The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-09
MONTPELIER

ne cuiNeft Wnlcn Is Delng construct
ed on the Montpelier Middlesex road
will be three feet high with four foot
span and about 80 feet long. The con-
struction win be of reinforced concrete
and the estimated cost is 5000. The
actual cost may be less than this fig
ure, Highway Commissioner Dix said
yesterday. The cnlvert is located about
one-tenth Of mile from the Montpel-
Ter Middlesex town line. The project
includes the widening Of the roadway,
surfacing, and the placing Of a guard
rail. Il. $. Cooney Of Middlesex is
| foreman on the job.
Mr.. and Mrs. G.. M. Cate and Miss
Barbara Cate OF Burlington arrived in
the city yesterday.
Merrill Harris Ii taking a vacation
from his duties in the state auditors
office and Mrs. Harris from the depart
ment Of charities and probation. They
are staying at Groton pond.
B. O. Foster, state manager for the
Standard Oil company, was in the city
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r. Hyatt. Miss
Eide, and Miss Peggy Hyatt Of Wash
ington, d. c.. stopped in the city yes
terday on motor tour.
Edward Allen Pease, Mrs. Althea j.
Pease and Meader Allen Pease Of
Westbrook, Conn.,, who are touring the
state, were in the city yesterday.
The road over Orange heights, where
federal aid road project is under way,
is in bad shape as result of recent
rains, and motorists are advised by
Highway Commissioner r. W. Dix to
travel by some other route if possible,
as a detour is. impossible
None Of the policy holders in the
Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance com
pany appeared at 2 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon in the office of the insurance
commissioner in the state building, so
the amendments which the directors Of
the fire insurance company had asked
for were allowed and Commissioner j.
G. Brown authorized the company to
amend the charter Of the company.
The charter was issued TO the company
in 1927 and there had been no amend
ment to it since that time. There have
been many changes in the insurance
world in that period OF time and the
are asked simply for the
purpose Of meeting these changes.
L. r. Brigham Of Montpelier on
Tuesday afternoon reported an auto
mobile accident in which his new au
tomobile was hit by the automobile
Of Judge @. n. Dale The report gave
the cause as pure accident. 1t appears
that Mr.. Brigham's car was standing
near curbing and that the Dale ma
chine came along at slow speed and !
ran into the Brigham machine
J. r. Carrigan Of Burlington, con-
nected with the extension service, was
n the city yesterday.
Field day for the employees OF the I
National Life Insurance Co. began this |
at $50. During the morn
ing there we're tennis matches on the !
National Life's courts and dinner was /
served. There win be other sports I
IN the afternoon and clambake at
) 80 on the National Life athletic i
field.
Warren r. Austin, attorney for the
Grocery company in the
appeal from the commissioners in the
r. j. Heaphy estate, has entered in
county court claim OF
$500 presented for sugar and interest
in the charge.
Diana Fuller has entered libel for
liyorce against Eugene Fuller, the
.harge being intolerable severity and
.efusal to support. j. w. Carver APP
,ears for Mrs. Fuller.
A hearing was held before the judge
Il probate, Frank j. Martin, this
morning on the Aaron Wheeler estate,
Il which Mark p. Ladd is admins
rator. Mr.. Wheeler lived in Calais.
edward H. Deavitt appears for Mr..
add. +. T.. Gleason for Martin Wheel
II and George L. Hunt for Mrs. Low
II.
BENJAMIN Gates filed petition this
morning with the secretary of state
or his candidacy for state auditor.
The petition carried between five and
tx hundred names. Mr.. Gates also
lied his assent.
Governor Hardness has appointed
Willard Il. Howe Of Burlington as
elegate to attend the 18th annual
difference of the Atlantic Deeper Wa
erways association at Portland. Me-,
'ept. IL 70 Is.
Josephine II. Lyon of Highgate has
a. been appointed justice Of the peace !
o fill the vacancy caused by the death
Z Charles c. Sheldon. Fred Byers has I
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