The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-16
MONTPELIER
]. p. Galleher Named as President of the
Council.

j. r. ualieher Named as PRESIDENT OF th'
Council.
The new board of aldermen held Their
first meeting Wednesday night, Alder
man j. p. Galleher being chosen president
of the council. Mayor Mitchell appoint
ed Patrick j. Connolly as chief of police
and his action was unanimously ap-
proved. No other city officers We're APP
pointed, the aldermen wishing time to
look into the matter and deciding to wait
until another meeting and then appoint
them all at once Whether or not Heat.
on hospital should pay water rent was
discussed at length. The institution has
never paid such rent, and one member OF
the council made the remark that aside
| from the Randolph sanatorium he knew
no other hospital in the state which had
its water supply furnished free. Alder
man Watson referred to the fact that
the city pays the hospital $4,000 year
for the care of the poor, but that an in
vestigation as far back as 1911 shows that
in that time all the treatment given the
poor has cost but Sl0,54I so, while the
city in the same length of time has paid
in about $4,000, or nearly $4,000 over.
charge. He added that he saw no reason
why private hospital, with an endow-
ment fund of $SS, 1926, should not pay
water rent, and he made motion that
a meter be installed and the institution
be required to pay at the same rate as
others. The matter was referred to the
water committee to investigate and re-
port. A letter from President Wilson
was read thanking the city for the sup
port expressed in city meeting. The
mayor and city treasurer were author
lied to negotiate for temporary loans
not exceeding $4,000 each for the school
fund and general city fund, pending the
collection of taxes, and the council de-
cided to borrow from the Capital Savings
Bank & Trust Co., as last year. A COM
mittee is to be appointed to look over the
city ordinances and revise them as nee
essary.
In probate court Leroy Il. Pickard
settled his account as administrator OF
the estate of William II. Pickard, late
of Montpelier; Ned A. Alexander was
appointed administrator of the estate of
Ambrose j. Alexander. late of Montpe-
lier; the will of Albert Ray, late of
Mortified, was proven; the will of
Louise Macy, late of Moretown, was |
presented for probate; Lars A. Peterson
Of Berlin was appointed administrator of
the estate of August n. Ahlguist, late |
Of Montpelier.
In Christ church, at $3.50 Thursday |
occurred the marriage of Paul |
G. Harrington. son of Mrs. Addie A. Har-
rington, and Miss Dorothy H. Harrison,
The daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Louis J,
Rev. F. Barnby Leach official
ing. The single ring service was used
md the couple were unattended. After
, wedding trip to Boston, they will re
side at Vine street with the mother OF
he bridegroom. With the exception OF
,wo years in the navy, Mr.. Harrington
las been employed for eight years in the
NcClten store, where the bride was also
for a number of years but
ately has been in the art store of Will
red n. Smith She is native OF Lon
lon, but for nine years has resided in
A hearing is to be held to- morrow on
he case of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Sleeper,
Who were arrested Wednesday morning
t their home in the Jones brook region
nd were brought to this city and lodged
n Jail, charged with beating the formers
mother Mr.. and Mrs. Sleeper were in
curt last summer on similar charges
nd their cases are still within the dis
osition of the court
Marriage ties of 60 years duration
ferc broken Wednesday by the death of
lrs. Mathilde (LaRivierel Cattle, at her
ONE here, after a week s Illness, al
hough she had been in poor health for
everal years. Mrs. Catie was over so
ears old, but her birth record had been
,st and so her exact age was not known.
Ter husband, who survives, will be 80
ears old March 20. Their 6lst wedding
would have occurred May Il ,
{ this year. Three daughters survive,
IRIS. o. B. Cross of Windsor. Mrs. Ma
hilda Matthew and Miss Julia Cattle OF
his city; son, +. A. Catie of this city, :.
nd one sister, Mrs. Louis Greenwood,
lso of Montpelier. The funeral will be !
cid from st. Augustine's church Sat ,
rday morning at o'clock.
In county court yesterday bill OF di- n
Drce was granted Benjamin w. Tracy a
Barre from his wife, Harriet S. Tracy b
York, Me-, on the ground of wilful de-
rtion. The petitioner claimed his wife /
I'd deserted him for nearly three years. v
he case of Mabel f. Hicken VS.. John G. v
icken, divorce, on the ground of refusal {
! support, was heard, the petitioner
that she and Mr.. Hicken were
arried q years ago, have three chill
EN-, aged %, ii and Is years, and that
r. Hicken left her three years ago and
Is visited her only occasionally since p
at time. The court took the matter
lder consideration, as some legal ques- W
ons came up. la