The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-09-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

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morning for Montreal p, @, where h
is to make a stay OF indefinite length.
| A rehearsal of the Barre Citizens
band at o'clock tomorrow evening
will precede the public concert in City
square.
If you want to see the best Elberta
Freestone peaches, stop in at United
Fruit Store Carload just arrived Leave
your order. Tel 240.
Lyman Whitcomb, who is soon to en-
ter the school of law at Tufts college
Medford, Mass, left yesterday for Grot-
on, where he viii be encamped at Grot-
on pond for week before leaving to be-
gin his college course.
Allan w. Reed, who is employed by
the Vermont Marble Co. in Cleveland, o.,
arrived in the city last night and is
spending two weeks vacation at the
home of his parents, DR.. and Mrs. w. ID.
Reid Of South Main street.
The Boynton Fruit Co. will have car
OF fancy Elberta peaches, large l6-quart
baskets, on track at Wells River freight
depot to be sold to the people of Barre
Wednesday, Sept. Is, at car, at 90c bas-
ket. Come to car, see peaches, you can't
help buying one or more baskets. Will
be sold by f. d. Ladd Co.--Adv.
| Fewer than ten tickets were sold at
local station for the state fair in White
River Junction this morning, although
a number of people who like to be on
the grounds early made the trip to the
junction by automobile. A much heayi-
er exodus is expected tomorrow, when
a special train will leave Barre at $3.50
o'clock. Many are planning to 20 by
motor either tomorrow or Thursday.
Special trains, on the return to the city
Wednesday and Thursday, will reach
here around o'clock, leaving the fair
grounds at els p. m.
Finishers, including carpenters and dec.
orators, have commenced their work on
the interior of the theatre which the
Park Amusement Co. is erecting on North
Main street, the work ON the exterior
walls having been completed. "The Birth
of a Nation" that famous photoplay
that has been having such an unpreee-
denied run in Boston and New York, will
be used to open the new theatre, the
management having booked the big film
for four days beginning Oct. IL. John
Ames Of Manchester, N. H., one of the !
promoters OF the enterprise, will arrive
in the city tonight to complete arrange |
ments for the opening. Ii is expected |
that the amusement house viii be ready |
for occupancy few days before Oct. II. |
Three Barre carpenters working on
w. A. Whitcomb's new summer cottage |
at Woodbury. pond fell TO the ground a |
distance Of 10 feet, with one accord when |
a staging on the structure gave way last |
afternoon. Charles L. Reed of /
French street received such painful in.
iuries that his thoughts will not be OF /
carpentering for time. Mr.. Reed sus.
tanned fractured rib on the left side
and a sprained shoulder. Elias s. Be.
mis-, an elderly man living on upper Hill
street, received injuries to his right knee
and ankle and is resting up a bit until
be has fully recovered. Edward O. Phil.
brick, who lives on Orange street, was
the luckiest member of the trio. In
falling, Mr.. Philbrick went the whole
distance, but his fall was broken by bed
II moss and beyond severe shaking up,
Re came out OF the affair intact.
A very enjoyable informal musicale
vas given in the lobby at Hotel Barre
Monday afternoon from until o'clock
" George II. Wilder OF Burlington, T. r.
Waterman of Hartford, Conn, and ,
Blanche II. Badord OF Montpelier. A
ompany Of nearly so music lovers OF
Barre and vicinity were present and
haFming program Of vocal and instru.
mental numbers was enthusiastically re.
eiyed. Mr.. Wilder, whose talents are )
yell known in Barre musical circles. '
layed the flute and piano. Mrs. Badord
ontributed the piano accomplishments
nd Mr.. Waterman, who has recently
cen engaged as director Of the Unitarian =
hurch choir IN Burlington, gave tho j
dice solos. The musicale was made the !
acasion Of introducing Mr.. Waterman. Z
'ho Is 10 have charge Of class IN voice q
allure in Barre and Montpelier. Z Z
Spontaneous combustion Is believed 10 C
ave been the origin Of a small-sized fire
rat kept employees Of the Tilden Shoe =
o. working overtime for a few moments
1T evening. Dust that accumulates
ON the lathe on the shoe machine i
lowed 10 settle IN a wooden box and :,
hen the box became ignited and threat. y
led for time 30 set the furnishings IN i
ie repair department a6re. those who
vestigated the blaze satisfied them.
Ives that the combustion was sp0ntane. Q
-. One Of the sWifter members 81 the q
orking corps gathered up the box and 4
AIDE for the rear door. where ~ burn
z contents were dumped into the
rect Another busied himself with
amping out odd hIts Of burning paper.
e. while q third stationed himself a
r telephone IN readiness 30 cali the Ere
ation should the bla1e get beyond the
ntrol II the shoemen. The outhreak
- pregnant With possibilities. but the
tusl damage vas inconsequential
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