The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-04-28
MONTPELIER
Four Deaths in Less Than Twelve Hours
Boy Run Into BY Auto.

Daniel Scott, who had for long time
been sufferer from hardening of the
arteries, suffered fatal attack Saturday
afternoon, dying in the arms OF his
| friend. Edward Dobey, with whom he
was talking. Scott had seemed in the
| best OF spirits prior to the attack For
two years i'll health had prevented ac-
| tive work Mr.. Scott was born at Rich
ellen, p. O., Feb. IA, ls49, and passed his
early life at st. Adams, coming to Mont
| pelier from there and working fifteen
! years for Peck brothers. Later he
worked in the Lane shops. He is sur
vived by his wife, who was Emma Chad !.
wick. and a sister, Mrs. Mary Allen of
Hardwick, Mass. The funeral was from
the home at o'clock this afternoon,
Rev. j. Edward Wright officiating.
Two raids were made yesterday on
Barre street, one at the home OF Angus
NJ. Colwin and the other at the boarding
house conducted by Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bartlett No liquor was found at either
place.
The fire department was called to the
home of Henry Carey on Vine street
Saturday to extinguish fire that was
smoke issuing from the kitchen and
when the department arrived there was
brisk blaze consuming sofa IN a
rear room on the ground floor. The
house was locked and no one at home
The fire department arrived none too
soon, as the curtains had already begun
to blaze and the floor was on fire. II
is supposed someone had been smoking
on the couch earlier in the day and that
the fire smouldered for some time before
breaking out.
None of the three men appointed by
Mayor Estee as delegates from Mont
pelier to the American commission on
agricultural cooperation, now studying
conditions in Europe, have gone
They were l.. Bart Cross, j. \. Bout
we'll and c. ID. Mather. The two former
find it impossible TO attend and the lat
ter will sail soon from Boston and join
the party somewhere in Europe.
Elhanan Andrews, aged ninety-three
years. died Saturday afternoon of in
firmties incident to old age at the home
Of his son, George NJ. Andrews. About |
three weeks ago Mr.. Andrews had an
attack of the grippe, which was the inn
mediate cause of his death. Last |
Wednesday, April %, was his ninety |
third birthday anniversary. Born in |
Berlin. he went while young lad TO |
Duxbury, where his parents settled and |
where they cleared farm from the |
forest. Living later in Waterbury and |
Moretown, he came to Montpelier about |
twenty years ago, residing on the |
Worcester branch road until he came to |
the city to live with his son, George. |
When living outside the city, he used |
TO walk in several times a week and i,
even in his ninety second year thought [
nothing of walking three or four miles
! day. His mind was active TO the last.
Mr.. Andrews married Mary J. Kellogg,
who died in her eighty-second year. He
$ survived by four sons, Charles, Car
os. Frank and George. and by one
laughter. Laura Clough, all Of this city.
rhe funeral was this morning, with bur-
al in Duxbury.
The engagement Of Harry c. Pratt Of
Proctor. formerly of this city. and Miss
Miriam Mitchell. daughter Of Mr.. and
.irs. Sanford Mitchell OF Norwood, Mass
5 announced.
Louis Colbeth and Glenn Smith. want
Z in Marshfield on the charge Of theft,
we're arrested in this city Saturday by
Deputy Sheriff II. o. Lawson. The rob
cry occurred q week ago and the ar
icles said to have been taken included
neal, horse blankets. whips and various
ther things. A third man. said TO have
zen implicated in the robbery, A J.
-omsbee. was arrested Friday in Lanes
orc.
A grass fire near the Cotton shops
roved a hard one 10 fight Saturday
fternoon, when SIX chemical eXtinguish-
r.. tao pyrsnes and over an hours
ard fighting vas necessary 70 put u