The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-05-20
MONTPELIER

Persons who are interested in the
trolley company in Montpelier and
Barre are watching to see what action
will take place about two months
hence. The interest for the quarterly
period ending May was not paid and
under the laws governing such cases,
after so days, the trustees may bring
action in the matter SO it is expected
that something along that line may
take place. The city attorney in Mont
pelier is looking up records to see if
the bond which the company filed with
the city when the franchise was given
the company is still in force or wheth
er it was made void when the payment
for the Rialto bridge took place. II it
is still in force il is thought that the
city will be able to pave. the Main
street between the Red Arch bridge
and the corner of State street and then
cause the traction company to bear its
share of the expense.
G. H. Parmenter has sold to w O..
Estes and wife house on Emmons
street.
Miss Katherine Spear has returned
from Boston and Darlington, where she
has been in connection with Red Cross
work She spoke on the program in
Boston last week and then came TO
Burlington for the state nurses an.
nual meeting. Miss Spear has been
again engaged az school nurse by the
local chapter of the Red Cross and will
come at an advanced salary over that
which was paid her last year
Mrs. Mary Nye has commenced the
indexing of the cards in the city
clerks Office following up work which
was started last year to get all of the
records of the office on card index
system.
Before the Auxiliary of the Sons Of
Veteraps left for their homes yester-
day Mrs. Daisy Brown of Brandon, the
president, was presented a purse of
gold upon behalf of the members and
Mrs. Margaret Ferris, the secretary of
the division. with laSallier. The Off
GERS made their reports and the closing
Of the annual session took place.
c. +. Lowe left last evening for the
st. Bernard club, where he will spend
q few days fishing.
A Mrs. Smith, who resides in Bur
lington, has offered her home a few
miles out of that city to the Ameri-
can Legion as a hospital for cure of
the World war veterans who are i'll.
Probably il could be bought at a very
low figure but she does not feel that
she can give il entirely free. Allen
Fletcher, the state adjutant. received
word from her in the matter.
The Yannigans viii play the Knights
Of Columbus baseball team Memorial
day.
A bulletin board which was pur.
chased by the ladies' Of Bethany
church last winter has been erected at
the corner of the lawn Of 'he church
and will be used for special notices
that the society wants tO-make public.
G.. b. Carpenter and +. x. Davis, re-
oeiver and attorney, respectively, for
the Barre Savings Bank & Trust Co.
were in the city Wednesday on matters
pertaining 20 the bank
The baby Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Gross,
which was born last week, died on
Wednesday night.
Miss Faith Walker Of Barre has com
menced work ir the Office of the state
engineer, taking the place Of Mrs. Dale
Donahue. who has gone with her hus-
band to Dorset Harold Perry Of Brat
tIeboro has commenced work in the
same Office
Miss Marion Martin Of Barre has as
'sumed her duties IN the governors Of
fos. having been appointed 20 the posi-
ton held ~ Miss Julia Holland. Miss
Martin has been employed in the Office
vel towards four years and is pro-
NOTED 20 the senior stennErapherfs po-
sition. a Well-meEited promotion. There
are several applications for the other
positirz-