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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1920
Page
7
A pasted collage of local notes reports Finsbury Falls High School failed to win any game this season. The item lists various injuries, political races, price changes, and community events amid a string of minor incidents and notices across towns.
A damaged OCR fragment mentions a monthly amount of 850 and vague references to events and names. The readable portion does not provide clear entities or a coherent report to summarize a specific public notice or story.
A World summarized the final day of Governor Smith’s exam through a mass of 30 day bills and protests of court procedure. It notes governors across states, including Lowden Coolidge Cox Sproul Goodrich Hart and Price, shaping national views on prohibition and federal authority.
Brattleboro jury awards Mason Jones forty dollars against Brattleboro warden H B Metcalf after three days of trial in Jamaica. Ex Attorney General A G Barber says the case will go to the Vermont Supreme Court. The bear and trap dispute centers on ownership and legality of the device used. The trapped meat allegedly belonged to Jones. he was later cleared of the trap setting charge.
Speakers Friday night at Lyndon Institute and Music Hall Lyndonville included St Johne Graven Liglock dean of Dartmgouth college and D H Benson director of boys and club work Eastern Staten fougun Springfield Mass. They addressed the end of commencement festivit ies at the institute and Vail School of Agriculture. A noon banquet attempt at the Cangre lyatlinal fielded in Lyndonville with Ealtor Charles T. Walter of St Jose bury as toastmaster.
A fragmentary report notes papyrus recovered from an Egyptian site shows exposure to moisture affected its preservation. The recovered material mirrors patterns seen on plant-derived fibers, suggesting environmental conditions influenced the papyrus over two millennia.
In a light jest from Peigie's Home Journal, Tage and Rastine mock a sensational tale of excessive water, joking about “millions” of gallons and aloud disbelief at such a flood of liquid. The spoof captures humorous newsroom bravado and kitchen table chatter.
The Boston Transcript reports a scene where Maddens Man returns home to confront his wife about an incident and discovers she has company. A blunt barroom humor tone underlines the domestic trouble that arose during an evening outing.
Fragmented report describes a grandmother near death and a mother in Ren tory writing, mentioning a doctor, a trip to the drugstore, and various remedies. It references a child, fatigue, eye strain, and relief from medicines like Trine Evair, Worm Eapellor, and Leven. Auburn and All Deal & Co. are mentioned.
Person sells farm belongings remaining on the premises near Montpelier opposite Gather Cemetery on the road toward East Montpelier Center. Sale details to be conducted on site with items described locally.
Monday June 14 at o clock in the afternoon. Pair horses weight about 2000. Tools and farm gear include wheel harrow, dike harrow, mower, cultivator, plow, lumber wagon, sleigh, Shore sled, and numerous small tools. Also furniture bedding chairs kitchen range and heating stove. Terms at time of sale. A H Bruce owner D A Perry auctioneer.
The Vermont District of Washington requests all interested parties to attend a public hearing on the administrator’s account in the Mary J. Cutler probate office in Montpelier. The notice, published in the Barre Daily Times, requires appearance within three weeks from the specified date and warns that failure to appear may affect inheritance rights and claims to the estate.
The probate court for Washington District, Vermont, announces a hearing on July 1 for examining and allowing the executrix’s accounting of the estate of Homer Pitta late of the City Fair. Notices are published in the Daily Times and Barre city papers for interested parties to appear. Mary J. Cutler, Register, June 1906.
State of Vermort District of Washington provides that an application has been made to the court in writing by the use of the last will and testament of Eli D Richards for release from debt and probable debts of the deceased. Instructions indicate a newspaper notice circulates in the neighborhood. The notice is dated October 19.
State of Vermont District of Washington court of probate at Montpelier orders a hearing on March 20 1920 to contest the will of Eastman T Hopkins deceased. The notice directs interested parties to appear before the court on the stated date to present claims or objections regarding the probate proceedings. Dated May 6 1920.
Commissioners announce that creditors must present claims to the designated official for validation. The notice references angles of estate affairs and dates, naming Townsend Opton and Dandetete as parties involved, with instructions for submission by a specified deadline. The fragmentary text indicates a formal process requiring claimants to file promptly in Wheeler County.
A damaged OCR snippet references a probate matter in Murdo and mentions Frank J. Martin as judge. It alludes to June dates and the state of said estate with unclear claimant details and courtroom actions. The text is fragmentary and contains many garbled words.
Old classifieds list multiple listings including houses for sale in Montpelier and Freehold, rental inquiries, and a long wave of help wanted ads. Entries mention Annie Julian as owner, Monmouth shop inquiries, and various trades including carpentry and timber work. A two story tenement in Barre City is offered with six rooms and steam heat, plus adjacent lots.
Fragmented ad describes a near new four room cottage for immediate occupancy near port office and a 93 acre land parcel with unclear prices. It urges quick decision and purchase with scattered phrases about payments and location, reflecting a damaged historic newspaper snippet.
Readable text notes farms for sale in Cabot village area near Marwhited. Mentions 10 acres, some improvements, and pasture land. Fragments indicate sale listing with farm names Wache Farm and nearby properties.
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