The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-29
TALK OF THE TOWN
New dolls at Abbott's.

New dolls at Abbott's.
Lecture at Presbyterian church to
night.--Adv.
Watch the Peoples Shoe Store win
dows for latest ideas. ADV.
The Altrurians will meet with Mrs
Bishop, as Park street, Friday afternoon
at $3.50.
Mrs. Mary Dupon of Derby Line is
visiting her uncle and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Bennett
Saturday, Oct. 2, at 3 p. M, a general
meeting OF the stockholders of the Social
club No. 2, Inc, at the Socialist hall
The amusement committee of the Odd
Ladies will meet Thursday evening at
o'clock with Mrs. James Palmer,
High street.
! The funeral Of the late Charles s.
Plouff win be held on Saturday morning
at o o'clock in st. Monica's church, in
stead of ON Friday morning, as stated
in yesterdays paper.
The Central Vermont railroad is get
ting ready to add to its equipment in
the Barre freight yards by installing a
set of scales on the trackage in the sec
ton north OF Granite street. A pile
driver from st. Adams is engaged just
now in sinking piles for the foundation
and the work of setting the scales will
be started within a few days. The
scales are to be located between the
bridge at the Morse g. jackson coal
sheds and the Blackwell street under
pass
Persons of an inquisitive turn of mind,
who have inquired concerning the man
who made the model for the handsome
piece of carving exhibited by. the f. L.
Smith Co. in the north window at c. w.
Averill & Co.'S hardware store. will be
interested to learn that the sculpturing
in plaster was done by Prof. Carlo Abate
OF the Barre evening drawing school,
whose artistic ability is well known in
Barre and elsewhere. While the work
was so cleverly executed by Ernesto
Malnati of the Novelli & Calcagni plant,
in fairness to Prof. Abate it should be
stated that the model for the state seal
Of Vermont is the product of his talent. |
Football fans in Barre are promised |
season OF better than the average grid |
iron contests at Goddard seminary this /
year through the successful efforts of |
the management, which il securing a
number of fast teams that are not in /
every instance identified with any of
the secondary schools or collegiate insti-
buttons in Vermont. An eleven repre-
senting troop A of the "a cavalry, sta
toned at TT. Ethan Allen, will play l
the seminary team on the campus Sat 4
urday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock Last
the eavairymen were pitted
against st. Michael's college at Winooski II
park. Coach Kinney is putting his
charges through stiff course of prac-
tice each afternoon in anticipation of a
gruelling game at the week end.
A part of the trouble on the fire alarm
system caused by Sundays heavy wind
storm, was traced yesterday to ground
I'd wire between the fire station and
street. II was discovered
hat the trouble could be reached and
.emedied by scaling the Congregational
'hurch tower, as the wire is sub sta
Toned near the top of the tower. The
iook and ladder truck was wheeled
Iround the corner to Church street and
Ifter 90. foot ladder had been mounted
gainst the tower, r. ID. Carpenter, the
bird assistant engineer, made the ascent |
nd repaired the wire. People who saw
he iremen assembled in the church yard
bought that blaze had broken out in
he belfry, but their suspicious were
DON dissipated.
Under the direction of the trustee,
Itty. William Nyishart, the bankrupt
took in'the c. n. Kenyon store on North
lain street was sold at public auction
esterday afternoon by O. III. HALE
here was a considerable gathering of
idding men and a number of women,
no were attracted TO the sale by a no.
on that the large stock OF miscellane-
ls articles was TO be knocked down in
nall parcels. A previous inventory Of
he stock had fixed its value at Sl0,29l
nd the bidding started az 5000. II
as finally sold for 5000 to y. All
cry, who acted as the purchasing
rent for several local business, men.
fter consultation which took place
the close Of the stock sale, il was
eided 10 postpone the sale Of the fix.