The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-17
TALK OF THE TOWN
Holiday linens at Knights. \

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| Holiday linens at Knights
| Thanksgiving sale furs at Vaughan,s
| Big reduction sale on trimmed hats.
1 Mrs. Nelson Church, over Times office
| The Arts & Crafts club will meet to-
morrow evening with Miss Hattie Greg
DRY of Washington street.
Mrs. Martha Calef- White, electric nee
| die specialist, will be at Miss Cannings
toilet parlor, Barre, Saturday, Nov. ".
Cobble hill people will give dance at
the opera house hall, East Barre, Nov.
81. Harris orchestra will furnish mu-
| sic.
Public dance in *. Of C. hall under
the auspices of the T. A., 4. o, H., on
Wednesday evening, Nov. 10. Admis-
sion, 25c.
Miss Edith " Huntoon of South Main
street returned Thursday from Rich
mond, where she attended the Besset
Moody wedding.
Ashton Holt, who is employed in Bos
ton, is spending several days with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Holt, of
Walnut street.
Cream fish supper Wednesday night
at the Methodist church, from $50 till
I, followed by mock trial, "The Great
Umbrella Case" Admission, 25e.
The deferred business meeting of the
ladies union of the Universalist church
will be held in the vestry Wednesday
afternoon, Nov 10. at 3 o'clock.
Among those registered at The Buzzell
hotel yesterday were: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Buch, Troy, n. Y; R, j. Smith, Leroy,
n. Y; Ellie, The Human Hand, Pa
yilion; Dan Collins, Pavilion; R. c. Jen-
kins, Hanover, N. H.
Funeral services for the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Abrouheim Allen of South
Main street, whose death occurred early
yesterday morning, were held in the aft
ernoon at o'clock. The interinent was
made in the Catholic cemetery on Beck
ley street.
Special meeting Of J. b. Mead circle,
No. /. Ladies Of the G. A. r., will be
held Wednesday at $3.50 for inspection.
Dept. President Sarah Mulheron of Bur
lington, Dept. Inspector Emma A. Rob
erts of Mortified and other department
officers viii be present. Let every mem
Der be there.
The Woman's club viii meet in How
land hall Tuesday, Nov is, at o'clock.
Owing to the absence from the city or
Mr.. Jackson, whose name appears in the
year book for this date. the program
will be under the direction of Mrs. II. w. |
Bisbec, chairman of the department of
music and arts.
Louis Tomasi of this city represented |
the class of 1916 in the annual fresh |
man-sophomore football game at the |
University of Vermont on Saturday |
TomasI played left end on the sopho- |
more team, He graduated from Spauld. |
ing in 1911, having played football at
the local school.
Chief of Police Samuel Sinclair and |
Assistant Postmaster Frank f. Robin
son will leave tonight for Boston. where
they have been subpmnaed for the Sec
ond time in the government case against |
Tony Charles. They expect to be called
to testify in United States court Tues
day forenoon. During the absence of /
the chief, Officer Harry Gamble will be
the acting chief.
Eldon II. Martin Of Wiliiamstown.
who prepared for college at Montpelier
seminary, has been recently chosen as
captain of the sophomore class debating
ttHih 't NNHtNA hNiNtlHiINs hilliG- ! .
town, Conn. Wesleyan is frequently a I
winner in intercollegiate debating con-
tests, the material for the varsity teams
being largely developed through the
work of the class teams like that of
which Mr.. Martin is now the leader.
A large crowd attended the auction
sale OF the A. w. Allen estate personal
Saturday, the grounds and
highways were lined with automobiles
and teams during the afternoon With
the display OF agricultural implements,
and the people and teams, the place
had the appearance of an agricultural
county fair, Prices realized were very
to the parties interested.
The farmers took advantage of the sale
to secure bargains in their line. The
Il. A. Phelps Al billiard colts sold one
for Sls6, the other for $3.50. C. +.
Smith, the well-known auctioneer, con.
iucted the sale.
Late Saturday afternoon one OF the
massive gondola cars of the Pennsyl-
rania road left the track at the Y ex-
.ension at the switchback of the Barre
abroad to Milestone hill and was nearly
over an embankment OF
lbout 100 feet. A sharp ilange on the
ar caused its rear trucks to jump the I
,end. The car was weighted down to
Is capacity with paving blocks, tipping
he beam at 10000 pounds. The great ,
weight of the ear tore up the track for {
distance of about 100 feet Just as |
he car was within two feet of the steep
'recipiee sufficient power was applied to +,
he brakes to stop its progress. A :
crew was summoned to clear /,
he tracks. About noon to-day the
racks were cleared and repairs enough !,