The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-25
TALK OF THE TOWN

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Silk waist sale Saturday at the Paris
! Shirtwaist House.
4 Buy your silk petticoats $l.00, $l.9S
up, at Vaughan's.
Dance in Miles hall Saturday night
Davidson's orchestra. Fifty cents pei
couple; extra ladies free. All invited.
Be sure and attend the auxiliary May
day ball in Rowland hall Thursday
April 80. Riley's orchestra OF six pieces
| The usual Cobble hill song service will
be held next Tuesday evening, April 2S
DIR. J. w. Barnett will be the speaker OF
the evening.
Jasper Haggett of West Stewards
town, N. H., who was formerly employed
for several years at East Barre, arrived
| in the city yesterday for stay Of sew
eral days with his sister.
Clarence Goldsbury has returned from
a two weeks business trip to Boston
and New Hampshire and has resumed
his duties at the Vermont Mutual Fire
Insurance Office at Montpelier.
| II. NJ. Farnham, the horse man, will
hold his next SD big combination auc-
ton sale of horses and CHER property,
at his stables in Montpelier on Friday,
May |, 1914. c. f. Smith, auctioneer.
Delbert d. Hogan, who has been en-
ployed as a dairy boy at the Morrison
farm for the past year, completed his
his duties yesterday. Mr.. Hogan ex-
poets to return in few days to his
home in Sheldon.
A very enjoyable time was spent last
evening at the home of Miss Mary Br-
ME, when about twenty of her friends
gathered there. Music, dancing and
games occupied the greater part OF the
evening. Refreshments of ice cream,
cake, waters and candy were served and
the party broke up at a late hour by
singing "Auld Lang Syne." Among the
guests at the party were Miss Louise
Melvin of Montpelier and Maxwell Fos-
kett of Rochester.
Members of the Vegmont Poultry as
ISOLATION have announced the selection
of second Judge to have charge OF the
awards at the annual show to be held
in Montpelier next January. Paul lde
OF Guilford, Conn, is the choice of the
committee on awards and at recent
meeting of the association their selection
was confirmed unanimously. Mr.. Ide
has had wide experience in judging
poultry exhibits, but perhaps he is bet
ter known for his ability as : lecturer,
Having made a scientific study OF poul-
try breeding, he has travelled the coun-.
try over, giving lectures and holding
conferences. On the board of judges
he supplants another Connecticut poult-
try man who will be unable to serve
next January. A new system for hand
ling the birds is being widely discussed
among the association members and it is
quite likely that more satisfactory
method viii be employed Is a result of
the discussion.
Early season golfng is claiming the
attention OF many FASTENERS these days.
This forenoon and afternoon many golf
ers with caddy bags slung aback were
seen boarding cars bound for Cherry
vale park" on The Montpelier road Al
though the season of the Barre Coli club
has not fairly started pleasant weather
has already attracted many TO the
keeper, assumed his duties last week
and the links are fast rounding into
shape. The greens have not been used
as yet, but temporary holes. placed
along the course. afford good deal OF
for those who are inclined
toward getting into form before warm
weather approaches. Last Saturday no
fewer than II golfers, men and women.
went over the temporary course. 1t was
expected that the number would be
doubled to-day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Connors of Web
sterville were visitors in the city this
morning while on their way to Sher-
brooke, p. O., where they were sum
moned by telegram which came last |
night telling of the serious illness of
The formers sister Miss Elizabeth |
Brean OF North Main street left this |
forenoon for Burlington. where she will |
make a short visit with relatives be- |
lore going to Bristol TO pass several |
lays. Fred Sowles left at S:l5 o'clock |
his morning for Montreal. where he |
will visit friends over the week end n. |
I. Sehriver, who has been spending a |
ew days in the Barre granite belt. left |
his morning for his home in Boston and /
?. q. Iamson, who has been in the gran |
tie district for week, returned to his |
ZONE in Cambridge, Mass. Miss Arvilla
ZONES left to-day for. Stowe, where she /
Expects to pass the remainder of the
month with her sister, who is in poor
lealth
Another month is expected to witness
he establishment OF soccer football |
n local circles. Several q the local
lubs, which have been prominently con
leeted with the game for many years
'ast, have already taken steps to place
heir representatives before the public
turing the coming season. Under the
Erection of competent coaching stats,
he clubs will institute practice next
week and for the coming few weeks will
evote their efforts to perfeeting the
anne before entering upon official sched-
les. Within q short time the directors
1 the Vermont football league are ex-
ected to convene for the purpose of re-
rganizing the league for another sea
on. Last seasons circuit comprised
cams representing Hardwick, Barre
own, and the Green Mountain A. c.,
hangers and Bonaccords, the last three
lentioned clubs of Barre. This season
he league win be composed of the same
hubs with possibly others. The league
ill probably open its schedule some
ime during the LITTER part of May or
he first of June and continue until late
lto September.