The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

! Victrolas S25 and up at Bsiley's Mu
sic Rooms.-adv.
| County Fair at Pumkin Center" q
new Uncle Josh record, at Russell's.-
adv.
Miss Helen Kickham submitted to
a slight operation at her home on West
street to-day
Miss Rose Conf of Milford. n H.
arrived this morning to spend a few
days with relatiys in Barre.
Miss Helen Roscoe of Eastern ave
nue. left yesterday for Waterbury
where she will spend the coming week
with friends and relatives.
Mrs Carl Nelson, who has been
spending the past week as the guest of
relatives in Northfeld returned to her
home on Jefferson street to-day.
Long distance and general trucking;
truck is also equipped to carry parties;
will seat between Is and 20 people. All
pneumatic tires. Granite City Bottling
Works. Call 7l6-M of 74fW.
DIR. E. +. Heininger and Miss Leona
Calef, accompanied by DIR. and Mrs.
O. H. Heininger of Burlington, have
returned after having spent the past
week in Boston, attending the national
dental convention.
Charles Nantelle, who has been work
ing at the n. ID. Phelps CO., store for
the greater part of year, completed
his duties there yesterday and left this
morning for Burlington, his former
home, where he has obtained employ.
ment
The condition of Adam Riddle. who
suffered serious injuries at Presbrey
Coykendall's shed Tuesday afternoon
when large block of granite fell over
on him, is much improved and he is
resting comfortably at the City hospi.
tai to-day.
Miss Bessie Pitkin, r. ~, returned
yesterday to Providence, Il. T., TO re.
sumo her work. She has been spend
ing the past three weeks as the guest
of her mother, Mrs. Leona Pitkin, of
Jefferson street, and the guest OF her
sister at the lstter's cottage at Joe's
pond.
Miss Glee Wood Of Richardson street |
entertained a number of girl friends
last night at her home in honor of
her friend, Miss Marion Hurd, who is |
visiting her from Reading, Mass, for |
few days. Miss Hurd sang several Sc
lections, after which there were game11
galore. Refreshments were served dur
ing the course OF the evening, and the
party broke up at late hour
The first corn roast of the year was
held last night by the 1918 class OF
Spaulding high school on the grounds
Of the old Bolster farm, opposite Dana
Smiths dugout. Fully 10 people were
present, the majority being members
of the class, and the remaining few be.
ing invited guests. The crowd was car
ried to the selected spot by cars of
various members of the class, and there
found the fire burning, and the corn
already on deck The first batch of
corn gave out in short time and ii
was necessary for a few of the party
10 return to Barre for more, to feed
he crowd that kept arriving through.
Dut the evening. Having eaten all the
,orn and marshmallows in sight, the
'rowd adjourned to the dugout and
here kept Dana on the jump for the
BEST part of half an hour. The reunion
If the class was easily the best one
leld since the graduating year. and
ropes for another similar reunion in
he near future were expressed by sew
raj members of the class.
A Chevrolet touring car being
owed from the Jones ComolG garage
N North Main street to the Thomp.
on repair shop on Depot square by an
overland touring car, crashed against
he side of the Overland when Thomas
Vsrk, the driver, was compelled to
pply the brakes suddenly to his car
0 avert a collision with team com
ne out of Seminary street Nark !
Tas driving the leading car quite fast,
ccording to versions given by wit
esses of the accident, and having but
title space TO stop his ear, could not
vert the accident ss the Chevrolet a
rskes were not in condition to oper
te. Therefore, the two cars came to. {
ether and but for the GOODNESS Of the {
hevrolet driver serious accident 9
tight have occurred. Seeing il i'm. J
ossible to avert collision, he steered
he car to the side Of the other. bring I
lg a front wheel hub against the Over h
Ind's tool box, tanning and bending h
le front axle of the Chevrolet. mum {
cred 1894. The tow rope mean.
lille had twisted itself several times :,
bout the front wheel of the smaller !
IT and gave the two men a difficult
Isk to release IT, The Overland car.
wording to the Vermont motor We. :
Gle register, is owned by r. Duchsrne y
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