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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
5
A catalog note advertises embroidered and fancy scarfs center pieces mats shams and bureau scarfs with prices designed to surprise. It touts a special sample assortment of New Dollars coats sets embroidered stock collars lace collars and cuffs aimed at early holiday shoppers.
Community chatter from Talk of the Town highlights visitors from Williamstown Corinth and Northfield plus shopping notes at Porry's Vinughen's and McWhorter Co. Many local meetings follow with church vestry sales, charity events, and a Christmas week sale. Theater listings, concert plans, and a hospital board meeting conclude with social gatherings and a village hall dance December 10.
An inquiry note describes a found white and brown dog wearing collars. The owner, F. Dawe, is sought at his home, while a hardware store and local contact details appear in the transcription. The statement references a hotel and other scattered details from the page.
Veale Knight’s towels and warm garments dominate the talk with seasonal offers from Frank McWhorter Co headquarts for coats sweaters and gloves. Readers are urged to check Sowden Lyon ads and Bijou theatre programs for films and sensational novelty acts.
An unusual meeting elected officers for the ensuing years including President George Pies and Vice President G G Hollister, with a large list of committees such as Charity, Sink, Flower, and Executive. A working committee meeting is set for Monday at 2 o'clock at Mrs Agnew Bradford's home. News notes on members' activities and local events accompany the report.
Advertises heavy discounts on 42 inch pillow slips and sheets sold at reduced prices. Claims cotton costs, quantities and sizes, with low prices around two and a half yards and forty two inch lengths. Mentions stock reduction and quick sale for “D & L” cotton products.
Cut rate offers on various fabrics including Red Plaids Wool Checks and Linen Damask. Discounts apply to half wool poplar mothat and Brown Mecked Suiting while stock lasts for a few days. Prices emphasize deep reductions to clear large quantities.
Due to a larger busines this season the Separate Skirts house has excess stock. Prices are cut on many items including six blue and black skirts at 2.98, other skirts at 4.95 and 4.98, ten best numbered skirts at 4.98, eight black and new fabrics at 9.98, plus coats and cravenette jackets with leather trimmings and fitted backs priced down to 10.90.
A. P. Abbott Co. Weather prompts heavy wear for Prank Me Whorter Co. The Queen of the Forest event last evening awarded prizes to Mrs A. H. Violetty and F. Morse booby prize to Mrs Thayer and John Forbes. N. B. Ballard steamship agent posted in Miles' granite toiling says tickets available evenings from 6 to 9 except Mondays.
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