The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-07-20
TALK OF THE TOWN
Local Happenings Tersely Told for Busy
Readers.

Seven days sale begins Saturday, july
is, at Vaughan's.
Save money on ladies' dress skirts
by buying them at Perry's.
John Nelson, ir,, visited friends at the
Maplcwood hotel, Bethlehem, n. H., over
Sunday.
Miss Maggie Milne of Sherbrooke, p.
o. is visiting at the home OF Alfred
Milne OF Forsyth place.
Miss Maude T.. Harris went TO Wind.
sor to-day for several weeks visit
with relatives and friends.
Mrs. Lima NJ George is spending the
summer at the home Of Mrs. S. IL.
Barnes OF Highland avenue.
Sixty tickets were sold yesterday
morning at the local c, V. station for the
excursion TO Ausable Chasm.
Prof. w. A. Wheaton, who is spending
the summer in Barre, went Saturday to
Boston to visit for week or two.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. kendriek and Miss
Emma Il. Cooley went to Highgate
Springs this morning for a weeks va
cation.
Elon T.. Barrett and Walter y. Bout
well returned Saturday from two
weeks vacation spent in Boston, Salem
and Barre, Mass.
Arthur Wallace arrived in the city
Saturday night from Troy, y. v, for a
visit at the home Of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. {. 5. Wallace.
A meeting OF the Vermont foot ball
league win be held tonight, Monday,
at the Rangers grounds at 1880 o'clock.
Per order president.
Joseph Goneo was able to walk out
yesterday after having been at the City
hospital for four weeks following an
operation for appendicitis.
Oronato Ceriuti pleaded guilty in the
city court this morning to a first Of
Tense OF intoSication and paid tine Of
IS with costs Of s625 He was arrested
last evening by Officer Carrie.
Frank Dalgarno began work to-day as
craftsman for Mari 4 Gordon, taking
the place OF Will 4. Murray. VINO has
gone to work in similar position for
the Harrison Granite company.
The party who took B. b. Cooks poe.
e. book from his vest pocket while it
was hanging in the shed on Silver street
viii return same at once to the owner ii
he wishes to avoid trouble and publicity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nugent came from Chi
cago Sunday on visit to Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Coutts OF Harrington avenue.
Mrs. Nugent will be remembered as Miss
Annie Farguharson of Barre, she having
left here four years ago.
George Beckley, who resides at the
corner OF Hill and Beckley streets, has
an apple tree in his orchard watch has
INDUCED in a freak growth this season.
On the same branch are good-sized ap.
pie and a spray Of blossoms in full
bloom.
Increased opportunities offered by the
purchase OF BENJAMIN Falls by the cleo
tric railroad company are already in
evidence and more people are taking ad.
vantage Of the spot for an outing each
Sunday. Frank Blanchard of Montpel-
Ter was on hand yesterday with eatables
and drinkables at the booth which he
has recently built at the Falls.
John Martin. the eight year-old son of
Nlr. and Mrs. w. S Martin of Cam.
bridge, Mass, who are guests at the
Morrison farm, was tnc victim Of an
accident at the farm golf links Saturday
afternoon. One Of the players, not no.
ticing the boy, swung the club back and
struck him in the head, inaieting a cut
The wound was dressed and no serious
results are expected.
Competition seems TO he as keen IN
the moving picture business as in many
Of our older and longer established busi-
nesses and new and original ideas are
always in vogue. Roach Bros. have in
troduced new feature at the Thea
forum in Montpelier Master VIM.
Bartlett, formerly Of the Bethany church |
choir Of that city, who has recently re-
turned from New York, where he has
been studying violin, is entertaining the
large crowds each evening with up-to-
date selections. II is expected that tdis :
idea will become popular and other
moving picture managers will fall in line
and copy this clever idea,
horse driven by p NJ. Beckley Of I
Plainted became frightened at ear
Early Saturday afternoon and attempted
to run away, but was stopped by Mr.,
Beckley after a short dash The horse
was being driven along North Main
street in front OF the C. W. Averill store
when it became frightened and dashed
up the street at breakneck. speed. The
outfit arrived at a position opposite City
park, when Mr.. Beckley seeing that the
lorse was getting the better of him,
iropped one rein and putting his entire
strength onto the other, swerved the
horse into the park, throwing the ami
nal to the ground The wagon was
BADLY smashed and Mr. Becllley received
some bruises. The horse was uninjured.