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The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
VERMONT ENGINEERS MEETING.
Plans Completed for the Gathering in
Barre on Friday and Saturday.

Plans have been completed for the
annual fall meeting and excursion of
the Vermont Society Of Engineers in
Barre on Friday and Saturday Of this
week The delegates and their ladies
viii assemble in Barre late tomorrow
afternoon, and the first event on the
schedule viii be a supper ~ Hotel
Barre. set for Z O'Clock.
Immediately after the supper there
will be speaking in the dininqroom,
the speakers including City Clerk and
Treasurer james Mackay Of Barre, who
viii tell Of the development Of the
granite industry IN Barre. q subject
with which Mr. Macksy is converssnt
inssmuch as he was formerly engaged
in the business Frank G. Rowland
president of the Barre Savings Bank
and Trust Co, who will tell Of the
financial engineering Of the Barre gran
ite industry: Prof George II Perkins
Of Burlington. state geolcgist. who
will talk about the geology Of Mil.
stone hill. from which most Of Barre
granite is quaTTied. and Douglas NJ
Barclay, owner of the Standard Gran
ite Co, who viii describe the methods
and machines for qusrrying and cut
ting granite.
At s;l5 O'Clock Saturday morning
automobiles will carry the party from
Hotel Barre on a tour about the places
Of interest. including industrial plants
The new Peerless mill on South
Main street. with its latest machinery.
win be visited first. after which the
engineers win stop and inspect the
work on the new two
span granite arch bridge over jail
branch on South Main street Prom
there they viii 20 TO Barclay Bros
granite manufacturing plant 20 see cp-
erstions there. At the quarries q light
buffet lunch WiIl b. served BY the
boutwell,. Milne A Nsrnum Co. in their
compressor room and the guarries viii
l.c inspected. Returning 20 Barre. the
party wiIl 70 - the plant of the Cap
ItaI eSty Gas CO. between Barre and
Aiout peser and then plant No. Of the
Tenmev O.. a. the Pioneer
The meeting 81 the engineers prom /
.ses. therefore. 20 b. fun of interesting
ateEts.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

C. X. Cole of the Barre Electric Co
was in Swanton yesterday on a bust.
ness trip for the b. w Bailey Co. OF
Montpelier.
Mrs. D. r. Tibbetts and Mrs Nellie
Northrop of Marshfeld are visiting at
the home of Mrs. James Pirie of Gran
iteyille for several days.
Mrs. Georgianna DeBlois and four
children of Maple avenue left to-day
| for Winooski, where the children will
enter st. Louis convent for the remain.
der Of the year.
A. j. Stewart of Park street, oper-
ated upon at the Barre City hospital
Friday night for an acute case Of ap-
pendicitis, is recoveringsatisfacto at
present and unless Unforeseen develop
ments arise he is expected TO regain
strength steadily.
The members of the force of the
Perry garage had a social gathering
and corn roast at the home of ID. A.
Perry last evening. approximately
fifty bushels of corn were husked
After the husking the guests were
served with refreshments II was re-
ported to have been very successful
affair.
The United Missionary society held
its annual meeting yesterday after
noon at the Hedding church. 0ficers
for the ensuing year were elected in
the two societies. Mrs. L. ID. Martin
was unanimously reelected president
of the home missionary society and
Miss Lydia Gilman was chosen as new
president of the foreign society. Mrs.
b. c. Lipsky, Mrs. Eva Taft and Mrs.
ID. J. Morse were chosen as delegates
TO the annual home missionary con
vention in Mortified. The gift Of her
home by Miss Agnes French TO the
New England branch of the home mis-
sionary society was recognized by the
meanbers present. The finances N both
societies are in good condition. all
pledges for the year having been met.
Partial reward of 81 years of faith
full service 20 Barre council, No. 40l.
knights of Columbus, four of which
he served in the chair of grand knight,
was bestowed upon retiring Grand
Knight +. J. Owens last night by
Grand knight John B. Kelly and Dep
uty Grand knight Frank J. Shea. The
reward and token of remembrance and
esteem from his fellow members was
la-jewel solid gold case Waltham
watch. with gold chain and a fourth
degree emblem Of the knights Of Co
lumhus. Profoundly astonished was
Past Grand Knight Owens TO be pre-
sented with such valuable gifts Mr.
Ovens response to the presentation
made by Mr.. Shea carried with il his
characteristic esrnestness and sinceri- /
" and assured the members their 1
gift would forever be q treasured re-
membranes Of q service he delighted in /
performing. To him Mr. Shea as
cribed the credit for the growth Of /
the local council and largely 20 his /
service the fine improvement in the /
club rooms. The presentation was
made last evening in connection with /
other events. the elected ofhoers for
the wear taking their Official seats for
the frst tine 81 . regular meeting
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
AUTO PARTY IN ACCIDENT.
Packard Car Struck Trolley Tracks,
Smashed Car, Injured Occupants.

