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THR BAMIE BAEEY TIME 4 VOL. XXVI. No. 153. BARKE, VERMONT. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1922. PRICE, TWO CENTS. 1 V k PROCTOR'S MAJORITY APPROXIMA TEL Y 5,300; CARRIED LARGE TOWNS JLieut.-Gov. Foote Was the Leader in Five Out of the 14 Counties and He Also Carried .City of-' St. 'Al bans 'By a Good Major ity . VOTE WAS LIGHT IN NEARLY ALL THE PLACES Barre and Montpelier Re turned Majorities Fo r Proctor As Did Burling ton, Rutland, St. Johns bury and Bennington With only 13 towns jnissing 'out of 247, the return from yesterday's gov ernorship primary in Vermont indicate that !thc Republicans nominated Red field Proctor of Proctor by a majority of approximately 5300 votes over Lieut. -Go.. .A bra m W, Foote of Corn wall. ''. ' v . Proctor -carried nine of the 14 coun , ties and ' found hi chief support among the cities and larger towns ' with the exception of St. - Albans, ; which city Foote carried by a majority .of 204. Bennington, St.. Johnsbury, Burlington, Newport, Rutland, Barre, 'Montpelier, Brattleboro, Rockingham, ' Hartford and Springfield all east .a "majority in favor of the Proctor man, who is a manufacturer, in contrast to . Foote, who is a' farmer, although en gaged also in the telephone -business. With 13 town missing the gover nor vote waa as follows: Foote, 10.550. Proctor, 24,907. Proctor carried the following enun tiesi Bennington, Caledonia.. Essex . Orange. Orleans. Rutland, Washing' ton, Windham and Windsor. The ' Foote counties are Chittenden, Frank lin, Grand Isle, Lamoille and his own "county of Addison, where the Foote vote was overwhelming. The total vote was comparatively small considering the number of wom en now on the check list. For instance, Burlington cast less than two thou sand voles for governor while Rutland cast even less. Barre, wiWi 3,071 vot ers registered, cast only 1,267 votes. The small vote was due in part to the unfavorable weather and to the fact that the governorship campaign was conducted very quietly. 1 he add ed fact that there were no other eon gressional or state contests on was also a reason for the big stay-at-home vote. . ... Frank L. Greene of St. Albans was nominated for the United States Sen ate, and Frederick G. Fleetwood of Morrisville was nominated for Mr. Greene's place in the lower house of (ontrress, from the first district. In the second district Porter H. Dale of Brighton was re-nominated for the national House. Beside the governorship nomina tion, the following state ticket nom inations were made by the Republi cans: Lieute nsnt -governor, ' Franklin S, Billings or Woodstock; state treas urer, Thomas H. Cave of Barre; secre tary of state, Harry A. Black of New port; auditor of accounts, Benjamin Gates of Montpelier; attorney general, F. C. Archibald of Manchester.- The Democrats cast very few votes and their ticket, congiessional and state, wa. unopposed. The nominees of the Democrats re as follows: ' . i , - . '-V-"" - i 4" REDFIELD PROCTOR of Proctor, Nominated Yesterday, for Governor of Vermont. FOOTE DOES NT COMPLAIN OVER HIS DEFEAT .(Continued on Fifth Page). TARIFF MILL READY FOR. FINAL ACTION Honse Prepare Te Vote Before Ad journment Late To day. Washington, D. C, Kept. 13. The House, meeting an hourand a half earlier than usual, planned to take final action on the administration tariff bill licfore adjournment late to-day, thus paving the way for its final action to morrow on the soldiers' bonns bilL Spirited xhanges between Demo cratic opponents and Republican pro ponents were looked for. The bill, which has been nearly two vearA. in the making, is the sunt mended measure in the history of the American Congress. The Senate finance committee made 2 .OR 7 changes in the original House bill, the Senate in creased this number to 2.436 and the conferees in perfecting the measure added several hundred more, running ' the total to around 3 WO. Conceding the nomination of Redfield lroetor for governor late last night, Lieut.