The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-12
MONTPELIER

MISS Lyuia M. fOtter OF burlington
home demonstration agent was in thu
the city on Thursday.
w. Il. Schneider of Boston repre-
senting the u. s. Bureau of Markets
was in the city recently.
A closed truck from the Ohio Brass
company of Mansfield, Ohio, passed
drought the city to-day
John Il. Cushing Of st. Adams and
Frank = Howe Of Bennington were
visitors in the city on Wednesday.
Lucius p. Wells Of Boston, formerly
Of Burlington was in the city yester.
day visiting here while on his vaca.
tion. He left for Burlington.
Mrs. Fred M. Whitney Of Mortified
was a visitor in the city on Friday.
e. r. Nash Of Burlington was in the
city on Friday.
Lena r.. Hamilton of st. Adams was
in the city on Thursday on matters
connected with the state board OF
charities and probation.
Superior Judge Sherman r. Moulton
returned to Burlington yesterday.
Stanley Ryan and Francis Murtagh
left to-day for Boston for two weeks
vacation.
Delegates to the state conference Of
the American Legion at st. Johnsbury
Aug. Is and l6 were elected as fol-
lows by Montpelier post, No. s, at a
regular meeting held last night:
George II. Carpenter, Henry Norton,
Robert r. Susena, Frank Nelson, En-
NETT w. Eddy, Arthur Ellis, Joseph G.
Abair and M. J.. Cohan. The alternates
elected were Arthur G. Theriault, Del
bert Gross, j. @. w. GaIaise, Evan L.
Perry, Daniel Badord. Edward Buley
and w. w. Merrill. The delegates and
alternates were elected as nominated
by nominating committee appoint
ed by Commander Affair, consisting of
Alexander Hall, Joseph Jay and Rob-
ert Susena.
An Industrial accident case begun
in 1917 has just been settled in the of
nee of the commissioner Of industries.
The case was that of an injury to John
Lombardy of Manchester Depot, en-
ployed by Ford Brothers. The com
mills burned and they went out
of business, but the insuring company,
the Maryland Casualty, has continued
to make payments, although 1t il as
sumed they have not been receiving
premium payments for the past two
or three years.
The Boston 4 Maine railroad has
filed with the secretary of state an
trust agreement and a
lease of equipment and rolling stock.
The equipment is between James II.
Hustis and others, the First National
bank of Boston, and the Boston 4
Maine railroad, and the lease is from
the First National hank to the Boston
4 Maine. The new equipment con-
sists of % switching locomotives, two
Mallet switching locomotives, IS steel
passenger coaches. 20 steel smoking |
ears, eight steel baggage and smok-
ing cars, five steel baggage and mail |
rars and Is steel milk cars, passen-
ger equipped.
the fire truck from the station to the |
sorner Of Main and Barre streets yes.
serday noon at the time OF the fire,
10th regular drivers being away from |
he station. The truck was little
ate in starting out, owing to the fact
hat the magnetic was not switched on
Il first.
The case Of the Empire Hat and Cap
company of Albany, n. Y. against f.
!. Segel and company of this city has
,een settled and discontinued in Wash
ngton county court. Fred L. Laird
nd Webster Miller, attorneys for the
Albany concern. accepted on Thursday
legal tender made by r. +. Susena
or the local concern on Feb. - last.
he amount for which suit was
rought in Washington county court
7as $l7l.50 and interest. Suit was
rat brought in Montpelier city court
nd later in justice court before Harry Ii
! Shurtleff. Judgment for the de-
nndant was allowed in justice court, I
nd the case was appealed to the
ounty court. II was to be heard at +
be March term, but was continued to
he September term owing to the ne
sssity Of taking dispositions. The le-
al tender wa made first while the
use was in Justice court. The case
,ncerned payment for a shipment of
aps. which the Segel company claimed
ere unlike samples and unmarked
Bile.