Fair Haven. Oct. 7.-An automobile
accident in which several persons were
injured occurred near here Tuesday
night, while Thomas Mahsr was car
rying TO their homes a party Of friends
who had been guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mahar at q musical at their home here.
Those badly hurt were Mr.. Mahar, who
was made unconscious from a blow on
the head. Miss Goldie Moore, whose an
kle was 50 badly broken that the end
of the shattered bone protrudcd
through the flesh, and Mrs, Abner vii.
son, who was injured about the back.
Another man besides Mr., Mahar is also
said to have been made unconscious
for a time, and one OF two other per.
sons were less seriously injured
Mr.. Mahar, who had owned the car
only a few weeks, was giving his
friends short ride before taking them
home. but the Packard car left the
highway and struck the trolley ear
track at the foot Of sharp decline
in Hydeville. Three wheels Of the
machine were smashed and IL wss 9TH
erwise badly damaged by the impact
with the track Miss Moore. with her
badly broken ankle. managed 20 hob
bic TO the Gibson hotel. some distance
away, awaken the occupants and tel
ephone for q doctor All the victims
Of the accident were taken to their
homes
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
TALK OF THE TOWN

Shortly after 10 o'clock this morn.
| ing Pilots Smith and Banks stepped
into their Ayro plane and glided of
the Barre field in the direction of Ran.
dolph, where to-day these men will
dedicate the new aerial field of that
town. The extent of their stay in Ran.
dolph will not exceed Sunday, for they
plan to be back on the Barre field on
that day. Since Sunday afternoon the
machine had been at rest, awaiting
the arrival Of piston rod, but re-
pairs were completed yesterday and
the machine was in excellent condi-
tion for fight this morning. John
Stevens. the mechanic, made the trip
to Randolph by motorcycle to-day. At
the suggestion of the Barre Board of
Trade, these representatives and mem
bers of the Brooks, Banks & Smith
corporation, will meet a number of
Barre business men Saturday or Sun
day evening TO discuss the possibilities
of making the Barre field a perma-
nent base for the company. Should
such decision be made, the field would
be greatly improved, proper drainage
installed, trees cut down, the field st.
self smoothed over and hangar erect
ed. FLYING would not necessarily cease
with the fall of snow as Mr.. Smith
declared runners can he adjusted 20
the machine and flights effected over
snow-clad fields. Furthermore. Barre
would become a distributing point Of
aircraft material TO northern Vermont.
Miss Edith NJ. Barnes. teacher. in
-
rived at the home of her parents, Nh.
and Mrs. S. II. Barnes II Highland
avenue, last evening 20 send the week
Miss Barnes was m so,ved in tn Ere
at New Haven Tiss lav m rninr when
the home of Mn anil Mrs. r NJ. Partch
was DESTROYED by f.e with a lsss OF
$4,000. She roomcI and boar Id at
the place and lot all ths hclmgiags
she had in New Hsvca except il,eI
clothes she was wearing. Fortuna; oiv.
as il happsaed, trr monthly salary
checks were not paid the teachers IN
til Monday, instead of last Friday, as
usual, and Miss Barnes hal had no
opportunity TO casa hers, 50 that. al
though the check was burned. she
was at once given q luoicato one
she was IN the eCneuNeolh WiieN ikf
alarm Of fire vas given aud left i'm
mediatelv for the house, which was al
most across the road, but on her ar
rival the smoke was 50 dense that the
fremen would not permit her TO make
any attempt to enter the room. The
FIRE, which started from an unknown
cause in an ell part Of the house, used
for storage purposes. spread rapidly
and Miss Barnes room vas on the
side Of the house part next 20 the ell,
with the window wide open, which in
vited the flames 20 an immediate en-
trance. Mr.. Partch, a travelling sales
man. had left home that morning On
q regular trip and sn effort was made /
10 notify him st Rutland, which failed. /
and be did not receive word in time
70 return home until last night
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
lime. 2:2OA; 2:l9A; 2:le1s.
2:24 Trot or Pace; Purse, $500.
ST. ALBANs TAX CASES
Were Argued in Vermont Supreme
Court This Morning.

