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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
6
Central Vermont Railway times and services listed with trains departing at noon and early morning shuttles. Barre streetcar connections noted with transfer points and minor schedule nuances for local travelers.
Partial OCR text references Montpelier and an insurance agent Ballard locally, with hints of a general Montpelier West Ballard local agent. The fragment notes action and safety through insurance but lacks concrete events or dates.
Cash paid for watches diamonds and other items at the Goods Store. The sale includes various items from 20 cents upward and features a wide array of goods. A Thursday at 2 PM sale is announced with contact at Ellia Spaulding 25 4 Spaulding Tel. 196-21.
Rome date for Wilbur Wright tests not fixed yet but likely next month. Trials will differ by starting from a hillside near the Tiber with the plane rising over low city buildings rather than level flight.
A discussion on poultry housing notes it remains secondary to dry, ventilated conditions and proper feed. A. M. Brown of North Rochester asserts Page's Perfected Poultry Food yields higher returns, claiming his hens average 7 to 9 percent credit, with last winter reaching 9 percent. Readers can request free information by mentioning the paper.
Mr and Mrs Hale Mattoon visited Hiradford this week to spend Christmas with the latter’s mother. Dr A T Marshall and Charles D Boardway traveled to Hanover to consult Dr Gile as Boardway recovers from illness. Constable Dan D Howe of Randolph jailed James of CadV ille, N Y for twenty five dollars. The Yoekshire telephone line work tied new poles with crossarms, consolidating lines from Dorset to Cookville. Albert W Hoyt hosts a sugar sociable to aid Cane No 28, Veterans. Others in town include R M Harvey of Spel, John Romie of South Royalton, George Stacey of Windsor, and Bert Kingsbury of West Fairlee.
Elisabeth Holden leaves for Boston and Newton Fiber. Mrs. Mary Mann hosts A C Holman of Boston. Pliny Hamilton and family plan a stay. Evelyn Denney visits Albany with Fannie Prince. Austin brothers travel to Fairfax. Elizabeth Campbell vacations with the Joneses. Miss Currie Sault returns to New York City. Mrs Carrio Re of paste stays in Barre. Col A Bear visits over Christmas with Willis Chandler. Horace Moulton hosts in town. West Randolph Grange closes year with 275 members. Guy Woodward reassigned to Montana railroad project south of Filena.
A fragmented account from The World's Work chronicles a colonial era project in Uganda. It recounts a conflict involving two leaders and hundreds of workers opposing a British government effort to finish a railway. The narrative spans three installments with references to a lieutenant colonel and a controversial death.
La Crosse correspondent notes Newton resident ELT Brown earns weekly from rattlesnake bounty, oil, and skins. He hunts across wild areas, citing reports of 128 dollars in one week and typical summers bringing 80 to 100 dollars, with little winter work. He uses a hickory club, avoids front strikes, and sometimes brings his dog.
A Chicago monthly magazine editorial titled National Honor attacks William Taft as a Unitarian and unchristian. It warns that Taft’s election would bring national dishonor, urging Christian voters to protest from pulpit and press. A reader asks for opinions on the piece from The Voter.
Norman D. Ingham argues eucalyptus planting is now a commercial proposition. Wood for fuel is becoming costly and scarce, so profits lie in hardwood lumber and related products. Growth to ten years or more yields higher returns, with irrigation boosting yields and land quality shaping profits.
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