The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-05
BARRE SWEPT
HONORS CLEAN
Took Everything in State
Firemen's Com
petition
INCLUDING HARD
WATER FIGHT
Thousands of People Gath
cred in Montpelier
Yesterday

In Montpelier yesterday Barre tool
most of the honors, including base
ball game won by the Barre American
Legion over the National Life team,
to 0. Several thousand people wit
messed the various events of the day,
After a grilling contest for one hour
and twenty minutes. the Barre team
emerged the victor in the water fight
with the Bennington team. The latter
seemed to have the better of the fight
during the first period of the encounter
but toward the end three Bennington
men suffered cramps and fell out of the
firing line, after which the two remain
/ ing directed that the water be shut
off One hundred pounds pressure OF
water was used in the fight,
The Barre team was composed Of
John Downs. George Tucker, Robert
Foster, Cecil Dowers and Edward Shall
low, while the Bennington team was
made up Of Messrs. Ellsworth, Wilson,
Gallagher, Thompson and Church. The
Bennington team had not been defeat
ed in four contests, so that the honor
for the Barre water fighters was all
the more pronounced. The judges of
the contest were Chief Sears OF Ben
nington and ex-Chief Gladding of
Barre.
Two Barre teams landed first and
second positions in the hose race, the
Barre City team being first in 47M
seconds, Granite City team being sec
ond in As seconds and Putnam Hose
of Bennington being third in 69A sec
onds The judges Of the contest were
r. r. Perkins, Burlington. VI. NJ. Reed,
Montpelier and 1. G. Grant, Burling
ton.
The Barre men also showed they
were high-steppers when it came to
the ladder-clilnbing competition. the
winners being Messrs. bowers, John
son, Sierra and Olds.
Again in the hose coupling competi-
tion Barre came away with all the
hdnors, the Barre City team being
first, Granite City second, and Ameri-
can Legion. No. 10. third
The hand pump contest was called
of because Of the lateness Of the hour,
darkness having set in before the wa
ter fight was completed While the
water fight was in progress Kiddie
Barrows did some interesting stunts on
the top Of an aIrplane.
After the sports the annual meeting
OF the Vermont State Firemen's asso
citation was called to order in the
Montpelier city hall. The secretary's
report showed that 81 .23s had been
paid by the firemen's relief fund COM
mission of Vermont TO disabled firemen
since the establishment of the fund
through legislative act and that there
has been small increase in member
ship.
L. c. Grant Of Burlington reported
that s37s has been collected during !
the wear and the balance on hand is
s246.52
The statistician's report by Howard /
Ferguson of Bennington showed that |
there was heavy fire loss last year. |
He gave the figures which the state
FIRE marshal recently gave ont. Chief |
Stockwell of Burlington. Chief Guerin
Of st. Albans and Chief Heney Of l
Barre were appointed TO investigate
a statement from the national associ.
AIlOh ana ItINfN NJ tHt NNhA D&NhAtAAF
The next meeting win he held in Wi
the time being left TO Chief
Barber of that city and the executive
The officers elected are: President,
thief Barber. Winooski; vice presidents.
II. NJ. Martin, Enosburg Falls, V. b.
Persons, Montpelier. James William
son. st. Johnsbury, W. p. Hogan. Ben
nington. Fl. s. Dunshee, Bristol; secre-
tary. Z. D. Moore. Bennington; treas
urer. L. c. Grant. Burlington. The last
two were reelected for the 33d time.
Mr.. Moore's election was contested by
F II. Ferguson of Bennington, who OBJ
tanned IL votes, TO 81 for Mr.. Moore.
Mr.. Moore later stated that he had
been endeavoring to have someone else
slected for some years.
The following executive committee
was named; C. A. Lavery. Winooski,
2. w. Colvin. Poultney, r. +. May. ST.
Johnsbury. Walter Stewart. Benning-
on and Chief Guerin, st. Albans;
r. H. Ferguson, Benning-
on; auditors, F. f. Perkins. George
-innegan. Burlington. J. II. Donnelly,
Ferrennes. II was the expression Of
opinion that the Vermont association ,
,ecome member Of the New England
fire Chiefs association. which meets
n Burlington in two years and in Mas
achusetts next year Carl Stockwell ;
f Burlington is vice president of the ,
Sew England association.
A BANQUET was served last evening !
n the Montpelier arnory. accompanied ,
" postprandial exercises. John y. !
'owdey Of Montpelier was toastmaster
nd he introduced Chief C. A. Barber
I Winooski. T. ID. Moore Of Benning !
on. L. c. Grant of Burlington. v. r. !
'ersons of Montpelier. Chief Guerin
( ST. Alhans. NJ. J. Halhin Of Winoo-
XII. William Carlo Of Montpelier. ?.
T. Tiffany of the Gameweli FIRE alarm
vstem and z. J. Blanchard.
Tn the morning q parade occurred.
he line Of march forming on the
ed Arch bridge and going over the il
rincipal streets of the city. There n
ere several pieces Of FIRE fighting ap-
aratus in the line. including those in !,
Iontpclier and Barre. while two dem =
nstration machines were shown.
Iaxim and an Oldsmobiie. the latter =
ON the Barre agency. There were
me 50 men from the Remington FIRE
apartment in the Iine They were a
Informed and made the nest appear q
nce of any IN the hire. Barre also =
"A : fine showing ~ memhers iir
The sidr~alks were lined with sew Q