The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-09-28
ST. JoHNsBURY.
Joseph Duchanne Held for Alleged Bur
larry In Lyndon.


Joseph Duchanne Held for Alleged Bur-
larry In Lyndon.
Joseph Duchanne Of Montreal has
been arrested on complaint exhibited by
States Attorney Robert w Simonds on
the charge Of burglary The burglary
is said 60 have been committed in Lyn'
don. The dwelling house Of Henry
Dickerman Of that place, Il Is alleged,
was broken into and certain articles
OF clothing were taken and carried
away. The respondent, Duchanne, was
arraigned for hearing in Justice Al
bert Worcoster's court yesterday and
waived examination. Dali was fixed At
four hundred dollars. This the respond
cnt did not furnish aud was committed
to the county JAIN 20 await the Decem
Der term Of county court
TIE Junior Order Of United American
Mechanics for the state Of Vermont Is
holding It's sixteenth annual session here
to-day and this evening Reports show
that this order i in q prosperous eondi-
ton. the membership having increased
six hundred during the last year. A
large contingent gathered from All
parts Of the state and 10 their number
were added several officers Of the ma
tional organization, The temporary
headquarters Of the visiting brethren Is
81 the ST. Jonnsbury house The meet
ings are held in Red Mems hall.
Considerable excitement was created
BY an innocent and unmindful offender
here yesterday afternoon, when the five
year.old son 81 Modesto laChance WAS
deputed TO carry an umbrella towards the
school house III order that the other
children might have It 20 return home
with. IN It's natural child'like way,
the youngster took along some Of mis-
paythinqs but instead Of going in the
direction Of the school house, be crossed
over the bridge from Summeryille TO
Railroad street and then tfudged along
through the village in the direction Of
Passumpsic. the alarm that a child
was lost was soon spread about the
streets and a large number Of boys and
men were In search for il, when q Mrs.
Harris telephoned Chic Of Police Hall,
that she had seen a small child carry
ing an umbrella going past her home.
The description was sufficient to iden-
tify the child and the search was called
eli Chief Hall hiredia team and drove
towards Passumpsic and found the boy
about two and a half miles out Of the
village and to all appearances be was
enjoying his feat as juvenile pedestrian
IN spite Of the immaturlty Of his years
and the inclemeney Of the weather.
The st. Johnsbury Commercial club
Is showing It's colars as the real spirit
of this vicinity. It's past record has
been exceeding meritorious, but yester
day it added a new plume 20 IT. bon
net by nstituting the good roads auto
mobile pilgrimage In the morning az
seven o'clock, seven automobiles and
80 male occupants started from the 81.
Johnsbury house for a tour Of the sew
eral towns Of the county. The male
contingent was made up Of Lieut.. Gov.
u A. Slack, the town representatives
Of the several towns Of the county,
Newark and Hardwick being unable to
be represented. together with the two
county senator's, a few members OF the
Commercial club. and last but not least,
state highway commissioner Charles III,
Gates OF Franklin. and county road
commissioner w Thompson Of Rye.
gate The itinerary extended through
nearly all the towns II the county.
II lea OF towards the south and west
side Of the county IN the forenoon,
bringing up AZ Barton for dinner From
there ii led around by Willonghby lake
and then through the towns on the
north and east side Of the county. The
party accepted an invitation to The hos
pitablc home Of I. n Vail at the Speed
we'll farms n Lyndon, where they were
served refreshments and cigars. Last
evening they came TO the Avenue house
foi banquet which was arranged at
the expense Of the club The banquet
was informal the intention being to
have social hour together Editor
Walter T. Bigelow was asked to preside
at the head Of the guests table in
which capacity he introduced those who
were called upon TO make few re-
marks This he did IN most felicitous
manner and the evening was spent like
the day one Of pleasure and profit
to all. In spite Fl the inelemeney Of
the weather, there WAS but one feature
which in any way married the success
Of the day. The automobile owned by
Fred Gilman was nearing st. Johns.
bury in the evening. wnen Just a short
distance above the village. The steering
gear broke and the machine ran. head
On. into a telephone pole II was dark
and when the occupants discovered their
predicament, they also discovered that.
nad they not struck the pole, they
would have been dashed over pre-
eipitous embankment, which would I'M
doubtedly resulted in serious injury to
both machine and people, Az il hap.
pened. the machine was not badly dam.
aged and the occupants escaped without
injury. Another automobile was sent
for and the delay was soon accounted
for
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