The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-08-17
TALK OFTHE TOWN


DIR. and Mrs. II. II. Lawrence and Mr.
and Mrs. W. w. Slack Of Springfield
called on friends in the city yesterday
while motoring through central Yer.
mont.
After having been detained az police
headquarters for time while juvenile
court officers were investigating three
youths who were caught ed-handed with
stolen moxie were accompanied TO the
store of A. Mast on South Main street
yesterday by Grand Juror William Wish
art. There a conference with the grocer
who lost the beverage was held, with tie
result that the authorities decided not to
move against the lads, although they
were sharply reprimanded for their mis-.
chief.
While the city magistrate is awaiting
an opportunity to confer with Gov. Ora
ham, Mrs Elvira Granai, who pleaded
guilty to violating the liquor laws on
Wednesday and was sentenced to the
house of correction, is with her children
city officials there is a feeling that the
charity department has not done its duty
by the widow and her seven children and
the respondent herself claims that the
city's failure to extend aid was factor
in her violation of the law.
A party from the Quarry Savings bank
observed the holiday yesterday by mo-
toring to Fort Ethan Allen as the guests
of c. NJ. Wiley, the treasurer. Among
those who made the trip were w. A. Nc
Leod, Miss Ella Wilson and Miss Elsie |
Mcleod. Returning at night from the
government reservation, they encountered |
the heavy thunder storm which passed |
over Barre early in the evening. There
after they made progress slowly because
of the muddy rords and from Essex
Junction to Barre they saw buildings on
three different farms afire as the result |
of the lightning.
Repair men from the Drown garage on
Granite street were called out of the city /
Wednesday evening to take charge of a
partially destroyed Oldsmobile, said to
be the property of George Standish of
Randolph The accident occurred on the
gulf road and when the drivers attention
was directed to the front of the car by
the odor of burning oil, he discovered
that blaze had started. Copious appli-
cations of sand figured prominently in
the work of extinguishing the fire and
the body of the car was saved from de-
struction, although the damage about the
radiator was considerable. Mr.. Standish
spent the night in Barre and returned to
his home yesterday.
Raymond Poulin OF Addison place, who ,
was arrested May IA on a charge of non
support and placed under bail of 800, {
was recalled to the city court room this I
forenoon to confer with Magistrate II. {
W. Scott, before whom he entered plea i
Of guilty when the charge was originally {
pressed. Poulin is the man who was sus
oected of having poliomyelitis, but he a
mas recovered fully and was as ready as t
,yer to-day to turn over a new leaf. The i
has wife and four minor 1
,hildren and evidence introduced to-day t
that he had contributed Sl450 v
o their support, since his arrest last I
pring. The authorities charged to-day
hat he had visited the family but few
lines, although his wife and children are
living no farther away than Trow hill.
Judge Scott imposed a sentence Of from
our months to two years in the house Of I
correction, but intimated that Poulin
would be given another chance to provide Il
or his family if bail of 81 900 could be
furnished The bail wasn't Forthcoming
t noon and the police remanded the man
o the county jail.
Mayor Glysson called another gum
hoe session of the city council last even
ng to placate certain of the contractors
Tho bid on the South Main street paw / .
ne project Soon after the contract was
warded j. c. DeBrune and the Barre T
aving & Contracting Co Monday night,
bidders raised question as =
D whether the city expected to trans
ort the cement, paving blocks, sand, etc,
} the job. It was intimated by AT least
NO bidders that their figures were basel
n an understanding that the transpor ~
alton cost must be borne by the con- of
actor. The question hinged on the con -
,ruction placed on certain section of gi
lie specifications and last night it was =
ade plain that all bidders had inter H,
-eted the wording of the section in the -
lme way After discussing the mis- ON
Chairman Milne of the =
rect committee moved that the vote -,
ken Monday night be sustained. The NJ,
otion carried ard adjournment fol =
wed. II is understood that at least , CHI
Irt of the transportation expense in the
tvs contract with Mr.. DeBrune and the
ARE Paving & Contracting Co. will be bg
,rne by the city. Is,