The second Of the St Albans tax
cases was not completed in Vermont
supreme court Wednesday afternoon,
rs il was expected il would be, there
fore. the most Of the morning was used
in the argument of the case. The two
cases involved about S150OO0, which
came from the Fonda estate and the
question Is whether the trust fund.
which was placed with the Old Colony
Trust CO.. is taxable in 81. Albans. The
estate is in St. Alhans and il is claimed
that the trust fund is not taxable in
Vermont. but where the trustee re
sides The board Of appraisers ap-
proved the contention Of the Fonda at
torneys and the city took the matter
10 supreme court on a writ Of GER
tiorari
II Is expected that the next case viii
be Rutland county Of John Bueklin.
ei al. vs.. Wilson Tarble e al. JUS
tice eiectment, which viii clean up the
cases in that county and the Washing
top county cases viii be reached
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
GRANITE MUTUAL GETS
, LARGER HOME OFFICE
Will Lease Entire Second Story of
Aldrich Block and Sub-Rent the
Part Not Needed at the
Present.

Some IA years ago when the Granite
Mutual Fire Insurance Co. of this CITY
was first instituted single room in
the so-called Wood block sufficed to
meet the demands of r. G. Robinson
the secretary, and was sufficiently
large for headquarters for the busiIsss
for time. Another room was added
later: then business continued to ex-
pand to such an extent that the com
pany was outgrowing its quarters and
only by moving TO another building,
the Aldrich, where the main Office is
now located, could Office requirements
be met. Yet in spite of this change
the company finds itself confronted
with this same problem and has forced
the directors to seek a lease Ia the en-
tire second floor of the Aldrich block,
now being remodeled to accommodate
another growing institution, The Peo-
Piles National bank on the ground
floor.
The directors of the insurance com
pany and trustees of the Aldrich trust
fund have agreed upon lease, giving
the Granite Mutual complete control of
the second floor, occupied by offices OF
Attorney j. Ward Carver, the McAllis-
ter g. Kent real estate and insurance
agency, The Standard Granite Co. and
ITS own apartments. Consequently,
some of the occupants of the sec
ond floor are seeking new quarters.
BY remodelling the lower portion of
the building for the Peoples National
bank the entrance and stairway, which
at one time separated Tilden's shoe
store from the waiting room and Office
OF the Tenney Service Co., will he
eliminated and entrance made to the
second floor by stairway, soea to be
installed, at the north end of the edi-
flee, near the Wood building. This, OF
course, interferes with the present Of
flee of the insurance company and
necessitates making extensive changes.
Much of the floor space will be used
aB office room for the company, though
the Standard Granite Co. and Attorney
Carver may find apartments on this
floor also Meanwhile the dcAllister
& Kent agency is locating new quar-
ters.
How long these quarters will suffice
to house the work of the Granite Mu-
tual is the question the directors of the
company are pondering. In those IA
wears Of existence the Granite Mutual
Insurance Co. has risen from one OF
the smallest to the third largest mu
tual company in Vermont with nearly |
a $2,O00,000 premium note capital to
boast of. and by January first the ST. |
100000 mark win have been passed. |
The company is striving hard for sec
ond place in this standing and with a
continuation of growth, such as expe-
rienced at the present time, the Granite
Mutual Insurance Co. bids fair to
reach that position
Eventually, the directors believe. a |
viii have to be erected in this
lily, the home office of one Of the best |
Ere insurance companies in New Eng
land
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
DEATH OF ROBERT PATERSON
Barre Man Passed Away This Morning
at Home on Long Street.

Robert Paterson. well known gran.
ite cutter of this city, passed away at
his home at IL Long street this morn
ing at | O'Clock, following an illness
that dates back two months. The end
came quite suddenly as Mr.. Paterson
had been confined to his bed only two
DAYS.
The deceased was born in Banchory,
Deyenich, Aberdeen, Scotland, April %,
1871. His first trip to this country was
in 1891. coming TO Barre to work in the
granite sheds. He made one or two Wis
its abroad and then brought his wife
and family to Barre, where they have
resided since 1907. His marriage to
JEANNE Wood occurred III Aberdeen
June IA, 1895; and to Mr.. and Mrs.
Paterson have been born three children,
all of whom survive, as follows: Rob
ert, jr., an electrician at the Barre Elec-
trio Co: Isabelle, bookkeeper at Can
ton Bros. and Johp. Mr.. Paterson's
aged mother still lives in Aberdeen, as
does a brother, James, and sister, lsa-
belle There is also a brother, Alex,
in Auburndale, Mass, and q brother,
William, residing in New York.
Mr. Paterson followed his trade at
Young brothers, for many years, con
tinuing his work there until Illness
forced him TO relinquish it. Among
fellow workmen and by his friends,
which were many. through his affilia-
tion with fraternsl bodies, he was
highly esteemed and his sudden death
comes as a surprise Besides being q
member Of the granite cutters union,
he belonged 30 Operative lodge, No.
$50, Foreign Masons. and Clan Gordon,
No. 70, o. ;. c. When the first Ran
gers football team was organized Mr..
Paterson filed the position of a back !
for long period. He also was q mem
Der Of the Presbyterian church.
Funeral services viii be held from |
his late home Saturday afternoon at
] 50 o'clock, Rev. William Men Kit
tredge. officiating. lnterment viii be
in Hope cemetery.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
POLISH AND RUSSIAN
DELEGATES FRAME
THEIR AGREEMENT
The Settlement of Their
War Is Expected to Be
Signed T0-mOrrOw--Al-
lies Fear Russians May
Now COncentra t e
Against Gen. Wrangel. .