-Gov. Foote made the following statement: VI thank all my friends sin cerely for their hearty support My congratulations will go to .Redfield Proctor and I- tfball do everything in my power to sup port him in the election and ad ministration. There is little dif ference in his platform and mine and there is no reason why I should not give him my hearty support. "Always a goodloser, I pro pose to do everything in my power to promote the interests of party and. state. . There will h no friction of any sort." INJUNCTION HEARING AND CONFERENCE LODGE AND COX EASY WINNERS MISS BEARD WAS DEFEATED TWO MORE FUGITIVES FROM ASYLUM CAUGHT Orange Woman Aspiran For Vermont Senate Beat en By Bickford MISS BEARD 844, BICKFORD 85 Former Led Joseph Walk- erin Massachusetts, 3 to 1 The Western Side of Coun ty Gave Pioneer Woman Legislator Fine Vote ALLEN WAS BADLY V BEATEN BY COX' w"t legislature when she was chosen Returns compiled to-day with the re ceipt of the vote of Newbury gives the semitorial nomination in Orange county to Frederick H. Bickford of Bradford over Miss Edna L. Beard of Orange, the first woman to lie elected to the Ver Joseph C. Pelletier Got Democratic Nomination For Old Place Both Are in Operation in Chicago Rel ; r ative to the Rail ' 1 '- , Strike. Chicago, Sept. 13. Hearing on the government's application for a perma nent injunction agahutt striking rail way shopmen continued before Judge James H. Wilkerson, while the shop crafts' policy committee of ninety as sembled again with prospects appar ently favoring a vote to-day on pro posals for ending the strike on some roads on the basis of separate agree ments. Although B. M. Jewell, chief strike leader, and his associates, were guard ed in their statements and declined to comment on prospects as. the meeting convened, .Mr. Jewell said the union chiefs "hoped to get somewhere" when their meeting yesterday was "unfortu nately interrupted." The interruption was made bv i janitor, who single-handed, broke up the meeting of shop craft leaders at critical stage of the proceedings with mop and broom in hand, the janitor told the railroad men they would have to "clear out" so he could clean up for some women" who, for i night meeting, had rented the hall where the shop craft chieftains were assembled. With rumors afloat for more than week of impending settlements on as many as sixty roads, .Mr. Jewell and his associates persistently declined to comment upon the reports. Assurance was given the execntive council by R. J. Tallon, head of Cana dian shopmen, that workers on Cana dian railways would hold their strike call in aheyance pending definite ac tion by the policy committee here. A report of the wage grievances and the strike vote of Canadian shopmen waa submitted to Mr. Jewell. P0INDEXTER LEADING. TOWNSEKD LEADS. Far the Republican Senatorial Nomina tion la Michigan. Detroit. Sept, 13. (By tie Associated Tresn. Senator ttiarles E. Town seed's lead mrr Hertert F. Raker, for tbe Repuhliran peoatorial nomination was in-Teased to more'th.a il.isS) to day on the face of additional returns fmm Tterdav t'ltf wvte rmm.rv trh rpoTi frt-m 2MO oi f f mtHn. r j" "d rert.j enrlv .V fTcf-t in tSe tte. )e tfav iK 4 mm- t atnod. Twrs"4 II" faster 6-v t Se '. n hj--t Ih Jb-J; Ksiy iOiH; La?rj llS. prf.tc rjfU"- In the Washington Senatorial Nom ination. ChM-ago, cVpt, 13. The three Re publican incumbent senator in Tues day's nine state primaries overcame strong opposition by apparently safe margins, according to incomplete re turns available early, to-day. Senator Townsend of Michigan led the nearest of his three opponenta, Herbert F. Baker, by 14.244 with the vote approximately forty per cent complete. Senator Lodpe of Massachusetts rolled up 4VnriO majority over Joseph Walker w ith returns two thirds com plete. Senator Poindeter of Washinjrton led the nearest of his trr opponents, On ore Lampping of Seattle by 3.144 on returns IS per ent complete. Mrs. France C Axtell was fourth in the race. Boston, Sept. 13. