The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-23

/ A. j. Darling. who has been in Yer
gennes doing some work for the state
on highways, returned Saturday eve
ming He finished work about o'clock
that afternoon and then, using the
steam roller power, loaded il on fiat
car to be shipped to Randolph, which
town owns the roller. The roads in
Vergennes have been very bad for a
long time and the state took hold of
the matter, the city having voted to
repair the roads but failing to appro-
pirate any money for the work. Later
the town will probably reimburse the
state.
The automobile which Fred Drurv of
Barre was driving Saturday evening
was hit by what is supposed to have
been a runaway team, owned by a man
named Smith in the Jones brook region
Mr. DrIry was coming from dance that
he had attended in that section, when
the team ran into him, damaging the
radiator, breaking the windshield and
doing other damage TO the car. One of
the horses was cut by flying glass. The
Smith team was in the rear of the
opera house, where teams are hitched,
earlier in, the evening and it is under
stood that a man named Ward drove
it home for Smith. Z. A. Williams au-
tomobile was hit by car No. l4.4l9
Sunday evening on lower State street.
Mr.. Witham was meeting another ma.
chine, which was drawing a motorcy-
Gle, when the driver of car No, l4-4l9
went between the two meeting cars,
resulting in one of the tenders Of Mr.
Williams machine being damaged.
Ernest Dillon, while driving on Loomis
street Saturday afternoon, ran into
tree. The car was travelling along at
pretty good clip when it suddenly
swerved to one side, colliding with the
tree.
Two trolley cars came together near
the T. Fernandez house on upper Barre
street Saturday afternoon. The rear
vestibule Of the front car was smashed |
as result of the accident William |
kynoch was running the rear car, |
which, apparently, was too close to the
stopped TO allow someone to get off, |
the accident occurred. A panic nearly |
took place in the front car for eonsid.
cradle glass was broken and many per.
sons thought something more serieis
had taken place II was reported that /
one woman was hurt, but officials of
the company, last evening, stated that
nothing had been learned to that effect
o. to that time.
Steam heat is being installed in the
station of the Central Vermont rail
way at Montpelier Junction. 4 furnace
has heated the place up to this time
md. in cold Gather, has not been sat
sfsctory
Mr. and Mrs. L, II Prescott and chill
iren have returned from an outing in
Newport. y. II.
The breaking Of an electric wire,
which crosses School street near the
Mon house. caused some trouble to
he power company Sunday afternoon.
L happened AZ o'clock. II was one of
he main feed wires for house lighting
% that for an hour the current was off
yorkmen repaired it before lights were
leeded 10 any extent
Thomas Ford of Boston j. visiting
~ mother and brothers here.
The Royal Giants passed through
Montpelier Saturday evening, having
ONE here from Woodsville y. H.. bv
and went from here to IT
Ilhans, where they played baseball
csterday afternoon. They have PLAYED
= games this season snd only lost
ight Of them. They lost Friday at st
ohnsbury and Saturday at Woods
lille. Manager Clark expected to can
Il this weeks games TO give the men
rest
Mrs Glen McAllister. who has been
isiting with Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
tcwart, has gone 70 her home in vii
smstoWn
Sheriff p. n Tracy arrived home
aturday evening with Irving Fiheld.
no Was arrested in Detroit. Mich.. on
tste's Attorney p r. Davis warrant.
iargin- Rim Nth nor support q his
lmily. Afhdsvifs were used to show |
ast the respondent hsd not properly |
lred for his family He vas ~ court