The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-03
MONTPELIER

At special town meeting held in Ber-
lin Tuesday afternoon the voters OF the
town adopted the franchise, which the
citizens OF Montpelier and Barre adopted
AZ recent city meetings, by vote OF 80
60 I, so as soon as the Barre and Mont
pelier Traction and Power company de-
posits its bond in the different munich
palitcs and pays the indebtedness due m
Montpelier aud Barre the mayors OF the
cities may then sign the new iranchise
end IL will become effective There was but
little opposition IN Berlin. The meet
ing was TO have been called ct ! o'clock,
but II was almost o'clock when It con.
vened. T.. y. House was moderator Of
the meeting. George Perrin moved that
the proposed franchise be taken up ar
tce bv article, which was lost by
substantial majority, But few remarks
were made. after which the voting oc-
Cured with the results given above.
The railroads in Vermont will not need
to worry this year about the expense OF
eliminating grade crossings, for Public
Service Commissioner Dutton, who was
in the city Tuesday relative to the trlal
of the Phelps vs. Utley case, stated that
there will be no abolishing OF grade
crossings this year. As far as the change
in train schedules is concerned, he ltn-
derstands that the commission has the
same rights that ii exercised In the
matter before the railroads were taken
over by the government
The meeting of the board of charities
and probation which was to have been
held in Vergennes to-day, has been post
poned because Mr.. Huxbury of the com
mission is in Florida, while Miss Flor
ence Cory of Montpelier and Elisha
Nav of St. Johnsbury are Ill.
Major Harvey j.. GOodell left this
morning for Brandon to attend meet
ing of the board of control which oe-
ours tomorrow
The state library building was turned
over to the state Tuesday and accepted
by the state through Sergeant Arms
Dwight Dwinel The work Of moving
the library will be commenced soon, 1t
is expected.
j. G. Brown and Mason S. Stone, who
were in Boston attending conference
relative 10 public safety committee work.
have returned home and this morning
they said that statement Is being pre-
pared for publication relative to the
plans for the year, which may, after
consultation with the executive commit
tee, result in some big gatherings being
held in places where there is lack OF
interest.
Mason S. Stone, executive secretary
of the state fuel administration, is pre-
parinp a letter that will be sent TO the
local fuel committees and fuel dealers,
asking them to get their reports To the
IN, = nd Zoo iff
the work and the facts asked for on
the blanks are needed TO report to the
federal government the needs OF Yer
mont for next winters coal supply
Mrs. A. Bernardini and Miss Louise,
her daughter, We're in Burlington to-day
Elder Wells Of Salt Lake City, Utah,
one of the higher officials OF the Mormon
faith, is stopping at the Pavilion hotei
while in the city relative 10 the contract
for construction OF a large monument
in Salt Lake City similar to the one
which was constructed in Sharon a lew
years ago by the Mormons and Of which
Mr.. Wells had charge. He went to Barre
this morning relative to contract Tor
cutting the monument.
States Attorney f. r. Davis this
morning filed information in county
court. charging Elmer bennett ana had-
cline Bennett Of Waterbury with neglect
Of children. They are at present under
bail in the sum Of 81 900 for appearance
at such time as the case is called up,
there having been hearing some weeks
since. when State Probation Officer W
II. Jeffrey was called to Waterbury,
which resulted in the children being
placed in homes 1t is alleged that the
children were abused, that one OF the
children was made to sleep in the barn
during fall weather and that some Of me
children were not allowed to eat in the
same room with the man and wife.
Mrs. S. s. Ballard, who has been
spending the winter in Florida, has re
turned to the city. She came by the
way of Chicago and brought with her
Miss Alice Ballard. her granddaughter,
who joins Mr., and Mrs, Edward &, Bal
lard. her parents, in Chicago.