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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1916
Page
5
The blacksmith shops of Barre will close at noon Saturdays during July and August as Wheeler & Wilson drop head sewing machines and another make are offered at 15 dollars each. Visit the Singe Store, 10 Elm street. Also notes a regular Foresters meeting Tuesday at 7:30 with election of officers.
Call 152 W for furniture moving and heavy trucking by auto truck at reasonable rates. The Sons of Veterans auxiliary will observe flag day on June 14 with a social meeting in the evening at their hall. All members of the R. B. Crane post and wives and Ladies of the G. A. R. and husbands, along with Sons of Veterans and families, are invited. A literary program will be given and refreshments served.
Local items report visitors and residents in Barre including Miss Iron Mann and Miss EF McNaney, plans for a circus at the trotting park, and flags for coupons at Times office. Several residents return to homes in Manchester and Northfield, while others travel to Brookfield and Montpelier. Public social by Cobble Hill Grange, and a Minnehaha encampment meeting are announced.
The Merrill family thanks neighbors and friends for their generous support and sympathy during our time of bereavement.
A P Abbott Co announces a broad summer assortment with top quality goods. The catalog highlights one of the largest lines of Popular Wash Goods and wash skirts including All White Skirts and Awning Stripes Sport Skirts, touting exceptional values.
One of the season’s most successful coat runs is highlighted by a large, complete line. Dark colored coats, season best values, selling from 10 to 20 dollars, now on a dedicated rack at two thirds price. Select coats sold at 12 dollars are now eight dollars with smaller sizes at six dollars. Better grade coats on the rack at one third off regular prices.
A dealer promotes Ladies Summer Dresses with half price on a single rack. Plain Linen dresses in season’s best style tempt buyers, described as high quality linen. Colored Voile, sensor’s best values, are offered. Wine colored dresses at 1.00 and 1.50 appeal for vacation wear. Lawn dresses offered at 87 cents each.
A notice announces new inventory and price changes on children's hats and corsets in Boston last week. It urges customers to buy before July 1 due to factory price increases, offering a range from two years to misses size 18 and highlighting HOAG ENIT make products. Order today to secure old prices.
A message notes a new lot of Auto Capas with double visor and veil priced at 50 cents each, only a few dozen available. Also new neckwear for commencements and vacations described as pretty and affordable. Plus Turkish towels with blue and pink borders offered at 25 cents each, limited to this lot.
A local store advertises a Bargain Basement with frequent savings. Shoppers are invited to browse briefly during visits to find affordable children's dresses and other fund-friendly options.
Summer underwear at Vaughan and crafts at Fitts show local shop activity while depots and civic groups prepare for events. Page family returns from Barre after a mother's death and Montpelier K of C prepares a third degree, with St Albans artisans staging repairs at Central Vermont station as painters begin work. A Q W N A branch meeting is planned for June 14 in Milee hall to nominate officers and select delegates.
Miscellaneous notes describe special wait values and goods at Abbott's store including rocking horses and rouslin underwear at the Vaughan Store. Charles A. Brown departs Jefferson Street on a two week business trip for Brown & Carroll. Miss Lillian Roberts earns a promotion transfer to St. Albans in July. Barometer discussions and weather editor remarks feature, remarking on high pressure and unsettled forecasts with a weather sermon advising to forget it.
Dolls trunks found in Abbott's basement. Vaughan's awning dispute continues. Willie H. Parkhurst returned to Newport after a city trip by bus. A Traquois tribe Red Men meeting will host an adoption degree ceremony with Sioux of Montpelier performing warrior degree work. A corn and venison feast will follow.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Smith returned to Waterbury yesterday after attending the Magnus-Nichols nuptials. Mr and Mrs William Kingston former Barre residents returned to Northwest last evening after the funeral of O N Canton. Miss Eleanor Gero was in Burlington yesterday to attend the wedding of Fane Ht Bacon and Miss A Pauline Marens.
Barre merchants announce a co operative trade week from June 17 to 24 to draw out of town shoppers. Stores will offer unmatched bargains, with transportation fares refunded for purchases meeting small sums. Participating firms include Abbott Co, Homer Fitts Co, Union Dry Goods, Rogeres Walk Over, Lamorey Clothing, Nourse Wilson, Barre Savings Bank and others.
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