The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-04
MONTPELIER


Mrs. George Davis sof East Mont
plier was knocked unconscious and
bruised when she was thrown out Of q
sleigh against the stone steps of the
house Of Harry Noyes on the Main
street extension by a runaway horse
about two o'clock Monday afternoon
Her nine months old son escaped in
jury when Miss Edna Wood, who was
holding the child, jumped from the
sleigh in such way that the child
fell on top of her as the sleigh over
turned Mrs. Davis had the lines
/ wrapped about her wrists and at
| tempted to hold the horse when it be-
came frightened blythe sound OF the
sleigh runners on bare ground. Motto
ling that the sound frightened the horse,
Mrs. Davis had driven into the yard
Of the Noycs house to leave the horse,
| but had to cross another strip OF bare
! ground in SO doing. The horse started
directly toward the house, but swerved
I! to one side. oyerturning the sleigh.
/ Mrs Davis arms were wrcnched by
i trying to hold to the lines. The horse,
which belonged to Samuel Hatch OF
East Montpelier, and which had been
| borrowed by Mrs. Davis to drive to
/, Montpelier, dragged the sleigh down
| the Main street extension to College
street, and down College street a short
distance beyond the residenc Of w.
10. Estes. where the sleigh broke of
from the shafts. part Of the har-
ness was also found there. Still
dragging the shafts, the horse ran
down East State street and slipped and
fell at the corner Of Main and East
State streets after running about q
mile. It was put up in Kent and
Smiths livery stable to wait for the
owner. The dashboard of the sleigh
was smashed when it tipped over.
+ The horse ran between parked auto
mobile and telegraph pole and past
ismall child in front of Barber a. Laniers
Mrs. Davis was taken into the Moves
house BY Mrs. Moves and Mrs. Roscoe
Sheldon. She recovered in about Il
minutes and walked with Miss Wood
and the baby to the Estes house, iron
which the horse was located by tela-
phone. The party started to walk
back. and Mr. Davis drove in with
neighbor. John Crosby, to meet then
and to return the horse TO Mr. Hatch
who also owned the harness and sleigh
Mr.. and Mrs. Davis live with Mrs
Davis father and mother. Mr., and
Mrs. Arthur White. in East Montnelier
but had been staving at the Hatel
farm recently while Mr.. Hatch was
out of town.
4 In probate court. Walter r Scott
i has been appointed executor OF the last
will and testament Of Elizabeth "
i Paul, late OF Barre City. Wilmer H
Vaughn has been appointed admins
TRAITOR. de bonis non, of the estate Of
Nancy J Richardson, late OF Middlesex
| Miss yerna Edison and Miss Rache
Bancroft left yesterday for New York
City after passing the Easter yaca
tion from Scnddcr school at theil
homes here
Miss Margaret Bancroft left yester
, day for Philadelphia after passing he
vacation from Walnut Lane school a
her home here.
Prof. + ID Carpenter Of the Univer
lsity of Vermont Was in the city yester
day TO confer with &. ii. Dempsey
commissioner OF education.
G. H. Dempsey, commissioner o
education, was in Waterbury last nigh
20 attend meeting Of the Water
bury Parent Teacher association.
Prof g. w Hathaway, teacher D
music at Montpelier seminary, is q
, direct the minstrel show to be given b,
Montpelier post, No 3, on April 20
The best talent in town viii be seel
in the show. including old tim
favoritcs who have demonstrated thei
versatility in blackface roles.
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