The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-08-20
HARDWICK
Truck Goes Through Waterman Bridge
Near East Hardwick.

Truck Goes Through Waterman Bridge
Near East Hardwick.
Sunday afternoon a fve-ton Pierce
Arrow truck with load of from two to
three tons, made up of tractor engine
and other machinery, went through the
Waterman bridge just above East Hard
wick into the river. The car or truck
bears a Connecticut number and appears
to be carrying the tractor engine and
other farm machinery around doing
demonstrating, having been at St Johns
bury Friday and at Newport Saturday
and was on its way to Montpelier Sun
day. The truck had almost reached the
end of the bridge, the forward wheels
being very nearly on terra firma when
the rear end, heavily laden as it was,
went down through the planking. The
driver was uninjured and it is not
thought that the truck will be found to
very badly damaged nor the tractor or
other machinery either, The bridge was
soon to have been repaired, the timbers
being already sawed. 1t seems that what
damage was sustained by the motor We
hicle will have to be borne by the owner,
as the law does not allow a truck of
over five tons to travel the highways
and bridges without written permit
from proper authorities.
Mrs. e. NJ. Jordan was guest over
Sunday of friends in Morrisvile.
Mrs. Bernice Harrington of st. Johns
bury arrived home Saturday evening,
called here by the illness of her mother,
Mrs. o. E. Dodge.
Perley Boomhower and wife OF st.
Johnsbury were recent guests of Albert
Promo and wife.
Miss Abby Mack left Tuesday morn
ing for Wilmington, Del, where she is
employed in library work She has been
a guest of her mother, Mrs. Lois Mack.
Her sister, Miss Kate Mack, returned
with her, and the latter will later 60 on
to her work in Spartanburg, S. c.
Miss Madeline Grant leaves this week
Thursday for Brattleboro, where she is
to receive training as a nurse.
Miss Mildred Hooker has returned from
Brattleboro, where she has been EN-
ployed with other girls from the Uniyer
sity of Vermont, as farmerette on a
large farm in that place.
e. A. G-ny and wife of Concord were
Sunday visitors at the home Of G. 0.
Morse and wife.
Miss Stella Lane returned to her work
in Albany, N. Y, Monday morning, after
passing some time here with her parents,
G. B. Lane and wife.
Master Karl Richardson, who has been
spending the summer in Monroe, n. H.,
has returned home.
w. T. Thomas and family went the
latter part of last week to I.aconia, N.
H., where Mr. Thomas will have employ
ment
Harry Hall and Robert Fuller, me-
chanics in the U, S. army, from the Uni
versity of Vermont, were home over Sun
day.
Mrs Charles Adams is employed in
the central telephone office.
Hon. Charles H. Darling, candidate for
governor of Vermont, was in town on
business last Saturday.
r. G, Berry of Richmond is a guest at
j. l.. Berry's and L. NJ Frechette's
Ralph Thomas, who has received orders
to report for duty Aug. 80, is in town
from his work in Springfield.
NILS. IAODIll bldAI anu hdNSutCi dlN
spending the week in Swanton.
Mrs. Andrew Somers and children are
visiting in Rochester, N. a., for some
time.
Miss Alice Day has been visiting in
Barton and Glover the past week.
With only about two weeks more in
which to save the discount on town taxes
there has been only about $4,000 paid
into the treasury out of a tax bill OF
$4,000.
The regular scout meeting this week
will be held Wednesday evening on ac.
count of Chautauqua opening on the
next day.
James Lanigan, advance booster for
the Chautauqua, addressed a fair-sized
audience at the union meeting held at
the Congregational church Sunday even
ing, and it was an inspiring address, end
ing up with an outline of the program
for the coming week beginning Thursday
Aug. %. Most of those present remained
for half an hour to meet Mr.. Lanigan
and quite good many took tickets to
sell. While the quota is still way below
the sought for mark it is expected we
will 90 over the top in this great work
as well as in the other drives
That the law regarding the. carrying OF
lights on wagons at night is still violated
to no small extent was evidenced last
Friday night, as observed by two truck
loads of scouts and young ladies as they
were returning from being entertained
by the Pathfinder girls at Caspian lake,
Between Hsrdwick and East Hardwicll
two teams were met and having no lights
on their wagons the truck drivers came
very near running into these teams,
which would have resulted rather disas-
trously for all concerned If ever law
needed enforcement this one does. One
auto was also seen without tail or head
lights burning. Another violation of the
law for protection to users of the road.
Buy your Chautauqua tickets now and