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge 1 was leading Joseph Walker, his opponent for the "Repub lican senatorial nomination approxi matcly 3 to 1. The vote was: Lodge '209,577; Walker 68,437. (iovernor Channing II. Cox main tained a lead of . practically similar proportions in his contest for renom mat ion in the Republican primary atrainst Attorney General J. Weston Allen. The returns stood: Allen 73.6S2; Cox 210,936. Complete returns are; For Democratic governor: Ely 17, 054 Fitzgerald ' 89,222 ; . Foss 1 3,702 Sullivan 53,(541. For Democratic lieutenant governor Cummings 37,256; Iteherty 62,040 O Learv 53,685. For Democratic senator! , C.aston 88,359; Sharp 2,135; Walsh 19,156 Whipple 61,434. tor Republican coventor: Allen 73,682; Cox 210,936. . For Republican lieutenant governor Fuller 170,775: Warner 102.674. For Republican auditor: Baker, 98, 60; Cook 140,840. For Republican attorney general Benton 114,747; Bodflsh 11,220; Cava naugh 21,404; Donnell 41,043; Drury 16,373; Wilson 59,392. For Republican senator: Lodge 209,577; Walker 68;437. Governor Cox carried every ward of the city of , Jsewton, Attorney General Aliens home town, the vote being Cox 4,042; Allen 1,881. Mr. Allen'i vote in his own precinct was 311, Gov ernor Cox receiving 412. Joseph Pelletier, who was removed as district attorney for Suffolk coun ty by the Massachusetts supreme court, won a sweeping victory in JJie Democratic primary for nomination to that oflice Complete returns from the county, gave him a vote of 42.129 to 17,792 for District Attorney 1 nomas C. O'Brien, his successor. O'Brien re ceived the Republican nomination by an overwhelming majority. A shortage of ballots in this city, necessitating a hurry call to the state printer for an additional supply, de layed the counting of the returns here. Flection officials estimated that near ly 6,000 Democratic voters were unable to register their preference because of the shortage. Mavor Curley ordered the polls re-opened in 23 precincts in which the stock of ballots became ex hausted before the yoters had been supplied. Congressman Peter r. lague and James A. Gallivan, both Iemocrats, were renominated in the 10th and 12th districts respectively. Charles L. (iif- ford of Barnstable is the ffepulilicsn nominee in the 16th congressional dis trict. William P. t'onnery, jr.. of Lynn and John F. Daly of Cambridge were the winners in the respective Democrslic contest for congressional nominations in the seventh and eighth districts. Loval L. Jenkins of Boston won in the Republican contest in the tenth dis trict. UNCONSCIOUS AND BLINDED. COLE BLEASE DEFEATED. By Thomas G. MtLeed for Gereraer of Soutk CaroUaa. Columbia. S- C, Sept. 13. Nomina tion of Thomaa G. MfLeod, former lieutnsnt trrnor, over Cole L. Biease foe ir"nKe of Ntli Carebna m the DjiwrJic rrimarr nil off Four Victims of Poison Rum in Man hattan. New York, Sept. 13. Fearing an epi demic of poison rum deaths in Msnhat- an, paralleling the experience of Brocik- lvn, where wood alcohol claimed a di en victims since 1-abor day, the police to-day were seeking the source of the iquor which thi morning sent three persons to Manhattan hospitals, two unconscious and one Mind, and blinded a woman on Ntaten island- Reuben Rubins was nicked up uncon scious on Avenue B. When he revived. he told the police he forgot where he got the liquor. Another vium. as yet unidentified. was tound on intra avenue, uncon scious, while the third, John H. Hop kins, who came here recently from Washington. D. C, was found on a etoop on Mott street, unable to see. Mrs. Bisnche rorescall. who lives in Manhattan, got out of an automobile in front of the StaphMon police sta tion on 8tten island and screamed, I am going blind." Her condition is serious. I'non her complaint, the police arrrsted Francisco Rosetto and Patr Msgwtti, with whom she said ehe had drinks 1t night. i two years ago as town representati I from Orange. The vote yesterday w exceedingly close, there being a margin of only seven votes in the unofficial count The returns show that Miss Beard was strong in the western side of th county while Bickford was generally an easy leader in the towns along the Con necticut river and other parts of east ern Orange county. Until the vote of Newbury was received. Miss Beard wa ahead. The vote of the entire county as unofficially compiled, in; Beard. Bickford Bradford 10 72 Braintree 04 81 Brookfield .......... 38 " 30 Chelsea 49 . 50 Corinth ((3 60 Fairlee 6 24 Orange 83 7 Newbury 26 69 Randolph '.......,219"' 163 Strafford 17 34 Thetford 11 28 Topsham 66 35 Tunbridge 30 57 Vershire 13 18 Washington ......... .15 22 W. Fairlee 18 45 Williantstown ........ 