The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-02
MONTPELIER

tflp lnIOugI the stdte loohlhs altcA
forestry work He is now checking in
the office to show the amount of plant
ing done this spring. 1t will total well
towards 100000 trees, or about 100000
more than expected, of which Montpel-
ier will not have any this spring, it Is
now expected, for it is pretty late for
planting. At Lanesboro 10000 have beer
set. 1t has been an ideal year for plant
ing and the work is advanced fastel
than usual.
The Sunday papers did not reacl
Montpelier until about 1890 o'clock
due to the derailment of cars at West
Berlin, four miles south Of here. 10.
scph Abair. who has the news agency
here, stated that the railroad company
would not permit him to remove the
papers from the train so that they
could be brought here earlier in the
day for the accommodation OF hi,
patrons. the service thus being oyei
TWO hours delayed Two cars in a
south bound freight train jumped thc
iron Sunday morning between 3 and
4 o'clock. They were loaded with corn
and were so deraied that wreckine
equipment from st. Albans had to be
used TO clear the track The milk train
as well as the paper train, was de
fayed south of the wreck. but the
wreckage was cleared away in time SO
that the noon train was not delayed
at all.
Harry Daniels of East Montpelier
was in the city Saturday making ar
rangements for the sale of a lot OF
lumbeE to the contractors who are to
build the new National Life building
and who will also transfer the DeBoer
house from one side of the street 20
the other. Mr.. Daniels said he was get
ting the wooden mill at North Mont.
pelier under operation again. It was
shut down July !, 1920 The full force
will not be put at work for some time
probably There will be a reduction IN
wages ranging from u TO p per cent
Persons who want to sell lumber
and granite are as busy as bees about
the National Life Insurance Co. build
ing and the site where the new build
ing is To be constructed Some of those
who want to contract TO get rid OF
their supply Of lumber are Harry Dan.
iels. w II Farrar, Robert Gordon and
+. n Tracy, while among those who
are bidding on supplying the granite
are Pelaggi Co. of Northtield, Wood
bury Granite Co of Bethel, Jones Bros
and Harrison Granite Co Of Barre.
Miss Bessie Mcmahon went "a
Springfield, Mass. Sunday, TO visit
Mrs. James O'Brien, her sister. Mrs
y L.. bs, haa haar,
visiting in the same home, will return
with Miss Mcmahon
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Sherman leave
ton morrow for Maryland to visit for q
month and will then go to Concord, y
H.. to make their home.
Lowell Morgan Of Rutland was a Wis
itor in the city yesterday afternoon.
The funeral of John Girsrd, VIII
died Friday morning, took place at
O'Clock Sunday afternoon from st
Augustine's with Rev. =. J. Long Off
ciating. The bearers were ] o. w. and
Ruel Galaise, Charles and A. {. Their
iault Henry and George Fisher. al
relatives of the deceased. The body
was taken last night 70 Hillside. Ill
where further funeral services viii
take place Tuesday morning and burial
i TO be in the family lot in Mount
Carmel cemetery in Hillside J O. w
Galaise accompanied Ernest Girard, the
son Of the DECEASED, as far a. Mont
real
Miss Ruth l.ackey went back 10 Bur.
lineton last evening. after a visit witt
q. 4. I.ackey. her father. and other rel.
atives in the city.
The checker expert. Mr.. Davis. from
Boston played some nice matches Sat
urdav afternoon and evening in N,
Apollo clubrooms. losing two game
one Of which was when he was playing
with his bark TO the board He played
b men simultaneously. with II men At
one setting.
Hiram Davis received word thi,
morning that William Talcott. one oi
the inspectors IN weights and meas
ures. is very ill a. Rutland hospital
with > punctured stomach
T,e work Of grading the lawn on ths
State House grounds commenced thi'
morning. Much of the dirt comes from
the excavation which the National Lif'
Insurance Co. will make. II is proposed
70 -aisc the height of the lawn on'
foot. and i viii take from 800 d
1000 loads Of dirt 80 do this. The iror
fence on the side next 20 the DrBoel
hosse j. siso being taken down
Among ths accidents reported 70 ths
secretary If state tslis morning Wa
Archie Doz ~ s.. Johushury. former
" ~ Montptlisr. that his car and that
81 Weyland Prscr cf Lyndon coilidct
iass week. Roy p Perry of Randolph
reported shat vhile be vas coming y