The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-12-26
TALK OF THE TOWN


| Yearend sale at Fits.
| Big sale of all furs, at Vaughan's.
! One dollar and twenty-five cent fan-
mel waists for 9Sc each at Perry's on
Saturday.
Fred Croteau of Keith avenue went
yesterday to Burlington, where he Will
visit at his home for several days.
| Miss Rose Foy, who has been visiting
at the home of her niece, Mrs. o. N.
Granger, of Merchant street, returned to-
! day to her home at Tinwick 2. o.
sin the Coils of Python" two
reel l0l Bison animal feature, also
Crystal Hearts Entangled,' and com
edy, His Double Surprise" at the Bijou.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Barker OF Rut-
land were Christmas visitors in the city,
and James and John Sands, former resi-
dents of the city, came from Springfield,
Mass, to spend the holidays here.
| The final game of the series III bow
! ling contests between the Weho club and
the Pastime club will be held at the
Merlo Bros alleys on North Main street
this evening. The game will be the de-
Gliding one, the first game being won by
the Wehos and the second by the Pas
times. Another bowling contest of i'm
portance will take place on Tuesday
night at the Paradis alleys on Pearl
street, when the Pastimes bowl the
Johnston's Stars. These three teams
will fight for the championship OF the
city. The Johnston's All-Stars broke
| into the limelight earlier this week by
defeating the Wehos at the latter's al
leys, two games out of three.
| Work at the Burke Bros. Granite com
pany has been suspended until after
New Years. The plant is being eleVat-
ed TO height six or seven feet in or
| der to facilitate the operations OF the
plant. A short time ago force OF men
were set to the task of breaking the way
| for raising the shed. To-day the she'd
was placed on blocks and jacks will be
used to raise it. When completed the
sides will be enclosed to allow the work
men to resume work. The entire work
will not be finished for at least two or
| three weeks.
| Among the Barre people who passed
the holiday out OF the city were: Alex
| Cordiner, who went to Albany, n. Y,
| Mr.. and Mrs. James Bennett of Pearl
street, to Hardwick; w. Townsend, to
| Boston; Edward Samson, Mr.. and Mrs.
| ID. NJ Leith and Joseph Carter, to Bur-
/ lington; Robert Selby, who went to
Brandon yesterday for few days; Mr..
and Mrs. Frank A. Mccarthy of Aver
i'll street, who are visiting the latter's
parents in Franconia, n. H.; Mrs. J. P.
Corskie, to st. Johnsbury; Mr.. and Mrs.
/ James Rowan, to Bethel; James Scott,
| to Boston; NJ. Morren and NJ. Brusa,
| who went to Waterbury.
/ ~ - 8 ;4n
street is in serious condition as the
result of a fall which she sustained
while descending the basement stairs at
her home Wednesday afternoon. Mrs.
| Mcleod was making her way to the cell
/ lar without the aid of lamp, when she
| lost her footing and fell heavily. Be
| fore she could recover from the shock OF
| falling, she had reached the basement
| floor. People who live in the adjoining
! tenement heard the woman grooming and
came to her assistance. A physician
was called and Mrs. Mcleod was made
as comfortable as possible. Mrs. Mcleod
| is heavy woman and the doctor was
unable to ascertain whether she had suf-
| fered any fractures or not. She is still
| in a critical condition and many weeks
win elapse before she is able to be
/ about.
/ John Brown of Pearl street left on
Wednesday night for Boston to pass
| the holidays at the home of his par
ents. He will return to the city during
the middle of January. Edward Burke
of Currier place left last night for Mont
| real, where he will spend the coming
week with friends. Before returning to
Barre he win visit with friends at st.
Johns. James Mari of Williamstown
arrived in the city to-day for few
| days visit. Charles Klein and James
! Stewart of Central street went to-day
to Worcester, where they win spend a
few days in the lumber camps on Wor-
cester mountain. Valentine Colombo
and Charles Keith left this forenoon for
Malletts Bay, where they will pass a
few days in camp, returning to the city
| the first of next week.