86" 56 ' , H 851 HOMINY PLANT FIRE COST $1,000,000 And Eleven People Were Injured By Falling Walla at Terre Haute. Terra Haute, Indrf Sept. 13. Dam age, estimated at $1,000,000, was caused by fire Vhk-h early to -da Vir tually destroyed the plant of fhe American Hominy company hers, said to be one of the largest of it kind m the world. , - Eleven employe of the concern were injured by falling walls. The fire fol lowed a dust explosion. ENGINE CLIMBED FROG. But Did Not Tip Over In Bethel Acci dent. Bethel, Sept. 13. The main line and principal siding of the Central Ver mont railway were, blocked several uotirs laot evening wnen engine 4u cum dm a irog near the intersection with the Bethel Granite railway and plowed deep in the earth, but did not tip over. , All available men were put to work making a connection with the granite ra;K, mereoy restoring tramc under low order, due to the comparative weakness of the granite company inu-K. The engine was hauling the Tuesday butter train and yad picked up a car load of butter just before the accident occurred, about 5:30 octock. Du perhaps to the congestion of freight rams at this station and the fact that wreck trains had been ordered from Whit River Junction and St. Albans the local due here about 7:37 was held Randolph, although several Bethel people were aboard. They reached orae four hours late, when traffic had been reopened as described above. Jne wreck tram from White River Junction arrived about 10:30 and the one from M. Albans about 11. At midnight progress was being made to ward drawing tlte mammoth engine back on the rails. A rumor that roken rail caused the accident may have been due to the fact that a rail was broken after the engine left the iron. Fred Kent Was Making Hi Way To ward Barre, William Mason Wat Roosting on Crossett (Hill, Waterbury. "Waterbury, Sept. 13. Two more of the four fuf hives-from the Veimon state hospital, who escaped Monday night, were captured last night and the fourth, Charles Abair of Vergennes, is expected to be caucht in a short time The tw captured last night are Fred L" .. .. . . e , . 1 . . 1 ,t-ii . t , iv en 1, vl l, uuuslwk ami v uiiam iunwju of Dorset. Kent) was captured on the road be tween Montpelier and Barre by the aid of the sheriff's department and he was at once taken back 10 the hospital Kent declared that Abair waa with him last night on the way to Barre The third fugitive captured, Mason wa rather glad to Ket back in the con fines of the state hospital He was caught ou Crossett hill Waterbury, not more than 4wo mile from the hospital. He bad been there most of the .; time snce escaping from the hospital and he got hungry that he appeared last' night a the home of Louis Welch and asked for something to eat. The hospital author! ties were notified and they came and took 'Mason back with them. , Mason expressed pleasure at being back. J he supposed ring leaner of tne fugitives.. Harry Lamdtte, was cap tured Monday night on a south-bound train near JNorthheld. MUCH RESPECTED PHYSICIAN. Dr. George H. Newton of Waterbury Died Thii Morning. Waterbury, Sept. 13. Dr. George Herbert Newton, a much respected res ident of this place, died at, 3 oclock this morning at the Fanny Allen hos pital in Winooski, where he underwent an operation for appendicitis last rri day. The death caused great deal of sorrow here as he wa very favorably known. Dr. Newton was born in Eden 54 years ago, the son of Henry jtnd Mary (Cammettl Newton. He was educated at Peoples academy in Morrisville and at the medical department of the Ln versity of Vermont. He practiced at hast Hardwick and Cambridge before coming to Waterbury two year ago. lie wa at Cambridge 25 year. He was a . member of Warner lodge, No. 5ft. F. and A. M.. at Jeffenronville nd of Waterbury chapter, R. A., of Mount Calvary commandery at Middle- bury and of Mount Sinai temple, No bles of the Mystic Shrine, at Montpel ier. During this summer Dr. Newton waa one of those from Vermont who attended the national Shriners' conven- ion in Los Angeles. " Dr. Newton was married 30 years ago to Alice Keith of Hard wick, who stir- ires him, together with three children. as follows: Mrs. Buell Brewster of ambridge. Miss Marjorie Newton, a teacher... and ,Kniith Newton, a st- ent, in the University of Vermont. There is one grandchild; also one brother, Frank, residing in Lynn. Mase. The body will be brought to Water bury for a service, after which it will be taken to Cambridge for burial. . G. BROWN RESIGNS ( INSURANCE PLACE SLAYTON AHEAD BY TEN VOTES Unofficial Count Gives Him Nomination For Sheriff E. R. DAVIS FOR PROBATE JUDGE Daniel A. Perry, Vernon L. Perkins and James Mac- kay For Senators etrong preference by writing in th name of John W. Gordon on the Repub lican ballot, his total vote being 456. On the Democratic side but three votes were cast for representative can didate, two writintr in the name of Harry Parks and one the name of Joh W. Gordon. The Republican vote for Cordon by wards wast Ward one , HI , Ward two 180 Ward three ............ 