Riga, Oct (By the Associated
Press Military operations between
the Poles and Lithuanians have ceased,
it was announced at Polish headquar
ters to-day, The allied mission on the
Polish Lithuanian question arrived at
Suwalki Wednesday.
Polish and soviet Russian delega-
tions here were to-day completing the
work of framing the final armistice
terms between the two governments.
Prince Sapieha, Polish foreign minister,
is expected to arrive to take part to-
morrow in the ceremonies incident to
signing the convention.
Authoritive sources say that the two
governments will covenant to return
all prisoners held by them; restore ar
ehiyes and other property, and to pay
for property taken or destroyed by
either country without military neces-
sity. Polish claims for restoration of
gold taken from the state bank at
Warsaw when the Russians evacuated
that town upon the approach of Ger
man forces durng the World war, are
now being considered by the financial
committee, and there are indications
that an adjustment is probable.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
John j. Roach Struck BY
Boom, Which Fell at
Stoneshed
BONES FRACTURED
ON RIGHT SIDE
Full Extent of Injuries Had
Not Been Ascertained
This Afternoon

John J. Roach of 1863 River street,
Montpelier, surface operator at the
Vermont Manufacturing & Quarry Co.
stoneyards in Barre, was badly injured
this forenoonAbout IL 20, when struck
on the shoulder by 50-foot pine boom,
released from all support by the break
ing of pin or top boom shive, on
derrick. No one saw the accident, but
many in the sheds heard the crash of
the boom upon pile of three stones
and soon found Mr.. Roach bent over
his stone on his ~knees,
The boom. weighing approximately
six or seven tons, had fallen directly
on him, he being thrust upon the steel
swing arm of the surface cutter he
was operating. Physicians were sum
moned and his removal to the Barre
City hospital in the Perry & Noonan
ambulance was made soon afterwards
When. the accident happened three
stones, weighing approximately two
tons, were being lifted and were slight
ly off the ground when the pin broke.
The boom gained such momentum in
descent that six feet of its length
broke completely off when it landed
on the stones it was lifting, and the
big pulley wheel at the top was shat
tered in several pieces.
The boom, which broke off, was
new two years ago and was tested
for a 20-ton load. Work for the day
was suspended at the plant and re
pairs to the derrick were begun this
afternoon.
Mr.. Roach has wife and five chill
dren, John, James, Margaret, Mary and
Bartholomew, all residing in Montpel
ier.
Physicians stated at the hospital
this afternoon that the boom appar.
emily did not strike the mans head
directly but struck with great force
against the right shoulder and side.
Many bones were thought to be broken
and it was possible that internal in
juries might have been received. At
that time the physicians were not able
to make any prediction whether the
injured man would live or not.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
GODDARD PREPARING.
To Meet st. Michael's in Barre Satur
day.

