The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-16
MONTPELIER
City Council Proposes to Take Advan-
tage of State Aid on Roads.


not decided. 1t was voted to take adj
vantage of the states offer relative to
$1,000 for permanent work and 81 800
for re-surfaeing and to expend the five
per cent money, which amounts to S47S.-
"a, on highways, The street committee
was given authority to make a petition
to the district highway commissioner for
state aid in that work The deed of the
James Rae place near Berlin pond was
accepted by the city and the mayors
warrant for $1,000 was authorized. 1t
was voted to buy another car Of road oil.
The board Of trade was given the use Of
the rooms for the teachers convention
and grange in October and December,
respectively.
Manager Edward Carey has received
notice from the division superintendent
Of the Western Union that beginning
next Sunday the office will befopen only
between 8 and 1890 a. m, and 5 and
o'clock p. m. The hours have been 0 to
noon and to II o'clock Loss Of bust
ness is the reason for the reduction in
time.
Miss Mariory and Mae Kennedy Of
Burlington were local visitors yester-
day.
DIR. F T. Kidder of Woodstock was
here yesterday in connection with the in
fantile paralysis clinic,
The funeral of Joseph Jones, who lied
in Springfield, Mass, will take place at
0 o'clock Thursday morning from st,
Augustine's church. Mr.. Jones, with his
daughter, went to Springfield to visit.
He was taken i'll with neuritis, from
which he died, and the body was brought
here yesterday. He was many years em-
ployed as stationary engineer by the
Montpelier and Wells River Railroad Co.
He is survived by his son, Harold, and
daughter, Margaret Jones, OF Montpelier.
He lived many years on Franklin street
in Montpelier,
William Bresettt appeared before the
grand juror Tuesday evening asking for
prosecution Of someone for allowing a
dog that was killing rabbits to run at
large. The grand juror was without au-
thority and the man appealed to the city
council, who had no more authority. Then
he applied to the police and the dog
was shot during the evening by Officer
Il. ID. Sloan. 1t appears that there was
no name on the strap, which was around
the dogs neck, as the law provides there
shall be- II developed also that the dog
had been killing hens Of the complain.
ant.
The fire department was called to the
Angus Mcneil house on Foster street
last evening because Of pail Of gaso-
line on fire. 1t appears from the report
made Of the matter, that Forest Mer-
rill who occupied the tenement in which
the fire occurred, had been using gaso.
line to burn paint off bedstead. He had
painted the bedstead with gasoline and
then applied a match to il and in throw
ing away one of his matches, it went into
the pail of gasoline, A lively fire last
ed for few minutes, according to the
neighbors. A general alarm was sounded
and the department responded The in
side Of the room was burned quite lit
tie. The department was away from the
station about 20 minutes.
A new assignment Of judges has been
made by Chief Judge z s, Stanton Of
the county courts. 1t is practically the
same as has existed, excepting that
there is change in the date of the
Windsor county court. The legislature
at the last session changed the date OF
converting, after two years experience
under the law that was enacted for the
county.
The mandemus proceedings papers,
which have been brought in connect ion
with the Turner dog matter in Rutland,
were sent to L. G. Moody. clerk Of su-
preme court; but in view of the fact
that this matter is in Rutland county,
the papers have been sent back to Rut-
land for fling in that county.
Mrs. William Best and Mrs. Morrill,,
her mother, of Chicago, are visiting at
NJ. L. Woods
f. 7, Seguin has bought Of William
Rivers the large safe which for years was
in the John H. Senter office. He has
placed it in his store on Mat1 street.
Fred Desaulnier of the police force in
Springfield was in the city to-day in
conference with the secretary OF state
on dealers licenses and the authority
that exists 1t appears that some trou-
Bile has developed in that community
over the use Of dealers Number plates,
L. Pilini reported to the police this
morning that Sunday someone cut down
his tomato plants in his garden on Barre
street. 1t appears that some person,
either in spite or with mischieeous in
tent, cut down the vines. Thus far no
trace of the person who did the trick
has been discovered.
The street committee was in hot water
thia ,,,pr,, inc tvhar knra nf tho f,oi4f-
ers' union jumped on the committee be-
cause they We're using what these men,
.claimed was non-union help. They com
planned quite a good deal about the
matter. l.. A. Junior was employed and
the street committee understood he was
union man. The committee, are union
men, in principle, so probably the mat
ter will be adjusted during the day,
DR., r. w. Lovett of Boston, the spe-
eialist on infantile paralysis, and some
of the physicians and nurses from Bur
lington Tuesday and to-day conducted
clinic on that disease at Heaton hospital.
1t was attended by a large number of
those who suffered the malady two years
ago, the most of whom are improving
toward recovery.
The secretary of state has received
the report of bad accident that hap
pened near S. B. Bates home in Derby.
1t appears that on Monday Clinton Fair
brother, l2-year old son of Hugh Fair
brother, was riding on truck and he
dropped off the machine, then started
to run to the side of the road and stepped
directly in front of the automobile of
+. w. Carr of Newport, driven by J. A.
Carr. The youth was hit hard clip.
When carried home blood was running
froy, biu mouth wi anva popnrta m