The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-14
TALK OF THE TOWN

Homemade pastry for sale at Cen
trail cafe.--adv.
See Morses line of spring dresses at
Montpelier.-adv.
Wanted; Young lady to assist in
homework in small family. Phone
6l3-R.-adv.
John Booth of Cherry street began
work this morning as an apprentice
granite cutter for LaClair d McNulty.
just received another half carload of
wallpaper direct from the factory. G..
A. Heath, "a North Main street.-adv.
Herbert Spear of Graniteville en-
tered the Barre City hospital as pa
tient last evening to receive treatment.
The largest stock of wallpaper in
central Vermont. Over 10000 rolls
new and up-to date patterns to select
from. c. A. Heath, "a North Main
street.-adv.
Miss Jessie Muiry of Bassett street
left for Barton this morning to visit
for week before returning to fan
over, n. H., where she is employed.
Miss Muiry recently submitted to an
operation for the removal of tonsils.
A. w. Badger & Co.'S ambulance
went to Plainfield Center yesterday
afternoon and brought back Albert
Rublee to the City hospital, i'll with
pneumonia Mr. Badger was forced to
discard his auto ambulance on the trip
and resort to horses on account of the
depth of the snow Much difficulty
was encountered even with sleigh.
Coal gas escaping from the furnace
of the Currier block during the night
might have proven disastrous to Miss
Nettie Lawliss, dressmaker who has
apartments in the building, had not
Mrs. Bessie Jersey, an assistant, dis
covered her condition upon reporting
for duties this morning at o'clock.
Miss Lawliss was then unconscious and
was revived only by the combined Ell
forts of Mrs. Hcrsey and a physician,
who was summoned by telephone. At
noon o-day she had recovered from
the effects but was still confined to
her bed. The frequent escape OF coal
gas in the building caused Miss Law
liss to ignore il this time and during
the night she was overcome.
A very badly battered sleigh repos
'ng in the snow on North Main street
inst south Of the intersection OF North
Seminary and Main streets testliies
to the difficulty encountered by Har-
Old Butler and gentleman friend IN
4 trip from Montpelier TO Barre on
Saturday evening. According 10 Mr..
Buffers story, the runner OF the
sleigh became entanglcd in the electric
ear track lust the other side of Dodge ;
bridge on the Montpelier road. and
threw the driver and his friend out
| into the snow. The little black mare
became frightened and commenced a
lash which did not end until she came
| To a stop on Blackwell street OF this
citv inst beyond where the roadbed
passes underneath the Central Vermont
| tracks. As Mr. Butler tells II, the
horse crossed the electric side OF the
bridge at Dodce's and continued on
lis way. One or two north end mer
| chants add 70 the story in that the
| terror stricken animal passed Berlin
street running along the car track with
IN overturned sleigh dragging behind
Evidently the sleigh had become re-
leased in some manner near the North
Seminary intersection, where it was
later found. because at the time the
horse came to a stop on Blackwell
street. il was devoid of everything but
| the harness. The runaway was taken
to the Papin livery stable, where II
was reclaimed later in the evening by
Mr.. Butler. Resides a battered sleigh
consisting of broken runners. shafts
etc, the owner reports loss OF
buffalo robe, whip and halter, which
| he is anxious to find.