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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1917
Page
5
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About 200 people attended the Glenugie club picnic on Saturday at Caledonia park. The president’s side won a close 3 to 2 game with Massie Jr and Fraser for winners and Moir and Duncan for losers. A prize waltz at age 70 drew special notice amid a lively afternoon featuring the Barre pies band and a Montpelier Band concert schedule forthcoming with patriotic tunes and overtures.
Community notices advertise a Liberty Loan band sale and a large dance at Shea's to start commencement week with Carroll's orchestra. Barre and Castleton graduates noted, plus a Barre Rangers meeting, union and veterans group reminders, flag raising, rain interrupted yet held children’s day at the Congregational church with recitations and music by Miss Stickney and Margaret Slattery.
Local page notes advance sales for The Girl from Broadway June 21 and 22 at Burrs, with promotions urging readers to buy tickets. It also lists community notices including enlistments for the Navy, travel, and various residents and business changes around Barre and Berlin.
Budget friendly sale highlights Blue and Black suits with special prices to clear stock in weeks ahead. Separate coats dominate the season with many odd colors on one rack at half original prices. Unusual value dark coats offer quality and style for cool evenings.
Fifty local talents gathered as "The Girl from Broadway" plays auxilliary shows with George W Westerman visiting from New York. Barre Woman's club meeting postponed to Friday at 2 45 PM Knights of Pythias hall. reports from state federation delegate to be presented. Two intoxication arrests noted with fines arranged. Bailey on probation. Simonds and Chicquette facing arraignment.
A village bulletin lists sales, dances, and alumni events including S H S alumni ball tickets and a Spaulding Alumni association dues drive led by Mrs Edith Carr. Memorial Sunday services by Pythians at First Baptist and Odd Fellows at First Presbyterian feature sermons on fraternalism and good works.
Advertisements list Liberty Loan bands and corset covers while native asparagus fresh at Houghton Robins. Announcements include tickets for The Girl from Broadway, a dance at Howland Hall, Carrell's orchestra, and the S HS alumni ball on Wednesday June 11. Barre residents attend ministerial meetings, expect summer gatherings to pause, and a Barre party visits Holden farm in Graniteville for a house warming with a dog interruption and impromptu program.
Burrs advertises diamond rings and a sale on Ruy Liberty Lean band and Silk corset covers at Abbott s. The Girl from Broadway set and Howland hall dances with Carroll s orchestra. Weekend guests include Hy Av Moore Sioux City F B Russell St Albans Charlee Le Hetlon Burling ton Ross Gale Miss Coburn Plainfield Fred Frost Throton Mrs Irving Palmer Newtonville Mase M Sonith FAL Day Newton Mask J C Vonburg Canajoharie Mr and Mrs Modgett St Johnsbury Mr and Mrs Simone Seer Noy M D Weeks St Allans Mrs FR Merrill and Miss A Merrill C C Osborn Hornell NY Mr and Mrs ih W Ben eon Burlington and William Brien New York.
Yok Old Bennington, Vt. writes that he remains a Socialist Specialist and left the Socialist party because it ceased to be socialist. He asks the paper to correct an editorial mislabeling calling him an ex Socialist.
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