The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-01-16

Municipal Politics Talk Not Much In
Evidence.

Evidence.
| Although II is less than two months
until March elections take place il
Montpelier there seems to be no in,
clination to talk politics as yet. There
seems to be a general feeling that thu
council, as now composed ought to re.
| main intact another year at least
having performed good service and hay
ing become educated to, some changes
that can be made to improve condi-
| tions. But Mayor Blanchard stated in
recent meeting Of the council that he
did not seek the office again. 1t will
be recalled that he did not seek it last
spring but that the office sought the
man. Friends OF d. X. Lille, whose
term expires this spring, are urging
him to be candidate and while he
says he will not run there is feeling
that he would not decline the nomina.
ton If given him or If his friends
showed concentrated effort enough in
the matter. Mr.. Lille, like Il. b.
Brooks, was elected for one year when
the organization of the council was
changed last spring.
Charity dance, armory hall, North
field, Wednesday evening. Jan. Is. Car
rolls orchestra. Everybody come.-adv.
Mr.. and Mrs. Timothy ]. Casey of
Elm street are the parents Of an eight
pound son, Timothy J. Casey, jr., born
to-day.
Fred s. Pease, deputy commissioner
of industries, returned from Burlington
at Heaton hospital last week.
i. A. Kelly was in Waterbury to-
day.
It was stated at the governors Of
flee this morning that Charles Tux
bury did not resign from the board of
charities and probation, but that his
term OF office expired Jan. 81. 1929.
LaClair & McNulty, Inc. of Barre, a
recently Incorporated granite manu-
featuring firm, has notified the secre-
tary of state of proposed issue of
450 shares of common stock ait par
value of 800 share, to be issued for
real and personal property and other
considerations
A. D. Bishop Of the state engineer
ing department has gone to Vergennes
to investigate bridge for the de-
partment.
State aid claims received at the
state highway department around the
first of the year have been nearly all
settled Some claims are still coming
IN from Vermont towns every day.
l.. G. Mulholiand, state marketing
agent, has returned from Swanton,
where he went on business connected
with the state agricultural department
asst Friday During the early part of
The week, he was in Burlington to at
end the state dairymen's meeting, and
IN Wednesday he was in Bethel, whore
lie conferred with the directors Of the
'reamery at that place on marketing
problems.
The report that the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad station in Mont
'elier is closed a portion Of each day
vas enormously given it was estab-
ished Saturday Afternoon. The re-
'ort probably started from the fact
hat the shifting crew, which has been
sorking in Montpelier yard, has been
minated from the regular schedule /,
no the barre YaTu crew ~ uoinr lne
FORK in the two cities. Nothing new
as been learned relative to the closing
/ the Central Vermont passenger sta !
ion, that is, at least the ticket Of !
&c from s TO II o'clock each after
Don and evening. II is understood J
hat it is a general plan OF curtailmert t
service. /
Traffic on the Central Vermont rail
-ay was blocked about six hours Sat h
rday by the derailment Of freight i
.r in the dairy train between Ran i
Dlph and Braintree. The truck frame i,
/ one end Of the train broke down. i
he wrecking crew which was doing \
,me work at Richmond went to the
lace to clear the track, The south
1und morning mail train which leaves
.ontpelier at s;35 o'clock was delayed
ntil about 3 o'clock, while the south G
,und noon train was delayed little s.
were sthe north bound afternoon n
aims. The branch train went to VIII v
smstown on the regular schedule and Il
lie branch freight crew handled the d
lssenger traffic between. Montpelier X
motion and Montpelier in its absence. Il