The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-04

Dennis w. Sweeney and William Law
son, all men employed in the night runs
OF the street cars.
Carrying out the request of Charles
A, Barnard, a former Montpelier man,
who died recently in Chicago as result
of an automobile accident, his body is
to be brought to this city for interment,
and is expected to arrive tonight. The
funeral is to be held tomorrow.
Saturday, the first day of the year
under a license regime was a busy
day in Montpelier. People began COM
ing from outside towns early in the day
and returned home late at night, but on
the streets there was little to give evil
dence OF intoxication or unseemly con
duct. The bars of all licensed places
were we'll patronized, steady crowd OF
people passing in and out most of the
day. Seven persons, who are alleged to
have drinked too long and too well had
to pay the penalty in city court this
morning. Next Sunday afternoon the
bartendors of the city are to organize.
Frightened by the words of his play
mates that a terrible punishment was in
store for him because in a game OF ball
he had accidentally broken a window in
the home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Don Dodge, FIVE year-old Clarence Dodge
was afraid to 90 into the house and
when night came and their youthful son
had not shown up. there was excitement
in the neighborhood. The family and
friends searched diligently for several
hours, with no signs OF the youngsteT
and the father, in despair, was about to
enlist the services OF the police, when
snore from under the piazza attracted
attention and the young man was found
enjoying a peaceful slumber on the bare
ground beneath the porch.
EXMayor f. r. Dawley was the speak
er yesterday before the Bethany Mems
forum. being the fifth man to speak on
the subject OF civil government before
that body. Mr.. Dawley agreed with pre-
vious speakers that if the aldermen were
elected at large and three instead of six
We're chosen to fill that position the re-
suit would be more efficient aldermen
and better work done for the city. Ac-
cording to his plan, the first year under
the system. three men would be chosen
at large, the first for three years. second
for two years and the third for one year
Az LHe tHd OF Lne NfsI wear the one
year man would go out of office, unless
reelected. and another would be chosen
for three years, keeping up this system
year after year. At the end OF three
years, the three year man would become
mayor and thus the city would always
have competent and efficient men if the
first choice was good one, and also, !
according to the plan OF Mr.. Dawley. the
people should have the right to remove
a man at the end of the first year if the |
majority are in favor of such action,
Whtcomb Bros, who conduct a laun-
drying and tailoring establishment, have |
raised the wages OF all their employees |
eight per cent, beginning May 4, o-day |
The company has just broken ground
for a new plant on the Berlin side to !
take care of the dry cleaning and wet
wash department, which has grown to |
large proportions.
WILDER Q. Pixley of Waterbury has
brought a $4,000 body action against /
Noble Charles of the same place. charg- |
ing him with alternating his wife's at
fections. The case will be tried at the
September term OF county court.