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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1917
Page
5
A June American Magazine piece profiles a woman who earns a living by arranging rides for motorists and vice versa. She explains the mileage based pricing, commissions, and that car owners and passengers both save money. The scene ends with a witty exchange between a grandmotherly agrarian woman and a gallant colonel.
The exchange between a parlor philosopher and a plain man underscores that popularity hinges on how well one treats friends. The remark, attributed to Tudge, reflects a social emphasis on friendship and prudence in daily relations.
Town notes report ticket prices for The Girl from Broadway and a July 21 event, with ads for suits at half price and a Woodbury pond cottage for sale. Residents travel to attends funerals, while Mary Hazel Spinney departs for Marlboro and several locals visit Springfield Mass. A major salvage effort follows a shop fire at the Barre area plant, amid plans to host a benefit concert by the 1st Vermont Regiment band for C Company.
Notes of a neighborhood event describe sharing fries and bread with neighbors. Organizers invite Laur Kindetes to attend and help coordinate a community gathering at the upcoming venue. Local volunteers sign on to assist attendees and ensure friendly support.
William Gorrigan and K Wheeler visit from Washington and New York for several days while people from Randolph Atbu Ley odin and Northampton travel for family and college matters. Goddard Seminary graduates hear an address by Rev Clarence R Skinner as all city schools close for a shortened summer break due to infantile paralysis quarantine.
Theatre ads announce tickets for The Girl from Broadway now on sale. Also notes Charles Wood leaving Barre for Keene then Northampton. Arrivals at Hotel Barre list Dr M Shield and others from several cities. Barre Masons in Burlington for state conclave. Tilden becomes grand high priest and Tilden named deputy grand master.
Barre City hall in Worthen block hosts a Saturday night meeting of the Barre Local of the New England Milk Producers Association on June 18 at o oclock. All members and interested producers are urged to attend to discuss milk prices and immediate future costs. A. 5 Hall from NEMPA will speak and F. A. Abbott will summarize production costs and local issues. Towne is president with All and Smith as secretary.
A man named Amerigo Williams from Harré and a companion were thrown from a motorcycle near the Country Club station Friday evening. Amerigo was briefly unconscious. a doctor treated him and he and his companion rode home by trolley. The other rider suffered worse injuries. Also noted are the funeral of Frank M. Bryan at Bethany church with large attendance and several delegations, plus local civic updates including Montpelier Seminary vacation preparations, a new caretaker hire, and board of charities appointments.
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