The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-07-07
MONTPELIER


council, he offered motion that GER
tain sum OF money be expended by the
city council that year for the purpose
of laying a piece of permanent street;
either paving or brick was intended,
but his motion was lost, five to one,
and since that time Montpelier has
been expanding the state permanent
road money in sums varying from
$500 to 900 appropriated by the city,
| and like sum from the state. AT least
$4,000 has been expended since 1908
and there is nothing to show for it.
| This year u motion prevailed in the
city council to expend ST 900 highway
money in permanent work, but thus
far but little has been done. Engi
neers have obtained the figures to ex
pend the money on State street and
the season is half gone with practical
ly no effort being made to advance the
| work. 1t is claimed by some of those
who are in favor of some permanent
work that if Mr. Gutchel's motion had
prevailed at that time and similar ac
ton had continued until the present,
the business section of the city would
now be paved either with brick, gran
tie or some other permanent material.
Mrs. H. N. Taplin of Washington,
d. G., is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. e. Cmdworth of
Londonderry arrived last evening, hav
ing come to Montpelier by automobile.
Judge Cudworth will attend the quar-
terly meeting of the Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance company this afternoon.
In speaking of the trip. he said it was
the best he had ever taken. He crossed
the mountains to Manchester, thence
to Rutland, over Mendon mountain to
| Rochester, then through the Granville
gulf, which he says has no equal in
beauty in Vermont.
There are over GO towns IN Vermont
that have not complied with the state
laws governing the reporting TO tax
commissioner the grand list in their
respective towns. These include Barre
| City and Montpelier. In fact most of
the larger towns are included in the
| list The tax commissioner shortly Will
issue notice to the different towns
asking them to comply with the aw,
for it is holding up his work in eom'
piling the state grand list upon which
the direct state tax is assessed.
A dance was given last evening by
the Community club in the armory,
which was attended by some over 30
couples. CAROLS orchestra furnished
music.
Ira Edison, night Waterman. tonight.
will round out nine years of service
| T.. Iaa
| month last year, when he was lsni'
tor of the city hall in Montpelier.
w. T. Teachout, who graduated from
the University of Vermont last week,
has gone TO Bennington. where he will
he employed by Everett Everts at The
Orchards, probably the biggest apple
growing orchard in Vermont, He
graduated in the agricultural course at
the university with honors.
The time limit placed by Mason ;.
Stone upon Governor p. w. Clements
being out OF the state expires tonight.
Mr.. Stone returned from Westminster
Tuesday and will be in the city for the
next few days. it is expected. The ex.
act location of Governor Clement now
seems to be mystery about the State
House, although it is expected he will
reach Rutland during the day. II is
generally. understood that he has been
| in Boston.
Henry l.. +. Smith has gone back TO
the Mount Washington house in the
White mountains for the rest of the
season. after spending few days with
Miss Charlotte Smith, his daughter.
Mrs. Martha Jane Cannon of Water
bury passed the holiday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. d. Pitkin.
A hearing took place in probate
court this morning relative TO the will
/ Of Emma Jennison. late of Montpel-
| Ter. in which some OF the heirs are try
ing to break the will The hearing in
the matter Of a guardianship for Mary
Watson was completed yesterday aft
ernoon and guardian will be appoint
ed. The will of Ida Moore Kelsey, late
of Waitsfield, has been presented for
probate.
II. Z. Bremen Of the dairy depart
ment of the agricultural office has re-
turned from visit at his home in
\ Amsterdam, \. Y.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. &. Hastings left To-
dsv for Massachusetts,. where they
will spend their vacation.
The district highway commissioners
gathered at the state highway commits
sioners Office this morning for the reg
lilar conference upon roads. The re-
ports showed that the commissioners
are cleaning up the roads in the DIFF
ferent sections of the state and now
have them in good shape, as a whole,
for the summer traffic. The worst
pieces of road are in the large villages
and cities at the present time, Barre
being an exception to the general
complaint. Several complaints have
been made TO the state highway de
partment about the condition Of the
road on town hill and this morning the
Montpelier street department was ad-
vised to repair II.
Miss Madge Warren has gone TO Chi
caro. where she is to be secretary IN
Epworth League institute work. Re-
Gently. Rawson Myrick, for the en-
Moves of The secretary OF states office,
called at her home and presented her
AN electric grill A nice note, express
ing the regrets that she was To leave
them and wishing her success in. her
new effort. was attached 20 The grill.
Miss Warren has always been promi-