The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-06-27
MONTPELIER

MONTPELIER
George Chadwick Dropped Dead on Main
Street Thursday Afternoon
George Chadwick, aged over go years,
died on Main street in Montpelier about
4:45 o'clock Thursday afternoon OF
heart disease. He had been employed
during the day at the stoneshed OF Z. i.
| Gill and had gone home with Mr.. Dou-
cette. They separated near the Volholm
store, Mr.. Chadwick crossing the street,
while Mr.. Doucette went TO the Williams
garage. Mr.. Chadwick had almost
crossed Main street in front of the Ship
man store when he fell forward. Mrs.
Avis Sunderland, reporter on The Argus,
was probably the closest to the man
when he fell, while Officer p. ]. McAvoy
was close by and was one of the first to
his side. Chief Connolly, Officer Sloan
and members of the city council We're
soon present. DR.. f. w. Hartman was
called, The man breatheu but few
times after DIR. Hartman reached his
side. lie was carried to the Barber &
Lanier undertaking rooms, where the
body was made ready for burial after
! permission was given by DIR. William
| Lindsay, health officer Mr.. Chadwick
| had lived in this section for some time.
He was employed in the granite industry.
| A son, Wilbur, lives in Quincy, Mass, a
daughter in Barnard and his wife was
living in Bethel. There are two other
sons. A grandmother, Minnie Clogston,
| is trying to locate the others. The de-
ceased was identified by the pay en-
velope of O. p Gill found in his pocket.
He carried a watch and some S23 in
money, with few other pocket pieces.
| Grover Greenwood, who is visiting rela-
tives in the city, will go TO Pittsburg,
Pa, the coming fal! to take charge Of
the athletics in private school. He has
been similarly engaged for the past year
| in school in New York, taking the pro-
| fessors place who was in the war and
who returns this fall He met with ex-
eelent success with the athletics, the
school team meeting and defeating the
best teams along the Hudson river,
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank NJ Dunn, who
have been visiting with Miss Hilda Sheri-
dan, have gone to their home in Boston.
Miss Evelyn Blanchard and Mrs.
| Blanchard, her mother, of White River
Junction, have been visiting Mr., and
Mrs. f. II. Tracy. Miss Blanchard was
recently awarded at Burlington the prize
for canning the largest amount of fruit
last season, some over 500 cans of diff
ferent varieties
The case of Marion Palmer of Barre
against Brisbane Palmer a libel for di-
vorce, dropped out of court quickly yes
terday afternoon. 1t appears that the
woman had not lived in Vermont year,
therefore she could not get a divorce.
She had applied to the court for tenn
porary alimony and hearing was TO
have taken place on that matter but
when the hearing had been commenced
A. G. Fay raised the question Of the
| length of residence of the woman in the
state and when the reply was made a
dismissal of the matter occurred.
Harold Dwinell, who was graduated
from the University Of Vermont this
week, has been engaged as county agent
in Orange county, succeeding Il, H. Love
land who goes to Burlington. Mr.. Dwi-
nell four years ago graduated from
Montpelier seminary, Last year he was
assistant county agent in Franklin
county, so that he has enjoyed consider
able experience to begin his work in
charge of the farm bureau in Orange
county. He is a 'son of Mr.. and Mrs
d. b. Dwinell of Calais.
A runaway took place on State street
about 10 o'clock Thursday night The
horse ran to the lower end of the street,
where it was stopped without damage to
the rig The owner was not learned
The fire department was called to the
top OF Capitol hill about . o'clock Thurs
day evening for grass fire. A lively fire
was going on the westerly approach to
the hill, which was put out after quite
a fight.
An automobile driven by Masssehu-
sets parties tried TO knock over the ST.
lent policeman at the head Of State
street about l0:30 o'clock on Thursday
evening The men in the car were talk
| ing and did not see the policeman"
until they struck it
A conference of the district highway
commissioners took place this morning
| in the office of the state highway com
missioner The morning was mostly oe-
| cupied with the subject of maintenance
of highways, while the new laws were to
some extent discussed.
The report of fatal accident was re-
ceived at the office of the commissioner
of industries this morning Park Holton
of Cavendish was injured May 6, being
| burned by throwing a short circuit
switch of the Colonial Power 4 Light
| ing company, where he was employed
! He was burned about the hand, legs and
body so that death occurred June q and
the report has just reached the commits
sioners office
Miss Ruth Brown has returned from
| Asbury, n. j., where she attended the
annual meeting of the American Library
association. Miss Evelyn Lease will re.
turn this evening.
Frederick Lowe, son of Mr. and Mrs
G. 4. Lowe, arrived this morning from
his service in the army, having recently
returned from France,
Secretary of State Harry A. Black is
! studying the problem of how to stop the
! large number of accidents that are re-
| ported to his office every morning. He
is inclined to think that the drastic
measures that are being used by the
secretary of state in New York will have
to be started in Vermont For instance,
a man reported yesterday hitting child
when driving his automobile at the low
speed of four miles an hour, whick is
about the speed that draft horse walks
on the highways, but the accidents are
altogether too numerous and there is a
/ fnulinn that ,nl r4i
used the practice Of breaking the laws