The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-03
TALK OF THE TOWN

Supper at Presbyterian church to-
night.-adv.
Clarence Booth OF Randolph was a
business visitor in the city yesterday.
Mrs. Esther Burnham of the east hill
was taken to the City hospital yesterday
for an operation, which was performed
this morning.
Miss Elsie Donzerro of Buffalo, N. Y.
arrived in the city last evening and will
spend the coming week as the guest OF
friends and relatives on Berlin street
County Agent F. H. Abbott left this
noon for East Montpelier, where he will
attend the Pomona grange meeting of the
Winooski valley district this afternoon.
M. j. Martelle of Prospect street left
last evening for st. Adams, where he
will spend several days visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
Martelle.
Mrs. Darwin s. Waterman OF upper
Washington street left this noon for Or
leans, where she will spend the coming
week at the home of her daughter, MIS-.
Harry l.. Bassett.
Hannah and Betty succeeded cleverly
in circumventing Mrs. Matilda Perkins
claw" concerning the presence of men
in the house. You will be interested to
know how it is done and you owe it
to yourself to attend "a Mans Voice."
the farce to be given by the Odd Ladies,
March 9.--adv.
In contemplation of material improve
ments to his property on George street,
d. Coletti has prepared a set of plans
which call for the addition of sizea-
BILE annex to his dwelling house and
the erection of piazza on two sides of
the building. He expects to begin build
ing operations at once.
Committee members of the Gaiety
club held meeting last evening to de-
eide the date of the March dance and
make arrangements for the hall and or
chestra. The committee in charge of
the entertainment is made up of the
Misses Lena Buzzi, Teresa Capra, Aurelia
and Messrs. Joseph Merlo, John
Albano of Barre and Victor Bizzozzero of
The dance will be held in
the Knights of Columbus hall on March
Is with Carroll's orchestra in attend
,nce. A committee to serve refreshments
will be chosen later in the month.
Unless an amendment TO the automo-
,ile statute adopted by the present leg
stature relieves the law of some OF its
ambiguity, auto owners may park their
airs after dark next spring and leave
he lamps unlighted. This. for the rea
on that the supreme court has held in
he State VS.. Bixby case that an automo-
,ile is not in operation when it is stand |
ng still. Local auto owners are inter
sted in the decision announced yester |
Law, as no fewer than five prosecutions,
ONE of them involving the question of
lighting cars while parked, were record
d at city hall in 1915. The respondent,
v. f. Bixby, an East Barre deputy |
heriff, was arrested June Z, 1916, on a
barge Of operating a car without lights.
he secretary of state, the attorney gen
raj and a majority Of the states attor-
eys had held that within the meaning
nd intent of the law a car was in opera
ion if parked on the street after dark
udge Scott had 50 held in municipal
curt, and convictions had been secured
nth that Interpretation in mind. On
'ec. the respondent was adjudged gull
v. and the case went 10 supreme court
n exceptions, after an agreed statement
( facts had been recorded. The decision
the higher court reverses the municipal
lurt verdict. and the respondent. Bixby.
receiving his discharge, gets the credit ',
{ making a test case 81 Law that had
Iused much discussion