The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-10-21
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en-, but he is gaining as fast as can be
expected, although he will be in the
hospital for some time yet.
The automobile of Miss Marguerite
Hunting was peculiarly stalled on Cliff
street Saturday evening for an hour.
1t is a long ear and in turning around
it was stopped with the front wheels
rear wheels against another elevation
so that planks had to be used to get
the machine turned around. Brandon
Jones was driving the car
The case of Howard and Hayden VS..
! G. A. Peck and NJ. A. Hoadley was
tried yesterday in Montpelier city
court 1t is claimed that the defend
ants, who sold some property, did not
make the repairs that were agreed to,
while the defendants endeavor to show
they did more than was expected. The
| jury was taken to the site on North
street TO look over the property 1t
developed out of the swapping of prop
erty in which the defendants claim
there was not the amount Of timber
land that was claimed to have been on
the property the plaintiff snapped.
To see Maine Central engines run
ming on the Central Vermont railway is
unique thing among railroad men,
| but such is the case, for engines $50
and 45l arrived Sunday and have been
placed in service. They have been
loaned to this company, while three
! 6 Ia, al, 10 h
Schenectady, N. Y, shops to be over
hauled and constructed into superheat-
ing passenger engines. These engines
/ have been in service for some time.
There is a shortage of rolling stock
without these three engines, so the rail.
road administration loaned the two
above named passenger engines to the
Central Vermont They are large en-
gines, about like the $50 class, only
| little heavier and are superheating en-
gines. They were used on the expresses
Monday
Someone has said that trouble comes
in punches and that seemed to be the
feeling that Burton Ward had Mon
day when his automobile hit Ruth, the
three year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs Bert Nelson, on Court street. Mr..
Ward is the father of Kenneth Ward,
who was driving the automobile in the
accident Saturday night when two
Montpelier seminary students lost their
lives. 1t appears that Mr.. Ward was
driving along Court street. There were
many children playing on the street.
He was trying to avoid bicycle which
was lodging around between two APP
preaching cars when suddenly this child
ran from behind the bicycle and his car
hit the child Although her clothes
were torn some and looked pretty bad,
the child escaped serious injury, her
bruises being on her face for the most
part, although to-day she was pretty
lame.
Ernest Godet of Paris arrived Mon
day evening for week at the home Of
fee of the Lane Manufacturing com
pany. He is connected with the firm
Of George Reims, who is in charge Of
the Paris Office. Mr.. Godet came here
| for the purpose of spending week in
learning this end Of the business.
Frank Cormier and Thomas Maloney
were given 30 days in city court Mon
| dav afternoon because they got intoxi-
Gated, resulting in their being arrested
for intoxication, 10 which they pleaded
guilty. James Holloran, who was ar
rested for breach of peace, pleaded not
guilty and trial will take place. He
is charged with mixing.up his house
hold affairs.
Emerson W. Shedd left last evening
for short stay in Ohio and if he finds
what he desires he will make his home
| in that state lie was recently dis
charged from the army, after several
months service in France.
The will Of Charles w MeIcher, late
Of Barre, has been presented in probate
court. +. T. Small has settled his ac-
count az administrator Of the estate
Of Joe SASH, late of Barre. Mrs. Mary
Grandield has settled her account as
Administrative OF the estate of Bertha
Canning, late of Waterbury. Henry
Dwinell has settled his account of the
estate Of H. d. b. Dwinell, late of
Marshfeld.
The case Of Misko Seal Beverage
Co. vs.. Harry Z. Mehan, general as
sumpsit, has been entered in county
! court.
Commissioner of Industries J. S. But
ties was in Rutland yesterday attending
hearing relative to compensation. 1t
was the case of Mrs. Katherine Jones
vs.. Rising and Nelson Slate Co., in
which the petitioners husband was
killed. Tomorrow two hearings will
take place in White River Junction
These are Mic Matrsska VS.. the Ma
tional Acme company of Windsor. This
is an old case, the petitioner having
been injured on one hand in 1916. Sew
eral hearings have been placed. The
petitioner at first would not permit a
physician TO treat his hand, resulting
in his nearly losing his hand, resulting
of the fingers had to be amputated
The second hearing is Mrs Margie
Gates VS.. the A. G. Dewey Wooden Co,
the question being relative to compen.
sation, the petitioner living away from
her husband.
w. II. Jeffrey, secretary of the board
of charities and probation, left this
morning for New York, where he was
called to attend conference Of the
executives of the charity boards Of
the United States. He will also spend
two days at the prison conference
which is now being held. The other
members from Vermont who will at
tend the conference are j. 4. Weeks,
c. w Wilson and r. H. Walker of
the state institutions who were APP
pointed by Governor Clement, while
| f. II. Tracy and II. c. lawson of
Montpelier, who were appointed as
delegates by Mayor H. c, Shwtleif,
will be unable to attend owing to the