The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-03-05
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LOCAL INTEREST
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One Of the post election stories being
told about town is at the expense Of a
Yes advocate, who is, Furthermore.
employed in one Of the licensed places Of
the city. This man voted No" Tuesday.
But that wasn't his fault. lie intended
to vote Yes and would have so voted
but for bit Of confusion over the read
ing Of the ballot He thought that a
cross IN the Mo- square meant vote
against no,license, and that for him
every time So down he scratched a
great, black scratch, There, that for
themln
After going out Of the voting
ne got into conversation with some OF
his friends as to how they voted. III
there developed that the man-in-qucs-
ton had unwittingly voted against Ii
eense and, more than that. he had pre-.
yionsly told several other voters how
they ought TO mark their ballots He
now feels like the basket ball player
who shoots the ball through his own
basket His vote and the few Others be
perhaps sidetracked did not change the
result to be sure but it's mighty dis
committing to know that you have aided
and allotted the enemy.
Now while we are on the subject 81
elections, let us tell you Of one case
where sthe Office seeks the man" has
sought him for three years and will
perhaps seek him for years to come,
while the sought-ee has fed in terror
and CONSERVATION before the advance Of
the seeker and undoubtedly viii continue
to tlee-if lie doesn't change his present
sentiments. We have these instances
50 rarely that this one is refreshing,
very refreshing, indeed We refer to
the Office Of second constable in Barre.
For three wears now, the Office has been
trying to pin itself to MIR. Htirns but
he has resolutely refused the sceptre
each time. lie steadfastly declines to
surrender the Iightsome duties OF rail
road official for the cares and perplexities
Of public Office, even sacrificing the honor
that goes with it, Meanwhile he huns
away on d little ditty which runs some
thing like this: "Thrice elected never
rejected. Thrice elected never reject
ed Thrice elected, never rejected"
An amusing incident came up at a
recent meeting 81 the city council when
"a native Of sunny Italy, made the
unexpected request for reward for ring
ing ii a fire alarm. lie told the council
that lie had been informed the city paid
those who rang in alarms for fires He
said that be rang in fire alarm the
other night and that he had some trou
Bile in doing it when policeman came
along and tried to ring it. AT the APP
proaeh Of the policeman he relonbied
his efforts and 50 got tie alarm to jang
ling in good style. Since then he had
heard that the city paid a reward for
All alarms and lest the policeman was
getting what riphtfuly belonged to him,
the real ringer ii Of the alarm, he APP
pearfd before the council To claim III He
said that he had been told that the city
paid S. for ringing day.alarm and
double that amount for night alarm.
As long as his was a night alarm. he was
ready to receive the tenner.
The members of the council informed
the applicant that the city never within
their memory had paid for fire alarm
ringing, and couldn't break over in this
ease. TIE applicant then agreed that
be had been victim of fooler ting
and laughingly withdrew his application.
while the council joined in the general
good time over it
A stranger who lad heard that Barre
voted "No" Tuesday started III to-day
to staye of the Hateful time and ended
at the bottom Of the stairway to the
Granite building On Main street, with
his head protruding between the swing
ing doors. his feet hanging on The fifth
stair and hazy memory where the
brain generally reposes He had fallen, |
yea. fallen, both literally and figura-
lively, and the manner Of his fall was
terrific That he did not batter himself |
into eoncnssion 81 the brain when he
hutted the heavy oak doors Is remark |
able. The hrst intimation of the acct
dent came 20 passersbY when mans |
head suddenly shot through the aper
ture IN the doors. made BIZ the human
batteriug and d noise like heavy |
body falling resounded
Mr. STRANGER was helped into a sitting I
posture and there lie sat, attracting d
big crowd, To all Of whom he cautioned,
"Gerlong and be good" The only an. /