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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1908
Page
7
In a chaotic quarry altercation, several workers including Hadly Rothe Lane and Tony Bulky were assaulted. Police report multiple knife wounds and head injuries, with one man knocked unconscious as a weapon was swung. Investigators noted a general mixup and a possible affiliation with an unnamed company.
The June 18 ceremony joined Ladis roster and Max Leon Fowell at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew C Metridy in Burlington. The reception featured palms and carnations with about fifty relatives. Rev. John K. Goodrich officiated. The bride wore a white gown with a Greek robe style train and carried a shower bouquet. Maid of honor Georgiana Bride wore green radium silk omede princess with lace. she carried tea roses. After October 1 the couple will reside at 385 South Willard Street.
An advertisement touts a remedy for piles promising relief in fifteen minutes with permanent cure. Tom Moore of rural Cochran reports relief after trying the product though others found nothing until a claimed “Heaven’s Aimen” device helped. The ad directs readers to purchase via a Way Boos outlet.
A brief market notice states that C S Page in Hyde Park Vermont buys beef hides horse hides calfskins sheep pelts and bones. He offers the highest prices, pays freight on shipments of 200 pounds or more, and mails market updates to customers after goods arrive.
An advertisement offers letter heads or bill heads at $1.00 each with a package deal of 500, five books for $4.00, and a packet priced at 75 cents for a book of 100, with a brief note on Sean tech pee.
The clipping reports a boiler pump house fire at the Central Vermont young facility in St Albans causing about 810,000 damage, with accidental ignition suspected. It notes Vermont officials, including Rev H R Miles and local pastors, as well as civil war veteran Phineus Hareington and other residents. It also lists postmaster pay rises for Vermont staff, college attendances by local students, and Burlington’s 1900s tax allocations for public services and street lighting.
St Albans village faces action to have a verdict on water rights. a Stone decision delayed as judge rules operations suspended until further notice. In Woodstock Mass Rev Ware Leonard of Wout Dighton has accepted a call to a local church and will begin duties soon.
A garbled and sensational fragment discusses marriage amid rugged settings and a religious figure, mentioning Dean Ka rTapekn and Paul A. Tovewell. The text shifts to references of seduction, a young woman and a clergyman, with disjointed names and phrases suggesting scandalous themes and implied courtly or moral intrigue.
The Potomac river carries 25,000 tons of mineral matter per acre, including iron, soda, and carbonates, raising suspended solids and forming hard scale in boilers. Data from daily samples at station points are forwarded to the United States Geological Survey laboratories to assess river quality and its impact on industrial use and ventilation calculations.
A Democratic caucus will be held at the city courtroom on Saturday, June 20 at 7:40 p.m. for selecting delegates to the Democratic state convention in Burlington, plus choosing district delegates for the second district convention and nominating a candidate for Congress. Also to elect delegates to the second district convention at the same location and date.
The Barre Town Democrats will hold a caucus in Miles Hall on Saturday evening June 20 to nominate delegates for the state and district conventions. Per order Democratic Town Committee.
Auction of all household furnishings from 47 Warren Sc near Merchant St. Includes a mix of furniture such as oak pieces, linen, sewing items, a sewing machine, lace curtains, a reel mower, wheelbarrow, poultry equipment, a refrigerator, a wash tub, and various household items. Sale details uncertain due to damaged text, but items listed indicate broad household scope.
A health official orders halting publication of sensational epidemic details amid rising death rates and contagious panic. He cites a spike from 0 to over 1000 per million in Saxony style figures, warns of force if noncompliant, and cites suppression law to curb further terrorizing rumors.
A damaged OCR fragment references a 18 MLN court matter with mentions of a judge, a February date, and actions involving a party named Hartar, with unclear proceedings and possible public records. The readable portions hint at a legal filing or arraignment but lack coherent facts or outcomes.
Case notes reveal a libel for divorce filed in Washington County with petitioner Grvaxst B Baconems and respondent Giovanni Drege. Official documents state the proceeding began on the fourth day of June before Erwin M. Harvey of Fordon Haq, attorney for the plaintiff.
The readable fragments reference Wititas DW Alice and Vermont rice, Walker County proceedings, and a public appearance or petition. The text mentions a court deputy and a municipal street context, with unclear dates and names, suggesting an obscure legal/public notice embedded in damaged OCR.
Bids are sought to raise the Websterville Baptist church about four feet from the ground. Bids are wanted immediately with the right to reject any or all bids. Detailed information and bids must be sent on or before June 30, 1908.
In a discussion echoing 19th century debates, speakers lament attempts to suppress newspapers. They warn against using force to halt publication and defend liberty of the press as essential to public welfare amid controversial content.
Referee, a bay colt weighing 1100 pounds, sired by Geo Wilkes and out of Hambletonian relations, is described as promising with good breeding. He will be offered for sale at the stable of H C Leonard, with a ten dollar reserve noted and the event dated in May amid sales notices and catalog listings.
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