The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-05-20
BETHEL
Automobile Broke Guard Rail and Went
Into Meadow.


Automobile Broke Guard Rail and Wen
Into Meadow.
MIR. and Mrs. Fred Fletcher and Franz
Woods OF South Woodstock riding THU
way IN Ford car belonging to Mr.
woods, broke new guard rail anc
plunged over 20-foot bank one mile
south OF this village late yesterday after
noon 10 the meadow Of G. p. Noble, who
was working on his land and witnessed
the plunge, which, he says, at first sug'
gested flying machine. Mr.. Fletcher
who was learning to drive and was think
ing OF buying the car, lost control. Two
heavy posts of the guard rail were rooted
up when the car struck it and the car
seems literally to have flown through
the air for short distance Mr. Fletch-
err was the only one injured and Ran.
dolph parties who came up took him in
their ear to DR.. O. ID. Greenes Office,
where a dislocated shoulder was treated.
The car, being considerably disabled,
was towed to the Burridge garage and
the party arranged to have W. II. Ken
dali, ir., carry them home.
| o. c. Boyce and G.. o. Spanlding are
attending the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
at Brattleboro.
w. G. Clifford. general manager Of the
Woodbury. Granite Co., and his son, Will
liam, went yesterday to Vinal Haven,
Me-, for few days.
Whitcomb high school baseball team
won it's fifth straight victory yesterday
on Mobiles field, when it defeated Ram
dolph high school in l0-inning game by
a score OF TO ). Randolph is the only
team which has defeated the locals this
season, wiping the earth with them I'M
Randolph a few weeks ago, Il to |. mi
yesterdays game the visitors threw
away their apparent victory by series
of errors in the ninth inning, enabling
the home BOYS to tie the score, which
at the beginning of their half stood to 2
against them. In the 10th Randolph
could do little with I.avelle. who as
usual was strongest at the end, getting
only scratch single which yielded moth
ing. With two men ont and the bases
empty, Williamson lined single to CEN
ter field, Rogers sent swift one past
first base ena bling Williamson to land
on third and With Wilcox batting, vii. |
hanson romped in on passed ball. the
second Of the game charged to the Ran
dolph catcher. There were errors a
plenty on both sides. but they eyeEed
up the score and gave an opportunity
for fine batting rally by the locals in
the 10th. There was a large attendance
a good crowd OF mates from
the sister village, when is an old-time
rival in all kinds Of athletics.
Relatives have learned OF the death
yesterday in Gaysville of Sherman c.
after week 3 illness with
slow paralysis. He was ~ Years old, Al
native of Stockbridge and member Of
the 18th Vermont regiment during the
Civil war The late Edwin Harrington
IF Bethel was brother. His wife died
Ave years ago. The funeral will be held
at IL o'clock.
Seth NJ. Washburn left yesterday for
the Panama Pacific exposition with va
'ious side trips and stopoyers.
The members of Daniel Lille post held
/ well ATTENDED monthly meeting yes
erday.
The White River association OF Meth
dist ministers will meet here next Mon !
lay forenoon and afternoon Rev O. h.
Wells OF Rochester viii welcome the new
members and Rev. A. W. Atwood Of :
'ittsfield will respond Rev DIR. George =
7. Sisson of Woodstock will speak and =
he sermon will be by Rev H. O. Enwell :,
{ Randolph Center. :,
The Tympus school has been closed
'eek owing TO the Illness OF the teacher. U
Hiss Wheeler of Rraintrec, who is re-
overing at her boarding place S. A. I
Iowen's. "
The depart ment commander of the
rand Army of the Republic has issued
n order that Memorial Sunday services ~
. held MAY 30 aud not Nav %. as ar q
anged in some places, including this
lace. where somewhat OF miXup has "
rcurred by reason Of partial arrange y
rents having hnen made for union sery
rs at the Congregational church next q
nnday morning. notwithstanding no Sc
ces which have been published il now IN
ppesrs that all the churches will have
lcir usual services next Sunday and NJ
vat the union patriotic services will be IN
I'd the following sunday. May 80. 50
:. Frank Lyman came Monday from RI,
Isin, Ill.,. where. with Mrs. Lyman he M
,ent the winter at their daughter Ina
,me. He is here TO store their house It
I'D goods. ~ Mrs. l.yman's health is -
Il good enough 20 permit her TO resume -
At present.