The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-10-11
TALK OF THE TOWN

Charles Williams left Saturday
morning to visit friends in Boston fol
one week.
Special prices on outing flannel
wool nap blankets Little Dyy Good,
! Store, D Cottage street, off Main street
If you are looking for good eating
apples order some from the Barre Drug
90. A carload just arrived to-day
adv.
All stores, members of the BarrIRe
| tail Merchants association, Inc, Viii
remain open all day Tuesday, Oct. II
Columbus day.adv.
Another fine supper like what you
always get at the congregational
church, Wednesday. to 1880 Har
vest supper. with fine menu.-adv.
Mrs, Robert Hill, Lloyd Cummings
and Jack Malone, all Of Jamaica Plain,
Mass, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Davis of 81 fremont street over
the week end holidays.
Earl Burgess, student at Boston
university, now having four day va
cation from studies because of Column
bus day, is passing the time at his
home on Merchant street.
Miss Lucy Bison resumed work this
morningin the office of the John B.
Kelly & Co. firm, having returned last
evening from two weeks visiting in
Burlingtonand Montreal.
William Juckett, who was formerly
connected with the local Metropolitan
Life Insurance Co., returned to-day to
his home in Castleton after spending
week in this city with friends
Miss Bertha Everett Morgan is a
reader of exceptional charm and abil.
ity. MANY critics consider her the best
in New England With the Lotus
quartet Thursday evening, Oct, Ia
adv.
Montpelier X. Of G. field day. Tues
day. Oct. II, at Intercity park. AT
Ills, X of G. baseball team plays Red
men. At 3 o'clock, Montpelier high
school football team plays Winooski
high school adv,
VIII all the ladies' who are on the
committee for the bazaar for the La
dies Auxiliary of the A. Q. H., please
meet at the home of Mrs James Hast
ings, 364 North Main street, Tuesday
evening at O'Clock sharp?
The Cadillac touring car, owned by
II. A. Dunbar and occupied at the time
by Mr. Dunbar and his wife, together
with their daughter, Mrs Sidney Wea-
Yer and husband of St. Adams, was
damaged somewhat yesterday after.
noon while the party was going from
Barre to Burlington, and when near
the Ray Collins farm in Milton. A
one and a half ton REQ track, loaded
with furniture. failed to climb the Hill
ut the Burlington side of the bridge
and when the driver attempted to
shift gears he stripped them, He then
endeavored 10 control the car with the
brakes. which failed and the ear went
back down the hill wildly with the
l9year old driver doing his best 10
avert serious damage Meanwhile Mr..
Dunbar had nearly reached the bridge
when he noticed the runaway car, and
swerved his machine off to the extreme
right Of the road and stopped, his only
way to escape a COLLISION. The furni- !
turei van sdieswiped the Cadillac, |
damaging badly both mud guards, |
the front door, and destroying |
the running board The !
were intensely thrilling for
Mr. Dunbar and Others in the car for |
a more direct collision would have {
sent the Cadillax down over 20.foot 1
The furniture van con
tinued' its reverse journey part way up
another hill on the Barre side of the /
bridge by the momentum gained from
It's descent on the other, and not un.
iii it went forward again TO the small
plain did il come TO halt. c. NJ.
Payne of Burlington owns the truck
$3.50 Mrs. Weaver. who has
been ILL., was extremely frightened by
he accident as were the others The
'arty continued its journey to Burling
on