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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1918
Page
5
A shop advertises Gunlocke chairs and rockers to furnish the new home with attractive library living and bedroom furniture. It promises high grade goods at comparatively low prices and invites couples to view the stock for their dream home.
Rev Morrell urges that youth aged 20 to 35 bear the wartime burden as leaders and agents of civilization. He notes a shift from old to young authority, praises college labor and teacher sacrifice, and calls graduates of 1918 to view education as a social function serving society.
Robert Ewen of the Burlington mechanical school visited Granville town over the weekend. George Harris returned from Portsmouth New Hampshire on business. Annie Regan and Catherine Smith finished school in Danville and head home for summer. Malcolm McCaskill died at his Seobietown Quebec home. cause not yet learned. Frank Tucker and family and Lorraine Loranger visited at Lake Mess. Corporal Philip Murphy of Camp Devens Massachusetts spent time at home. Farle brothers travelled to Canada for the weekend. Evelyn Finnigan completed her Middlesex studies for the season. Children day exercises held at the Presbyterian church. Byron Bialedell returned from Virginia. George Bialedell stationed at Camp Humphrey. Best Hammett spent weekend in South Barre.
Williamstown reports the argument about investing in government funds. The committee states the Germans invented the objection and that the truth is the opposite. Any time the money may be needed and can be secured from the post office with interest.
In Barre the Talk of the Town notes a steady stream of visitors and locals calling on friends in Waterbury and St Albans. Cadets in khaki return home from Vermont training, and a large memorial for ex Mayor John Robins rises in Elmwood Cemetery. Public notices include inquests, entertainments, and community events as residents travel between Barre, Waterbury, and Burlington.
The factory informs us that after July 1 Nemo Corsets will cost $1.00 more per pair. Other goods have risen, yet Nemo Corsets have sold near old prices and now must advance.
A local retailer highlights a line of White Wash Skirts priced from 1.75 to 4.00, made from pique and Bedford Cord effects that wash and look like new. The shop emphasizes superior quality even in older stock with lines from Printress and Wooltex that are pre shrunk and wash ready.
Attention shoppers seize new season waist fashion with thin waists at one dollar and white voile waists at two dollars. Silk waists, voile smocks, and middies offered in a broad range of styles and colors, praised for quality and value.
Silk dress values at Abbott's. Buy Nemo corsets this week at Abbott's. Spaulding alumni ball Wednesday evening at the assembly hall. Tickets one dollar per couple. Mrs Edward Muttet of Eastman block was taken to City hospital for treatment. Miss Ethel Strickland of Maple Grove operated on for appendicitis at City hospital Saturday night.
Ladies of Clan Gordon plan a war meeting for Tuesday June 18 at TAS p.m. in Spaulding alumni hall with tickets at door. Spaulding alumni events include a Wednesday evening assembly with a similar ticket setup. Barre Woman's Auxiliary to the Food Administration meets 7:30 p.m. at Aldrich Library to hear reports and invite attendance. Bailey's Music Room moves to 118 North Main Street around June 18 with pianos records and sheet music. Female German aliens in Barre must register at city hall June 17 to 26 between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Amsterdam June 17 Emperor William II declares Prussian militarism will win for Germany in reply to a telegram marking his thirtieth anniversary as ruler He praises the army leadership and the German nation as capable and steadfast promising that victory will secure Germany’s power and his sacred duty to lead.
The passage expresses a call to unite with the states to heal wounds from the war and ensure a hopeful future. It emphasizes relying on approved strength and the help of the state ministry, concluding with a blessing for the land and its people.
Paris reports Adjutant Quette the French aviator with ten confirmed German kills has vanished since June 5. He was officially named an ace on June 4 and his status prompts search and defense ministry inquiries.
The Foxville grammar school in Upper Graniteville has seen a red letter year as Mrs. Weetcutt and her superior methods, with strong teacher cooperation, transformed the school. Enriched by patriotism and Red Cross work, students show enthusiastic learning and a now orderly, democratic atmosphere. Parents praise the improved instruction and the devoted teachers.
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