The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-26
MONTPELIER


With Mayor Blanchard and Alder
men Lille and Brooks present Wednes-
day evening, the city council held its
regular meeting and established a rec
ord for short meeting for the new
organization, having, completed their
meeting before 10 o'clock. Complain
ants relative to the Holden dog did not
appear so that nothing was done about
the complaint, which was that the dog
was biting people. Nor did the com
plainants appear relative to Mr.. Puiier
building a henhouse on his land near
Nelson street, SO that matter was
dropped. Marcus Donnolly appeared
relative to the wall on Hill street
crowding the barn of the Slattery
place about six inches off its founda
ton. The members of the council will
visit the place. James Ewing was Civ
en- the contract to replace some OF the
concrete blocks in the sidewalk about
90 of them, some in front of the city
hall, Luce's barber shop, Playhouse and
ON upper Main street. The council viii
look over the dam on Worcester
branch near the clothespin factory. This
is used to set the water back In sum
mer time TO give better sanitary con
dition in the city The matter of the
petition of the Willcott and Sons COM
pany to close Western avenue was LETT
To Mayor Blanchard and Commission
er Ferry. The street will not be en-
tirely closed but the contractors will be
able to have some space there. The
LAYING of wall for L. Ala was also
under consideration. This was mat
ter left over from the former council.
Residents of Main street complained
about speeding" and asked that oil be
spread to lay the dust. but in view of
the condition of the street, dust prob
ably cannot be laid. The matter was
left on the table until the oil arrives,
which is expected this week. Com
plants about ball playing contrary to-
city ordinance, were received and re
ferred to the police. 1t was voted to
lay a concrete sidewalk on College
street from Robert Jones house to
Liberty street.
The date has been fixed for the
spelling contest which will be conduct
ed by w. B. Lance for the state board
of education in Washington county. 1t
will be June at 2 o'clock in the aft
ernoon, and each town in the county
is entitled TO have two contestants.
Local contests are to be held now to
get the contestants selected for the
big event. which is the first of the kind
to be pulled off in this county.
NJ Lit l.
rived last evening from Middlebury.
Mr.. Weeks to-day attended a meeting
of the board of control.
Mrs. George Randall of Waterbury
and Mrs. Watson Wasson of Burling
ton were visitors in the city yesterday
afternoon.
Rain prevented the Montpelier semi
nary Spaulding high school baseball
game yesterday afternoon. This aft
ernoon the seminary will play the Ma
tional Life Insurance eompany's team
Members of the city council have
received from the c. A. r. the usual
invitation to attend the Memorial day
exercises, but it looked from the re-
port at the council meeting as though
it were case of let George do it, Not
Mayor Blapchard, but Alderman Car
penter. for the rest of the council, had
completed other plans for the days
entertainment, therefore. could not be
present. Alderman Carpenter, not be-
ing present, it looked as though the
matter was left 10 him.
DR. A. j. DeFossett was in Burlng
ton to-day.
Anon, a,,t,,r,l IL, ,,,;l ;l,,,ts ,a,,,,,., , 4
to the secretary of state is that of G..
w. Mann of Barre with car said TO
be that OF Frank Cleary. Carrie Fits
Of Barre reported that W. Lanes ear
ran into her machine while IL was in
front Of the postoffice: and Mr.. Lanes
report states that man named Freni
er went in front of his machine and
Mr.. Lane had to stop and swing to-
one sid. with the result that he hit
the Fits car. g. II. Bigelow of Wash
rlgton has also reported an accident
The +. J. Davis Machine company Of
Burlington has filed a statement with
the secretary Of state that it has paid
up the entire amount Of its SIS 600
capital stock
Mrs. Julia O'Neill Of Portland. Ne,
is visiting with Miss McAvoy, her cous-
in. for a few days
The first advertising car Of the
Sparks circus. which appears in Mont
pelier june 70. appeared this morning.
A hearing took place this morning in
probate court over the approving Of
the viii Of Charles Perrin, late Of Barre
Town.
The funeral of Edward X. Hale will
take place at Stowe a. 80 O'Clock
Friday afternoon. Burial Will be I'M
the cemetery in that town
Il was expected that a deal would be
closed this morning for the sale Of the
Alec truck. which Montpelier has owned
for q few year-. but some new figlIre-
we're received which DELAYED the elos-
inr 81 the contract
Mis- Baatrioc Lowe of Atbol. Mas
win rommenoe uork the frst q thc
wcek is the ofice n TIE legislative ri
erenee bureau. taking the piaee q Miss
Alids Turner. Hho h4- entered tle
tauqua uOTk.
Ms Hazel Warren of - teaehrr
stsT cf ~ puhlie Schools eill g. -
spriatrd fhis summer H8tb ~ Red