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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1908
Page
5
The page lists scattered notes from Talk of the Town including shop ads and personal items. It mentions several residents and visitors, theater listings, sales at Peery's, and upcoming events at the opera house and local halls.
A. P. Abbott & Co advertises deep discounts to sell winter coats. Stock has been divided into lots priced from 98¢ to 6.98, with a focus on clearing spring goods and finishing the season. Sale runs Thursday through Saturday starting February 13.
Lot 1 holds five ladies coats with linings valued from £250 to £3,000, to close at One. Also four young children Astridian coats sizes 1 to 4 years for $2.75 to 8c, four Elderdown coats in light color with serge linings at 98c, and three heavy cloth coats in blue and mixed colors for ages 4 and 10.
Lot No 2 includes Silk Bear and Plain Cloth Coats in sizes 2 to S years. Silk Bear Coat uses curly silk bear cloth with serge lining, formerly 3.98, closing at 1.98. Two light Astrachan Coats with mercerized lining close at 1.098 each. Three plain Cloth Coats, two blue and brown, with mercerized lining, formerly 3.93, closing at 1.98.
An OCR fragment outlines Lot No 4 featuring Ladies heavy cloth coats and young ladies coats with college cuts, lined interiors, stitched backs, and rolled collars. It notes former values around $9.50 and sale figures near 83.98, mentioning plain kersey coats and small sizes 10 and 12 years as part of the assortment.
Lot No 3 features assorted ladies and misses coats in brown mixed cloth grey mixed coats black cloth and dark blue kersey. Coats range 50 inches long with velvet trim collars and heavy Scotch mixtures. Original values up to 6.75, now closing at 2.98 per item.
Lot No 5 lists several coats with discounts from the season sale. Includes brown Cheviot coats, blue and brown coats, navy blue coats with Venetian lining, and heavy mixed cloth coats in green blue and grey. Prices marked down from around 12 to 14 dollars to about 4.98 dollars.
Lot No 6 lists two Colored and three Black suits described as good style and cloth. Suits previously sold for 14.00 15.00 and 16.00, with close at 86.98. Also Let No Gare offers ten Black coats with partial fitted backs in cheviot and kersey, sold at 16.50 and 14.50, closed at 86.98.
If you take the poorest garment in any one of these lots you are saving half of your money. If you take the best you are saving a great deal more than that. We have never before approached any thing like prices named on above lots.
A scattered, glimpse filled fragment notes A P Abbott Company selling a black coat to Seanmoint at ALDEck Abbott's sale The Glenn family from HL attend Mrs Glynn s mother s funeral in the city A whist party at the Vinedde club features twenty tables and refreshments New ruchings at Van gnan s Children's shop half price Peery s Joseph Redond trips to Manchester Nowell Barber visits Norwich university Northfield The Universalist young ladies plan an evening meeting with Miss Williams Miles Stook and others presenting colored views on Palestine and New York
The Granite Mutual is doing well and offers favorable rates. Mr and Mrs Charles Emery of Washington visited the city. A shifting engine 203 hauling freight derailed on the Central Verticant line, blocking the 3:35 train until 6:51. Seven cars and the tender left the rails but no serious damage occurred. Cottage house for sale on Main Street with extra range, lot 100 feet deep, asking $10.00. Inquiries welcome.
An advertisement touts Guaranteed Tailoring promising suits, overcoats, and trousers made to precise measurements with quality, fit, and returns if imperfect. It highlights Spring Samples, prices from 13.50 to 45.00, and claims expert measurement, cutting, and sewing, plus cleaning, pressing, repairing, and coat rental services.
Local retailer Frank McWhorter Co announces a telephone contact 218-4 and promotes Wiansbard Block at 20 and 22 Worth Mala Street. Offers price-conscious outfits for men and boys with shop presence in Gua.
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