The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-07-07
ABOUT 700 PRISONERS
TAKEN BY FREE STATE
TROOPS. BATTLE ENDED
MONTPELIER

dered program last evening on tn
steps Of the Pavilion. before larg
and appreciative audience
/ The National Life Athletic associa
tion lost to the Brooklyn Royal Giants
a colored professional team. by scor
Of % to 2 on the National Life fiel'
in Montpelier yesterday afternoon
While one e-sided. the game was inter
esting most of the way. II was prob
ably greater exhibition of sluggin!
than will be seen in Montpelier unit
the Giants play there again. OF thei
l6 hits, 10 were for extra bases. In tn,
second inning, the Giants put thre,
runs across and two triples and two
bases on balls, and took three more ir
the third Ledden. at first, changed
places with Gross i'm the. fourth, and
was found for four runs, in which
three doubles, single and two costly
errors figured He held the Giants in
the fifth and sixth, and they put across
two more in the seventh, with the help
of two errors. The Giants started a
bombardment in the eighth, when Is
men came to bat and total of II
runs was counted. The best crowd Of
the home season turned out to watch
the game, the two new grandstands l.e-
ing well filed The colored team fur
nished considerable amusement BY
their coaching ON the first base line,
which was partly singing. They also
handed out the "razberry" to their
teammates whenever possible, and
helped to make it good afternoon for
the audience. The day was the best
possible for baseball, but the game did
not start early enough to be finished
before the sun was low, and the ninth
inning was not played.
H. l.. Bailey of Bradford, state
was in the city yester-
day TO confer with Commissioner r. S.
Brigham of the state depaUment of
agriculture
o. NJ. Jeffords of Rutland a member
of the commission to write the history
of Vermont in the World war, was
in the city on Thursday.
G. I. Powell of Island Pond former
states attorney of Essex county, was
in the city yesterday.
Dofih ". tdi gent. hfe. sargent ana
7. Horan of Ludlow we're visitors in
the city on Thursday.
Petitions for Earle r Davis of
Barre for the office Of probate Judge
of Washington county to succeed
Judge Frank J. Martin being widely
circulated in Montpelier and seem to
be receiving considerable endorsement.
=. L. Lovett of the Montpelier and
Barre Light and Power company has
arrangements for the elec-
ric lighting Of the village of Warren.
There will be some '65 houses lighted
~ electricity when the system is in
tailed. Twenty-three hundred volt |
wires will be run from Waitsfield to |
Warren to accommodate the new busi. |
less. In addition to the house lights. |
he streets are to be illuminated by |
he same method Arrangements are |
completed for the addition
Il lighting in Waterbury Center.
9. +. Lackey has sold to Mr.. and
drs. Fred Mumley of Mortified his |
arm in Williamstown and has taken
} resident in Mortified in part pay
nent.
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. Dewey and
wo children. who have been visiting
rith Mrs. w. T. Dewey, left this
norning for their home in Quechee.
The regular meeting of the Mont.
elier lodge, Knights of Pythias. was
ED Thursday evening when the third
ank was conferred upon three candi.
ates by the Marshfield degree team.
/ was done in excellent shape ond won
luch commendation. This addition
iakes a total Of l6 new mem
ers in the year with more in
ght- Following the degree work. a
Incheon was served under the super
ision OF q. w. Luce. chairman of the ,
ne committee on refreshments Sever
persons spoke upon the good Of the
rder, including Messrs Hudson. Davis.
itkin. Lamberton and Cole Of Marsh ,
eld lodge
r. f. Cruikshank of the state en-.
neer's department has returned from
herburne where he recently com.
eted the work of inspecting on ,
deral aid project and is now at work
, final estimate of the job.
J. l.. Davis of the state engineers
'partment has gone to Bakersfield to !
vestigate and survey for a new !
'idge location. Members Of the same
,partment are at work stalking out .
Ie Orange Heights project 20 make il !
ady for the contractor 70 start work. !
DIR. A. j. DeFossett Of the state de-
'rtment of agriculture went to-day
Bellows Falls and Londonderry to
vestigate disease which has broken /,
II among sheep there.
William Murtagh has received his !
scharge from the United States army !
I'd is going into the printing business. ,
Harold Farnsworth was put in coun- !
Jail this morning on a charge of :
rceny of silver watch from Frank :
iield. The watch has not vet been 8
covered. II appears that Shield took 8
through his home ON
orthfeld street Monday night and 9
al the next morning the watch and :
s were gone. Farnsworth wa.
ought into city court this morning
ID was put in Jail in default Of bail !
500. He was to come into court |.
ain at l.3o when IL is expected his
ther. Alva O. Farnsworth. will
ruish bail Farnsworth pleaded not
Iilty.
A warranty deed transferring the =
called Exchange hotel property from 7
r. Chandler 10 John y. and Nellie \
illiams has been filed with the city