The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20

he has been in business during the past
six weeks, to his new quarters. He in
tends to have the place in readiness by
the end of the week.
Local granite men may be interested in
the outcome of trial held recently in a
New York court when jury returned q
verdict of nearly $4,000 in favor of an
agent against prominent granite con-
cern OF Maine, the agent suing to recover
for his services in assisting to procure a
contract. The defense was that the con-
! tract was finally closed at the Boston
Office OF the company and that the serv
ices of the agent were merely nominal.
| The body of Miss Harriet Briggs, aged
| SO, which was found hanging in wood
shed on the farm of Mochael Herbert in
Middlesex Saturday morning passed
through the city Sunday on its way to
Williamstown, where funeral services
were held at 2 O'Clock Monday after
noon in the home of the deceased's broth
er, Denison Briggs Rev. G. w. Keeling,
pastor of the Wiliamstown Methodist
church, was the officiating clergyman
and interment was made in the village
cemetery.
Dispatches dated at Colbrook Springs
N. H, refer to Mrs. Harry Bruce OF
Barre, VT, as one of the possible bene
ficiaries of a fortune left by Charles
Chase, who died recently in Nashua, n.
H. The dispatch states that Fred ?.
Kimball, aged 20, who has conducted a
barber shop for many years, is one of
the eight heirs, Mr. Chase being his
uncle. Mr.. Kimball, the newspaper story
continues, is a widower with two daugh
tiers, Mrs. Charles Jones of Burlington. |
VT, and Mrs. Bruce Inquiry locally |
fails to disclose Mrs. Bruce as a resident |
of this city.
A deep depression which follows Main |
street as far south as the south end |
bridge took toll of patience, grain and |
grit near the prospect street inter I
section yesterday afternoon. when
pung loaded with middlings turned /
half way over as the driver at I
tempted to guide his horse out of the
trenches. Five bags of feed were spread
across the track and for several moments /
traffic on the trolley road, which extends
along the bed of the long ravine was in
terrupted by the spill. Horse and driy-
err alike escaped injury, although a close
observer might have noted certain ex-
preston of disgust creep over the face n
OF the latter as the bags slid uncere
into the highway.
Miss Eileen Parks of King street was
very pleasantly surprised last evening,
when members of her Sunday school
class gave her a party i'll honor of her
birthday She was invited to q friends
home for birthday supper, after which
Miss Emily Dodge asked her to her
house for the evening. On arriving, she
found nearly all of her class there to 1
greet her. The evening was pleasantly
spent in the playing of games, and sew
eral took part in an impromptu pro-
gram, which was carried out very clever
". Mrs Dodge had birthday lunch
prepared, to which they all were seated,
md at this time Miss Parks was pre-
,ented many beautiful presents.
Special Officer Andrew Knutson of the
,olice force is nursing badly sprained
light wrist as the result of curious
nishap which occurred while he was do
ng station duty Sunday night. Mr..
<nutson had filled his pipe and was
triking a match on one of the iron pill
airs when he felt sharp twinge between !
he elbow and hand of his right arm. c
The pain was so intense that he dropped /
he match. The wrist began to swell
nd afterward the officer consulted d
physician, who diagnosed it as a sprain. b
lie did not think that the quick twist +
rhich the officer must have given his 4
rrist when he struck the match caused II
bone fracture, but later examination
expected to determine the exact nature
f the injury.
Accompanied by Chief Sinclair, Mark Il
V. Larkin. alleged Elk, one-time captain v
nd train master, passed into the shadow r,
t the county Jail yesterday afternoon, {,
here to await transfer TO the house OF el
direction at Rutland, whence he was a
sntenced by Magistrate II. w. Scott in w
ty court yesterday to serve an alterna- W
We sentence of Ill days. Still main b
aiming the air of unconcern which he Il
ffected when the action of the local au- Il
lorities convinced him that his career OF a,
Misrepresentation was ended, for time al
/ least, Larkin made ready yesterday to
,mmunicate with relatives in an effort
, raise the money necessary to pay his or
ne and secure release. He is anxious ii
} be on his way, he told the local police, al
nd expected to be in position ere long b
, waive the alternative jail sentence of
nposed by the Judge. Elks in Barre az
I'd Montpelier are continuing their ef- at
,rts to ascertain Larkin's real standing To
, a member of the fraternity. in