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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1908
Page
7
A New England traveler from North West appears to have sustained serious injuries after his vehicle flipped onto its roof while traversing Crawford Notch. Emergency crews responded, and the victim was transported to a hospital for treatment.
In a foggy evening crash on a slope near Crawford house, a touring car ran out of control after hitting a stick. The driver suffered a dislocated shoulder and the passenger was severely injured as bystanders lifted the vehicle and freed the trapped owner. Ground crew rushed from Marlboro and nearby towns to assist.
In New York on July 15 surgeons at Roosevelt hospital treat Dr A W Shupauites who was critically wounded by a shot. Doctors have not decided whether to operate to remove the bullet as the wound penetrated the liver. The injury followed a trip from Northport and worsened his condition.
The third annual midsummer festival of the Caspian Lake Musical Association will be held in the Congregational church at Greenstar from August 19 to 24. Seventeen shade trees dying on three streets in Ruthind prompted livining theories and a note on electric wire theft. A balloon message and card return tracing from North Marlboro to Putney covered twelve miles.
Peter Baden has likely been Montpelier’s longest serving blacksmith, with a working span beyond 45 years. He learned the trade in Rutland and worked in Burlington Swanton and Barre before opening a shop on December 21 1803 near the Central Vermont station. The business moved several times and has resided on the Blanchard property overlooking Haymarket Square for eight years.
Wo Jenking of Chapel Hill North Carolina extols Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve in the world. He reports it cured a felon on his thumb and always heals pores burns and wounds. Sold for 250 at Red Cross Pharmacy and Rickert Wells’ drug store.
Fresh cut flowers and floral designs available with quick service. Highlighting a large array of ferns and palms for decorative use. Store closes at noon in July and August. Greenhouse contact numbers 9 21 and 201 11.
Report from Dr Henry J D Chadwick at the Vermont Sanitorium Pittsford gives patient counts since opening December 16. of fifty three patients classified as discharged or under treatment with lengths of stay around forty weeks. Also notes Mrs Mary Potter of Fair Haven died after four months illness aged ninety. A. C. Leach of Fletcher touts a new sugar evaporator design claiming efficiency and test readiness.
An old report notes the Handy Man warns about theft risks in travelling libraries. It mentions Dewey and 3 valuable addresses at a state library meeting, praising the travelling library system as a culture medium for rural areas and noting Vermont’s library committee overseeing travel collections.
A public notice invites anyone seeking information about traveling libraries and the proper method of ensuring service to visit Ming Pranmne Hobart in Cambridge, VI for details. The item provides contact and location cues for interested readers seeking library outreach and process clarification.
A fire narrowly averted at Mrs J J Trudel's tenthouse Ensemble on the east store when a trolling party returned to the rultayn for a spoon. Smoke alerted a servant and a bucket brigade quickly contained the blaze. Damages include kitchen ceiling and a partition estimated at 100 dollars, with some personal property lost. Nearby cottages and shrubbery were at risk.
Rutland city hosts Rutland County Medical and Surgical Society gathering at The Berwick with about 40 doctors attending. Dr Clow Peck of Brandon acts as president pro tem. Dr A H Bellerc ee is abroad. Dr George William Warren of Presbyterian Hospital New York speaks on solar kidney cases. officers elected include president pro tem Peck and vice president Dr W Martin Cuttingsville.
A Writer in Woman's Home Companion July suggests a method to keep water cold: place a half inch cotton layer between two sheets of thick brown paper shaped into a stovepipe hat style box, cover one end, seal, and set over a pitcher of cold water. The arrangement reduces air exposure and slows ice melt, keeping water cold longer.
Advertisement urges boys to gather and ship bones for cash. It offers 60 cents per hundred pounds for thoroughly dry bones and higher rates for clean boiled butchers bones. Freight paid from station if shipping 200 pounds or more. Location listed as Page, Byde Park, Vermont.
Real estate sale notice for a house on M1 street in Barre Vermont to be sold at public auction. The advertisement states the property will be offered to the highest bidder with details to be provided at the sale.
A Barre Vermont listing notes a two tenement house with well and water, roan, and winter fuel, plus a desirable lot to be sold to the highest bidder. The owner must move from Barre immediately. inspection is offered and terms announced at sale on July 18 at 2 10 p.m.
Ladin with thinning hair are urged to try Therpicide from The Herbelde Co. It claims to kill dandruff germs, stop further hair loss, and encourage rapid regrowth. A sample proves its effectiveness, with delivery from Detroit Michigan.
Notice describes a large farm with stock for sale about four miles from a landmark, listing a small toll or crane, hay and set, and a broker Katara Agency. Inquiry directed to a contact at LE Waeder with a telephone call suggested. Includes vague dates and partial location details.
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