The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-05-14
MONTPELIER
Farewell Banquet for Ernest A. Powers
OF Fire Department

Eagles nan MONDAY evening, durln
which I. II. Merrill, upon behalf of tn
company gathered, presented him line
mems belt with full equipment, which in
cluded pliers and other things used II
the installation of fire alarm systems
Among those attending were the cal
men, police and paid men of the depart
ment, Alderman II. C. Shurtleff and Al
derman i, II. Ryan representing the city
council, Mr. Merrill, Chief Gladding, As
sistant Chief Tobin, Chief of Police Sin
clair of Barre. The regular police OF
Montpelier and Norman Tobin of the
Nashua fire department, who is visiting
his brother in Barre, attended. The ar
rangements were in charge of Elmer
Pierce, II. V. Lull, Vernon Powers, Ed
ward Gilbert and David Pattee of the
fire department After the banquet Il
r, Merrill called upon several speakers
who spoke well of the ability of Mr.
Powers and the loss to the city and its
department. Aldermen Ryan and Shurt-
left expressed themselves in that man
ner, the former stating that he believed
Mr.. Powers is the best fire fighter that
Montpelier ever had, and that he was
entitled to larger field, where he could
obtain the money he can earn. Among
those who spoke were Chief Gadding,
Assistant Chief Tobn, Chief Sinclair,
Chief w. A. Pattee, Chief Kelly and AS
| sistant Chief Boyce and f. c. Barrett
of the fire police, Second Assistant Chief
| V. A. Persons of the fire department,
Callmen Gilbert, Kaiser and Gould, willis
Mr.. Powers responded to the presenta-
tion of the token of esteem. Chief Glad
ding seemed TO have touched the vital
spot in Mr.. Powers leaving the depart
ment when he made two points, first,
that the city council, when it appointed
Mr.. Powers assistant chief, must have
seen ability in him; second, that Lewis
Bills, who travels this section of the
United States, must have seen in him
the ability he wanted for installation of
fire alarm systems when he selected Mr.
Powers out of the many available men,
and that municipalities suffer when they
allow a man of Mr.. Powers ability to
90 because of few dollars in salary,
that these are abnormal times and must
be met as such. f{s cited an incident in
Barre where "A similar case took place
but they were able to get their man
back again and he hoped that Montpelier
would be able TO meet Mr.. Powers needs
along the same line.
Ensign T. l.. killough of the United !
States navy left Monday afternoon for |
New York after brief visit in the city. |
Mrs. Michael O'Grady has returned
from Camp Devens, where on Sunday she |
visited with James O'Grsdy, her son.
She tells of the large crowd who visited |
relatives at the camp last Sunday.
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and Mrs. Giacomo Facini of upper Barre
street.
Chief Master at Arms Charles Mitchell
has received through the "Sea Power"
story of the first naming of battleship
N the name OF an enlisted man. The
ships have been named for officers but
never until few weeks ago has one been
named for an enlisted man. 1t is in hon.
n of man named Ingram, who gave his
ife when the Cassin was torpedoed. In
ram saw the torpedo coming and seeing j
hat it would hit aft, rushed TO that
Ieck, where, at the expense of his life,
lie threw the depth bombs stored on the
eek aft into the sea. The ship was able
o get into port but Ingram lost his life.
Joseph Goodnature was arrested Mon +
ay afternoon upon request of Sheriff
:. II. Tracy, charged with carrying in
liquor into Washington eoun- a
Y jail. 1t is alleged that a few days ago i
e visited some of the men inside and :,
hat while in the place arrangements +
-ere made by one of them for him TO y
NY some liquor and that Goodnature
ms given the money and went out and i
rat after getting the liquor carried it =
ito the jail. The penalty for an act of
lis kind may be very heavy.
A. Blaneo will go this week to the
ouse of correction to serve his sentence
four to six months for non support of =
IS family. He was arrested Monday -
'ening on the charge of breach of pro- !,
stion Blanco is a stoneeutter and, ae- =, -
riding to his pay envelope, received 500 ~
week He was found guilty of non =
Ipport last August and placed on pro- T
alton. He went to New Jersey without
lthority and while there was injured, |
ceiving bad cut on his head. After
S experience in the hospital he returned
re- For time he paid the $40 week
wards the support of his family but
Gently he has not paid the sum. About
70 months ago the officer went after
anco. but the money was Forthcoming
at time. This time he was taken be.
re Judge Harvey. where the original
'nalty was imposed.
Roy Getman of Montpelier, employed
Barre, has been accepted at the naval
cruiting Office here as a plumber and
ter in the naval reserve forces and
III 60 TO Burlington in a few days for
ysical examination and enlistment.
1son Barber has been accepted for en-
tment and will 90 to Burlington on
ednesday. Robert Wilkinson will go
Burlington the same day for physical
animation. They are Montpelier boys
aynard Halves of Orleans has enlisted
the naval reserve corps and will com
ate his studies in Norwich university
fore he is called
f. ID. Dewey, who has been bookkeeper
r Peck Brothers for "a years, will com
tie his services there in few days.
:. Dewey has made a large circle of
ends in his business connection with
: company.
Permission was given this morning by
g secretary of state for firm TO
inge its name from Freer & Frye, Inc,
Abner j. Freer, Inc, of Brandon.
4 trolley car was derailed on Seminary
about o'clock this morning. The
was trundling along at its usual rate
speed in front of the boarding hall
en- suddenly one set of wheels dropped
the iron and the car went far enough !
m the rails SO that traffic would not