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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1917
Page
8
The advertisement highlights Silk Stockings from 39c to $1.75 with Fibre Silk and Pure Silk options in Black White and colors. Kayser Silk Gloves priced 59c to $1.25 in multiple shades. Also promoted are Silk Kimonos and Dainty Waists with novelty designs, boxed for gift appeal.
Mrs E Le Ingalls of Burlington visits Barre with Roscoe of French street. Private Tom Ford of Vermont infantry enjoys a furlough at his parents' home. Doris Grey from Boston film circuit appears at the Bijou. Drennan hosts visitors from Newport. Im dies meet at Lovelock. McCaffrey leaves for Buffalo for summer work. Norton Lebourgeau returns from Burlington and Minesville. Talven heads to Brooklyn naval yard. H Gardner Chase visits with Brown family. plans Michigan move. Funeral for Peter Muteb in Barre. body expected from Phoenix. Barre cyclists stranded at Plymouth, weather thwarting The Weirs trip. Several locals join gypsy tour, mud and rain hinder progress.
Ralph IL Rogers visiting his brother Harry Mason at 8 8 South Main Street after four years in the United States navy. Roy Smith omitted from the flag raising program at Alfred Parkhurst's farm on Trowhill. Italian Gaiety club plans a late month basket picnic with committee members listed. Clean-up efforts face resistance in North Barre as street crew delays upset residents. Children disrupt rubbish piles as a second constable notes. Ticket canvass for The Girl from Broadway ends with many reservations. show at opera house Thursday and Friday to fund a company fund before Fort Ethan Allen departure. Barre Board of Trade recruits for the company performance. rehearsals with 50 locals at Pavilion theatre.
Montpelier mayor F. W. Mitchell and city council president J. P. Galleher traveled by car to Boston to study lighting contracts for improving the Montpelier system. The trip follows a Burlington visit and includes detours to Fort Ethan Allen to check on Co. H, while several townsfolk move about with hospital, work, and travel updates in this period.
The article notes Gypsies, mostly children, occupying the plot between the river and the tracks at Dodge's crossing in Barre. It also covers local events including visitors from Manchester NH, a Dartmouth student returning home, a tax patrol arrest in North Main Street, Red Cross posters and a statewide fundraising drive, and Barre residents involved in Dartmouth graduation, state border surveys, and ROTC program updates.
A child was born to Mr and Mrs Peter Jean of Tockley hill at City hospital this morning. Elizabeth Murray of Merchant Street underwent an operation there today. A civic meeting of the Woman's club is set for this evening. A new Granite City Bottling Works replaces Langlois Jing Works at 34 Granite Street.
The Feranite Lodge No. 43 Masonic body will hold a special communication on Tuesday June 19 at 1 30 PM to attend the funeral of the late George McKenzie Per order W M
Miss Elvira B Sowden left this noon for Sharon Mass where she will visit her aunt Mrs Philip Curtis for a few weeks A party of 11 motorcyclists from Lebanon NH passed through Barre on their way to Burlington and Rutland Complete stock of white and figured voices and linenes for sport skirts also a large sack of hamburg embroideries Little Dry Goods Store 5 Cottage street Mrs Lucy Sowden of 8 Tremont street closed a successful year of her primary school with a party to the children on Friday afternoon June 11 Refreshments were served
Mr and Mrs Antonio Mazzolini recently married in Barre visit relatives on High Holborn street before returning to Randolph where he runs a fruit business. Sir Monica's Junior Holy Name group received communion at morning mass on June 17 and then dined at Eureka restaurant. Guests of honor were A F Burke and C E Foley. The breakfast was deemed an annual gathering for the society members.
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