The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-05-18
MONTPELIER
l. M. Jones, Tenney Co. Employe, Kill
led at Car Barn Yesterday.

leu at Gar Barn yesterday.
Lorenzo M. Jones, who has been en-
| ployed for several years by the Tenney
scompany, was killed at the car barn of
the Barre and Montpelier Traction and
Power company Monday afternoon, his
skull being fractured, when he became
caught between one of the heavy main
line cars and the side of the car barn.
His body was taken to the Volholm UNI
dertaking rooms, where ii was prepared
for burial Mr.. Jones had been en-
ployed at the Pioneer plant of the pow
er company for some years, but Satur-
| day he finished work there and Sunday
/ went to work for the traction com
pany. Shortly after the dinner hour
yesterday, he and Superintendent Dur
rell, and another workman, were jack
ing up car to do some repairing when
the man on the opposite side OF the
car from Messers. Durrell and Jones,
said he thought the jack on Mr. Dur
rell's side of the car was slipping. Mr.,
Jones leaned over to see if such was
the case and was caught when the car
swayed against him, catching his head
between the car and the side OF the
barn, crushing the skull so that it bled
profusely from the ears. Superintend-
ent Durrell was caught at the same
time but the pressure on him was on
his chest and was not as great as
against Mr. Jones. Mr. Durrell soon
relieved himself, but all effort to re-
lierc Mr. Jones was without avail and
he died in q few minutes. A portion
of the side of the car barn had to be re-
moved before they could cxtricate Mr..
Jones DR.. c. T.. Hunt was called but
he pronounced the man dead at that
time. g.
The deceased was q native OF Plain
field, born March TO-. 1886, a son of Mr..
ard Mrs. Allen l.. Jones. His early life
was passed in that town, but he had
been eng oyed in and about Montpel-
Ter for some years, part Of the time
as an engineer on the Montpelier and
Wells River railroad. Seven years ago
bis father was killed while employed in
railroad yard in Watertown, n. y.
He ia survived by his wife, who was
Lottic Hooper of Montpelier, and by
two children, Allen and Alice; also by
his mother. Mrs. Esther Jones Of Ply
mouth, n H.; two brothers, Clarence
X. Jones OF Springfield, Mass, and
Dudley Jones OF Montpelier. and sis
ter, Mrs. Mamie Matthew OF Plymouth
y. H.. The funeral occurs Thursday aft
ernoon but the time had not been fixed
at The hour of going TO press
II. T. Sands, manager of the Tenney
service, was in the city Monday look
ing after the management of the power
and traction companies in Montpelier
and Barre While here he saw W. A.
Dutton, chairman of the public serv
ice commission. Mr.. Dutton told him
that he might look for a decision on
the recent hearing, concerning power
rates shortly, now that the work is
practically completed Mr.. Sands wa i
in Springfield. Mass, last week and
found the work on the two tone man
cars. which ere 10 be used on the trac-
ton line, well along so that il is ex.
pected delivery will take place in July.
There are many OF these cars being
placed in service. The public service
commission made no objection to the
use of them on Washington street in
Barre and Seminary hill in Montpelier,
which is all the company have asked
thus far. Similar cars are used in Brat
tleborO.
H. NJ. Davis, deputy commissioner OF
weights and measures. on Monday ex
amined the two sets OF scales of IA. NJ.
0.Del and the set of scales of &. b.
Andrews in Montpelier, sealing them
SO that now all of the scales in this
-. L. ft.r rnAA HaFlr-
ing condition Mr.. Davis had many in
quiries relative to what 10 do about
their winters supply Of coal, which had
been put in their cellars or bins. The
matter of the short weight at the State
House has been placed. as the law pro-
vides. in tho states attorneys hands.
The shipment was almost 600 pounds
short when delivered TO the State
House
II. O. Hutchinson Of Burlington. 81.
pervisor Of the junior high school in
the Vermont educational system, has |
been designated by DR.. VI. y. Hillegas |
to represent the state at Washington,
u. C.. this week. Of a meeting called |
by Federal Commissioner Of Education
Claxton relative TO the supply and de- |
mand Of teachers the coming school |
wear. DIR. Hillegas will be in Louisville,
XIV. attending conference Of the COM |
mission to which he has been appointed |
relative to the continuation Of physical |
training in the junior X. o. T. c.
schools.
Clerk l.. c. Moody Of Washington
county court has been instructed To
notify the Jurors, who were 60 return |
to Montpelier Wednesday, that the |
trial Of the Euerf Poor ease will not !
take place at this time because of the |
low state Of funds in the department /
Of justice
Dale Y, Donshue has gone TO lras-
burg to start tho federal road project. 1
Neal Richmond Of Mortified is doing /
some special surveying for the state /
highway department.
The meeting for organization OF a .
COW testing association in Grand Isle 4
will take place this evening. \ dairy I
survey has been conducted and IL : 1
found there are - herds with q total i
of SOS cattle II which II per cent are .
registered cattle. OF the 20 male ami !
mails over one hall are registered. 7
While the darics arc small the interes; .
"a increasing and the organization Of
COW testing association viii take place. .
II. NJ. Davis has gone TO the north /
ern part Of the state on a complaint 4
about shor; weight of scales.
The Barre lodge Of council Of royal 4
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