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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1919
Page
5
A collage of Barre notices details Odd Ladies’ fair plans prices and venues plus local moves hires and meetings. Irene Blair Adeline Burrill and others shift jobs and homes while a slew of social events fundraisers and club gatherings fill the week.
Thomas and John Barry at St Michael's college shared Thanksgiving with their sister Mrs Anon Barry. Mr and Mrs George Hoyt of Barre joined Mr and Mrs Robert Burnham and family for the holiday meal.
East Barre issues a card of thanks for support after a recent death. Gratitude is extended to Mrs Lega Lord and Dr Asa Floyd Take and sone, Mr and Mrs U K Wolcott, Mr and Mrs Bert Blake, Mr and Mrs Hi W Norris, Mr and Mrs Forrest Wolcott, and the Granite Chapter No 26 R A M for a special convocation on Tuesday Dec 2 at 7 pm.
Walking dolls at Martin's Book Store with details on contact and location. The listing mentions Arthur Spitzer, a violin teacher, and a telephone number 680, along with 50 Wellington Street, Barre. It notes a fundraising fair and social events at Howland Hall and mentions various local attractions and ads.
Warren Vermont focus with Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Long visiting AH Long in Boston. News notes include Fred Varney moving into Harrison Pleper’s house, Jennie Jones buying and planning to move into Varney’s former home, and sales to A. L. VanDoeusen. Out of town guests join W. A. Pierce and others. a play titled Home Ties framed by the Redakle Rebekah event funds.
Plainfield hosts a single night screening of Fighting In France featuring a renowned New England lecturer George M. Bragg. The film, acclaimed as the greatest battlefield depiction, travels from large cities and arrives at the local venue rain or shine. Doors open at 7 15 and show starts at 7 15 sharp with no advance ticketing. Mothers' club note a time change for the next meeting on Thursday December 1 with officers listed.
Mr and Mrs Orville Smith of Danville visited over the weekend Kneat Perkins hosted his family from Cabot at the Putnam house for the winter Mrs M Lamberton remains ill A G Cassady of Melrose Minnesota stays at their farm for a few days Mr and Mrs Lee Dow visited Henry Dwinell in Mursfield last week L Silver of Plainfield was here Monday trapping fur Deer hunters have headed to camps Nearby communities and domestic notes fill the brief report
A Boston Transcript note recalls a childlike exchange about a fight with Jimmy Green and hints at a broader cautionary view on violence. The piece cites 1916 Pennsylvania accident tolls of 400 per sons killed and 90,000 injured as reported by the U S Public Health Service, urging safety first due to preventable causes.
Williamstown mourns the death of Newell R Farnham a lifelong resident aged about 78 at his home yesterday after a brief illness including heart and liver disease asthma and arterial hardening. He served as a local official a notable insurance agent and notary public and leaves a son Herbert with his family. Funeral plans call for a private service next Thursday amid local family presence.
The item recalls Gerry Kimball’s Monday departure to Hookset New Hampshire and notes Mrs. Arthur Lawrence visiting from Marestown for a pleasant Thanksgiving gathering at Corrie Strestae’s home. It mentions residents Streeter from Asheville and Georgy, and details about families visiting, local employment, and illness. Mrs. Catherine Rumney’s brief Histon stay and Preston Liley’s Newport trip are also referenced.
The article reports France's postwar election result where a bloc national coalition defeated extreme radicals. It highlights Clemenceau's influence guiding reconstruction, notes the two party evolution, and predicts a more conservative government forming while 6,000,000 property holders resist socialist property confiscation and soviet ideas. The piece calls the victory a sign of national resilience and warns extremism could threaten global peace.
The article lists local residents and students attending activities and trips during the Thanksgiving recess. Names include William Alexander Frank FE Fine algan Eenest Riddell Emamett Hal liga Veronica Coyle Ida Sheehan Clara Murphy Madeline Carey Therbert McLeod Mar Maciver and others. Several plan to travel to Burlington and Hertford for study or employment while one student returns after a break due to closures.
Dorothy Glas Jenne stars in Battling Jane with Paramisunt pictures and Mire Gish in The Devil Newdie plus a Fatty Arbuckle comedy at Ol Wert's hall tomorrow night. A congregational meeting is set for Wednesday at the Trombotarian church. Roberton is noted as Japanese.
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