Joe Leahey's gridiron warriors are
making all preparations for the game
with st. Miehaers college of Winoo-
ski Saturday. the team which last Sat
urday defeated Montpelier seminary
8 to O. Tuesday was rest day after
such a strenuous game at Northfield,
but yesterday coach and the gang,
teams A and B, we're out on the grid.
iron for nearly two hours. Interior
ence was the important part of the
game yesterday, though several of the
first string men practiced, ,dropkicking,
goal kicking, and kickoffs. 'Honk'
Miller Is showing up-well 10 the place
of Capt. Kelly, now nursing a reset
broken collar bone Honk's place at
tackle was taken yesterday by Joe
Laskey, pitcher of Goddard's last
seasons baseball outfit, who gained
reputation as a star tackle in New
London, Conn, prep school athletics.
Lsskey joined the squad yesterday for
the first time.
Nearly every man of team A had an
opportunity to carry the ball as far
as he could through the lines of team
B, lined up for kickoffs time and time
again. just as soon as a tackle was
made the teams got set" again for
another kickoff and some other player
of A team carried the ball. Finn. the
fuIlbsck, is a clever runner and to-
gether with young Cyran, the all-round
athlete of the team who is playing
quarter. made things very interesting
for the defensive substitutes. To Cyr-
an will undoubtedly fall the task of
putning and goal kicking Saturday.
wall. the right halfbark, knocked out
for several hours after the game Mon
day. has not completely recovered from
the stun vet, though he is attending
classes daily. He viii be unable to
plav Saturday,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
BATTLE ROYAL BETWEEN OXEN
Was Feature of Brattieboro Fair
About $4,000 Present

Brattleboro, Oct. About $4,000
people attended the second and last
day OF the Valley far,
A new feature was the dag show,
which was not under American Ken
mel club rules, but which went far be-
yond the expectations of the manage
ment. About l40 CANNES We're benched.
The classes for eollies, airdales and fox
hounds predominated in numbers. NJ.
j. Brown of Bellows Falls won the as
sociation cup for the largest entry of
one exhibitor, showing 23 fox hounds.
A battle royal in the 4,000-pound and
free for-all and draft cattle classes be-
tween oxen owned by j. d. Avery of
Sheldon, Mass, and Ansell Dickinson,
Sons of Ashuelot, N H., featured the
drawing contest and honors went TO
the Dickinson cattle. In the 1900
pound class. they drew l0,440 pounds
and in the free-for-a all, l0,6l0.
A pair of horses, owned by the Ames
Hill corporation of Brattleboro, won
the free -for-all drawing contest for
horses with load Of l0,035 pounds.
In the racing, five heats we're re-
quired in the 2:ll pace, but the other
evcAss were Aebn ims straight heats.
The h:2s trot on pace was declared
finished hy agreement, after two heats.
on account OF the sunset rule.
Alexander Isle won the ?: 10 pace and
Mount Kisco the 2:30 trot or pace, in
heats which were postponed from Tues
day
~
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
W 4KEFIELD MAN PUT
UNDER $4,000 BOND
Miss Mildred M. Wanamaker, Whom
Frank Ramey Is Alleged to Have
Assaulted, Is Still Uncon-
scious from Blows on
Her Head.

Wakefield, Mass. Oct. Frank
Ramey, accused of an assault on Mil
dred M. Wanamaker, a young stenog
rapher, who was found unconscious in
the, woods near her home yesterday
morning, was held in bonds of $4,000
for hearing Oct. IA in the Maiden
court to-day. His counsel entered a
plea Of not guilty for him, and waived
the reading of the warrant. The assist
ant district attorney told the court
that the young woman was still un-
conscious as result of blows on her
head and that her recovery was doubt
ful.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
AUTO TOTAL WRECK.
Two Men in Hospital as Result Of Ae-
cident in st. Johnsbury.

ST Johnsbury, oet &c. o. Parker
and A W Marsh OF Littleton, " H.
are in BriEhtlook hospital here as the
result Of an automobile accident that
happened rust outside Fairbanks vii
lage on the 80 called BlodVett turn.
Tuesday night. when the lights 70 the
car went of and the machine left the
road, crashed through a heavy board
fence and went half way down steep
embsnkment. the drop Of the car he
ing stopped only BY large tree. Mr..
Parker has a broken leg and many
cuts about the body. Mr.. Marsh was
cut about the fsoe and badly bruised
and the csr l. a total wreck A large
board from the fence Was driven
through the radiator and there is moth
ing left Of the machine that is q any
vslue.
The men had been - Hardwick on
= pleasure drive and were IN the way
home when the sccidenf ooczrrsL
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-07
PROBATE JUDGES ELECT.
Frank J. Martin Was Elected Presi-
dent Of Association.

The following officers were elected
at the meeting Of the probate judges
at Montpelier yesterday afternoon;
President, r J. Martin, Barre; vice
president. H. L. Clark, Castleton; sec
retsry and treasurer. J. n Mscomber,
Burlington. The time was used in dis
cussion Of the matters that come be-
for the courts and some of the differ
ent wills and trust deeds. including
the Alexander Duunett trust deed, in
which there is souie question relative
to the fun meaning Of the deed and
what IL nav involve IN the settlement
of the estate. An administrator has
already been appointed in the estate.
Inheritance taxes may become an i'm
portsnt factor IN connection with the
deed.