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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1917
Page
8
A local store advertises dependable gifts for grads including leather or silk bags, Kayser silk gloves, silk stockings, and dainty under muslins. It highlights a large stock of parasols, waists, kimonos, novelty designs, and boxed trinkets priced from 50 cents to $2.00. The tone invites viewing the appealing, practical items suitable for graduates.
The article notes Lewis H Pollard and Agnes Fountain resuming roles in the city clerk's office. Edward Gabree improves after pneumonia. Ina Gabree returns to Waterbury to work at the state hospital. A Montpelier & Wells River washout near Plainfield required extensive work to repair the track. Marriages recorded for Phileas Chenette and Josephine Frazier and Louis Simons with Gussie Yett. Probate court appoints Arthur H Lawrence as administrator of Solon L Lawrence. Fred W Huntington visits Waterbury. Commissioner R W Simonds returns from Boston. Mrs Lulu Demeritt returns from Boston, in poor health. Rev F Barnby Leach travels to Burlington for diocesan conventions preparations. Delegates P F Blodgett, BR B Danny, E Moulton, Hugh Phillips, F B Kendall to accompany to Burlington.
Mr. and Mrs. George Dubie depart by car for Burlington to spend five days then proceed to Plattsburg and Ausable Forks. Regular Wu Chesen tribe No. 19, 1, 0. R. M. holds a meeting Thursday evening June 21 at 7 30 with election of representatives to great.
The Times of Inez reports on a proposed training course for Barre youths to learn warfare fundamentals in case of call up. Plans include four weekly evening drills to build basics and discipline, with potential lectures from Capt. Keene and Vermont National Guard supervision. A mass meeting could form a committee to organize hours and details without cost.
I wish to thank my friends and neighbors who kindly assisted me during illness at the City hospital and for the many beautiful postcards I received. E. M. Clement, Wert Topsham.
We cater to repairs for all kinds of farm machinery and invite customers to visit our workshop. Our hobby is wetting and maintaining equipment year round, with a strong emphasis on early purchases and reliable service in Granse County.
Private Paul Mills of the 1st Vermont infantry visits Barre on leave. Goddard Seminary speaking tickets go on sale at Cummings & Lewis. Quarriers and granite exhibitors consider Barre at a national retailers convention in Philadelphia. space doubts loom. Mr. Hinman to explain. Barre Town’s model schoolhouse to be built near East Montpelier and Plainfield. occupancy planned by September. Ely Eno, missing since Saturday, last seen at Depot Square. his condition and past livelihood noted.
The eighth grade graduation program is set for the evening of June 1 with music, invocation by Rev. W Merrier, soloist, and a class history and poem. Speakers include Sherwood E Williams and Shirley M Ryan. Afterward, Ethan Allen lodge Knights of Pythias will hear a sermon at Dalen church. Family news notes several relocations and visits among local residents.
Regular meeting notices at Worthenhall and lodge 18 set for June 20. local residents travel and attendance at events in Barre and nearby towns. Reports on enlistment, weather disruptions to rail service, a barbers’ union referendum, and community activities including a motorcyclist gathering and school events.
Agricultural authorities warn sheep ticks menace flocks where dipping for scab has waned, urging two dips to kill ticks across lifecycles. New pamphlet The Sheep Tick by US Department of Agriculture details effective dips and costs, while a companion essay discusses wartime hoarding behavior and its economic impact, urging restraint and orderly purchases.
Fragmentary classified snippets show a seek position for care of a baby and household tasks. Mentions include a person named Yeune and references to vacation timing, chamber work, errands, and child care. The text is garbled but indicates a domestic help request and related labor notes.
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