The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-08-16
MONTPELIER.
alderman Standish Makes a Complaint
Against Jitney Plying Between That
City and Barre.

II City and Barre.
III Alderman Richard Standish made com
II plant TO the police last evening that Err
nest Anderson, operating the Kenyon
II closed Jitney, had nearly crashed into
H him on Berlin street while attempting to
H pass his car. According to the story told
H by Alderman Standish, he was proceeding
H at fair rate OF speed down Berlin street
Il and that the driver Of the jitney footed
his horn incessantly to get by Fearing
that there might be an accident, Mr..
Standish waited until the Main street
bridge was reached and then Anderson,
he says, cut squarely in front of him and
collision was narrowly avoided. An.
derson was taken to the police station,
where he explained that he was in a
hurry to catch the $40 train with a
party. He was allowed to 20 and notified
to appear in court to-day.
| The probate court office was closed to.
day, Bennington Battle day.
The funeral Of Mrs. Charles Ayers was
held Saturday afternoon from her home
on Sabin street, Rev. William Shaw, pas.
tor Of the Methodist Episcopal church,
officiating. The bearers were: Charles
Ayers and 9. H. Ayers of Montpelier,
Alonzo Libbey Of Berlin and Rev. il. w.
Lewis Of Groton. The interment was In
the Berlin cemetery.
The highway in front OF the Bailey
farm below Montpelier junction was the
scene OF collision between two teams
Saturday night and although both wag
ons were overturned no one suffered ne
rious injury. A team driven by Frank
Farnsworth of Middlesex, with his wife
and child also riding, was proceeding to- |
ward their home when they met team
driven by Mrs. Dodge of Elm street, this |
city, who wss riding with her son. Both /
teams were proceeding rather rapidly and |
In some manner locked wheels All five
people were precipitated without cere-
mony into the road and one of the ami
NAL took fright and ran away. Both 4
carriages were smashed more or less and 4
the Dodge youth suffered slight injury
to his left knee. They were given as
slstance by several persons who came
along in teams and automobiles.
son was born Aug. ID to Mr.. and
Mrs. Rudolph Babich of 4 College street.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs, II
Bert Reed Of II Fullerton avenue Satur- H
day The little girl is a granddaughter
OF Mr.. and Mr. larry Richardson
Asst. Chief Ernest Bowers OF the fire
department and Mrs. Powers and Mr.. II
and Mrs. Wilbur T. Lawrence left Sun.
day for Boston in Mr.. Lawrence's auto Il
mobile. They intend to be gone week.
Mr.. and ;frs. Edwin s. Meigs of Lib.
'rty street returned Saturday night from II
he Pacific coast and Alaska, having been Il III
zone nearly two months. Mr.. Meigs at. Hi
ended the supreme council OF Shriners II
It Seattle, Wash. HI
Only so tickets were sold at the local HI
tation Sunday for the excursion to Mis- III
isquoi park, the threatening weather III
violently keeping number OF would be \,
xcursionists from going on the trip. III
George Nichols resumed his duties as - =
Jerk at the Pavilion hotel this morning In
fter two weeks vacation. III
Mrs. Leo A. Newcomb left this morning II
pr Rutland, where she win make a brief Il
tay with relatives. II
Rev. W. A. Davidson Of Burlington H
1T for his home this morning, after II
assing Sunday as the guest OF George
oss of East State street.
Rev. Bernard Mcmahon of East Albany
the guest Of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N
homas McMahon Of Cliff street.
A libel for divorce, Josephine f. IN
thompson vs.. w. c. Thompson Of Barre,
as tiled to-day in the Office OF the coun.
: clerk. The petitioner claims intoler-
lie severity. j. Ward Carver is the at.
rney for the petitioner. They were
arried in Barre a year ago last May.
Insurance Offices, the banks and the II
ices in the State House were closed to-
y in observance Of the holiday. All
pres were kept open.
of Weights and Meas. II
es Carpenter OF Mortified was at the
ate House to-day.