The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-12-22
TALK or THE TOWN


Japanese dolls at Barre Drug Co.. 2se
To asc.
Finest line Of watches, clocks, knives
at Holmes.
Brooch pins, stick pins, cuif links ana
.ups at Holmes.
Sandwich trays. lemon dishes, cheese
dishes, at Holmes.
One pair rubbers free with every pair
OF rubbers this week at Fits.
County Agent +. H. Abbott was bus
mess visitor In Plainfeld to-day.
The little ones will be happy with one
OF those imported japanese dolls, Soe TO
Osc Barre Drug Co.
Mrs. A. A., Reed and daughter, Mrs
Leon MeAllister, OF Williamstown were
in the city on business yesterday
For Sale. One large kitchen table. one
baby carriage as good as new. Call at
rs Sheridan street or phone 22O'M'
Loren X. Richards returned TO his
home in Brandon last evening after
business visit OF few days in the city,
John Mitchell returned TO Burlington
this morning after spending sc,eral days
in Barre and East Barre with friends.
Miss Ethel Gamble, who has been visit
ing friends in Wells River and vicinity
during the past week, returned to Barre
yesterday.
A meeting of the Glenugic club will be
held in Clan Gordon hall on Friday, Dec.
%. at I o'clock prompt. Business impor-
tant. w. McIlardy, president.
Leon Palace, formerly of Graniteville
and now of New Haven, Conn, arrived
in the city last evening and will spend
several DAYS with friends and relatives in
Barre and Graniteville.
Nelson Brown, John Gordon, Victor
Smith and James Langley. students at
Dartmouth college, arrived in the city
last evening to spend the holiday re-
cess at the home of their parents.
Mrs. Blanche Badord, who has been
confined to her home in Montpelier dur
ing the past few weeks, after undergoing
an operation, was able to resume her du'
ties at the Park theatre Wednesday.
Miss Ruth l.. Gesmann, who has been
visiting friends on Washington street
during the past few days, left yesterday
for South Ryegate, where she will visit
friends and relatives for several days,
while en- route to her home in Lancaster,
n. II.
Thomas Carroll travelling representa-
tive of the Brown & Carroll granite firm,
returned TO Barre yesterday after max
ing an extended business trip, covering
a period of about three weeks. Mr.. Car.
roll visited several cities through west'
ern New York and also many points in
Ohio
When Brown & Carroll. Depot square
granite manufacturers, assigned detail
of men to thaw out frozen air pipe on
the south side of their shed this forenoon,
they scarcely expected that the work
would call out the fire department. But
a merchant in one of the downtown
stores, glancing through rear window,
thought he saw one end OF the shed IN
flames. His first move was to telephone
to the fire station. At 1880 o'clock the
auto truck and regulars left for the
square. but when they found men apply
ing large torch to the air pipe, the
mystery Of the fire scare was solved and
the outfit returned to headquarters. Chief
Gladding got in touch with the merchant
who turned in the call and after assuring
himself of the facts, he complimented the
tradesman on his agility in reporting
what actually appeared on the skyline to
be serious blaze.
Engineer John Rowell of the Barre &
Chelsea railroad probably saved the lives
of a careless auto driver and his compan-
ions in mid afternoon yesterday when he
brought one of the big quarry locomo-
tives to sudden stop on the Depot
square crossing just as Ford truck
bearing the license number 1882, start
ed to negotiate the tracks. Truekmen
gathered in the square heard the ap.
proach of the quarry train, as the fire
man was ringing the bell and when the
Ford truck shot out of North Main street
there was a simultaneous warning to
slow down. As the locomotive emerged
from the alley south of the square, En-
gineer Rowell glmpsed the oncomlng
auto. 1t was his prompt action undouot'
edly that averted a serious accident, as
the car was bearing down on the crossing
rapidly and the man at the throttle had
Int a second or two in which to reverse
his emergency brake. The careless truck
driver scooted out of hearing distance
while the engineer shouted few instruc-
tions as to his future conduct in operat'