114 Ward four Ward five 16 Ward aix , 26 The primary contest in Washington county yesterday were so keenly fought in the battle of ballot that in two of I the offices, sheriff and state senator, the results were in doubt, up to the filing of the returns of the last town. According to unofficial returns, Herbert J. Slayton of Barre was nominated by the Republi cans for sheriff by a scant margin of ten votes over George C. Grandfield of Fayston, with Charles A. Smith of J George M. Wood, D. Washington County Representative Nohnnee. , The nominees for town representa fives in Washington county are as fol lows: . Barre City, John W. Gordon, R. Barre Town, E. H. Bailey, D. Berlin, Earl Hayden, R. Cabot, Howard Carpenter, R. Calais, Ivan "Gray, R. Duxbury, Lester Hills, R. East Montpelier, G. C. McKnight, R. Fayston, A. A. McCullough, K. Marshfield, Lee Shortt,' R. , Middlesex, Fred J. Eaton, R.; Mar tin Andrews, D. , - . Montpelier, M. S. Stone, R. Moretown, A. P. Bigelow, R. Northfield, C. S. Kimball, R. ' . Plainfield, O. L. Martin, R. - Roxbury. . . Waitsfield, H. W. McAllister, R. ' Warren, J. W. Mobus, R. Waterbury, E. E. Campbell, R.; Montpelier running third. The vote stands at present an follows: Slayton, 1,903; Grandfield, 1,953; Smith, 1,718. Out of the six candidates for the three senatorial nominations, Daniel A. Perry of Berlin ran highest, with Ver non L. Perkin of Waterbury second and .Jamee Mackay of ,Barre third. The standing, unofficial, is as follows: Perry, 2,617; Perkins, 2,535; Mackay, 2,299; E. A. Shaw, Northfield, 2,127; E. C. Gould, Cabot, 2,116; William Wish art. Barre, 1,531. The only other contest was over pro' bate judge, but in this the voting was Earle R. Davis of Woodbury, George Hall, R.; W. H ' Angell, D. ". Worcester, B. L. Tracy, R. Orange Co. Representative Nominee Bradford, H. W. Hastings, R. Braintree, L. F. Abel, R. - Brookfield, A. C, Lamson, R. Chelsea, O. E. Burgess, R. Corinth, G. A. Richardson, R. Fairlee, C. H. Warren, R. Newburv, Frank Brock, R. Orange.'H. S. Clark, R.; Charles Col bv, D. . Randolph, K. W. Tewksbiiry, R. Strafford, L O. Pixley, R. Thetford. E. E. Smith, R. Topsham, Jesse B. Dow, R.; S. M. bv no means close Barre was nominated by the Republi-1 Hood, D. cans over James B. Estee of Montpelier 1 Tunbridgi nd George n, Dale of Waterbury, the Vershire vote standing as follows: Davis, 3,458; I Washington, Charles E. Stanley, D. Estee, 1,575 Dale, 608. Williamstown, B, C. Hoyt, K.; 34. JJ. The other Republican nominees of Smith, D. Washington county arei Charles B. Ad ms. Waterbury, for state's attorney; L ,. nrnIDTC wis D. Cobum, East Montpelier. and nUILDllU KtrUtilO BEFORE ALDERMEN Lewis D. Cobum, East Montpi J. W. Mears, Marshfield, for assistant judges. The Democrats had no contest in Washington county, their nominees be ing: Senators, Mafattias Cannon, jr of Northfield, Edward J. Owen of Barre and H. Julius Volholm of Montpelier-, assistant judges, David T. Harvey of Waterbury and (eorge K. Pernn of Bnt More Important Matter Were Put Over Till Next . . Week. '.,.. ; DEAD JAN LAY IN HIGHWAY Tag Bore the ame 0f Thomas 7 .e of ' V- MANPROFJLY CO LIVE-WIRE Nearby Lay Wire On Road Between vWells River ; and Newbury Well River, Sept. 13. A locwl physi cian, traveling towards Newbury to-' r came upon the body of a man in the road. Examination disclosed that the man had been electrocuted probably by a fallen wire, one end of wtiich lay in the road and which the inun evi dently ran into while walking. A tafe found upon the dead man bore the name of Thomas Lane, Barre. Chief of Police Sullivan, who was telephoned of the discovery, could not this forenoon locate anyone by that name in Barre. The directory gives the name of Thomas Lane, polisher, resi dent at 380 Nortli street, but at that address no one knew anything about him. AGED MAN KILLED BY AUTO. Hiram G. Cutting Hit By Ford When Crossing