The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-06-28
TALK OF THE TOWN

TALK OF THE TOWN
Paul Scampini left to-day on few
days trip to Boston and vicinity.
Miss Florence LaPage of 203 North
Main street spent Sunday visiting
friends in Burlington.
S. J. Kingston of Waterbury spent
the week end in town visiting friends
at $50 North Main street.
Lester c. Munson of Elm street and
| +. G. Wilson of Keith avenue, spent
Sunday visiting friends in Burlington.
Miss Florence Dingwall of Burling-
ton spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Dingwall of Elm street
Harry Dingwall of Elm street was
removed to the City hospital yester-
day, where he will undergo an oper-
| alton.
Judge Barhorst, who made many
friends here when he was on crutches,
says Rheuma made him well. +. A..
Drown sells this great rheumatism rem
edy.-adv.
Miss Marion Anker, who has Just
completed her second year at the Uni
versity of Vermont, returned yesterday
| to spend her vacation with her mother
at IS Franklin street.
Long distance and general trucking;
truck is also equipped to carry parties;
will seat between Is and go people. All
pneumatic tires. Granite Cite Bottling
Works. Call 7l6-M or 746-W.
Special sale of two, three and four
burner Kerogas oil stoves, the best in
Barre, Largest line of new and sec
ond- hand ranges in Barre. Get prices
E. A. Prindle, Worthen block.
Clifton Peake, who has been work.
ing at Grearson's barber shop in vii
Jamestown the past week, returned
yesterday, and will begin work tomor
row in Ross barber shop in this city.
The annual picnic and election of
officers of the mission circle of the
| iniversalist church was held at the
home of Mrs. Brooks. Camp street,
last Friday afternoon at 2:30, with a
large number of members and guests
present. After the usual program, the
officers elected for the coming year
were: President, Mrs. Harriet Whit
comb; vice president, Mrs. Nora lack.
son; secretary, Mrs. Annie G. H. Burr;
treasurer, Mrs. Edith Richardson Aft
er the business meeting, very pleas
ant social hour was held and lunch was
served.
The first "faker' to reach Barre with
grist of wonderful and marvellous
healing ointment and snake oil set the
town astir last evening when he began
beating his wife on North Main street.
Chief Red Cloud, as he terms himself,
claims to be an Indian chief from the
reservations in Arizona, and from all
appearances last evening he was on the
war path. The traditional effects Of
fire water" better recognized in these
parts as grappa, upon the chief male
his fighting spirit predominant last
evening about S o'clock. He, together
with his wife and 0rville Cleveland,
had been taking supper" at house
on Brook street, and as the story Is
told 10 the police, the chief and Mrs.
Red Cloud started an argument over
the foodstuff which eventually ended in
a severe beating for the woman. Mr.
Cleveland Jumped between them TO
intervene. but Red Clouds spirit was
high and Mr. Cleveland soon discovered
he was at the opposite side of the room
from the fiery Cloud. The woman.
when first noticed by people on North
Main street. was crying save me" aud
the tousled haired, black eyed, dark
skinned Indian was closely pursuing
her At the Alexander Daniels home
the woman sought refuge as Mr.. Dan
iels sat on the piazza Of his home. See
ing the womans plight he attempted
to prevent the enraged. half -intoXi- |
Gated husband, from beating the WON
an. but was himself sat upon and sus
tanned few blows in the scuffle. Strik
ing the young and attractive young
wife with his fist over the eye. felled
her TO the ground, and then proceeded
to kick her. He had administered one
or two kicks when someone quite ltn
tremendously applied stiff left to his
Jaw. then someone else roughly dropped
a rough right swing that took some
of the fiery spirit to the sidewalk
with him. Three men, by-standers,
had witnessed the brutal assault of the
young woman, and displayed their sen
timent about such action with actions
of their own Red Cloud was somewhat |
tame when the police arrived in the
squad A truck of the fire department. !
but with the sight of brass buttons IL
again showed eight TO Deputy Chief
Harry Gamble. Gamble with the a.
sistance of one or two men, managed !
TO load him into the car, after using
the wrist twisters, and later hand
cutting him. This morning, behind tie
bars. Red Cloud resembled much more
a. Blue Cloud" and had apparently lot
all effects OF the grappa. He is TO be |
brought into city court this afternoon. |