The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-12
CRASHED into
A MOTOR BUS
Edgar T. Flanders Was In
terested in Steps at Green
Mount Cemetery
WASN'T EXPECTING
SHARP CURVE
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Standard Oil Truck Struck
BY Engine at West
Danville

Edgar 7. Flanders of Fletcher, driv
ing Ford car, ran into the Burlinc
ton Montpelier 20 passenger bus al
the curve BY Green Mount cemetery Just
west of Montpelier about noon Mon
day No personal injuries resulted
bit the Flanders car was smashed in
front. Mr.. Flanders took all blame Of
the accident, as he was unfamiliar
with the road and was looking at the
steps carved in the natural rock lead
ing up to the cemetery. Mr. Flanders
was taking his son to school at Ran
dolph Center and coming toward Mont
pelier. The bus was on its second
trip Of the day to Burlington. 1t
was driven by the son OF Fred A. Jew
EFT Of Waterbury. About half doz-
en- passengers were DELAYED
J. G. Menut, general manager Of the
Vermont Hydro Electric corporation Of
Rutland, has reported to the secretary
Hof state that q. car owned BY the cor
poration was run into while parked
at the Rutland railroad station last
Saturday evening. A trunk carried
on the outside of car with the regis
tration number 36927. driven by a man
named Ballard. struck the parked car,
doing about $50 damage.
II. w Bennett Of East Brookfield
has reported to the secretary Of state
that because of break in the rear end
Of his car he went into the ditch while
descending a steep hill in Brookfeld
on Sept 4. One wheel and the wind
shield were broken.
Philias Gebeau OF North Montpelier
reports to the secretary Of state that
his car went into the ditch when he
had to take to the ditch to ret ont
of the way of an approaching car
while coming to Montpelier. The ac-
cident occurred last Saturday evening
A Mack truck belonging to the
Standard Oil company Of New York
and driven by Walter f. Dawson.
failed to clear the track when lone
came TO the crossing at
West Danville at speed estimated at
30 miles an hour last Friday morning,
according to report to the secretary
Of state Dawson and companion
escaped without injury. but one side
" the front OF the truck was wrecked
and the condition Of the car is given
as beyond repair.
X Is stated that DAWSON looked east
first and seeing no train started for
The crossing. As he looked west, he
saw the engine, which il is claimed |
light witnesses say, was running at |
/ rate Of 30 miles an hour, approach |
NC. and tried to back off the track.
'eeing he could not cross. He did not /
quite clear the track. The locomotive |
ook Is minutes to stop and return
o the scene. Il is stated A hank /
huts off the view in this direction l
'eyond so feet, it is stated. Harry
Dickens, state Inspector. went toi
he scene and has reported on the ac-
ident.
l.. d. Bancroft Of Calais has report
d that ear driven BY Pearl NJ
'haver OF Jeffersonville ran into his
ar at the Morrisville fair grounds on
Jug. % His ear, which was parked.
'as damaged to the extent of about
Is. the other car being unchanged
Homer Joyal, operating r. II.
tandish's Cole car, was involved in
n accident with car owned BY Mrs.
NINA Promo and driven BY Chester
reno of Mortified in Woodbury. on
ept. 10, according to report from
". Standish. The driver of the Promo
If. who tried 10 pass a Ford on a
Irve, assumed all responsibility OF
Re accident. the report states. The
,mage amounted to about $50 to the
tandish car and about SIS to the
reno car. The accident occurred
,out $50 p. m. Mr.. Standish's broth
was in the car.
A collision has been reported be
eeen cars driven by H. II. Smith of
aitsfieh and G.. Walter Nclley of
'aitsfeld in Moretown Sept. 7.
Lena b. Wood of Mortified has re-
'rted that while learning to drive
r she struck a tree in the ward Of
r home. Frank d. Tucker of North.
I'd reports that his Indian motorcycle
mt into fence and tipped over in
ditch in Stockbridge Sept. I. He
preached bridge at curve in the
nd and tried to make the turn too
e owing TO dim light. Seeing he
aid not make the turn, a the side
: tipped. he sfraiRhtened out and
nj into A fence. He was scratched