Street. St. Johnsbury, Sept. 13. Hiram Cutting was the victim of an automo bile accident yesterday noon from' which he died at 3:30 o'clock. Mr. Cut ting was over 70 years old and em ployed at the Fairbanks Scale shops. He was just crossing the street coins from his work to dinner and wa struck by a Ford car owned by Steph en Tage, driven h Bern ice G. Wilkie. Mr. Page stated after the accident that Wilkie blew his horn, but Mr. Cutting seemingly became confused, stopped. and then suddenly started on, only to e borne down by the 'machine. ' Mr. uttutg was carried into the Fairbanks shops, where first aid measures re-, vealed that his left chest was crushed. his right leg broken, besides undeter mined ,. internal injuries. He was rushed to Brightlook hospital, where he died. Mr. Cutting i survived by his wife, a married son and daughter The primary contest occupied the Berlin; sheriff, Georce F. Lackey of center of interest for the Barre board Montpelier; high bailiff, John Ryan of I of aldermen last evening and for that 1 latnneid. -.., rmnm l.k. mrlinir m-a nit hnr &n4 lnnH sovrnl crran.h,1tron li whiich ifrr i liw B I n I III t ,. . . , . . . nation bv th. Rn.ihlicn. ... ..lo- "w that there was some talk of a request business was carried over until the for a recount on benalf of Mr. Grand-inext meeting of the board. THREE GIRLS KNOCKED DOWN Resignation of Montpelier Man Be come Effective Oct, I. Joseph G. Brown has nent to Gover nor Hartness his resignation as insur ance commissioner to become effective Oct. 1, when he will assume his duties as secretary of the Green Mountain Fire Insurance company, having ac cepted the appointment offered him by the executive committee of the com pany Monday evening, after the com mittee had accepted the resignation of William Ellis. . Mr. Brown has" been insurance com missioner since the institution of the office during the regime of Governor Graham amj has built up details of the office so that Vermont has received much commendation by insurance com pany officials, outside a well as in Vermont. He has made several changes which have improved the service of the com panies doing business in Vermont, ln assuming the new office he will step into a field which he is well equipped for. The company was originated for the most part by Mr. Brown, who worked out many of the details of it organization. RELIEVED FROM DUTY. M'LEAIJ RENOMINATED. As Republican Candidate for Senator from Connecticut. New Haven, Conn., Sept. 13. United. States Senator George P. McLean was renominated a the Republican candi date for senator by the slate conven tion of the party here to-day. His name was presented to the convention by Former tJoveraor Marcus If. Hol mttib, ad the nomination wa by ac clamation. Charles A. Templet on of Waterbury, the present lieutenant governor, was nominated f governor, also by ac- cla mat ion. Professor Hiim Bingham of Yale university was nominated for lieuten ant governor by acclamation. SENTENCED MAN FLED. field. Washington County Senator Vote. 1 t S Barre C. 2.i8 1037 244 6T.H 232 602 Barre T. 81 154 28 144 65 123 Berlin 88 44 34 161 86 37 Cabot 210 0 122 136 ' 41 66 Calais 08 1!) 56 70 44 J8 Duxbury 2 18 56 2' 16 7 E. Mtpr. 68 31 fit) 51 35 17 Fayston 70 15 08 64 43 21 j Marshfld. 109 62 8!) 110 42 30 Middlesex 34 11 60 66 36 16 Mtpr. 335 46!) 612 479 540 364 Moret'n. 61 9 89 67 50 , 8 North fid. 79 117 182 142 417 52 Plainfld. 154 56 103 174 67 59 Roxbury 35 2.- 57 36 80 17 Waitsfld. 89 38 113 54 70. 8 Warren 40 7 103 48 30 8 Waterby. 06 101 361 99 128 63 Woodbv. 51 16 32 19 15 10 Worees'r. 48 20 37 22 21 15 Considerable discussion raised !over a copy of a letter in regard to ornamental street lighting sent to the city clerk from John Mead Howells, By Automobile Ai They Started to En ter a Street Car. Rain on his windshield and failure to slow to a stop at the approach of an Total 2116 2299 2535 2627 2127 1531 Washington County Sheriff Vote. ? 