The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-06-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

For large assortments OF dry good
go to Abbott's.
Auction sale: Watch for our next nea
Depot square and list your goods earl,
0. II. Hale, auctioneer.
Members OF Granitevile and of Barr
l.. A., A. O. H., are invited by the Mont
pelier division Tuesday evening, June II
Please take the 7;l5 car.
James Wright of Merchant street, VIII
has been detained from work for tn
past eight weeks, underwent an opera
ton Saturday morning and is doing nice
ly.
A 1910 Cadillac, run less than 500
miles, new Goodyear tires, three eNtrt
shoes, seven tubes car has been thor
oughly overhauled and is in first elias,
condition. Can be seen at Perry ga
rage or address Sidney Z. Spaiford
Barre, Vt.
Mrs. Grace T. Ducharme, department
junior vice president of the Ladies OF
the G. A. r., returned home Saturda y
evening from Rutland, where she has
been attending the annual convention OF
| that organization. She also visited al
the home OF Mrs. Hannah Green, who
formerly lived in Barre. Mrs. Eta w
| IePage of Beckley hill was elected a
/ delegate-at large OF the department OF
Vermont, Ladies of the G.. A. r., TO at
4 tend the national convention of the or
der at Chattanooga, Tenn, the week OF
Sept. 10 to 90,
Soon after entering the NJ. & w
! freight yards last night, the Green Noun
tain express. due in the station at 9;20
o'clock nearly caused the death OF a
man named Donahue, who was hurrying
upstreet 10 catch the train before it
started back TO Montpelier. Donahue
was found near Berlin street after the
train had passed. He was more fright
ened than injured, it was said. The
man went on to tell of his hurried trip
up the track, his apparent failure to
hear the engineers whistle and OF how
he jumped from the track just in time
to allow the train to pass without
striking him. As it was, Donahue said
one OF the cylinders brushed him as the
train whizzed past. Donahue was no
unnerved by his experience that the man
who happened along that way and found
him by the roadside at Berlin street had
to stay with him until the train re-
turned. Donahue boarded the express
at $3.50 with the aid of the other man
and went to his home in Montpelier.
Sunday fornoon Helen Dufur and her
three year-old brother. Donald, children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace +. Dufur of
80 Ayers street, were hurrying to
catch a northbound street car about to
leave the South Main street terminus
when an automobile said to have been
driven by c. A. Best of Montpelier
came bowling along. The elder OF the
two children had just left the sidewalk
and the little brother tagged on at
her heels. Seeing the car approaching
she picked up the young lad and start
ed to reach a place of safety. Although
tie automobile man was driving slow
~. according to witnesses, the girl was
knocked from her feet by a CHANGING
blow from the car, and the child was
also thrown heavily from her arms |
The girl was unhurt, but DIR. +. Y. u. |
Arehambault, who was called later, had |
to treat the boy for painful bruises
about the face. One cash over the |
right eye required three stitches to
lose. It Is thought that he struck
lis head on a stone when he fell from
ss sisters arms. The automobile
lriver stopped and lent his aid to the
Policeman Ed. L. Mcleod,
who lives near the terminus, and saw
ne mishap said to-day that no blame
vas attached to the driver.
Sunday evening appropriate exercises
marked the observance Of children's day
il the Hedding Methodist church. The
observance was marked with even great
I success than in the past. congre-
-ation gathering at the church that over
axed its seating capacity and partly
lied the Epworth league chamber. At
he services, DIR. C. S. Nutter of Bos-
on, who has been supplying the pulpit
or the past few months. delivered a
orcible address appropriate to the oc
asion As il is customary on this day
. gather funds for the Methodist ma
ional educational club to defray ex
enses for the education of the poor
/ large cities. DR.. Nutter spoke length
v on the topic The musical program
,rried ont by the members of the Sun
ay school consisted of the following:
horus, "All His Works Now Praise
Inn; prayer. DIR. c. S. Nutter; well
,me, Florence Culbertson; "Children's
and" Madeline Camp; solo, eve Are
Apply Little Sunbeams,' Adeline From
nj; "A Little Maiden Olive Higgs;
lercise "Wee Little Folks" Selma
Gale. Olive johnson. Dorothy Shores,
me Tassi, Rosamond Boyce, Clara Law
SIS; song, Brides Lullaby" seven lit
g girls; whistle Little" Carlyle
litor; "This is Children's Day." Flor
ice Dingwall; chorus. God Is Good"
Jimmy" Rosamond Boyce; duet, "Step
! Step Mildred Higgs and Nellie
ampini; recitation. when Jimmy
,mes Home From School," Herbert An
n; exercise. I'VE Thank Thee Lord"
Amelia Maker, Ruth Davis and Bar
rs Dingwall; song. "Sunbeams of 4
we" primary; recitation. Marion An
RI; recitation, MARY Andrews; chorus, =
ling Out the Banner of Love-; "When
Grow Up Dorothy Suitor; solo. Clara
wless; ''0ur Offering" Florence Scott.