The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-15
MONTPELIER

In probate court George r. Town
has settled his final account az guard
nm of Joshua Merriam. Maria Hope
has been appointed executrix Of Jane
Hooper's will. Vital Gravel has beel
appointed guardian Of the Gravel mi
nors OF Barre Town. A hearing wa
held in the Aaron Wheeler estate be
fore Judge Frank Martin Monda.
morning.
Trolley service on Seminary hill wa
Presumed Monday.
Erwin M. Harvey returned from Col
chester Monday. He has been in st
bloomsbury In connection with the Is
tate Of the late Alexander Dunnett, b
which he Is administrator.
The Are department was called Il
the vicinity Of the Pioneer yesterday
afternoon for d Are In d Saxon touring
car. The car, which belonged to Barre
man, was badly damaged, most Of thu
body being burned out. The alarm was
rung in from the box at the corner ol
River and Scribner streets.
A force OF about eight men under
the supervision Of g. +. Ayers Is en-
gagged on the work Of moving rock from
the Lodges in the Northfeld road about
two miles out Of Montpelier The work
comes in the jurisdiction Of Earl Hay
den, district highway commissioner
Holes for blasting were drilled some
months ago with the new drilling ma
chine purchased by the state highway
department. A week ago yesterday the
holes were charged and about 1926
pounds OF dynamite were fired. Since
then the crew has been moving the
rock and grading. The lodges at this
point formerly projected out into the
road. making It difficult for two cars
TO meet.
When the board Of control recently
rejected the request Of the Vermont
commission on consolidation of rail-
roads in New England for funds with
which to compile data, the Associated
Industries of Vermont compiled data
received from some Of its members and
upon request Of the commission the
secretary sought more information.
This resulted in quite general decis-
ion being gained that Vermont il not
in favor Of the consultations that have
been proposed, excepting the New
Hampshire plan which would leave the
Central Vermont just as it IL to-day.
"A consolidation Of the Boston 4 Maine.
Maine Central, Bangor 4 Aroostock and
Rutland railroads. to be known as the
Consolidated Lines Of New England,
leaving the Boston q Albany affiliated
with the New York Central. of which
a large number of those, who replied
to questionable, endorsed. The mem
bers of the Vermont commission left
Monday for Boston to attend the joint
meeting which convened in Boston this
About 80 cattle raisers, dairymen
and others interested in questions re-
lating to vermont's bovine tuberculosis
policy gathered In the State House this
for conference with the state
of bovine IT. b. ait which
1t Ii hoped to discover the viewpoint
Of the men who stand to gain or lose
BY the bovine tuberculosis eradication
work.
The premises Of Mrs. Louisa Cobo at
2l7 Barre street were raided by the To-
raj police last night and half barrel
Of sour wine and jug partly filled
with what appeared to bcathe same liq
nor were found Mrs. Cobo was brought
into court before Judge r. D. Laird last
night and entered plea OF not guilty
70 a charge Of possessing and furnish
ing intoxicating liquor. Bail Of 5000,
nalf of the search warrant and half of
he charge, was furnished by Jesus
Ala. The case will be in court within a
lew days, il Is expected.
Governor James Hardness was in the
,ity for short time yesterday after
room, leaving for Burlington, where he
'tsyed last night. To-day he addresses
i Methodist chautauqus in sheldon,
md viii visit st. Adams bay and re-
urn to Burlington. Tomorrow will be |
governors day at Camp Governor Hart
less, and the governor, Mrs. Hardness.
Major Henry Z. Shaw and Mrs. Shaw,
md Adjutant General H. r. Johnson
vii pay an official visit to the camp.
The state budget COMMITTEES viii
meet at the State House with Governor
iartness on Thursday. The governor
viii 60 10 Brattleboro on Friday for
n aviation meeting.
Harold Carpenter Of Bristol was