1 architect from New York City. Mr. electric fr bout to tk rangers Smart had been instructed by the cust ' "W""1"- Ji.l n Bumv wn, III wuif-ji llf Beckley lull knocke! ired Shirley and A'tdre -Annn Sav.h. .11 nt party had written to Mr. Howells ask- J French street. inff for the same information which he The three vounix ladies were. standing received, a copy of the letter sent him I close to the car tracks ' waiting to beine sent Mr. Smart, instead of the! board the car as it came to a stOD near opposite order which should have exist- Tearl street and a the car approached ed, in order that the communication they stepped back into the street away could be filed. The matter was held from the track a few steps. At this over until the next meeting. moment the Mekkleson automobile. Herbert Ziter of North Mam afreet which they claim not fo have seen. appeared before the board with blue- coming up North Main street, struck print of the design for extending the them and threw them to the pavement, w indows in his building on the corner Mr. Mekkleson stooped hi car at once of Depot square formerly occupied by and took the young ladies into the Red the V. I. t arleton store, n was moved Cross Tbarmacy where Dr. J. A. Wark and carried by the board that the build- WM called. He removed them to his ing committee and inspector be given I office where minor contusion and abra- few days to look over the site of the gjons were treated. No broken bones proposed changes. I were found, although the force of the Gerald Holmes, who recently asked I contact when they were felled must for a permit to build a garage in the I have been considerable. Pedestrians rear of his new store on South Main i who witnessed the accident aver that ALEX. INNES DEAD. Former Barre Man Died Suddenly in Aberdeen, Scotland. 11 Word has been received in Barre by Mr. Alex. Gordon of the sudden desth in Aberdeen, Scotland, of Alexander lnnea, a former resident of Barre and well known in the granite industry here. The death occurred Aug. 26 and the funeral waa held there on Aug. 28. Mr. Innes was a native of Aberdeen, having been bom about 62 years ago. lljrie to Barre mi the early 80s and lived in Barre until 15 years ago when he returned to his native land. During the latter part of his residence in Barre he was a member of the granite manu facturing firm of Innes A Cruicksfiank. having a plant on Blackwell street, and still later he was a partner with John O. McLeod in the quarrying firm of Innes & Cnnckshank Quarry Co. He was a memher of Wranite lodge and Granite chapter of the Masons, of Mt. Sinai temple. Noble of the Mystic Shrine and of Vincttia club. Mr. Innes is survived by his wif and one son reiling in Scotland. He will be plcaintly remembered by a large! number of Barre people. Vincenio Coetnane I in Italy "Big Tim" Murphy te Tight Chicaeo. Sept. 13. "Big Tim" Mur phy, Chicago's picturesque labor lesd- ef. whe six years' sentence fnr the fcT.Mi.ftfio. IVsrbnm station mail rob- Major-General J. H. McRae, Assistant TT -P''L 'L m" affirmed res- j Chief of Staff t ' r i. Tinea mi circuit v ' 'court of appsl. prepared to carry hit Wa.hmrtn. D. C. Sept. M..r f ,f , , , ( ,,H lupm, General J. H. M Rae. asistsnt chief of t,,nTi staff, i charge of perwie. h. been M tbe tame time the polwe admit -reljeyed fnn duty in Wsshmgto and (Mi (V.t incraao Corm.no. tinker wn- a ipi4 to rommaad Ihe f,f:h enrp,rnrr v)ia Janv)iv. has fled to lt.lr i by O.strmaa Fordney of tbe Hons are with headquarters at C '.luir.hu, Mn-pfcr. a fomer rn'mSer of the ! mansjreni. It is tbe plan of the lead Barre City Barre Town . Berlin ; Cabot Calai Duxbury E. Montpelier Fsvston Ma'rshfteld .... Middlesex . . . Montpelier ... Moretown Northfield .... Plainfield Roxbury ..... Waitsfield .... Warren Waterbury . . . Woodbury , . , Worcester Grandfield. Slayton. Smith. I street, was notified, by the building! the motor car was traveling very slow- 316 80 85 84 64 34 40 121 95 54 1P1 100 123 76 12 143 51 210 29 45 847 145 36 113 18 15 23 2 92 16 134 0 20.1 141 35 11 -IS -84 18 190 committee that his building, which had ly at the time it struck the girls which 28 I already been started, would have to De probably accounts for the lack of seri ns moved farther from the Page buildings 1 0u injury to anyone. 