The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-02-19
TALK OF THE TOWN


h at Abbott's.
\ Wait for Royal undermuslin sale, due
! about March j. Henry w. Knight.
II +. Fontana of North Main street has
\ gone TO Groton, where he has secured
employment
Thomas Gaul of Burlington, former
resident OF Barre, is passing a few days
in the city with friends.
John Robins, who has been confined
to his home on French street, was able
to be down street to-day.
j. j. Dashner Of Washington, agent
for the d. A. Perry Real Estate agency,
has sold to w. NJ. Rogers the Denies
woodlot in Washington.
Desire Roux OF Laconia, n. H.. for.
mer resident of Barre, will arrive in the
city tonight to attend the funeral OF
his brother, Ludger Roux.
Regular meeting OF Winetta council,
No. 10, ID. of p, |. O. X. NJ, Thursday,
February 20, at $3.50 sharp. Adoption.
Refreshments will be served
Miss verna North. who has been car
ing for Mrs. O. Stacy. will leave soon
for Bridgewater, Conn, where she will
/ Nhiti tbt ANui otH IlulHluG sNHOOi.
For Sale-Grocery store, fixtures and
stock in excellent condition. Owner retires
from business on account of i'll health.
Apply to Louis Joseph, Granite street,
near bridge
n. r. Godfrey, who has been EN-.
ployed at Chapleau, Ont, for the past
! few months, was visitor in the city
| to-day, returning to his home in Will
! Jamestown.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Roux OF Manches
ter, n. H., arrived in the city to-day,
having been called here by the sudden
death of their son, Ludger Roux, OF
North Seminary street.
A regular meeting of the Condors will
be held in Worthen block Thursday, Feb. |
20, at 1880. Important amendment to
bylaws to be acted upon, so every MEM |
Der is requested to be present.
Tuesdays arrivals at the hotel Otis
were as follows: J. A. Bond, Burlng- |
ton; II. S. Foster. Williamstown; d. A. |
Roberts, Burlington; T, d. Goodall |
Watertown; n. r. Godfrey, Chapleau,
Ont.
Tonight at the high school chapel the
senior class, 1913, viii present their
three act comedy, Daddy" This is one
Of the best productions that has been
given by high school class for several
years.
The annual installation OF the officers
OF the Knights of Columbus will be held
tonight at the X. of G. hail. commenc-
ing at 1880. Thomas Carney of Bur-
lington, district deputy, will be in at
tendance and install the officers.
Many people will tell you that Barre
would not be large enough for the Har-
ward Yale football game, but that same
football game viii be played tonight
at the Bijou in motion pictures, and
while we are talking pictures we viii
tell you of popular Bison l0l picture.
THE Rights Of Red Man." rafting
good western picture, full OF action every
minute depicting scenes and life in the
great golden West as they were in the
past and win never be again. The BIZ
lou is the place.-Adv.
Hiawatha lodge. No. 90. /. @. o. T., and
Bright Star Rebekah lodge, No. Is, held
5he first OF series of whist parties and
iances in the Odd Fellows lodge rooms
md Miles hall last evening. Over sew
anty couples We're present. a portion of
whom remained in the lodge rooms FOR
ards, the remainder participating in the
lance. AT intermission light luncheon,
which included punch and waters, was
erved. The date for the next affair OF
he series will be announced within a
ew days. {
George David, the Raleigh Medical
representative for Washing I
on county had spectacular ride on
North Main street this forenoon when
lis horse started from the corner of
seminary street, lodged past several
cams and made for Granite street. The
ide started with the reins loose. and
uring the early moments the driver
vas trying to clutch the reins and at c
he same time call to the horse. Finally L
he driver got a grip on the reins and r
rought the steed to halt. No damage =
D speak Of. :
A draft horse which Arthur w. Phelps, s
roprietor of Phelps mill on the East s
ARE road, was using to skid logs near {
he lumber works this forenoon, took an b
v plunge in Jail branch that nearly /.
lded its life. Mr.. Phelps was skid I
ing a pile of logs from site adj !,
lining the mill property to a point up =
le river, when the horse slipped ON =
lie edge of the bank and fell into the Il
alter. The driver was alone at the
me and after a few futile efforts 70
scue the animal, he ran to the Martin
N Estate stoneshed nearby and recruit d
a gang of some twenty men to aid n
e struggling animal. Another horse :,
rs secured and with the combined aid =
an extra team and crew of stoneeut- :, -
RS, the log horse was dragged from u
e water. Afterwards the animal was b
ken to the veterinary hospital of w. fl
Page and treated. The veterinary ii
id the animals life could be saved, In
though it had suffered considerably
ON exposure. The water is four feet p,
ep where the horse went in and lay
of thin ice that skins the surface
the river made the rescue work ex-
smely difficult. Mr.. Phelps values the
rise at a three-fgure mark. be