The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-17
MONTPELIER.
Charles A. Best Died Last Evening-Was
Out Walking in the Afternoon.

Charles A. Best Died Last Evening-Was
Out Walking in the Afternoon.
Charles A. Best, who was over 30 years
employed by the National Life Insurance
company in Montpelier, died about mid
night at his home on Baldwin street aft
err an illness since March He suffered
nervous breakdown at that time and
after receiving treatment seemed to be
recovering. He walked downtown Mon
day afternoon with Mrs, Best and after
his return home bathed and went TO bed.
He was sleeping on the porch at the rear
of the house. About midnight he arose
and apparently tried to 90 to his room,
the air having cooled Mrs. Best was
attracted to him by his actions and went
to him but he was dying.
The deceased was born in Hlgngate in
1850, a son OF Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Best.
He was educated in Burlington, where
for some years he was employed in the
mercantile business, after which he came
60 Montpelier and was in the firm OF
Hinckley & Best in the mercantile BUSH
ness for some years. Later he sold his
interests and went to the National Life
offices, where he had since been em-
ployed. He was a member OF the Epis-
copal church, having some years been
the clerk OF the vestry He was married
in 1888 to Miss Emma Frances Dimock
of Montpelier, who survives him. He
also leaves two sisters, Mrs. John Aver
i'll of Chicago and Mrs. Daniel Furman
Of Swant0n The funeral will take place
| I. 4. IA.
Secretary Of State Harry Black this
morning revoked two operators licenses.
These were Ansell Pierce of Brattleboro
and Mark Abbott Of White River June
ton The first was revoked as the re-
suit of an accident that took place in
Brattleboro week ago and is because
of the failure to report an accident in
which Pierce was a party. The second
is revoked because Abbott, with his mo-
| torcycle, ran over child in the village
where he lives The child was not much
injured but the above action was taken
| by the officers.
| w. S. Smith has settled his annual
account in probate court as guardian of
Henry Emerson.
Representative and Mrs. T. f. Smith
and sister of Eden visited Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mclean.
John Durkee of Fair Haven is visiting
with relatives in the city.
Miss Marcia Winship is at her home
in Bradford i'll with fever. AT first
she seemed due to have run of typhoid
fever, but it has not developed and the
| trouble seems to be form of gip.
I H. Id n4 Dhttlipa
Exeter Sunday evening were the Black
mar history prizes, of which one was to
Richard l.. Holt of Montpelier. There
are two prizes under the presentation,
one for the best years work and the
other for the greatest improvement in
work. The latter went TO Richard Holt.
He is son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Holt
of Montpelier, attended the Montpelier
| schools and then went to Phillips Exeter
Romidas Marin of Barre is in Mont
pelier Jail on the charge of operating an
automobile in a careless and negligent
manner and will be brought into city
court when Judge Il. NJ Harvey returns
from Groton this afternoon The acct
dent which Marin had with his automo
bile was reported last night to the sec
rotary of state, who is waiting the ac-
ton in Montpelier city court before tax
ing any steps in the matter. Marin, aft
er cutting up several capers near the
Marvin farm on the Barre road ran his
machine into the ditch near the Ora
Baldwin house. He put the machine into
the soft ditch with such force that those
who tried to get it out last evening
| failed.
Some of the Montpelier boys who
saw the news item in the Boston Globe
Sunday that the flag of the l0lst am
munition train had been presented to
Massachusetts were considerably exer
cised over the matter. But, as matter
of fact, Vermont can have flag This
was not the official flag, for there is
none. The army did not present one to
the train. The one presented to Massa
chusetts was bought with funds which
the officers in the train provided and the
most of these were Vermont officers.
| This flag was not carried in France at
all and was bought after the train re-
| turned to America, according to the best
| information received here. Dove Nc
Math has statement which he will
probably furnish later, showing why the
flag, although unofficial, should come to
Vermont. Many of the boys feel that
the Massachusetts, officers tried to put it
over on the Vermonters anyway, during
the service of the ammunition train. 1t
is possible that protest will be made
to the flag being allowed to rest in Mas
| sachusetts
Mrs. A. Bernardini and daughter, Miss
Louise Bernardini, left this afternoon
for two weeks stay in Boston
Sheriff Tracy gave wide notification
of the Websterville murder, with the re-
suit that the territory was pretty well
covered in Washington county. These
officers were called off the job as soon as
he identified Maria at Williamstown, as
were officers in Rutland and Burlington.
In both cities the officers held up three
men who had bought tickets to New
York and who came into the station at
Montpelier in hurry shortly before the
departure of the 6:40 o'clock train Mon
day evening. The officers in Burlington
examined the men and reported the mat
ter to Sheriff Tracy but none Of these
was wanted. Later the same men were
retained in Rutland but later released
upon the same facts being proven. This
occurred about. the time Nara was ar
rested in Williamstown Sheriff Tracy
lis well pleased with the way the matter
was handled in Williamstown by Leon