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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1914
Page
5
Numerous brief notes from Barre Vermont describe shop sales at Fatiginns and Knights, library hours, and a flurry of social and family travel. Local residents including Miss Chrissie Rae Mr and Mrs Rae and others are cited with small movements between Manchester New Hampshire Danville Milford and Barre. Memorial day events and various visits populate the city notes with updates on residents, work shifts and weddings.
The article notes warm weather tempts with very thin garments, but advises preparing for cool days with medium weight clothes. It emphasizes a strong line of thin dresses while also offering coats or suits at attractive prices to meet future needs.
Read about new dress values highlighting thin dresses in Ngured crepe material with white ground and colored patterns at 3.25, neat percale at 2.00, and 5.75 for fine crepe and voile dresses. Waldorf line offers natural lace finishes and tunic effect skirts.
A catalog-style note advertises women’s tailored suits in season’s best values. It lists wool diagonal, serge, and novelty cloth suits with bold markdowns from regular prices, highlighting several price points such as 7.50 9.00 14.25 and 15.00 for various colors and finishes.
A local ad lists imported Sorgos in Dark Blue Old Rose red Navy tan white and black at 50c per yard. New 40 inch wool crepe and many crepe weaves offered. 50 inch suiting serges from $1 26 to $2.00 per yard. Black and white checked dress goods and an all wool check at $1.00. Parcel post paid.
Trade advertisement notes 18 inch all Silk Messaline in many colors at 49 cents per yard and yard wide colored Messalines priced at 2 dollars per yard. Figured Messaline and Fancy Taffetas also 18 inches wide at 49 cents per yard. Novelty silks for veatings and neckwear range from 1.00 to 22.5 dollars per yard. Samples available postpaid.
June sale of muslin underwear at the Vaughan Store. Regular Indies auxiliary meeting of Clan Gorden set for Tuesday June 2 at the medal hour. Junior choir rehearsal at St. Monica's convent at 7 pm. Lost a dual cover between this city and North Montpelier, return to Jones and Nye's livery stable. Miss Rose Corvin of Richmond and Miss Claire Corvin of Burlington visiting their aunt, Jim. John S. Murley of Summer Street noted. Dewey Lake picnic area experienced near escapes as a thunderstorm struck. pavilion roof and lamps damaged but no injuries. crowd calmed and resumed activities after the storm.
East Barre families spent weekends at Queen City park and in nearby towns. Local youths and residents were out celebrating and traveling, with several social calls noted. A new birth, car chases, and Memorial Day school exercises are reported along with heartfelt thanks from families for support after a bereavement.
Warmer's Rust Proof corsets priced from two dollars and change at Knight's Children. Bonnets and Vaughan Store advertise white dresses at two dollars and eight cents. The Pavilion shows The Blind Power three reel feature today with Arthur Johnson in the lead.
Edmond Reaxide of Kirkstreet travels to Montreal to visit friends for a few days. Henry Papin, guest of his brothers, returns to Burlington. A Indies sodality of St. Monica's church plans a convent meeting at 8 o clock. Mr and Mrs Arthur Lyman return to Rutland after William Marrs death. Robert Marr, brother of the deceased, leaves for London Ontario after the funeral.
Arthur Johnson performs beet show The Bind Power at Pavilion ti day. Miss Gree Barclay from Park Street returns from Burlington visit. Daniels and Lamont called to Montpelier by Miss Nelson illness. Mrs E J Botehelder and Miss Inglis host Philathes class at Clark street. Dreamland screens Our Mutual Girl third reel. living models display fashion. Soccer teams urged to join Vermont football league. notify secretary G Laing by June 5 at 122 Plain Street.
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