The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-09-16
MONTPELIER

Sydney Banfeld of Montpelier r. r.
D. has reported to the secretary of
state that while trying TO drive his
automobile past horse in the center
Of the road at Middlesex he coIlided
with another horse. The accident oc-
cured September IA and about $50
damage was done to the ear.
The state convassing committee will
meet next Tuesday forenoon at 10
o'clock In the Office Of the secretary Of
state to GO over the elections returns.
The committee is composed of the
secretary of state. one superior Judge
designated by the chief Justice of the
committee chairman of the votes in the
last election. The present committee
will thus be made up Of Harry A.
Black. one Of the superior Judges not
vet designated Col John Paddock of
Saxton's River, Republican chairman,
and DIR. L. w. Hanson Of Montpelier.
Prohibition chairman, since these
three parties east votes in the election
Of 1921.
Arthur Simcons, Western Union
messenger boy, suffered severe bruises
to one arm and shoulder when he fell
from his bicycle under an Information
al truck Friday afternoon on State
street in front Of the old National
Life building. It is thought that no
bones were broken. The truck was
drawing sand and is thought to be
the property Of Clayton D. Caustic.
The boy stated that the truck slowed
up suddenly and that his brake did
not hold when he applied it. He did
not know whether he struck the truck
or the truck swerved slightly and hit
him. Joseph Laird, who was follow
ing the truck in an automobile, and
took the Simmons boy to his home,
told representatives of the state auto
mobile department that the bicycle
appeared to strike stone, throwing
the boy under thentruck, One wheel
passed over his arm and shoulder The
driver did not stop, probably not
knowing of the accident
Harry c. Shurtleff of Montpelier has
filed with the secretary Of state an
oath to the effect that he expended.
and promised directly and
indirectly nothing for the purpose Of
securing the nomination for lieuten
ant governor at the state primary on
Sept. IL. Mr. Shurtletf is the Demo-
cratic candidate.
Miss Olive Noble of the secretary Of
states office left this morning for
her home in Aberdeen, Scotland. She
will embark at New York City on the
s. S. Algeria. After month in Aber- ,
deem she will go with her family to !
Wellington, New Zealand, TO live. Miss |
Noble is the only member of her fam
ily TO come to this country and has |
been here since March. 1920. She has
lived with Mrs. James Tarras OF Barre.
Mrs. Terras will accompany Miss No
BILE TO New York and win 90 from
there to Bayonne. ~ j., to live. Mr.. /
rarras has been in Bayonne since last
May.
B. g. Wilkie has made report to
The secretary Of state Of the automa
bile accident IN which Hiram @. Cut
ting OF St. Johnsbury received fatal |
injuries when he was struck by car
driven by wilkie on Sept IL. Mr.. |
Wilkies states in his report: HE tMr. |
cnttingl was standing just off the i
sidewalk. As approached and got
mithin about four feet of him he sud
ienly started directly in front of my
.ar. Immediately applied the brakes
but was unable to stop il until he had
started He was looking in another
direction and never looked in the di /
-ection Of my car. / had no reason to
,elieve that he would thus start out 4
rom his safe standing place immedi-
ltely in front Of my car" The car
to Steven Page II
A ear owned by Gertrude N. Plank
" Of Quechee and operated by A. G.
olankey, was involved in an accident
With a car driven by Lawrence Luce
# Randolph Sept. 10 in Hartland, ac-
'ording TO report TO the secretary
4 state Mr. Plankey reports that
he Luce car struck his and then went
nto tree, sustaining about 5000
Iamsge.
Arthur Bennett OF Williamstown
cports that Matthew Hannah OF
was on the wrong side of
he road in an accident in which their
airs were involved in North Hartland