The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-03

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son, John, who left Brattleboro June I
for a trip to the Pacific coast by auto
mobile, have decided to return by water,
via the Panama canal and Cuba to New
York.
Peter Wing of Bridport holds the
championship for eating ice cream
against time. Sixteen dishes of ice
cream in 81 minutes was the record he
made the other day at the Concord Can
dy Kitchen in Middlebury, and thereby
won a bet.
Howard Austin, clerk in Hotel Wind
ham, Bellows Falls, broke bone of his
right arm above the elbow while pitching
q game of ball on the Vermont academy
grounds at Saxtons River one day this
week The break was very pronounced,
his arm swapping while throwing a ball
and it was heard in the grandstand.
Three persons were injured and
Buick roadster and one driven by f. E.
Coursey of Rutland were damaged in
collision in Rutland Monday night.
Lieut.. Price of Burlington, the most Sc
riously injured of the three, was taken
TO the Rutland hospital, but the injuries
of the other two, F, f. Coursey and j. f.
Cops, were not so serious.
Attorney v. A. Bullard of Burlington
Is in possession of data regarding the
sale of hair tonies, Jamaica ginger and
other preparations in the state, which
are used for beverages because of the
large per cent of alcohol in their make
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tack the sale when the time is ripe.
A 30-foot tower is being erected on the
summit of Haystack mountain in the
northern part of Wilmington. 1t is to
be maintained by the state forestry de.
partment to aid in the discovery of fires
and the prevention of serious damage
therefrom. A telephone line from VIII
mington to the tower is being construct
ed.
Lieut.. Col Walter O. Cooley of Brat
teboro has brought suit in Windham
county court against Beatty s. Balestier
to recover $4,000 charging the aliena-
ton of the affections of the plaintiffs
wife, Mrs, Rose Putnam Cooley. Lieut.,
Col Cooley was with the 372d regiment
of colored infantry in France and re-
turned home in command of the regi-
ment.
A reunion of the Brown family, de.
scendants of Lieut.. Adds Brown of
Nottingham, was held Friday at the
home of Mrs. Clayton L. Coane Of Brat
tleboro a granddaughter, about 80 mem.
bers of the family being present. -Four
of the five living children were in at
tendance. The youngest, George, Of
Rowe, Mass was rs years old the same
day. Representatives of the family were
present from New Hampshire, Massachu.
sets and Vermont.
A decision was rendered in the case of
State against Perley R. Eaton in Rut.
land city court, in which the respondent
was charged with evading the weekly
payment law. The case was set for
trial Saturday at 10 o'clock and when
Attorney NJ. C. Webber, who appeared
for Mr. Eaton, failed to put in an APP
Phelps of Fair Haven asked for iudg-
ment and a close Jail execution, which
was granted The amount of the penal
ty is $50.
Frank Smith, an employee of the Joseph
Dion show, which appeared in Rutland
recently, was in court in that city Mon
day and pleaded guilty to the charge of
grand larceny in having stolen about
$500 in money belonging to the show
company. He was sentenced to serve
not less than year nor more than Is
months in state prison at Windsor.
Smith, who is about 20 years old, was
arrested at the railroad station as he
was about to board a train, carrying a
bag of money belonging to his employer
which weighed about so pounds. Smith
had worked for Mr. Dion only two
weeks.
Two autos and team were in a col
lision on the Swanton road, near St. Al
bans Friday night, when Edward Tatro,
going toward st. Adams with a Ford
car, ran into team driven by Max
Cleveland of st Adams. Tatro alleges
that Cleveland was on the wrong side Of
the road, without light on his wagon,
and that he attempted to turn to the
right side of the highway. The horse
ran away and at nearby farm was
struck by Ford car going toward st
Adams and owned and driven by Fred
A. Barber of that city. In this collision
one of the horses legs was broken and
it had to be shot 1t Is alleged that Bar
Der carried lantern for headlight on
his machine.
Miss Charlena Newell Bemis daughter
of Mrs. Jennie A. Bemis of Brookline,
Mass and Donald Clifford Kibbee, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford p Kibbee of
Longmeadow, Mass, were married at
"The Dudley" the summer residence in
Bennington of Mrs. Elizabeth D. Dudley
of Boston, aunt of the bride, on Monday
The bride, who is a native of Brattle-
boro, served for year as yeowoman
tFl, being stationed at the Charlestown
Mass, navy yard. She has received the
distinguished service medal and has also
been decorated by the French govern
ment. The bridegroom, who was educat.
cd at the Stanton Military academy,
Staunton, Va, was in service for two
years with the l04th infantry.