Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-10-12
WlNOOSKI.

inc Peter She"ran Concrete company Ct
Burlington was awarded the contract 20
build the re-enforced cement bridge ,cl
the railway tracks ON Weaver street the
bid being the lowest at s2,57J. The select
men at their meeting Friday made he
award
DR. j. G. Thabault and Ave other occu-
pants Of his motor were in an automobile
mishap sunday morning at Crazy,
\. y. In order to avoid hitting another
car and thereby saving his life and those
he had with him. he turned his car too
much to one side Of the road into gut
ter. and the car turned over DR. Tha-
hault received many cuts about the fore
head and face. The cuts about his left
eye are the most serious. hut it is thought
that they will not develop seriously.
j. b. T. Chevrier. who sat in the front
seat with him. received injuries about one
of his hips. which was also broken He
also received "A cut on his forehead and
one thumb was injured and probably
broken.
| Eugene Richard. who was in one of the
smaller seats. had a bone in his left arm
broken, besides receiving an ugly cut over
his left eye. Frank Niquette and Hector
Bushey, in the rear seat. escaped with
minor injuries. DR.. Petite. who was also
in the rear scat. had one knee badly jam
med and one hand. Mr.. Niquette's in
juries are about one knee and he as well
as the rest had his clothes torn. Mr..
Bushev received nothing more serious
than body bruises. The accident occur
red a short distance out Of Chazy at
cI0s S-Toad which was hardly distinguish
| able at a distance from an ordinary path.
| This road was hidden by a stone wall
and grass is growing about the road, Civ
/ ing it the appearance of small path.
Coming on this road and travelling around
! the corner was another automobile that
was unnotced until almost upon them.
! Or. Thabault, who has the reputation of
being a careful driver pulled his ma
chine over the left and the back
wheels went into the gutter while
the fore wheels gained the main
road again. The back wheels broke
as the other automobile hit them and
the car turned over and righted
itself again on the three wheels. They
dragged along in the gutter for dis
lance of about 20 feet The persons in
the other car escaped uninJured. Arthur
Lavigne and J. Henry Lavgne OF Bur
lington upon receiving telephone messages
Of the accident went after the party in
their cars. The men had left town about
$50 o'clock Sunday morning for Mont
real and the accident occurred about $50
O'Clock Mr.. Chevrier was taken to the
| Fanny Allen hospital Sunday evening. The
doctors car was a hig touring car and
the mudguards and the windshield were
badly damaged and the body was badly
twisted The men were taken care OF in
a neighboring house by a physician and
the party reached home about b:SO
O'Clock Sunday evening.
Mrs. Elizabeth Shannon Of Plattsburgh.
y. V. is visiting her sister. Mrs. Mar
of
Fred Simard has sold the chairs and
fixtures of his barber shop on Main street
To Frank Peppin, who will conduct the
business
Tho 15-month old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Vincent Of 1G Leclar lane died yesterday
afternoon. Funeral arrangements were
not complete last evening.
Miss Clara Walker of tho Benson high
school is the guest of Mrs. Robert II,
Washburnc,
r, Miss Loretta F.. Dyke OF the Orleans
high school Is visiting her parents Mr.
and Mrs. w o. Dyke.
The Roy. Robert II. Washburne is at
tending the Burlington district preachers
institute at the Methodist Episcopal
church al Salem. n. Y. Tho Rev, DR.
H. A. Durfec. formerly OF Winooski. is
pastor Of the Salem church.
, At the Methodist Episcopal Church
/, sunday morning the Rev. Robert II
. Washburne will preach on Elements OF
strength" Sunday school at noon II
4. Bailey will lead the Epwortl
League meeting at 1870 p. M. subject
omissions Among the Women Of