The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-09-19
TALK OF THE TOWN


Have you seen those wooltex coat mod
els at Abbotts?
See Abbott's Saturday blanket sale at
49c per pair.
The slip-on coat, or rain coat, is the
handy thing for this weather; the Nc
| Whorter Co, have them at $500 to
S22.50.
! Five more students registered in the
| evening school at Goddard last night
| The work has been arranged so tina /
those desiring to take just shorthand
and typewriting can receive their in
i structon from 7 to s. All in this class
plan to do work enough during the year
TO qualify for an office position. The
school meets again tonight.
| Thursdays arrivals at The Buzzell no.
tel were as follows: NJ. g. Carroll Bur
| lington; Michael Lindsay, White River
Junction; A. w. Dunsmore, Burlington;
| J. Frank, Boston; NJ. Harris, Boston
r. j. Smith, Leroy, n. Y; Patricia
| UConner, Dublin, Ireland; Mr.. and Mrs.
| +. ]. Bacon, Brandon.
Great discomfort was inflicted on the
passengers on the late home coming
train from the state fair between Barre
and Montpelier last night. The train.
consisting OF eight cars, was well load
ed. Between Barre ard Montpelier it
was the bad fortune of the passengers
to have three tedious stops on account
Of train splits. The first mcoupling
was near the Pioneer, another near the
Dodge crossing and the third still fur
Their along The total time consumed in
making the trip between the two sta
tons aggregated nearly an hour, accord
ing to persons on the train. At each
uncoupling the engine crew was for a
time obliyious of the loss and proceeded
some distance before detecting the trou-
Bile.
A bruised hip and hand were the sole
marks LETT on the person of w, b. Chen
ey in an accident at the George Bond
granite yard yesterday afternoon. Chen
, ey was engaged with other workfneu
loading stone into car for shipment.
The stone was being placed in the ear
with the assistance OF the large derrick.
While letting the stone down onto the
blocking, the Lewis slipped from its set
ting. Cheney was standing alongside
of the stone and had no time to change
his location when the stone fell For.
tunately the stone just grazed his person
and no serious injuries were incurred.
Also it was fortunate that the stone re-
manned unchanged.
Neat booklets Of the Montpelier and
Barre Light and Power company have
been distributed throughout the city by
the Tenney corporation officials. The
booklets are uatty in appearance and
contain valuable information concerning
the company and descriptive sketches of
various phases of the company's plants
and their system Of operation. There
is map Of the distribution system of
the company, showing how the company
extends over Washington county and
into Chittenden county. Scattered
through the book are excellent photo
engrayings OF the plants of the company
and other possible water developments.
Information in the booklet says that the
company will. with added hydraulic i'm
provement, be developing 20,500 horse
power. At present its capacity reaches
to 5000 Also in the book are found
sketches of Barre and Montpelier and
thei industries. Other articles concern
the transmission system and features
being introduced by the company.