The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-10-13
Several Stonecutters Were
BoWled Over on North
Main Street
A. mS BENG DRIVEN
. Y MONTPELIER GIRL
Accident Happened at Cor.
ner of No. Main and No.
Seminary Streets

| A 32-horsepower Rambler automobile
driven by Miss Marion A. Gitchell Of
Montpelier, ran into a party of working.
men on the sidewalk at the North Sem.
mary street intersection of North Main
street this afternoon, struck Giacono
Cecchini of 90 Maple avenue in the back,
knocked him to the ground and passed
over his head. Egidio Sempreboni was
struck in the left leg by one of the
wheels, but he escaped injury, as did
! Giovanni Buttura. who was grazed by
the fender, and Stefano Argentieri, an
other member of party of stonecutters
returning from their work at the Pres
/ brey- -Coykendall companys plant.
| Cecchin was removed at once to the
house occupied by Angelo Aldrighetti,
an Italian butcher living at III North
Seminary street, and DIR. o. G. Stickney
was called, The injured man was bleed
ing profusely from cuts on the back and
complained OF sharp pains in the head
and on the neck. The doctors superficial
examination could not determine the ex-
act extent of his injuries. While the
man was recovering temporarily from
the shock, it was decided to hold con-
sultation of physicians at 3 O'Clock.
Among the first to reach Cecchin's bed
side was his wife, who was summoned
from her Maple avenue home as soon as
the accident occurred. Cecchin is "a
years old and has four children. He is
stonecutter by trade.
According to the story told by eve
witnesses and corroborated afterwards
by Sempreboni, Buttura and others who
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along, the automobile was proceeding
south from Montpelier. In the car were
Contractor +. c. Gitchell and his daugh
ter, the latter at the wheel it was said.
Extensive repairs which Paul Kingston
is making on the premises at 40 North
Main street are in charge of Contractor
Gitchel and he and his daughter were
their workmen their dinners.
To all accounts Cecchini and the three
men who were with him at the moment
Of the accident were on the sidewalk
and hurrying to their homes. with their
route taking them up North Seminary
street after leaving Main street Gee
'hin seems to have been in the middle
IF the party and while his companions,
sensing the approach of the car, starte
,ut OF the way, he was unaware of the
uto's close proximity Until it was too
ate Witnesses say the front spring OF
he car struck the man in the back and
,owled him over. As he fell to the
round one of the front wheels seemed
o Craze his neck and pass over the side
{ the head Miss Gitchel brought the
ar to a halt at once and with her father
ssisted in ministering to the injured
nan while a physician was being sum
loned
The accident happened at a time whcn
he street was crowded with stonecutters
Ding home to dinner. Just a few mo
rents before the whistles has announced
10 noon hour and Cecchini had had time
pough TO make the distance between
Ie Presbrey Coykendall plant and the
eminsry street turn. Examination did
u reveal any damage to the car. al-
lough il was left at the scene Of the
.cident during a part OF the afternoon.
eoplc who claim 10 have seen the acti-
mt are not all Of one opinion when it
mes 10 assigning blame for It's occu'-
nee. Most everyone agrees, however
at the Gitchell car was moving SLOWLY
ben the men were run down An after
ancc al the position Of the car and
= surroundings indicates that the dr
Was iast about 10 wheel the msrhin
10 the driveway leading to kingstoa-
ben il came IN contact with the mtn
the sidewalk