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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1916
Page
8
A shopper oriented piece asserts the store as a reliable outlet offering dependable merchandise at fair prices. It pledges truthful advertising and sales claims, with a commitment to rectify any printing or store announcements errors to the customer’s satisfaction.
Women nationwide embrace sport striped garments as season opens. The store showcases crepe de chine waists at 2.98, silk waists from 2.25, and voile maslin waists from 1.00, with linene gabardine and cotton bedford skirts also offered for summer comfort.
The Williamstown postoffice was robbed in August 1911, fifty dollars taken, a man serving time in a federal penitentiary for a prior break. Sheriff A A Reed and Inspector Buckley pursue leads as officers probe the exposed main street site. Postmaster Wilber deposits funds frequently to Barro bank to safeguard assets, while burglars target the week’s Saturday cash and stock. The post office remains open and central to village attention.
The Barre Times urges readers to visit Barre during the upcoming fare refunding week, turning the big trade event into a home-coming affair. Merchants offer fare refunds for out of town customers who spend the designated total across participating stores, with full refund details to be published in The Barre Daily Times. A list of merchants united for the cooperative sale is provided for reference.
Abbott basement wash goods and a roundup of local residents and visits fill this Talk of the Town column. Barre blacksmith shops close Saturdays in July and August. Several residents travel for visits, work, or study, including Angell in Walden and Mrs LePage in St Albans. A Foresters meeting and Bon Accord picnic planning are noted, with farm bureau crop demonstrations to follow in the county led by Abtett and county agents.
An agenda item lists a regular rural division meeting in Graniteville on Tuesday evening, June 1. All members are urged to attend per the order of the secretary.
A partial listing for sale offers a cabinetmaker type furniture and suspected mold items. The readable portion mentions contact at 54 Wellington Street and hints at bay or sale of worn pieces.
Miss Abbie Alvaird spends weekend in Northfield with relatives. Various residents travel to Manchester Lisbon New York and Burlington for visits and business. The town hosts sales auctions and a children's day rehearsal. Court cases involve traffic violations and petty offenses with several pleas and sentences.
Poorly legible OCR text shows thanks and sympathy phrases with names and scattered fragments. It mentions relatives and a memorial context but lacks clear events, dates, or concrete actions.
Funeral services were held in Montpelier for Orville H Richardson who died after a brief illness. Rev. Carson and Rev. Shaw officiated at the house and grave with Odd Fellows assistance. Burial was at Green Mount cemetery. Attending from out of town included Mrs. Flora Richardson and several Richardson relatives from Waitsfield. Directors, nephews, nieces and siblings from Burlington and Montpelier attended.
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