The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-08

First Meeting of New City Government
Will Be Held Tonight.

First Meeting Of New City Government
Will Be Held Tonight.
The confirmation Of Mayor Dean X
Lilies reappointment of Patrick
Connolly as chief of police by the cit
! council is expected when the new coun
! Gil holds its first meeting in the cit,
hall this evening. Mayor Lille Md
the reappointmcnt yesterday as hi
.. first official act following his election
Chief Connolly has completed his lit
year as member of the Montpelie
! police force, of which he has been chic
!, since the spring of 1915, when he wa
appointed by Mayor james NJ. Bout
well to succeed John Durkee, resigned
The first meeting of the new coun
Gil will be unique in coming on tn
day following election day. Usually
lperiod of a week or two weeks has in
tervened between the election and thu
first meeting of the council. Dean Il
Lille, who will head the council al
mayor, served the city as alderman
last year. He was born in Winooski
but has lived here since childhood. He
is successful granite manufacturer
being president of the ID. X. Lille
Granite company Of this city, and
owns a farm on the Worcester branch
road. He is also director of the Mont.
pelier Savings Bank and Trust com.
pany.
George Z. Carpenter, who was elect
ed alderman in 1921 for term of two
years, is a veteran of the World war,
having served overseas as adjutant of
a division. He is a graduate of Nor
witch university, and has served as
treasurer of that institution. He also is
state purchasing agent at the present
time.
Robert NJ. Fraser, also elected in
1921 for term of two years, is one
of the foremost granite manufacturers
in the city, being president of the r.
NJ Fraser Granite company.
George l.. Edison, one of the incom-
ing members, is holding his first city
office. He was in business in Williams
town for a number of years, and Is
now with Cross & Son, Montpelier
firm.
John Fl. Gowdcy, also elected vester-
day for term of two years, came to
this city from st. Adams several years
ago and has held no city office previ-
ously. He Is commercial manager of
the New England Telephone and Tele
graph company, and president of the
Montpelier Board of Trade.
Used piano for sale at bargain;
1872 Main street.--adv.
The funeral of Henry A. Penniman,
who died yesterday morning following
shock, will be held probably Thurs
day morning from ST. Augustine's
church. with the Rev. W. P. Crosby Of
iiciating Interment will be in the
Catholic cemetery. Henry Allison Pen
niman was born in Barre Oct. 5, 1868,
the son Of Ambrose and Marosa Fox
Penniman He was educated in the
Barre public schools and Goddard sem
mary, Coming to Montpelier as
young man, he was married to Mar
10, 1897. One son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Penniman, but died in infancy. In
1885, Mr.. Penniman entered the EN-
ploy Of the Montpelier 4 Wells River |
railroad as a fireman and three years |
later he was advanced to engineer. |
During his 81 years az an engineer, he |
ran both freight and passenger trains,
and for the last 20 years of his serv-
ice he ran the regular mail train. He |
established early and maintained n
good railroad record, and was a relia-
Bile and trustworthy man. He was a
member of the Odd Fellows and the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Beside his wife, Mr.. Penniman is sur
riyed by three cousins. Alfred Dodge OF
Barre and Harrison DnIge and Oscar
Waterman of MorrisviIle. and two
George and John Peck OF
George Nichols has returned from
ghelsea. where he was called by illness
n his family and has resumed his EN-,
,loymcnt in the Pavilion hotel. His
laughter, Dorothy, died Feb. 27. The
nneral took place last Wednesday, |
,nrial being made in Chelsea. The baby
vas eight months old.
o. l.. Martin of Plainfield was in the
ity last evening on his way to Bur-
ington to attend a conference relative
o the farm bureau matters.
f. r. welch OF the state engineers
apartment has gone to Rutland with
tate Engineer Daniel o. Young to in
pect the Sherburne bridge. James Da-
Is and party of the s.me department
ave returned from Highgate, where
hey went 10 stake out federal aid
roject.
The Northern Timber corporation of
'ortland, Me, has registered with the
ncretary of state as foreign corpora
ion. The corporation is engaged in the
usiness of buying standing timber. .
Dnverting il into logs. and saving and I
the lumber. and will have
= headquarters in Vermont in the
,wn of Gilman in Essex county. The 7