The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-08-02
MONTPELIER


Heavy Shower of Yesterday Flooded
Cellar.
The severe thunder shower OF yes
terday afternoon flooded the basement
OF the new state building, put the
street lights ont Of commission dur
ing the evening, overhowed the side
walks and made ponds in the streets
&C the corner Of Main and State and
Main and School streets, and brought
down large tree on Barre street AM
other tree was reported to be down
near Barre. The food in the state
building basement was due to the wa
ter backing up in the drains and also
to torrent which came in under
door below the level Of the alley next
to the Pavilion hotel. About a foot Of
water collected and most of the state
employees in the building helped to
form a volunteer water fighting bril-
gade, using buckets, brooms and SHOW
els to turn the water into the pit of
the boiler room or dispose Of it other
wise. The circulating library nearly
turned into a floating library, but the
book boxes were rescued and piled out
Of the way Of the water. The pond at
the corner Of Main and State streets
came within a few feet Of the McCnen
store, and School street, where ii joins
Main was covered from side to side
with nearly foot OF water. The north
side Of State street, in front OF the
State House was turned into river
for a time.
Charles F. Boswell of Montpelier has
reported to the secretary Of state that
his automobile ran into fence and
tree at 1870 a. m. yesterday when he
struck stone after running through
loose gravel on the road about two
miles south Of Waterbury. The acci-
dent was Mr. Buswell's first in 10000 |
miles of driving in 10 years. The car
was coming down the Hill by the ee-
ment guard rail, headed toward Mont
pelier, when the accident occurred. Mr.. |
Boswell escaped without scratch, but !,
the other occupants of the car, Mrs. |
Boswell, Mrs. r. j. Keegan, Mrs. Belle |
Brown, Dorothy Boswell and Winifred |
Buswell, suffered bruises. Il. d. Walker |
Of Glover has reported an accident be-
tween Barton and Glover on July %,
In which T. J. Walker Of Glover suffered |
bruises. Another car crowded the
Walker car into the ditch.
John H. Vogt, head of the depart
ment of chemical engineering of the
New York state industrial commits
sion, stated after an inspection Of dust
removing appliances in the granite
sheds Of Mari & Gordon and Mcdonald
& Son yesterday that he was pleased
with the appliances used and purposed
installing some like them in New York
state. Mr.. Vogt was accompanied on |,
his inspection by Fred S. Pease, state
factory inspector. and conference was
held with DR.. D. G. Jarvis of Barre in
regard to occupational disease in the
granite business.
About 40 children suffering from in
fantile paralysis were examined at a
clinic held by DIR. r. w. Lovett of Bos
ton at Heaton hospital yesterday. DIR.
Loyett will hold a clinic at Barre City
hospital to-day. Those present at the
,linic yesterday were DIR. Lovett, DR..
Brewster. the Misses Facht, Plastridge
shaw, Kerr, Mcbride and Weisbrod and
Messrs, Thorndyke, Tarbell and Grang
ri
A. W. Farman Of Newport and d. r.
Porter OF st, Johnsbury, attorneys at
aw, were in the city yesterday
Herbert Benjamin Of MarshfeId was
involved i'm an accident in Marshfeld
Iuly 80, in which his ear was damaged
o the extent of $50, according TO his
eport to the secretary Of state. Ed.
ward Melhoit of West Danville was
lightly injured.
r w. Richardson of Nashua, n. H.,
! visiting his uncle, David Spicer, in
his city. Mr.. Richardson was a mem.
er of the 4olst signal corps battalion,
nown as ~Boston's Own and served
verseas for 81 months.
A marriage license has been issued
o Samuel Thomas Law OF l22 Elm
treet and Miss yerneta Mignon Pine,
aughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer f.
inc of l22 Elm street
Hattie T.. Caustic has decided to
Yard Macy and Bella Macy a house
nd barn and about four acres Of land
n Mortified street. The consideration
about $500,
DIR. y. r. Gibson Of Washington, ID.
!, arrived IN the city yesterday He y
ent to Brandon to-day and viii give
h address on bovine tuberculosis n
in Sudbury this evening. L. r
Brigham state commissioner Of
yricuIture, viii also give an address n
Sudbury.
Certificates of registration have
ven received at the secretary of
ates Office for filing for Pearl A.
hurchill Of Rutland hospital Isola
,ott Smith of Brightlook hospital in
/. Johnsbury. Mary TAYLOR HAY of