The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-06-24
MONTPELIER

John Ross, who has been in jail for IN
toNication more than once was brought
here Tuesday afternoon by Officer Plum
ket. If Mortified for a third oiiense. lie
pleaded guilty before Justice Connell
Tuesday afternoon and sentenced TO 80
days in jail
The Dornsifc- Alighlierini company has
been adjudged bankrupt by United
States court and the matter has been re-
ferred To Referee in bankruptcy IN N.
Theriault. of this city. The company
has been directed 20 file schedule Of
its assets and liabilities with the referee.
Richard Ballard received telegram
yesterday from r. 81. Waverly professor
IN the preparatory school for the Naval
academy that he passed bis examinations
and that he will now go before the ex-
amining board Of the Naval school for
the physical tests He win leave here
Saturday for Annapolis, Nd.
Adiutant General w. H. Gilmore Is
much pleased with the showing made by
the four companies trying their hand
at the state range at Mortified last
week and this week. He considers the
work satisfactory. The companies from
Montpelier, Mortified, S. Adams and
Woodstock have their practice At this
time, and the other eight companies in
August.
The ffth annual picnic Of the Hibern-
ians will take place at Caledonia park
Saturday, July 3. An members Of the
division in Washington county have been
extended invitations 10 be present.
Games Of all sorts will be participated
in. 4 baseball game win be played be-
tween the Ganiteville team and team
made up Of players from Montpelier and
Barre Prizes viii be awarded this year
az in the past. The tug of war which
caused SO much excitement a year ago
will be repeated.
W. J. CIapp and family, Of Fargo, s.
ID, arrived IN the city Tuesday evening
10 attend the diamond Jubilee Of Mont
pelier seminary. Mr.. Clapp was a room
mate Of Fred I. Laird Of this city. lie
went west and for several years was
superintendent 81 education III North Da-
kota Then lie moved to Fargo where
he has a good law practice. Mr.. laird
and Mr.. Chpp were also classmates Of
Hon. Charles u. Darling, one Of the
spea kers yesterday afternoon. They are
graduates Of the class Of 1880 Others
who are here for the jubilee are Miss
Elyim NJ. Gorham, Of Bellows Fails;
Mrs. a. S. Hall, 81 Winchester, Mass
Mrs. G. J. Amsden, OF Boston and Mrs
s. r. Aines, Of Middlebury, al Of whom
are stopping at the Pavilion.
A fan Of about 90 feet from 4 stag
ing was tho cause Of broken wrist for
l. n. StewBrt Tuesday afternoon, and
under the circumstances, the outcome
was extremely fortunate for the injured
man. Mr. Stewart was on staging
about 30 feet from the ground with Her.
bert Slayton. when IN some way, not
exactly known, one board came loose
allowing him ID fan to the ground below.
just under the staging was a pile Of
building stones. and had Mr.. Stewart
landed on these, be would have been SER
iously If not fatally injured, but the
board from the staging fell just ahead
Of him and formed a bridge across two
Of the blocks which projected above the
pile, thus breaking the fall to large
extent. His left wrist was badly frac
tured, and he was moved to bis home for
treatment, as he was unconscious and IL
was not known whether or not he was
injured internally.