The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1913-07-17

TOOK opportunity 10 say that ~ hlle
per hour was a very slow rate of
speed and almost impossible for an
automobile to follow,
A man who had been quarantined
at Essex Junction because OF suspi-
sious symptoms, indicating smallpox,
secured a mileage and took his de-
parture for his home in Canada. Doc
tors at first thought he had chicken
pox. But later. when the physician
and the health officer became dis
satisfied with the diagnosis. DR.. G.
r. Dalton of Burlington, secretary Ct
the state board of health, was call
I'd, and II was decided TO place the
patient under quarantine and await
developments. The man had been
employed in the yard OF the Drury
Brick a Tile company. and some OF
his associates say that he became
overheated while at work and took
4 bath In the brook, which brought
out blotches.
Many of the patrons Of the Boston
Dairy company ip Addison County
state that they have not received
their pay for milk they have ship
ped the company for the past two
months. The matter has been
taken up with Secretary Of state
Bailey. who advises the farmers To
send him their names saying he will
take the matter up with the Bos-
ton company at once calling its at
tention to the $4,000 indemnity
bond which the last Legislature re-
quires each milk concern doing bus
mess In this state. to furnish. A
petition was started Monday and a
large number of names secured OF
farmers who have not received their
milk checks. The names will be
sent Secretary Bailey.
Homer II. Laurence, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Truman Laurence OF st.
Adams, has received notice from
Davis & Davis, patent attorneys OF
Washington, that he has been grant
ed a patent on a life guard for
railway trucks, the purpose being
| to prevent accidents resulting from
being run over by car wheels. 1t
oyercomes several mechanical diff
culties encountered about the trucks
in very simple and unique manner.
Efforts are being made to secure
like patents in Canada and Germany
Miss Penelope Mcleod has been
engaged as instructor at the Bel
lows Falls playground during July
and August and the board OF VII
lage trustees has bought sand-boxes'
horizontal bars, swings, seats, Sc
saws and other equipment.
A horse belonging to William
Gilbertson, leader of the Barre Citl-
zens' band, and driven by Mrs. Gil
bertson, who was driving to the city
from the Gilbertson farm with a
load of milk, was electroeuted on tht
lie of the Barre and Montpelier Pow
er and Traction company. near the
Rowland block on Main St., Satur-
day morning at 3 o'clock and the
few bystanders who witnessed the al
fair say that the driver had a mar
row escape from death. The electro
cution was caused by broken troll
ley wire which sagged into the
street Mrs. Gilbertson was driving
slowly along in the rather rant
light Of the early morning when
her horse gave sudden plunge and
then fell into the street. In falling,
the animal is believed to have es-
tablished complete circuit by com
ing in contact with the rails.
Fire Sunday night destroyed the
plant OF the Lyndonville Creamery
association causing loss estimated
at $4,000. The fire originated IN
the boiler house and had made great
headway before il was discovered.
With the exception OF the piggery
containing 800 pigs and the storage
plant every department OF the DIE
plant was burned TO the ground, Inc
butter maker, VIM. Vancour, who
lived In tenement adjoining lost
his household effects. The storage
plant contained $4,000 pounds oil
butter, which was but little damag-
ed. The plant was equipped with
modern appliances which with a
large amount of supplies made a
total loss. r. ". Vail OF Lyndon
VILE is president OF the association.
Elmer A. Darling ofEast Burke,one
OF the directors and W ]. Powers,
Lyndonville, the manager.