The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-17

As the result OF being stepped on
by horse, James Maloney, jr, OF
Bennington had to have his right ley
ampntated last week. At first a few
toes were removed, but that proved
insufficient and the leg was taken off
above the knee.
Richard Bean Of Westminster, a
freshman in the Brattleboro high
school, was hit in one eye by base
fi,ali and has had to leave school, while
specialist strives to save the sight.
Bean was not playing ball and did not
know ono had been thrown until he
wsu struck.
George Hydes, aged so years, an
cnlploya az the Fairbanks shops in
st. Johnsbury, was found dead in his
room Saturday from asphyxiation. 1t
was evident that the situation was ac-
cidsntal. as Mr. Hydes appeared to
inavh arisen from bed TO put some po-
tatoes on tie gas stove to heat and,
perhaps half asleep, turned on the
gas and failrG to light it,
RALPH Loukcs OF Poultney, aged 81
wears, suffered injuries which resulted
in his death Saturday night. He was
member Of the fire company which.
was called to fire at the large barn
owned BY the Rising g. Nelson Slate
company on York street. he was
climbing ladder which gave way and
he fell to the cement walk, fracturing
Ills skull. He lived only few hours,
Esrly Sunday morning two men at
tempted holdup of Parker Crandal:
Of West Burke. who was returning to
his home about a. III. When about
two miles from home man appeared
on either side of the road and one bull
let whizzed by Mr.. Crandalls head as
the msn ordered him to stop, with
threats that they would shoot ii be
did not. Hc stepped on the gas and
left them. He could not sec whether
they had an automobile and would NOT
DO able to identify them
At special town meeting recently |
the voters of Wilmington agreed to
exempt from taxation for 10. years
the paper pulp mill at Mountain Mills,
in the town Of Wilmington, all its
equipment and the buildings neces
sary for storage, provided its. owners
agree to resume operations at the |
plant. The mill, If operated, must be
removed to higher level, since the /
vast artificial lake FORMED by the
building of the Ss0o0,000 dam at
Nottingham has covered the land now
occupied by the pulp concern
!. NJ Waburton of the neighborhood
OF Stowe, pleaded guilty Saturday be-
fore Judge Collins in justice court in
Hyde Park to operating a still and
was fined $500 and costs, which he I
paid. His premises were searched and
evidence found by disclosures, so that
he was told he could have been sent
down the river" for long term. He
was given the alternative of deliver
ing the still tosState's Attorney w. 4.
Tracy or being tried on several
charges. He delivered the still, which
the officers say is the best one ever
discovered in that section.
The Union Station hotel, at the
corner of Battery and Main street in
Burlington, was raided Thursday aft
ernoon by prohibition agents and a
quantity of liquor was located in a
trunk which was in bedroom of the
hotel. James Poulous, proprietor of
the house, and Peter Columbus, a
waiter, were arrested and turned over
to the police. The liquor was in half
pint bottles. Two of the federal Off
cers were successful in purchasing
some of the intoxicants and it is al
legged that sales can be proven on both
The men arrested. In case of hotel
where liquor is proven to be sold, the !
house may be closed for a year, under /
The abatement section OF the yolstead I
act. In this case the hotel would be :
declared public nuisance, as was the $
hotel in New York recently. !