30 in the same vicinity and that it would! Mr. Mekkleson, who' was aceompan- 34 have to be covered wun sneei meiai or ied jn the auto by his wife, claims that 17 I iron to reduce the fire nsk. These rec-jhe was driving very slowly on account 3, ommendations were laid oeiore tne city i0f the rain on his windshield and al 0 clerk for record. I though he saw this girls waiting forhe 37 Reports of the building Inspector, car did not think it possible that they 23 read and approved, were a follows: would step back at the moment he boo James Lord waa granted permission to passed aa the car had just begun to 17 build a dwelling house at orange r0w down for them and as a result he. j0 street, according to specifications laid was unable to prevent his machine from 45 down. Mr. Lord also requested permis- triking them. Police investigation Iat 36 7 41 83 7 15 BONUS BILL REPORT IN. of in House Te-tnerrew. ToUl 1953 1963 1718 Washington Co. Probate Judge Vote. Dale. Davis. Estee Barre City 69 1131 143 Barre Town 7 191 4! Berlin ., 15 108 , 46 Cabot 7 145 73 Calais ft 62 41 Duxbury It 27 IS E. Montpelier ... 11 62 40 Fayston 21 50 34 Mrhnld 15 124 61 Middlesex 13 49 23 Montpelier 125 511 64 Moretown 21 67 26 Manhfleld 28 358 72 Plainfield 14 1 83 57 Foxbnrr 6 4 37 Waitsfield 36 70 34 Warren 17 49 36 Waterbury 15 150 59 Woodbury 8 36 13 Worceter 16 27 20 em 34.v 1575 to S'i-o. . l!hrKt lec"is:tBre n4 for vesr a er to rail t op to morrow with the: Wa.hir.tton. D. C Sept. 13. The- conference report on the soldiers" hot.,.. C0RD0!t FOR REPRESENTATIVE mi. " f prrwnira in uir ii kw 10-aay i Was Aimett Cnammen Chewe Al though Name Vet Filed. tsKiiUtei Rf nrrewlH at i.!.'mt H)f t ,r..5 6ri' in U't r. fs-4 tl,e;hrr of final I'limi durms the thhmifh there wre no snnmitxsK than J'A'i"' by iian.a. n : . . . ii". i,.i-i-r r-ji-Ti a. nr.j pr;m JfSt irrpoM-rt npa Bim a aU i t tnsls. AMer rt is l.ffed fJ hx the Hou f tv-Trreefisti'e from B rre tm the tbe report wiU be sent te the innate, ft jatij balk't, the ter teetered a .knt:e aai prr bate.n, f 32. sion from the board to connect his I evening Ixire out Mr. Mekkleson 's State- house w ith the sewer pipe through a I ments. drain already dug for water pipes. The latter matter was reterreo to tne street COUNTY COURT OPENS. committee. ( Mama rrasancnini waa granted a fennit to move a Some Cae Taken Off the Docket To m .l. T. J a ,1.11. 1 street. G. Garcia was given permission I to erect a wagon shed off Spring street At theopening of Washington eonnty provided that it be covered with fire- court at Montpelier this morning quite proof material. a bit of the morning was occupied with After due inspection by the building congratulations before the convening committee, l aul Mascetti of 405 North lof court, after which the calling of the Main street was granted permission to I docket wae held and the following case erect a trarsre and to move a piazza I was taken off the docket : tnewart vs provided that the former wa covered I McAllister and Boyce,' w hile those of with metal sheathing of steel or iron I Benjamin lrink:ler vs. luglaa; and waa erected a specified distance Hares vs. rim were stated to nave set from surrounding building. I tlement agreed upon. Discontinued. The following warrants were read I Peck Bros. vs. Newcomb; Brown vs. and ordered paid: CHv clerk, payroll, I Donah; Foley vs. McFarland; Mile t-J.07: street devartment, payroll, I Coal Co. va. Central ennont iailwy; 8521J2; engineer's department, payroll, I rheney v. Cook; Mills vs. McFarland; 41.15; polii department, navroll.f Moody vs. Fike; KHingham vs. Rice; S6 5; assessors, payroll, f90; C. L. I Hutchins vs. Marshall and Mitchell, et Booth. t20, I). M. Gilbertson, wire in-al; Oldsmobile Co. v. Richardaon. et spectMtn. I.4j; Jame W. Sullivan. I ai; Whittier vs. Carre; Pero r. Taft; posting notices, 2; J. H. Holt. 50 perlMoodr vs. Douglass; Cutler vs. Little cent ow contract for erection of supply I field Piano Co. sfeed. 472-."iO: Granite City Press, 18: J In the case of David Potsson vs. J. F. C, W. Averill company. 14.7: Gran-jCIair the court refused to rule for a it City Tool company. 60r; Noble Re-1 eontinuanre and the rae waa set for fining company. i:xb: lme-lsvii trial. J. w. Itsrver lor the fletenaant company. il3.9S; II. Hlep. 54c; j moved for a continuance on the grounds Georce A. Caldwell comfiany, 33.09;thst be had not bad specifications. (.ay i". Howard, fl.45; 1- A. Drown. I Tbe jury was called for 2 oVk k this Ttv"; X. T). rbe!r emrsnv. 4.3: R. L. I afternoon to tske tin th first cae irk. 2H: Kemftnm Mills. 15 85; I that of Thomas and Julm Hemenwv I lore. V-V : J .1. IoiH ron.pnr. .SO; j ley. nmley and tTTkn for the N. I' Tel. 1 Tel t y.. !I Vi; board of p'.amtiff snd Stw-koey. Sar2nt ani MieeU for tae defradaat. o