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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1917
Page
8
The piece notes a cool spring similar to last year, with June bringing warm days. It asks readers if they are prepared for the heat with wash suits and dresses, urging planning for summer attire.
Barre leaders urge all eligible residents to enlist or buy Liberty Bonds as Captain Sullivan leads Barre’s adopted Company C toward full war strength. Howland appeals for two billion bond purchases by June 14, citing tax exempt status and patriotism. 21 local recruits reported, with grand parade plans and support from Red Cross, church groups, and schools.
Fresh native reports from Houghton and Rove bring news of Lois Meredith in Pyg o My Heart at the Bijou and details of local visits. Highland Avenue residents camp, insurance offices set June closures, Caron returns from illness, and Gore family priesthood ordination coverage. Williams place sale in West Topsham and Batchelder Plainfield dispositions. Alderman Bruce's Barre farm purchase and ward 6 political shifts noted amid community updates.
Washington June 5 Prohibition resolution approved by Senate finance committee adds heavy taxes on distillation and importation of whiskey and spirits. Beer and wines unchanged. New rates include 20 percent levy on grain used in distilling and higher sectional duties, with exemptions for industrial medicinal and certain food uses.
Overcast weather and likely showers tonight and Wednesday. cooler in the interior with moderate southwest winds.
A jumble of items mentions Abbott's new sport stripes for skits, port stripes for fresh native asparagus each morning at Bee & Totine, and Vermont Fruit Store. References include Homer Fitts' summer shoes on sale at Shea's, plus notices of local events, meetings, and visitors in the city, with scattered names and places from Burlington to Barre.
Regular meeting of Bright Star Rebekah Lodge No 1s Wednesday evening July 8 at 8 oclock a civic apartment meeting of Barre Woman’s aly at Miss Helen Howl’s office Howland building Tuesday evening at 8 oclock Mrs Shepard chairman
New York June 6 evidence suggests no complete high powered wireless installation was sent to Mexico as part of a German spy system. Three men face charges of conspiring to send military information surreptitiously from the United States to Germany via Norwegian ship crews. Authorities hint the plot used a secret mail system between the United States Germany and Mexico. Hundreds of letters in English German and Spanish are involved offering translations and possible codes. Names include Harry FP Periest Irving Bonaparte and Axel E Metchar.
In Platteburg X Y dan the commandant announces a June 18 purge to remove officers unfit for commissions. The effort could cut the camp by 1670 men, about ten companies. Four artillery and engineer student companies will depart for Syracuse and Belvoir. After these moves and dismissals, 20 companies will remain in two regiments. Eight New England regiment members, five among them Guardsmen, were discharged yesterday for serious reasons.
An editorial in the June issue of Woman's Home Companion argues visiting is essential to make people feel at home. It contends hospitality elevates human connection and contributes to a higher communal purpose.
A fragmentary classified notice requests pasture and stalls in Graniteville with spaces described as adequate for cattle or horses. The readable bits mention stalls, stalls measurements, and a general search for suitable land or facilities.
A stray B8-calibre bullet fired by L. J. Hoadley of West Rutland struck Miss Bishop as she sat on the Vendette porch, bruising her right side. A corset saved her from a fatal injury, stopping the bullet after it glanced off a tree. The event occurred yesterday afternoon around 5:30 with Miss Bishop holding a younger child nearby.
Brattleboro men report to a preliminary physical exam for Vermont Ambulance Company membership. Eight fail the test. Dr. William Stickney of Rutland, soon to be captain, and Dr. H R Ryan supervised. Stickney says 90 members already and over 90 percent pass the test. He expects mobilization within two weeks and immediate training before deployment to France.
Captain McMath of Montpelier drives another large group of Co K volunteers to Fort Harrison Burlington with over half a dozen from Groton. The regiment shows 100 volunteers after initial 36. Mulled by prospect of remaining at fort or returning to Montpelier.
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