The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-12
MONTPELIER

Rev. w. r, Davenport of Springfield
district superintendent of the Method
list churches in this section of Vermont
was in Montpelier the first of the week
relative to the securing of n pastor foi
the Methodist church in Montpelier
Rev. Wesley Meade wrote the church a
letter recently that he was not a can.
didate for reappointment. Rev. Mr.
Guest OF st. Adams and Rev. A. W.
Hewitt of Plainfield have been suggest
ed for the place, but the latter probably
will not consider the appointment be.
cause il would interfere with other
work that is valuable TO him, includ-
ing his courses of lectures that he gives
in different schools of theology.
: The justices of the supreme court
arrived in Montpelier Thursday morn
ing and have been in conference here
on decisions of cases.
H. w. SIocum of Burlington was in
the city Thursday on tuberculosis
work.
The officials in the Vermont branch,
American Legion, arrived in Montpel-
Ter last evening for the conference that
is taking place to-day in the city hall.
H.. q, Cholmeley-Jones, war risk in
surance bureau director, spent consid-
cradle time in discussing with the
delegates matters pertaining to that
part of the federal governments as
s~istance to soldiers. This afternoon
further conferences took place. This
evening +. A. Rowland of Montpelier,
Major T. Axton, chaplain Of the port
of embarkation at New York, and Gov
ernor Allen of Kansas will be speakers
for the occasion.
The water pressure In Montpelier,
which has been troubling members of
the city council since Monday morning,
came back TO normal last evening, rest
ing at l57 pounds early in the even
ing. The regular pressure was about
100 pounds. The men will continue to
pump for a few days at least unless a
heavy rain occurs. The reservoir was |
well filled last night when the men
came from the pond. Two machinists
the Lane company are getting
the pumping apparatus well adjusted
leaving the place. 1t is pro-
posed to fill up the reservoir and then
get the little pond filed. Stonesheds
commenced work this morning after
four days suspension.
The northbound night express on the
Central Vermont railway did not ar
rive in Montpelier until 1915 o'clock
his morning owing to a delay on the
and Maine railroad, where an
broke down. Two engines were
being used to pull the train and one OF
hem broke down so that a third engine
rad to be sent to pull the train to
White River Junction. There were
a dozen passengers who came
nto Montpelier. Conditions have
on the Central Vermont in
rood shape after the blizzard. There
$ a large amount of freight being
moved along the main line.
Mrs. James O'Brien of Springfield.
,fass., has been visiting with Mr.. and
.Irs. Thomas Mcmahon, her parents.
.fr. Mcmahon is feeling some better
han he has been and is able to be
bout the house.
j. S. Buttles, commissioner of in +,
ustries, was in Burlington to-day for
hearing relative to compensation OF ]
wo persons injured, one at the Amer {
IAN Wooden mills and the other at
he Sherwood hotel. 4
Frank Brooke and Rev. A. w. Hewitt {
{ the board OF education went TO Bur
.ngton to-day to attend a meeting Of /
be board tomorrow. {
Mrs. Frank Lowe has gone TO Flori-
where she will join her husband,
-ho has been there for some time. /
Misses Maude and Adelaide Teach @
ut. Sylvia Rowland and Elizabeth i
went to Burlington this aft 7