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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1917
Page
4
Barre Daily Times surveys war morale and home front topics including Red Cross support and Liberty loan repayments, praises American gunnery on merchant ships, and notes political cartoons and New England representation. It covers conscription plans, editorials on free speech during wartime, and local civic committee movements amid 1917 WWI context.
The nation surpassed its $2 billion Liberty Loan target, raising over $3 billion to fund war financing and readiness. Officials noted the strong patriotic response and confidence in the loan's security, predicting even larger future support.
The impending resignation of N. W. Bailey as Vermont secretary of state follows his election by the University of Vermont trustees to be comptroller of that institution a role created to take over the work of treasurer registrar and other offices. Bailey’s successor will face high efficiency standards set by his tenure.
A Springfield despatch outlines efforts by governors of New England to urge President Wilson to appoint a strong New Englander to the interstate commerce commission as it expands. It cites concerns over political influence in draft exemptions and praises the need for trusted local boards amid wartime conditions.
A garbled court fragment recounts a dispute over a loan between a pretty peasant and another party. Names and lines are distorted, but the judge questions the nature of the loan while spoken phrases hint at a misheard or corrupted quotation.
The ninth annual Plainfield junior high commencement was held in the opera house on Friday evening June 16. The program featured sermons, salutations, and diplomas, with pupils and local residents attending celebrations and visiting relatives in Montpelier and Barre.
Orren Smith of Marshfield visited friends and relatives in town on Saturday. Lloyd Minott of Montpelier was in town on Wednesday.
Washington McDonald and Grace McAllister were quietly married Saturday evening at the home of the bride’s parents Rev. Paul Weller conducted the ceremony. The couple, a farmer and a teacher, plan to live on their farm with many well wishers. Also, Alfred Dushner and Ray Gallant went to Chelsea to deliver stock and hogs, Johannesson moved his family to a new farm, and Mrs Allie Owen visited her sister Mrs Cheney.
ORANGE Mita Muriel Chamberlin attended Goddard commence at Rare last week. Alma Cutler and sons spent the week in Chelsea. Mrs Ada Simpson guests at EB A Cutler's. The ladies' girl meeting with Mrs KC Richardson Priday afternoon. Meyaka girls plan a Fourth of July dance with cake and coffee. Mrs Amelia Horton visited Mrs Flora Beard Sunday. Mr and Mrs C L Flanders and others have been staying at Woodbury with good health. Minnie Clark spending a week in Willametown with sisters Mrs Peake and Mrs Luce.
T P O Connor a leader of the Irish Nationalist party, arrives in New York with MP Richard Hazelton to urge Irish rights and discuss the Irish situation. They plan to visit Washington after a few days, noting confusion in Ireland and a shift toward armed insurrection rather than constitutional moves. They reference Lincoln and Wilson as symbols of freedom.
A fragmentary readers note argues many farmers wives fail hosting boarders due to fear and lack of tact. It cites miscommunication and mismatch between host and guest, and hints at social friction and misunderstandings while describing countryside leisure, distances to lake, and expectations of rest.
The world's oldest map, found among Nippur tablets at the University of Pennsylvania, dates before Abraham and outlines a region near the Nippur temple with canals for irrigation and transport. A tag on a basket of literary tablets mentions Shuruppak, Noah's associated town, and a date around 2300 B.C.
A travel note from Guayaquil describes donkeys used for loads including fruit and meat. Donkeys wear coverings around forelegs resembling trousers and protective ear coverings against mosquitoes, producing a comic sight especially when embroidered.
A Tarbell piece argues that good homes and stable, contented workers boost productivity. It contends that employers should consider employees’ home life, promoting ownership and reliable, healthy staff to improve industrial outcomes.
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