This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1908
Page
4
A Vermont column notes campaign leanings including Bryan Kern support in the fall vote, discusses a Vermont delegation’s Denver convention abstention, and warns of forest fire risks amid hot weather. It cites state ordinances fining careless fire starters and urges vigilance to prevent conflagrations.
Fragmentary lines discuss a penalty of 8300 Que or five years imprisonment and urge sense of decency to avoid penalties. The text is garbled and lacks clear subjects or events. It mentions loweries and wordland of forest in a disjointed way, offering no verifiable names or dates.
Members of the Burlington Independents and teams from St. Albans Barre and Montpelier seek a summer league with games every Saturday. Burlington lineup includes Manager Harry Perkins, O Brien, HW, Frank Smith, Moore, Monahan, Burke, Ahern. Limited budgets and simple play are noted as acceptable.
Announcement notes an excursion to St Anne de Beaupre from South Barre with further details found on page 2 of the paper.
Vermont board of railroad commissioners orders the abolition of two grade crossings in Fairlee and Woodstock on the Boston & Maine and Woodstock lines. A connecting section of highway will replace the crossings. Costs are apportioned among Fairlee, Vermont, and the railroad, with deadlines set for completion by December 1, 1908.
Brattleboro July 1 James F Hooker a leading attorney and prominent local figure filed an action against Margaret Gatty alleging fees for a joke prank gone awry The suit stems from a box incident in which a lemon was found in a handbag after Gatty claimed a swindler had left money and a bag Hooker confronted the scene and demanded the handbag only to find a lemon in the bag
Mrs Elmer Kelsey of Ellows Valley visits her parents Mr and Mrs Frank Tucker. Funeral services for the late William Stone were held at his home Sunday afternoon with Rev P B Fink officiating. Miss Kent of New Hampshire visits her sister Mrs Orlando Martin. Mr and Mrs Ernest Hatchelder of Barre spend Sunday with Emma Batchelder Jadice and children. Bemis millinery store offers reduced prices on items.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.