The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-29

Aug. ~. ~ to pc 'pld nome gay
Townshend.
Clarence Il. Wright recently receive
his appointment as postmaster q
Westminster.
William I'll. Huntoon, aged rs, die
At his home in Cuttingsville July Y
He was one Of the best known tanner
In Rutland county.
No trace has been found OF For
car stolen from the garage Of Adelber
Haley In Manchester last Iuesda.,
night.
Antonette Lorenzo, five yearolt
daughter OF John ID. Lorenzo Of Rut
land, has broken leg and bruises
about the head, body and shoulders Al
result Of an accident which happened
Thursday when an automobile driven
BY George Ferguson, aged Is years
knocked her down and ran over iler
Frank H. Mcdonald, aged 81 years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mcdonald
Of Brandon, was fatally injured last
Tuesday in quarry Of the Vermont
Marble company at Florence when hit
BY d piece al marble. He died at the
Proctor hospital the same evening. He
was working in the quarry when a
large piece of stone fell, injuring his
head and body.
A large truck owned by Gorham
brothers of Middlebury village went
over a 10-foot embankment on the
road to East Middlebury, Thursday
The accident was caused by the break
ing of the steering gear. Farley
Tierney, who was driving, was thrown
into tree top and William Herbert,
who was on the seat with Tierney, was
thrown into brook. Both escaped I'M
injured.
A. II. Martin for many years mana
ger Of the Equinox house at Man
CHESTER, who resigned last spring, has
been chosen manager Of the new Bon
Air-Vanderbilt hotel at Augusta, Ga,
which when completed will contain
about 800 rooms and be one Of the
finest hotels id the south. Mr.. Martin
was for many years connected with the
old Bon Air, which was destroyed byl
fire two years ago.
Five generations Of the Platner fam
lily attended reunion held at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. George Platner
in Readsboro Wednesday. The great
grandparents were Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin Platner, aged 10 and rs years res
pectivelly who observed their golden
wedding anniversary half dozen |
the family represented was Richard |
Phelphs. 6-months-old son of Mrs. Lii |
liam Phelps Mrs. Mildred Tetro who re-
presented the third generation finds her
self grandmother at the age Of 80, |
while her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Platner. the fourth generation,
are great-grandparents at the ages Of
SIS each.
When Percy Reeves Of Danville went
to the horse shed in the rear Of the
Methodist church in st. Johnsbury
Wednesday evening to get his team,
after attending meeting of Co. ID at
the armory, someone came up from be-
hind, hit him on the head and left him !
on the ground with a big welt across /
the top of his head and bleeding from {
nose and mouth. Charles Joyce, also
of Danville, who accompanied him to
st. Johnsbury found him there when he
became anxious at his non-appearance
for him at the armory. When Reeves
regained consciousness at BrightlookI
hospital he was unable to tell how the
injury was received, remembering
only that as he entered the sheds some. :
one rushed up behind him suddenly !
and knocked him down. Robbery was /
not the object, as nothing was missing i
from his clothing. st. Johnsbury :
police are investigating. II
w. H. Thompson Of Northt Spring /
field was seriously injured the first of I
The week when he pitched headlong !
Town the shaft of the freight elevator i
1t the Parks and Woolson shop in i
Springfield Coming down from the /,
lumber room on the third floor piece :
If projecting wood four inches wide an
IN inch thick caught and stopped the !
Elevator. The cable kept unreling and !.
lbout eight feet of slack rope was left
,efore the power was shut off. Mr.
Thompson, surprising the ear to be
Imported by the cable, took his
latchet and chopped through the piece
e timber which was holding the car
whereupon the elevator ?
Iropped the length of the slack rope Q
nd by it's force whipped out the lash
ng at the end of the cable. dropping :
hen the remaining two floors like :
ightning. As Thompson had been Z
landing with one foot on the main P
ooring and one on the elevator, he ?
itched headiong into the shaft and b
vent to the bottom.of the building strik v
ng the floor Of the car after it had c,
cached the bottom and landing full il
n his face. He was unconscious and p
ad to have hospital treatment but it Il
thought he win recover. He has a a.
roken collar bone and laeerations and Il
ruises all over his body. III,