The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-16
TALK OF THE TOWN

Dan a. Perry and C. w. Perry went
this morning to Northfield, where they
conducted an auction sale at the p. ID.
Lee farm, located some three miles out
of the village. A number of local buy
ers accompanied Messrs. Perry.
George II. Cook Of South Main street
began work Tuesday for the engineering
firm of Walker & Walker. and with
| Willard +. Walker and assistant, he left
yesterday for Middlebury, where wa
tershed will be surveyed Mr.. Cook was
formerly employed by the city engineer.
ing department.
William Robertson, who has been
making years stay at his former
home in Aberdeenshire. Scotland, arrived
in the city this morning from New
York, where he has been making a short
stay with friends since landing from
the Anchor line steamship Cameronia,
which sailed from Glasgow March 2s.
Fifty couples were in attendance at
dance given in Rowland hall last even
ing. The party was one of series
which E. NJ. Tobin and i. C. Eaton have
been holding during the winter and
spring months. There We're dances to
please every taste and there was pleas
ure a-plenty for ALL Riley's orchestra
played and dainty luncheon was served
at intermission.
There was sizeable gathering of
dancers who enjoyed good time at the
glass blowers exhibit in Miles hall last
evening. From o'clock until 9:30 the
performers gave an excellent exhibition
of glass blowing, and from the finish
of their performance until midnight the
hall was well filled with dancers. To-
night there will be another exhibition
and more dancing. Interest in the night
y programs at the hall is growing.
Major l.. A. Abbott camp, No. Ia, Sons
of Veterans, has charge of the affair.
Green Mountain lodge, /. o. o. f.,
evened up matters with the Clan Gordon
representatives last evening in the
fourth of a series of carpet bowles
matches, by winning to l. The game
was played in the Clan Gordon hall and
were characterized by spectacular play
ing throughout. Capt. Kennedy of the
Green Mountain lodge was the most con-
spicuous performer. The series now
stands one victory for each team with
two draws. The deciding game to
award the special cup will be contested
next week. Arrangements are being
made by the committee to issue invita-
tions for upwards of 100 people to at
tend the match.
Rehearsals are being held almost
daily for the four act drama, I'll Pa
drone del Ferrieri," to be given in the
opera house on the evening of Saturday,
April 25, by the Italian Fiodramatic
company. A skilled orchestra is also
practicing for the performance and one
of the largest crowds in the annals of
Italian dramatics in Barre is anticipated
I'll Padrone del Ferrieri" by Georgia
Honet has its locale in the charming lit
tie valley of the Guira in Italy The east
numbers nearly twenty prominent anna
teur actors of Barre and among those
who win participate are: Francesca
Comolli, Fioni Bottigi. Antoinetti Par
nigoni. Assunta Morandi. Ida Carusi,
Beatrice Franzi, Vincenzo Ossola, Guido
Comolli. Angelo c. Calderara, A. Moran
di, G. Peretti and f. Franzi. An effort
is being made TO restrict the attendance
OF children. unless accompanied, as in
the past, the Youngsters have been a
disturbing factor at the plays. Special
car accommodations will be provided
for North Barre and Montpelier patrons.