The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-12-27
MONTPELIER
B. ]. Pratt Had Leg Broken When
Horse Fell-Later His Horse Died.

B. J. Pratt is in the hospital in
Montpelier as result of an incident
which took place last Friday evening
His right leg is broken in several
places between the knee and ankle,
while a horse he was driving is dead,
having died from exhaustion later in
the night. Pratt was driving his horse
along Berlin street when something
took place near the C. c. Roberts house.
1t looks as though the horse had fallen
down and that Mr. Pratt, in his efforts
to get the beast again on its feet, expe-
rienced the broken leg. The night po-
licemen were called to the place and
they called DR.. w. r, Hardness, who
moved the man to the hospital. About
3 o'clock Saturday morning Superin-
tendent +. A. Witham of the street de-
partment was called to draw the horse
off the street.
A man named Provost started to
carry home Mr.. Pratt's daughter and
when he reached the corner Of Elm and
Spring streets one Of the horses dropped
and died in a short time. In the sleigh
were many Christmas presents, includ-
ing suit of clothes for one of the
children. Neighbors on Saturday and
Sunday cut fuel for the family who at
present are residing in Middlesex, al
though they did live in Montpelier.
T. r. Merrill, George Chatfeldf and
Dwight Long go tomorrow to st. AL
bans, where they play in an orchestra
&c ~, f.r tbran 1o xrgf nm.
tertainment in that city.
Hiram n Davis, deputy commission
er of weights and measures, has COM
pleted investigations of the shortage in
weights in the sale of bread in Burling
ton, Winooski, Brattleboro and Bellows
Falls. In the last two named places
convictions upon complaint of Mr.. Dav
is have been secured.
Three suits have been filed against
the National Wrapping Machine cor
poration of Portland, Ore, which has
business in Newport City. These are
with the secretary of state. These are
Newport chamber of commerce, $1,000;
Carr & Blodah, 1900, and Prouty s
Miller, $500.
II. c. White company Of Burlington
has filed with the secretary of state
a proposal to increase in capital stock
from S26,000 to S42 900. The Cutler
company of Wilbraham. Mass, has filed
in the same office a certificate that
the company registers to conduct a
wood working business in Brattleboro.
The capital stock is $4,000.
Several automobile accident reports
we're received during the week end at
the secretary of states Office. r. l..
Williams of Hartford reported that his
hit the team of w. c. Ken
cham. George Potter of Windsor re-
ported that his car hit the team of
j. Labelle in White River junction. H.
Upton Of Burlington hit a team. Ray
Potter of ST. Johnsbury also reported
that his car hit team.
W. Trafford Teachout of Montpelier, |
son of w $. Teachout, who is clerk
in the automobile department of the
secretary of states office, has been ap-
pointed and has accepted the county |
agents position in Bennington county. |
He is a graduate in the class of 1919 |
DIR. II. w. Smith Of Lyndonville Wis
tied in the city.
The John @. Mccullough Free H.
brary has filed articles of association
in the Office Of the secretary Of state
for the purpose of conducting a library
in North Bennington.
George Miles and son of Middlesex |
have filed articles in a suit in Wash /
ington county court against Paul Cur
rier to recover 5000 Other cases that /
have been filed are Morrison farm vs..
g. II. Albee; B. T.. Cook vs.. F. NJ. /
Kempton; First National bank We. 4
Nelson Bailey; II. L. Sparrow V. Addi-
son Peck.
Clark B. Roberts, many years street |
in Montpelier, is = little 4
more comfortable. His favorite horse, 4
Fannie, was sold last week to W. +. 1
BiKby. but there is a question about /
the sale in view Of Mr. Roberts attach !
ment to the horse and whether it was
sold with his consent.
For sale: Three slightly used talking
machines Ia2 Main sfrcef -adr