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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1915
Page
6
A vintage advertisement promises rapid hair regrowth using Parisian Sage to invigorate hair roots. It claims hair loss halts within days and old hair stops shedding, with noticeable renewal in short order, sold at Red Cross Pharmacy and other druggists. the claim emphasizes low cost.
An enthiamatic Waitsfield committee outlines a 30 foot community Christmas tree plan with outdoor lights music carols Santa Claus and gifts for every boy and girl. Committee roles listed with chairmen treasurers and district coverage plus a Friday wedding and local library gift noted among many town items.
Northfield A L Howitt of Berlin made a town call in Northfield yesterday. Miss Mildred and Miss Gertrude House of Berlin returned home after visiting Mrs. A E Covell. Wird Jones left for Detroit to spend time there. Charles A Plumley tax commissioner in West Berlin yesterday. Ethel Warner works in Dr P B Allens dental office. W M Dewar had a successful deer hunting trip on the last day of the season. David Allen left for Montreal to join a Canadian regiment and may be sent to Europe. Mrs Allen and child to reside in Montreal. Ex-Congressman Frank Plumley spoke in Randolph on Prohibition. Notices posted for a special town meeting Saturday at 2 pm to elect a new selectman and to authorize borrowing for current expenses.
Miss Record spent the weekend in Sharon Missouri with friends. Mrs. George Davis of Northfield visited Mr. and Mrs. H W Crockett. Hex A W Hewitt will lecture December 9 on The Making of Mr X at the parish house. Edith Cooper of Montpelier visited the W A Cooper family. Joe Howe of Roxbury called on Mrs. M J Ayers. Corrie Ramsdell of Montpelier visited her aunt, Corrie Streeter. Nearly 20 attended a Berlin corner chicken pie supper last Wednesday. Mrs. Joseph Dempsey of Northfield Falls stayed with Mrs. H A Stockwell. Preston Libbey of Newport visiting Miss Marcia Libbey before returning home. Mrs. Walter Johnson of Montpelier spent a week with her parents, B S Gove and wife. La A Stiles left for Mt Vernon in Nov to work with her son Mark Stiles and called on Prof E A Cooper in New Haven Conn.
Mra Frank Batchelder of Barre spent Saturday with Mit F H Bruffes and Dean Towne. Turton Ward of Moretown sold Holsteins to Turton Ward. Frank Mayo organized a dram in the near future. Chicken-pox cases and health news appear with visits to Barre and Montpelier. The Village Improvement Society fair, December 10, in the opera house, features a two act farce Our Church Fair with music by Nye and Lawrence. Several residents attend events in Barre, Montpelier, and Essex Junction.
East Thetford resident A F Ruggles barely survived an accident while alone in the woods. A felled tree shifted as he tried to finish it, causing him to slip and hang briefly before the tree gave way. He vows not to risk such peril again.
A local notice reports the death of Mr. T. F. Sanketa of Trewpill. Details are limited due to the fragmentary state of the OCR but confirm a fatal incident recently observed in the community.
Fragmentary text mentions Walter Senter and a Mt and Mere setting with dates and local site references. It references a start of events, a jeweler detail, and legal or official notes about proceedings. Readable names are scarce, but the piece centers on ceremonial or legal proceedings involving a person named Walter Senter and an unclear site.
An old advertisement urges parents to use California Syrup of Figs as a universal laxative for children and adults. It claims a bowel cleansing cures listlessness and stomach distress, touts the product as harmless and delicious, and directs to ask a pharmacist for a five cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
The U. S. Grant post of the G. A. R. held its annual meeting on Saturday night electing Commander F. N. Ketcham senior vice E. N. Rising junior vice Alfred Eaton quartermaster W. A. Putnam officer of the day John Manney officer of the guard Martin Sargent chaplain V. Parker with installation planned for January The Women’s Relief Corps also held their annual meeting naming President Mrs May Goodwin senior vice Mrs Clara Ketchum and other officers Delegates were named for the state meeting and installation will occur in January Also noted were teaching duties resumed in Hethel and several local social visits and a 31 year old Randolph fire history segment
Fragmentary OCR note records names and places with unclear relations. Mentions Mrs Whence Hally Pletcher Moulton and Teamily with possible village events or movements. May reflect a community notice or family update with unsettled wording.
Mrs Eroe C Lyford aged 60 died at the home of her son Herman N Lyford in Washington Saturday November 27 after months with cancer. Funeral from the Methodist church here Monday at 2 pm Rev Robert Haseltine officiating. interment beside her late husband Henry Lyford in Highland cemetery. Survived by mother Helen M Carpenter of North Randolph, three sisters, three brothers, and nine children. Many relatives attended. Other local notes mention visits and relocations of residents and property moves.
Reporting mixed with fragmented names, the Bethel area ends its deer season as multiple townsfolk discuss or witness violence. Among the notes is the death of two 13 year old twins, sons of C. EB. Dunham, near their home and various suspects and legal actions teased for later municipal court. Local witnesses include Wallace Hatebelter and Has mond Trainor among others, with ongoing investigations and relatives traveling after the incident.
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