The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-01-15
TALK OF THE TOWN

Linen crash in the sale at 71ac and &c
per yard at Vaughan's.
The $l00 plaid waists to close at zoe
each at Perry's on Saturday.
John Lavally, who has been passing
few days in the city, returned to-day
to his home at Champlain, N. Y.
Miss Myrtle Wells, who has been visit.
ing relatives in West Topsham, has re-
turned to Barre for a few weeks stay
Auction sale tomorrow at Farnham's,
at Montpelier's big mid-winter sale, lots
of horses and other property. C. F..
Smith, auctioneer.
c. II. Presbrey Of New York arrived in
the city this morning for few days
business visit at the Presbrey- Coyken-
dali plant at the north-end
The management Of the Buzzell skat-
ing rink wish to announce that, owing
to the weather having moderated, the
rink will be open tonight at 1880. ii
is ladies night.
Portus J.. Brown of Washington street
is seriously i'll of stomach trouble Mr.
Brown has been detained from his du-
ties at the Trow & Holden plant for the
past two weeks.
N.
els in North Carolina and other southern
states for the Gerard Barclay Granite
Co, arrived in the city this morning for
weeks visit at the company's offices
in Smiths meadow
While Fred Rock was riding on the en-
CINE of the branch Central Vermont
train to Montpelier Junction yesterday
afternoon, a bar fell and broke a bone
in one leg between the ankle and knee
Later Rock was carried to his home in
Montpelier.
Frank j. Donahue. who has been trav.
cling through Maine with headquarters
at Bangor for the Ferris Sanborn Map
Co., of Boston, arrived in the city last
night for an extended stay with. Mrs.
Donahue and two children on South
Main street.
Barclay Scott of Fairmont park re-
turned this morning from Boston, where
he has been spending several days in at
tendance at the Hub poultry show. Mr.
Scott exhibited fine showing of Barred
Rocks, class in which no less than l25
birds, 60 cocks and go puIlets, were
shown. Judge II. W. Scott who is re.
tanned at the show as Judge in the But
tercup department, viii not return until
the last OF the week.
Miss Gladys Carroll of Keith avenue
was the guest of honor at party ten
dered at her home last evening in antic-
patton of her coming marriage to Cor
nelius p. Lawrence of Montpelier, which
has already been announced. The affair
took the form of miscellaneous shower,
and Miss Carroll was the recipient of
varied list of attractive gifts that in
Guided silver, hand-painted china and
linen. Twenty girl friends of the pros
pective bride helped to make the party
a success. The dining room was artistic
ally trimmed in pink, with pink flowers
and festoons to match. A pink tea and
a buffet luncheon constituted one of the
enjoyable features of the evening
Games and an informal program brought
the party to close. The wedding will
be celebrated at ST. Monicas church next
Monday morning.
At the opera house Friday evening an
illustrated lecture will be given under
the auspices of the state board of health.
More than 5000 feet of film will be re-
flected on the screen and competent rep
resentatives from the state board will
be present to explain the pictures, maps,
statistics and diagrams. There will be
no admission and general invitation is
extended through The Times to every
one. Last year the state board was
instrumental in giving an Illuminating
lecture in this city that carried home
its lesson in sanitation to many. 1t is
hoped that the attendance will be even
larger. The lecture is part of a state
wide program which the board has pro-
vided for the education of the people.
Because of the prevalence OF the malady
in Barre, that portion of the lecture re-
lating to tuberculosis, its prevention and
cure, will be of timely interest,