The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-16
MONTPELIER

NUN L LI/lLn
The funeral of Merrill NJ. Russell
who died suddenly Thursday night
took place at | o'clock Sunday after
noon from the Methodist church, Rev
Charles N. st. John officiating. The
bearers were Charles, Carroll, George
James and Clarence Stewart and Dean
Bancroft. The interment was in Green
Mount cemetery. Edward B. Corse OF
Greensburg, Kan, nephew of the de
ceased, arrived TO attend the funeral
Webster Miller, who has been with
his family here for a few days, went
back to Ludlow last evening.
The special city council meeting that
was to have taken place Saturday aft
ernoon did not occur but the members
present went over matters and found
that there was more money in the
street department than was inferred
from the finance report, given at the
last meeting. 1t appears that two large
items had been added in twice. A cur
tailment in some work, however, will
have to take place, such as stopping
work on the city barn and other big
projects in sewers and streets, the lat.
tel Of which need great deal of min
or repairing.
A transformer was put out Of work
ing order at the National Life Insur.
ance Co.'S building about | o'clock Sat
urdsy afternoon by lightning, which
hit the transformer while the heavy
storm was passing over Montpelier.
The fire department was called by ring
ing the alarm from box %, the special
box in the National Life building being
out Of order for couple of months
Little damage was done. The use of
Pryene gun put out the fire. During
the time that the department was at
the site the storm ragged heavily and
lightning snapped about the vicinity.
A heavy storm was experienced later
in the afternoon on the Worcester
branch and, although the river was
raised quite a good deal, there seemed
TO be no damage to crops. During
Sunday afternoon a heavy storm also
passed over Wrightsville, but ii did not
reach this city.
The body Of Mrs. Ida Bruce Bachman
arrived Sunday afternoon from Boston,
where she died Friday, the funeral
services having taken place in that
city so that only a committal service
was held in Montpelier, the body being
buried in Green Mount cemetery. Rev.
Charles n st. John offering the prayer
and committal service, The deceased
was native of Northield, 81 years of |
age, and is survived by one daughter, |
Mrs Mark Putnam, formerly Of Mont |
pelier The deceased lived for several |
years in this city.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Burbank have /
returned from a visit in Maine
Charles Def. Bancroft expects to.
day to complete the annual taking of |
the census Of school children in the |
city. There are about 250 new cards |
to be made and probably about that
number of children have dropped out
Of school by graduation and removals.
He put up the checks list for the Sep
TENDER primaries Saturday lie has
asked the board of civil authority to
hold meeting the 2sth for the purpose
of adding names TO the list.
Luke Harrington is spending the bol-
iday at Niggcrhead pond in company
with friends.
!. L. Stoddard, who has been enjoy
ing an outing at Joe's pond, has re
s,med work in the Volholm store.
The FIRE department was called out
Saturday for a chimney burning out in
the city building, which G. b. Roberts.
the former street commissioner, occu-
pies.
II r. Bremen was in Quechee Fri. !
day, where he attended the meeting Of
the Vermont Jersey club, al which
some 500 persons, who are interested
in that breed Of cattle attended. 1t was
NJ the Quechee Fels farm. President
Mum Of the American Jersey club was
The principal speaker, while Eastern
McMonnies also spoke.
The report Of the washout on the
Boston and Maine railroad was re
'eived here Sunday evening II was
reported 70 be near Plymouth, y H..
md a train Of seven cars and equip
nent for movement Of them was sent
10 Wells River The train was load
d with cinders to help in flling the
iole made by the wsshout
Mrs John Esmes went back to Bur
ington this morning. after the week
nd at her home here.
Harry Pratt has gone to his home IN
'rcctor, after = visit in the CITY. n
Mr.. and Mrs l. W DuTick returned ,
HE morning frcm spending the week .
nd in Northheld &
= b Estes was in Burlington today !
n conference with Lynn Hayes Of the 8
tate fair commission relative to an Z
incentive meeting that tskc- place tho y
81 Of the week a
Russell Wstscn, assistant 90 the 8