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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1914
Page
4
A 1914 Barre Daily Times column discusses public health, vacation travel, and a defense of Vermont against broad calls to condemn country vacations. It cites typhoid fever data, cautions against sweeping judgments, and critiques speed and detector-law enforcement amid village life.
fragmented OCR text suggests a Vermont health scare amid typhoid fever fears in summer. Officials warn about water safety and sanitation, noting disease risk and calls for action to prevent contagion.
A Brattleboro motorist fined for drunken driving faces calls to revoke his license. The editorial urges strict action to prevent repeat offenses, arguing sobriety and responsibility are essential for anyone behind the wheel. Background notes cite Rutland News and St Albans Mus. scragger opinions on auto safety and legal restraint.
Montpelier notes a long illness of whooping cough and pneumonia ends with the death of Marjorie Pillsbury, twenty months old, the family’s only child. The funeral, led by Rev. F. W. Lewis, took place Friday in the village cemetery with out-of-town relatives attending from Keene New Hampshire Barre. Also listed are local visits, housing work plans, and school program details in the day’s community news.
A long notice lists Sunday services across multiple churches including Mission Union South Barre Swedish Mission Brook Street and Barre Congregational. It details worship times Holy Communion sermons Sunday schools and evening services, inviting all to attend. Names of clergy and churches such as Church of the Good Shepherd St John the Baptist Episcopal Church First Presbyterian Berlin Congregational First Baptist Salvation Army Websterville Baptist Church Universalist Church and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints appear with service hours and topics.
A devotional collection highlights Saviour When Night Involves the Skies by Shelley Lord of All Being by Taylor Thou Wilt Keep Him in Perfect Peace by Buck and Grant Us Thy Peace by Hopkins, noting spiritual themes and hymn-like lines.
Bethel Bentley G. Fisher has come back from Mount Clemens Michigan in much improved health. Attendees at the funeral of G H Bickford in Hardwick included Mr and Mrs W C Cliff John Austin John McCormick John Mitchell Mr Heath C D Cushing Dr OV Green Tal W R Brij. They traveled by train and car to Montpelier. Readings note business closures in Rethel dhtrin during the funeral hours 3 to 4 Welock. John K Miller a Maryland medical student arrived for summer vacation. Mrs Wallace Batchelder and Mrs Thomas Bri returned from the State Federation of Women’s Clubs.
Weltha Loomis of Montpelier died at home on Terrace Street after a brain illness. A funeral is set for 3 PM tomorrow. No near relatives listed. Also, two men fined five dollars plus costs for a total of 85.94 and sentenced to 36 days in jail. Joseph Water bought Miesether Hathaway’s house on North State Street and will reside there.
A local retailer advertises a wide range of footwear including white shoes in nubuck canvas tennis shoes high and low cuts Mary Janes and two strap slippers for misses and children. The dealer promises to supply almost any shoe style and invites customers to come in and be convinced.
The American Mine offers best letters on capital punishment with Frank Hanly, ex-governor of Indiana, winning first prize. His letter declares deep opposition to the death penalty, recounting choices to commute or refrain from executions, and denounces capital punishment as incompatible with American justice and humane ideals.
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