The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-07-01
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George McSwaync, Jail "Trusty," Fails
10 Return.

20 Return,
George McSwayne, who has been sery-
ing term in Washington county jail,
has left his bed and board for other
abodes and has not reported TO the jail
since Thursday. Sheriff Tracy expected
that the man had gone to Barre and
thanked up" after which he would APP
pear somewhere; but apparently George
thinks he can get away without complet.
ing his sentence for breach of peace, Of
which he was found guilty few weeks
ago for lighting with Joseph LeBrique.
Sheriff Tracy has a good record for get
ting men who abuse the confidence that
he places in them under the trusty plan,
80 that II is safe to say that George will
come back and when he comes back, If
he is given what the rest of the five who
have tried TO escape from the county jail
have obtained. he win serve long SEN
tence in the state prison. McSwayne Is
good penman, a man who has seen bet
ter days. He has been employed in some
good clerical positions He is good
railroad man. He had been employed at
the Tracy farm much Of late.
Inv Nv " Val vi H. " ~ he'7
been Judge Of the probate district of Es-
sex. has resigned ana Gov. H. +, Graham
has appointed to fill the vacancy Fred A.
Brewer Of Concord, so that the probate
Office changes from tie northeast corner
Of the county to the southwest corner.
Mr.. Brewer. the new Judge, has not been
in Office before He is q middle.aged man
who has been engaged much Of his life in
farming.
The funeral Of Mrs George +. Lackey
tool, place from her late home on East
State street at $3.50 o'clock Sunday aft
erno0n. Rev Stanley +. Bloomfield offic;at-
ing. The service was attended by many
people. among whom were several Of the
rty and federal officers. including the al
dcrmeu and Clerk r. S. Plat and Mar
shall A. r. Carpenter of the United States
district court, The bearers were H. G.
Shmtleif. b. II. Bailey, J. J. Chimney and
Walter wilson The body was taken by
automobile To Morrisyile, where short
service occurred at the grave before in
tcrment.
G. W. Luce and family and B, A. Sum
ner and family went to Fair Haven sun
day for a visit with the family of A. w.
Frost
Mss Madge Warren is taking a yaea
tion from her work in the secretary Of
states Office
Capt Stephen Cushing Of the adjutart
generals Office is i'll with grip.
Rollo Martin WIS arrested Saturday
night BY Sheriff f. IL Tracy on the
charge OF breach Of peace. Il alleged
that he had been lighting with one Fred
Leopele during the evening. The two
men were taken to tie police station in
the afternoon on the claim of an argu.
ment on Barre street, Later they sep.
arated and started toward their homes
Reports came from Elm street that they
were fighting The police went after
them but they had gone along Later a
report came from Shady Rill that two
men were fighting there II was out Of
the policies jurisdiction, so the sheriffs
were called and, responding, found Mar
tin in a wild condition. His arrest fol-
lowed
Persons on their way to church Sunday
morning saw hanging from a span wire
between the trolley wire and pole in
front of the opera house block on Main
street dummy man on which were plac
ards PRO. German and Il did not give
to w S. s." The dummy hung there I'M
til well into the forenoon and was cut
down by the police and lodged in the