The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-24
MONTPELIER
High School Prize Speaking Contest Held
Last Evening.

High School Prize Speaking Contest Hell
Last Evening.
The annual prize speaking contest Of
Montpelier high school was held last
evening at the school auditorium, there
being present a crowd which filled all
the seats. The speaking was of high
standard and ELECTED a great deal of
applause, as did the music numbers on
the program. The contestants in the
speaking were Blanche Lindsay in
Charles klein's "Te Music Master
Robert Cate in Edward Everett Hales
"My Double and How He Undid Me-"
Edith Shaw in Kate D. Virgins "The
Birds Christmas Carol" Werner Ander.
son in William Johnston's "A Little
Child Shall Lead Them" Marion Messer
in Henry Van Dykes "The Last Word"
George Mckee in Joseph Lincoln's
Through Fire and Water Helen Has
seltine in Booth Tarkington's "Penrods"
stories and Hector Farnham in Charles
Sheppard's ''The Black Horse and Its
Rider" First prize for girls was award
ed to Edith Shaw and first prize for boys
to Werner Anderson. while second prize
for girls was given Helen Hasseltine and
second for boys to George Mckee. The
Judges were Supt. G. H. White, Prin.
II. II, Jackson and Dean H. Perry Of
Barre. The campfire girls contributed
two music numbers, singing MANY
Moon" and Burn Fire Burn; and Miss
Mary i. Bresnahan rendered the violin
solo Romance" by Heitsch. The public
schools closed yesterday for the annual
Easter vacation.
In the county court case of George
W. Mann of Barre VS. the Divers Fruit
company of that city, an action to secure
damages for injuries alleged to have
been received when the fruit companys
auto truck collded with the team of
the former, verdict of $3.50 was given |
the plaintiff. The next case taken up
was that of Dynes Gilpin of Mortified |
vs.. Town of Mortified. This promises
to be a long case. Mr.. Gilpip sues for !
damages alleged to have been received |
Sept. 80, 1915, when bridge about I
mile west of Mortified village collapsed !
as he was driving team of two horses
with load of wood over it, precipitating
him, the team and wood to the river be- /
low, in the midst of the debris from the
fallen bridge. He asserts that he was
badly bruised and unable to work for
a long time, that his horses were made
permanently unsound by their cuts and
injuries and that his wagon was badly /
smashed. For all this he claims the town
of Mortified was to blame, in that the
bridge was unsafe, and he wants dam
ages for the loss of his own time and
tho TINA Tho horace 10 III hot
they could not be used by him for earn
ing purposes. The defense claimed that
the bridge had been kept in repair and
safe so far as the town authorities knew,
and also that the plaintiffs injuries
we're far less than claimed. The case
of James b. Johnston, who was with Mr..
Gilpin at the. time of the accident, was
settled last fall out of court and the
verdict gave Mr.. Johnston $50 a month
the remainder of his natural life from
the date of the accident, and $3.50 a
month to his wife if she should outlive
him. Mr.. Johnston received injuries
which win make him a cripple for life.
Holes have been cut in the ice of the r
river ready for dynamiting if thaw
should start with rush or rain should
cause an extra amount of water to come h
down from the hills. !
Waldo H. Farrar has sold his farm in
Berlin to David and John Murray, who u
viii live there. The Murrays have been n
employed on the farm and purchased it
'or $4,000. stocked with cattle and farm
ng implements. h
Miss Florence f. Pereau of this city n
ias filed an application for work in the E
lrmy hospital as Red Cross nurse,
hould her services be needed She was n
he first woman in this locality to apply
or such work. and her application has Y
'een forwarded to Washington. Il
In probate court. the will of Charles N
=. Currier, late OF Barre. has been prov
n, while Arthur G. Therisult has been Y
ppeinted administrator of the estate of n
'harles W. Sanders. late of Montpelier r
Iiss Blanche J. Tilden Of Barre has set
led her account as administrative of e
he estate of Mariah C. Tildep. late OF n
isrre City.
The funeral OF Bessie NJ Kennedy. who u
led in Glacier, Wash. WIS held yester- Il
az from the home OF her sister-in law, n
FRS. Alice Marion, followed by mass at =
{. Augustine's church. lie
The funeral Of James sherman Cas- Ia
ell. who died Wednesday, was held yes m
arday afternoon from the home Of =
Gorge Cayhue. where he died. Rev VIII
am Shaw officiating. The BODY was m
laced in the tomb and later will be in y
FRED in Worcester Is
James Cummings, representative from Ia
sstlet0n, fell on the ice on School street r.
asterday morning and broke his large y
me in his left arm. le
Timely Warning.