The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-02-18
MONTPELIER
Ward Caucuses and Board of Trade
Banquet Held Last Evening.

banquet heid Last Evening.
The ward caucuses last night were
very peaceable. There was large turn
out of voters in ward six, where it had
been noised abroad there would be an
exciting time between Il. G. Gitchell and
w. nj. Parker to secure the nomination
for alderman. However, when the time
came, Mr.. Gitchell's supporters, of
whom there were many at the caucus,
failed to place his name in nomination
and Mr.. Parker's vote was large. Mr.
Gitcheli has announced his determine
ton to file papers and asserts it was a
mistake that his name was not brought
forward last night. The nominations
in the wards were as follows: Ward -
School commissioner, Edward A. Field.
Ward 2-School commissioner, Hugh j..
NJ. Jones. Ward 8 School commission
en-, DR.. Percy Templeton, by vote of Is
to Ii over William Cory. Ward Al
derman. James II. Galleher. Ward g.
Alderman, Patrick H. Ryan. Ward O.
Alderman, w. NJ Parker
The annual banquet OF the Montpelier
board board of Trade was held at the
Pavilion last evening with Congressman
Frank Plumley as principal speaker.
Several others, who were invited to be
present and make speeches, sent letters
of regret, among thin II. A. Phelps,
president of the Barre Board of Trade;
Clarence B. Gladding, chief of the Barre
fire department; George Z. Chalmers,
president of the Rutland Business Mems
association. and James p. Taylor, sec
rotary of the Greater Vermont as
ISOLATION. In Mr.. Gladding's letter,
he suggested that some arrangement be
made with the railroads so that in case
of fire in either Barre or Montpelier
trains might be made up at once to
carry aid, A formal resolution was
adopted by the Board of Trade, thank
ing the Barre fremen for their efficient
work at Sundays fire. Several of the
latter were present at last nights ban-
quet Five new members were admitted
to the Board Of Trade. a. A. Stebbins,
ID. w. Cummings, f. G. Derrick, DIR. r.
j. Fitzgerald and G. H. Thompson. Pres
ident II. ID. Larrabee introduced Mr..
Plumley of Mortified, who gave an adj
dress ON Federal Aid to Good Roads
and Agriculture" AT the conclusion of
his talk, Fred Bancroft of Barre spoke
concerning the good feeling between his
city and this, and incidentally referred
to the project Of building an annex to
the state capitol, which is to be voted
on at the March meeting Mr.. Bancroft
favored the proposition as being bene-
fit to Montpelier and furnishing another
demand for Barre granite. Fire Chief
W. A. Pattee, when called ON for
speech, made remarks along the line of
fire preparation. He stated that Sun
days fire got away from the depart
ment because proper tools were not avail
able. The fire station is too small to
store all the apparatus and the hook
and ladder and hand pump have to be
stored at the city barn. which means a
loss OF time when every minute counts.
He also recommended triple combi
nation auto truck, which will supply
four lines Of hose. President Campbell
IF the Waterbury Board OF Trade was
present and invited the members of the
board TO attend their annual
banquet soon after March 1. Prof. |
shaw of Mortified was also present and
poke briefly. as did Willard G. Cotton,
'ormer president of the Montpelier
board.
A ten-pound son was born yesterday |
20 Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S. Cotton of
First avenue.
Mrs. Caroline P. Wright, widow of
Edwin Wright, died Monday at her
iome. after an illness OF two months /
With bronchitis, followed by pneumonia.
Yrs. Wright was the daughter OF Mr. |
md and Mrs Iediah Silloway and was
,orn in Berlin about Is years ago. Aft /
+ her marriage to Mr.. Wright she came
o Montpelier. where she has since made
Ter home. She is survived BY daugh I
er, Mrs. Walker L. Bancroft and one |
on. Lucen Wright both Of this city. |
The funeral will be held tomorrow aft
rnoon at 2 o'clock, Rev. A. II. Flint
,ffieiatiug.