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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1908
Page
6
An ornate cake is showcased as a flawless example of skilled bakers craft. The item emphasizes quality ingredients, careful technique, and stringent cleanliness standards in its presentation.
Notice to the People of East Barre and Vicinity announces that from January 1 1909 goods will be sold for cash only with no scrip or rebates. It pledges six teen ounces per pound and lowest living prices, thanking customers and hoping to retain and expand patronage.
Listing from East Barre Vermont dated December 29 1908 shows W J Maxwell wood dealer with rates for wood types including block wood four inch lengths at 66 cents per running word and chair wood second growth limb wood per load with a note of a 1 percent charge. No broader context provided beyond the price and delivery terms.
Partial Barre notices describe Central Vermont Railway connections from Barre to Wells River and linking trains to St Johnsbury Montpelier and Burlington. It lists departure times from Barre for various destinations and notes connections and approximate travel intervals with specific feeder routes and timelines.
In a fragmented life insurance ad the text mentions National Life Insurance Company Mutual with agents Baladger and Morty, indicating a sales pitch for annuity products. The readable fragments name individuals and a Vermont connection, reflecting a midcentury agency listing.
Cash paid for watches, diamonds, gold and silver jewelry. Burr, the Jewel, offers the latest styles with package Stone cutters' glasses. All from 20 cents to a dollar. L. P. Austin, clock man, advertises in this week’s column with contact at 160-21.
East Orange notes report D Burghe on sick leave and A B Beede visiting Canada. G W Davis sprained his ankle. Clyde Blake went to Bradford to work in the telephone office. Christmas exercises attended at Waite River. Nutbrown helps F A Burroughy with lumber. Arthur Prescott visits from Bradford for the Christmas tree. Mrs Charles Simpson hosted and Myra Button visited. James Morton formerly with Burroughs found work in Strafford mines. Henry Colby, formerly of this place, died in Washington. Funeral held Tuesday at 2. Church Christmas program drew a large crowd and children performed well.
Cabot L Myers is confined to the house with a lame knee. Charles Cole of Concord NH visited Blaney Blodgett over Christmas. Dr A W Baker started on the road Monday selling Hawes fish and game bows. A Myers cme as Johnybur pest invaded the congregation church for electric Wehts. A G Wales and family have returned from Waterbury after a few days visit.
A benefit concert at Miles's Hall Granitevile on December 31 to aid the Presbyterian manse fund. Admission two cents, children sixteen. Doors open 7 p m with a program of instrumental and vocal solos duets readings reels and songs spanning Gaelic Scottish Irish and Indian selections.
Mrs Maria Steaper of the Howard block suffered serious injuries after a fall from a staircase on Monday, breaking her collar bone and leaving her mind unsettled. At 74 years old, authorities fear possible fatal consequences from the fall while her family and guests are noted moved to nearby towns.
The Bureau of Statistics runs monthly reports on agricultural conditions using a field service of seventeen traveling agents for state groupings, forty five state statistical agents, and a broad corps of correspondents. Reports come from county, township, and precinct levels via local observers and farmers, with special cotton data gathered by dedicated correspondents and inquiries to ginners.
An East Montpelier annual ball was announced with attendees including Mrs. Alma Ben as chairwoman and Dillerton’s and Mt Win as sponsors. The event, hosted by the White reader group, aims to draw participation from local residents and community clubs.
The report notes steady butter and large meat supply, with pork prices described as steady at 6 cents, potatoes firm, and eggs more plentiful. Wholesale quotes include dressed pork steady at 5, poultry weights around 14 pounds, and dairy items with limited clarity.
RICKEP'S MARKET reports veal prices holding steady while hogs and beef move mixed. Market notes indicate steady demand for veal cuts as hog prices ease and beef markets show a slight retreat in select cuts.
In Boston on December 30 the butter market shows quiet demand with small supplies and stores. butter stocks remain about 28 000 packages above last year, while egg quotations range from fancy northern creamery to fair to middling, with values around 40 to 46 cents for various grades and months.
The article warns that over 80 percent of turkeys hatched in the United States may contract blackhead, urging alarm for holiday flocks. Rhode Island studies show blackhead is not spread via eggs, and that disinfecting hatchery incubation can reduce losses from 80 percent to 15–20 percent, emphasizing keeping birds away from common fowls.
A local shop advertises a varied stock of New Year cards including photo post cards from Barre and views of town scenes. The listing notes large selections and mentions calendars and an Aldrich library display among the offerings.
O J Dodge a jeweler runs operation alongside Ideal Bookstore at 200 Mule 34. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate a dual business presence.
The Rhode Island experiment station strives to produce turkeys immune to a disease by selective breeding and introducing wild blood to increase vitality and resistance, persisting in preserving immune individuals and expanding the resistant strain.
Article discusses practical winter feeding for farm horses using homegrown coarse grains hay and straw. It covers barley rye corn meal mixtures, salt balance, moistening straw, warm ventilated stables, occasional potatoes or turnips, and notes preference for oats though priced higher. Also mentions lum bering, clover hay, and keeping horses in good condition for work vs idle.
A garbled quote recalls a three year old peril of death from a graveyard cough and a failed diagnosis. A. C. Williams of Bao Ry5 is mentioned in a fractured plea about a medicine that supposedly heals the world, with unclear sequence and person references.
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