The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-09-26
BETHEL
Accident to Auto Party Coming from
Hanover Resulted in Injuries.

Hanover Resulted in Injuries.
Members of the Whitcomb high
school football squad We're given tree
rides to Hanover, N. H., Saturday to
see the Dartmouth Norwich game, in
cars of w. H. Perkins, r. 7. Eske,
driven by Charles Batehelder, DR. 4. |.
Abbott. DIR. O. V. Greene, driven by
Haven Green. and J. s. kimball, driv-
| en- by Lawrence Kimball
On the return, the kimball car,
which was being driven fast and was
about to pass a ear, went through
| fence and down seven.foot bank to-
ward the river near Hartford. The car
turned nearly over and while the eight
| occupants we're climbing out, some OF
| them got gasoline in their faces from
stream trickling in their direction
! The only injured persons were Richard
| kimball. elbow cut and bruises; Max
| Barrows, knee cut; Harold Wilson,
scratches about face. All were shaken
| up and the occupants of the front seat
were pinned under the car, but were
not injured.
| The Kimball ear was badly damaged.
The steering wheel and windshield were
broken. the top and mudguards were
bent and the engine was stove up
The injured boys were hurried home
| in other cars and the rest waited for
the Kimban truck, which brought them
home. Considering the nature OF the
accident. the escape of all the occu-
pants from serious injuries seems re-
markable.
Mr.. Kimball, who periodically gave
his car for the purpose and Is loser
bv the wreck, has the appreciative
| sympathy of his townsmen.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. c. Stickney, who
! since their removal to Rutland lew
wears ago, have returned each year to
their Bethel home, are here dismant.
ling the old home where they lived so
many years.
The funeral of Mrs Duane Wood
ward of Barnard was held in the
Catholic church at Woodstock last
Friday and was very sad one. She
was Hattie Ward of Barnard and was
one of the two daughters OF the late
John Ward of that town, who a year
ago found their father in a dying con-
dition from apoplexy on his return
from drive to Woodstock. just four
weeks before her death from peritonitis
she was married in Rutland to Duane
Woodward. They spent their honey
moon with friends in New York state
and on their return she was taken i'll
with dysentery, which developed INTO
the fatal illness. The young bridegroom
and the brothers and sisters of the de-
ceased have the deep sympathy of all
who knew them.
Miss Eta Parsons has resumed her
studies at the Keene, n, H., Normal
| school.
Miss Louise Wilson, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. r. c. Wilson, Episcopal mis-
sionaries to China, enters to-day the
Cambridge Haskell preparatory school
in Cambridge, Mass, her brother ac-
companying her.
The Uncle Josh Simpkins" street
parade Saturday was made by means
of Roy A. Abbott's motor truck.
Mrs. Martha w. Arnold's auction
Saturday, conducted by Pearl Clark,
was large and successful.
oren Lockwood had his right hand
caught in a dehairing machine at the
tannery Friday and the flesh on the
back of the hand was. very badly
scrssped off. He was treated at the Ran
dolph sanatorium.
| John b. Miner has moved his family
to Northampton, Mass.
Max w. Barrows was leader OF the
Norwich university band, which played
50. well at the Observation-Disclosures
4 football game Saturday.
| T.. j. Hill is lookout man at the
Rochester mountain forestry station
Though living alone at the lookout, he
is in touch with the rest Of the world
by telephone and calls up his house in
this village when necessary. Members
of his family visit him at least once
week. carrying provisions. The location
is near that of the former mountain
house" a well.known resort of Pic
nickers 80 and more years ago.
Roscoe L. Merrill, Legion and VI
man. went this morning to Nashua, \
H.. to work in tannery, where h'
worked last spring.
i William y. Luce Of Royslton anc
Miss Ella NJ. Coburn of Pi,tsheld wer'
married Saturday evening by Rev. ]
Wesley Miller at his home. They vii
live in Royahon. the native town oi
the bridegroom, who is a war veteran
with many friends here. The bride
also. who formerly worked at the Bas
com house. l. well known here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen NJ. Barrett. Mr.
/ and Mrs. Harlow Drew. all Of Hart
! ford. Conn. are spending a week viii
relatives here and in Randolph. Wit
Albert ". Dustin. Mr.. and Mrs. c. II
Dustin. Misses Gladys and Della Dus
{ tin. Mr.. and Mrs. \. A. Dustin, they
, visited the Barrett lot in the Dympui
! Cemetery Sunday and attended servic
, in the Iympus church. The late Sam
|. mel Barrett. formerly Of this town, wbs
died IS wears ago and was buried here
) was a brother Of the Dustin brothers
> mother. Allen Barrett is his son and
) never vas here before excepting uher
! 10 buried his father he knew prarti
oallv nothing about ms relatives her'
until ne hunted them up = seek awo
/. Mrs. Drew l. his daughter. The Con
nexficuf people received . very warn
u-eleome from their relatives. ss any
: hodv wko knows she Dustins would tx