The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-10
MONTPELIER
Otis Alden Had Shock and Boarder in
Family Also, Caused by Excitement,

Famliy Also, caused py excitement.
Otis II. Alden, aged 68 years, suf-
fered shock yesterday afternoon and
it was sometime before he regained
consciousness. In the Alden family
boards an elderly man named Gilman
and the attack of Mr. Alden brought on
shock in the second instance, SO that
Mr.. Gilman is in critical condition. His
health had not been good for some time.
The annual meeting of Mount Sinai
temple, Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, will
he held here Friday evening, when a
class of fifteen candidates will be. in
jtiated.
Mrs Harriet Merrill, widow of Edwin
S. Merrill, at one time postmaster in
Montpelier, died Monday at her home in
Winchendon, Mass, OF inirmities Incl
dent to old age. She would have been
80 years old if she had lived until
March.
In the case against G. G. Taft, wood
and coal dealer for selling to p. s.
Howes third of cord of wood, which
it was alleged did not measure up to
the dimensions of such a body of wood,
Judge Harvey reserved his decision after
hearing the testimony. 1t developed
that Mr.. Taft in no way planned to give
short measure, as all his men had been
given orders as to measure and delivery.
Mr.. Howes testified that he did not
know what the correct dimensions were
for a third of cord, but a weights and
measures inspector measured the wood
and declared it short of the required
number OF feet.
Mrs. Carrie Newton died yesterday OF
perforation of the stomach. She was the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. +. Temple
ton OF East Montpelier Center, where
she was born 50 years ago, Twenty 1.-TWO
years ago she was married to George
Newton. She is survived by her mother,
IS years old, brother, DIR. Percy L.
Templeton, and two nieces, Mrs Isabel
Chase and Mrs, Harold Barney of this
city. The funeral will be held to-mor-
row afternoon, with burial in the Cutler
cemetery.
Fifty members of the Washington
County Clinical society met in the me-
mortal room of the city hall last even
ing and were addressed by DR.. David
Marvin, professor of pharmacology at
the University of Vermont on Drugs
We Should Use and Why" Charts We're
exhibited, showing the effects of almost
every known drug.
The will Of Abraham Long, late of
Montpelier, was proved in probate court
yesterday and the hearing on the petit
ton for the removal of Maria Bertoli as
executrix of the estate of Harry Bertoli
was set for Dec. 10.
Thomas Doolady Of Schenectady, N. |
w. who yesterday completed Jail sen
tence here for stealing watch from
Louis Neveaux on the train to Mont |
pelier from Burlington three months ago, |
was Immediately arrested again on the |
charge of forging checks in Plattsburg |
N. Y. Deputy Sheriff j. M. Ryan of |
that place was on hand yesterday and |
took Dooladg back with him, where he |
will be tried in the March term of court |
on two counts,
The First Congregational church of |
Bakersfield has filed articles of associa-
ton with the secretary of state, the |
signers being John A. Perkins, W. o. |
Start, w /. Start, OR. Houghton, Il.
i. Maynard, all of Bakersfield, and G. b.
Weston of East Fairfield.
The Montpelier checker club defeated
the Marshfeld checker club in a match
last night, by Al to is, played at the
Apollo club rooms. A return game will
be played later at Marshfeld.
S. Mortimer Collins, formerly of this
city, died Dec. in Olympia, Wash, at
the home of his daughter, Mrs. ]. M.
Mitt. Mr.. Collins was born March 81,
1927 and in May, 1855, married Hulda
+. Mutt, daughter of the late Henry
Mutt of this city. In l849 he went to
California and most of his life was spent
in San Francisco. He was brother of
Mrs. A. A, Pierce and Mrs. G. L. Bixby.
In city court yesterday, the civil case
OF Louis Barney against Ernest Parker,
an action Of eiectment from premises
rented by the latter from the former,
was tried. and Barney was awarded S95U
damages and costs of S597, total of
Sl5.47. The trouble was over the ques-
ton of the amount of rent due and the
giving of a notice.
suit for $500 was entered with the
county clerk yesterday by Nancy B.
Price of Middlesex against Angelo Car
DIM of Barre, alleging that he had tres
passed on her property in Barre by put
ting on it large quantities of rock. stone,
earth, wood and other material, thereby (.
depriving her OF much of the use and
enjoyment thereof. According to the pa
pers, this trespass commenced on June l
of this year and has continued on divers
other times since. Il