The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-10-14
MONTPELIER
City Council Held Its Regular Meeting
Last Evening

The city council held rs regular
meeting last night with all members
except Alderman Butler present The
The first discussion that was taken up
was the question OF having The births,
marriages, and deaths compiled from
the years of 1923 and 1857. Charles
DEF. Bancroft was on hand and said he
would do the work for 1915 cents each
item. Mayor Dawley said he was IN
favor of having the work done but that
the members should not forget the con-
dition Of the city finances. The books
were then looked over TO see where ex-
pense could be saved. A discussion OF
the school situation was then taken up
and it was voted to hold meeting
October rs with the land owners pres.
ent and thresh the matter out ii pos
sible. The rest Of the evening was TAX
en- up with routine business with the
exception Of a report concerning the
fire alarm system which showed ii TO be
IN very bad shape. The meeting adj
journed about ten o'clock.
Miss Annie Stewart Of st. Johnsbury
has been engaged BY Perley r. Pope to
take charge Of the altering department
Of his store. Miss Stewart comes from
ST. Johnsbury.
a very interesting lecture was given
last night before the Trinity Brother
hood by Rev. r. r. Frost Of st. Johns
bury on @The Unbaked Man" A very
large audience listened to the lecture.
The funeral of Thomas Moren took
place yesterday afternoon in St. Au-
gustine's church at two o'clock. The
stone cutters union had charge Of the
funeral. Intcrment was made in the
Catholic cemetery.
The Womans Christian Temperance
Union met with Mrs G. b b. Denny
on Elm street yesterday afternoon "A
report Of the delegates to the conven-
tion at Burlington was read and was
followed by a discussion Of the subject
Of hygiene and heredity.
The old jail property on Elm street
passed into the Odd Felaws hands yes
terday. The building was practically
purchased in the spring for club house
but the deed was not obtained by them
till yesterday. The building win prob
ably not be remodeled this winter.
The Central Vermont pile driver ar
rived at the junction Wednesday and
will be used in setting the foundations
OF The new coal shute which win be
built there This will eliminate the
possibility Of another collision Of yard
engines such as happened a short time
ago.
Orange Holden is said TO have been
rather badly battered Ia an argument
he had with Lewis Morse Wednesday
evening. Holden was talking to lady
when Morse came up and "butted IN,
Holden resented this with blow and
Morse retaliated several times which
marked the other man In the shape Of a
black eve. Both were allowed 10 90
when the officer was called. but the case
of Morse win be investigated later.
B. NJ. Gordon. owner az one time OF
the Field restaurant ON Langdon street,
has received his discharge IN bank
ruptcy, there being no objection fled
with bankruptcy court. When the case
of F. q. Iamberton Of Marshheld, lum-
Der dealer, came up Monday afternoon
on the question Of discharge, notice Of
objection was filed by Attorneys II. @,
shurtief and r t. Laird, who appear
for some Of certain creditors, and they
were given 20 days to Gle their specih-
cations. It was claimed that If the
plaintiff received verdict in the Mears-
Daniels case, the evidence during the
trial showed that there would be some
thing conlsng to Lamberton.