The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-11-13
TALK OF THE TOWN

1t will pay you to come to Perry
on Saturday
4 Tickets for "The Master Mind" at tn,
opera house Saturday night are now OF
sale at Hendricks.
Gustave Lindstrom left yesterday fol
Concord, N. H., where he will be EN-
ployed during the winter.
Miss Emma Sevigney, who has beer
spending several weeks with relatives il
Nashua, N. H., returned home last even
ing.
Mrs. Olive Bamforth, who has beer
visit relatives in the city for few days
returned this morning to her home il
Greensboro
Officer George X. earle of John street
resumed his duties on the police force
to-day, after spending few days with
friends in camp at Roxbury.
The Drown Motor Car Co. unloaded a
ear of 1914 Buick cars in the NJ. g. w
yards yesterday. The consignment in.
cludes touring cars and runabouts.
Miss Hazel Silver, who has been max
! ing an extended visit with relatives in
Burlington, was visitor in the city to-
day, while on her way home to East
Barre.
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tary of the Washington County Vet
Grams association, arrived in the city
to-day for a few days visit with his
| daughter. Mrs, A. G. Jones of 30 East
street.
Randall Hoyt of Peoria, ILL.,, arrived
in the city last night from Ely, where
he has been visiting with relatives for
the past few weeks. He commenced
work this morning in the Landers cigar
store.
Among the business visitors in the
| city to-day were John G.. Dempsey of
st. Adams Donald A. Widener of Rut-
land and John Lawton, who returned to
Bolton after having been guest of
A. M. Morrison.
NJ. J. Bicknel of Rockland, Me-, who is
known throughout the Barre granite belt
as the New England sales agent for the
Livingstone Manufacturing Co., makers
OF pneumatic tools, is spending week
in the city and vicinity.
The condition of Edward F. Earring
ton of South Main street, who suffered
painful injuries in runaway accident
in Cabot Tuesday, was reported to be
comfortable to-day. Mr.. harrington sus-
tanned fracture of the left ankle, ac-
cording to late diagnosis by his ply
stefan. He is staying at the home of
his brother inlaw, +. p Carter, OF Keith
avenue.
A delegation from the Bulls Throat
Hunting club left this morning at T:3o
for Essex county, where they will pitch
a camp on the banks of little Connecti-
cut lake. The Barre hunters plan to
extend their hunting operations through
the towns of Averill, Holland, Norton,
Morgan, Lexington, Brunswick and
Avery's Gore. They will be absent sew
made up the party were, Frank Nc
Whorter, A. p. Abbott, George Bond,
Fritz jackson, II. +. Cutler, and Ernest
A. Drown.
Members of Barre local, Retail Clerks
association, will hold their annual dance
this year on Thanksgiving night. This
was decided at the regular meeting of
the local in the Pythian hall last even
ing, when a unanimous vote was taken
in favor of the idea. The dance will be
held in Rowland hall and the committee
in charge of the affair is making extra
ordinary efforts to secure the best or
chestra available. 1t is planned to make
il one of the most enjoyable festivals
ever held by the local. Routine bust
ness occupied portion of the time last
night and two applications for member
ship were received.
Charles L. Buttrick of Merchant street,
who has been engaged as a salesman
in Vermont and New Hampshire for the
Goodyear Rubber Co. during the past
nine months, was notified yesterday of
his promotion to the position of New
England district manager for the Good
year company. Mr.. Buttrick will have
his headquarters in Springfield Mass.
and his territory will embrace all of
New England. He left yesterday for
Springfield to take charge of the COM
pany's offices there. During his short
time on the road for the company, Mr.. |
Buttrick has proved capable salesman,
and friends say his promotion is de- |
served. Mrs. Buttrick will remain in |
Barre for a time, although she plans to
Join her husband later.
Mrs. A. G. Miles of - South Main |
street proved her resourcefulness beyond |
A question last evening when lace draper
les in the dining room of her home be-
came ignited from a small candle she |
carried in her hand. Mrs. Miles was
about to adjust the shade roller in the
window and had lighted a candle to
aid her in her purpose. AT her heels
tagged little Paul Miles, aged three, who
bumped into his mother while complet-
ing a ride from farther corner of the
room. As she turned around to look
after the youngster, the candle flared
toward the window end the drapery
was presently in flames. Selling a rug
near at hand, Mrs. Miles enclosed the
burning portion of the curtain and start
I'd for pail of water. She was soon
back with the pail and after thorough
the danger of fire was over.
Woodwork about the window was badly
'corched in places and the room was
illed with smoke, but the damage win
De trivial.