The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-31
TALK OF THE TOWN

Public dance, Dewey park, Thursday
adv.
Public auto. See Aiken adv, miscella-
neous column, page 7-adv.
Peter CALI of Mortified visited at the
home of Angelo Scampini yesterday.
All of the latest popular sheet music,
loo copy, at Bailey's Music Rooms,
A Swedish service will be held in the
vestry of the Congregational church this
Thursday evening at 1880. All Sean
dinavians welcome.
The w. c. 7, u. will hold lawn party
with Mrs. Ericsson, Nichols street, Fri
day night. Public cordially invited. Ice
cream and cake will be on sale.
Mrs. G.. II. Douglas of fremont street
returned yesterday from Greenfield,
Mass. where she has been visiting her
parents, Mr. Douglas drove down and
brought ,her home by auto.
Mrs. S. NJ. Woods, who has been visit
ing friends in Graniteville, Chelsea and
Washington, left to-day for Pasadena,
Cal. Although over 20 years old, Mrs.
Woods didn't mind the trip, as this il
the seventh time she has crossed the
continent.
Work of refnishing the walls of the
rooms in the city hall has progressed to
the court rooms, the water department
offices, mayors office, council chamber
and judges office having been finished.
The city council has been meeting in the
school commissioners rooms while re-
pairs were going on in the council cham
Der.
Arrangements for the matinee races in
Barre Saturday are fast developing and
some good races are being scheduled.
There will probably be five races. There
will be some fast stock in the class A,
including Major Dean, Anna Dean, Junior
billiard and the Whitcomb horse. These
are Barre and Essex Junction horses.
South Barre grange win hold its an
nual picnic and sports Saturday, Aug. 2,
at Woodbury. pond. Members of the
grange or their friends, not provided for,
will be furnished free transportation by
applying to c. w Pearsons, South Barre,
on or before Thursday night of this
week. All bring well-filled baskets
Neighboring oranges invited
Horse racing, trotting park, Saturday
afternoon, Aug. 2. A good string Of
horses, including some from Waterbury
and Marshfield, besides local ones, will
take part in several good races. C. II.
Gordon will be the starter, while John
Trow and H. A. Leonard will be the
judges. Come out and enjoy the half
holiday. Show the horsemen you can
support racing. adv.
Last evening large Packard touring
car from Pennsylvania was capsized
about halfway between Montpelier and
East Montpelier near the covered bridge
The ear left the road and pitched over
bank but did not seriously hurt any of
the occupants. 1t was necessary TO get
the Palace garage service car from Barre
TO the scene to right the ear. The road
was blocked for quite while during the
evening,
A party Of Barre people returning
from a fishing trip last night from Vie.
tory and coming through st, Johns,
bury, tell of an automobile accident
about three miles this side Of st. Johns
bury, in which man driving a large
car at a high rate of speed struck a Gull
vert and was sweryed to one side enough
so that he hit large stone by the side
Of the road and his machine was cap.
sized and smashed up considerably, dam
aging the tenders and the top and tear
ing the tires nearly off the car. Though
the car was so badly smashed, the one
occupant escaped with only minor in
juries and q shaking up.