L. Pache. went back 10 Bur
lLngton last evening after a conference
with Or. C. II. Burr on health matters.
F. s. Brigham, agricultural commits
sioner. went 10 his home in -. Adams
last evening for the week end.
Past masters night was enjoyed at
the meeting of Aurora lodge of Masons
Thursday evening, with George w.
Wing presiding. The third degree was
conferred in nice shape, after which a
was served.
The new timetable on tho Central
Vermont railway viii 60 into effect
sunday at midnight but as far as can
be learned lerc there are no changes on
the Montpelier and Barre branch or the
main line in this division of the road
Charles T.. Whelan OF Madison. Wis.
supreme lecturer of the Modern Wood ,
men of America, George Baldwin. state
ieputy, and J. w Donnolly, district
ieputy, attended the meeting OF the
,Noodmen in Montpelier last evening,
1t which each Of them spoke following
he comforting Of the degree upon can
lidates. Later MIR Donnolly plans to
nave large class adoption in this To-
.ality, probably in Barre.
James Hurley, who was sentenced to
lie county Jail in Burlington this week
v Judge n. h. Howe for masqucrading
n uniform of sailor, during which
,e obtained money on forged checks.
,layed the trick in Montpelier. Among
hose who had some experience with
lin was Chester Cummings. employed
n one of the banks and who was called
,efore the grand jury at Brattleboro
ecently to testify rs TO Hurley's con