The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-29

Warren Smith, but for many years had
lived in Montpelier. She is survived by
her husband, Harry Il. McIntosh; one
son, Kenneth Mcintosh, of Montpelier,
and a daughter. Mrs. Jack Anderson
of Barre. The body will be taken to
Maine for burial.
G. H. Dale of Waterbury was in TIE
settlement in the account of NJ. O..
Evens, late of Waterbury.
Harry Pratt went to his home in
| Proctor this morning. after visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Pratt, his
parents.
| Washington county court reconvened
at 2 o'clock this afternoon. when the
case of Malnati Brothers VS.. A. Rpssi
will be taken up, having been set for
hearing. A statement of facts was filed
in the case but when it was found the
parties could not agree as to certified
execution the case was opened up
again. Tuesday afternoon a hearing in
a receiver of the Barre and Montpelier
Traction and Power company will take
place.
a session of United States district
court will convene in the federal build
ing in Montpelier Tuesday, morning,
when it is expected several cases will
be heard. G. +. Lackey, deputy mar
shall, went to Burlington this morning
and brought here four federal prisoners
who have been in the county Jail there
for several weeks. Officer Frank II
Baldwin of the Montpelier police force
went along as companion officer.
g. f. Lackey, deputy United States
marshal, returned Saturday night from
st. Adams, where he arrested three
men who furnished bail for appear
ance in court later. These were Pla
eide 0stigney and Joseph Bessette of
Canada and Prospc~ Smith of Bcrk,
shye, each of whom is charged with
illegal transportation of intoxicating
liquor
Mrs. Jessie Watkins is taking two
weeks vacation from her work in the |
tax commissioners Office in the state
building
Piano, slightly used, for sale at a |
bargain. 1872 Main street adv.
Mrs Harold Turney and children,
who have been visiting with Miss Mar
tina Price in the city and relatives in
Middlesex and Moretown, has gone 10
her home In Springfield. Mass
-Four milk dealers from New Bedford. |
Mass, were in the city the latter part |
of the week relative to the matter of |
securing milk from this section of the
state. Tho Boston market is flooded |
with milk and the men were able to
complete arrangements for shipments
of milk, towards carload each day,
from this section Of the state.
Earl Hayden, district highway com
missioner, went TO the Three Mile
bridge crossing on tho Central Vermont
railway to take some pictures of the
blasting of the rock away from that
crossing with the intent OF giving drjv
ers of teams and other automobiles 4
better view of approaching trains The
department Saturday after
noon completed the drilling of about
100 holes in the rock and the railway
arranged to have two men
there to-day to blast away the rocks.
A report has been made by c. Brig
ham company of Morrisyile that a
yoke of oxen collided with the com.
pany's milk truck on the road between
Stowe and MoTrisvile one day last
week. 1t appears from the report that
while the truck was passing the oNcn1
they crowded against the truck, in
iuring one Of them, although il
did not knock either of them down Z
W. Hutchins of Windsor has asked for
an accident report, while i G. Bates
Of Brattleboro has reported that
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his, due to his being unable TO get out
Of ruts and the other car being unable
10 stop quick enough to avoid the col
ision.
The Vermont Broom company Of
Swanton has filed a statement with
he secretary of state that the COM ,
oany has paid up s6,657.G5 OF its cap !
ts stock
A message was received at the Pa. !
silion hotel Saturday evening that 4 ,
W. Coburn was found dead in bed in !
Roxbury, Mass, one day last week !
Mr. Coburn has been coming to Yer ,
mont for some 40 years. He was a close i
friend of c. d. Mather OF Montpelier
md was vel known among the dry r
yoods merchants in this section of the :
tate, He was some over so years of !
Ige.
Rama Guyer, man almost so years
# age. was arrested Saturday after
loon and brought into Montpelier city
curt on the charge of open and gross
ewdness. to which he had confessed
ONE days before. Owing TO general
onditions the warrant was not served :
m him until Saturday The arrest fol. +
owed the complaint Of an eight year s
Id girl that the affair took place ona \
week ago. He was fined $50 and costs v
which he agreed TO pay.
S. b. Bates, state highway commits fl
ioner, has received from Maidstone y
our pictures taken Of the use of dyns- I
mite on the Benton farm, so-call-d. in z
hat town in which the owner desired a
o open up ditch to drain off a marsh p
@ that il might be cultivated. The dis O
ance was about 900 feet. A stick uf
he explosive was set once in so many
eet the entire length of the proposed
itch and then the number one stick =
5ss set off which was followed bv
cries of explosions, until log Or
omething else was struck when the
xplosions would stop. The longest sin. N
le distance broken up by the series L
{ explosions was 400 feet. The ditch 4
-ss very straight. d
Two. engines from the Boston and -
isineF railroad are TO be placed IN n
srvice on the Montpelier and Wells
liver railroad, one Of which. the lS2n.
expected any day. There has been
amor that sinner. .haa4nrs rrnra g., h I A