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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1908
Page
7
Forty members of the Federation of Women's Clubs civic committee plan a White Wings day in St Louis. On Wednesday they will be assigned to districts to oversee school children and city street cleaning crews with wagons ready to ashlar the area.
Advertisement offers letter heads and bill heads in various quantities with prices per hundred or book. Two bill heads per sheet and 200 per 100 sheets. Satisfaction guaranteed.
The article notes the inauguration of John M. Thormis as president of Middlebury College this week. It mentions Brower and grandson David Karrie visiting at Justice Hrywer's cottage in Charlotte and references historical figures and local tax payments by several railroads, including Central Vermont, Rutland, Montpelier and Wells River, and Martington Traction, with totals and state treasury deposits.
At a recent meeting the Middlebury College Athletics Association laid out freshman conduct rules for the entering class. Freshmen must wear the regulation cap with a green button, refrain from smoking, yield to upperclassmen, and observe college customs. They will participate in scrapes and a cane rush, with banners displayed and class rivalries enacted between late October and spring term events.
Freeman D Richardaon a long time Brookfield resident died June 19 1908 after a life of public service and farming. Born Oran November 14 1824 he moved to Brookfield in 1865 serving as representative to the state legislature editor guardian and town official. He leaves wife Anna H and children Waller William and Frank with memories of a calm kindly life and a funeral held at his home.
Mrs Lloyd attends a famous lecture, detects a strong gasoline odor aboard, and confronts a disdainful neighbor in the packed hall. She notes the scent and questions whether the odor is real, prompting a tense exchange as she considers leaving mid-session.
A series of nine fires broke out in Biddeford on a June afternoon, with flames spreading from a barn on Harvey Court to the Saco River Lumber yard and nearby homes as embers blew onto streets. The Saco fire department aided, and after strenuous efforts the blaze was contained with no building losses. The worst damage occurred to the O Rourke hose at Spruce and Mazel Streets and Horton Munro freight yards were briefly engulfed.
The writer contemplates passion and vows, stating readiness to marry if the beloved agrees. He requests a clear, practical path to union, admitting uncertainty about formal declarations and seeking a straightforward, feasible arrangement. The tone remains earnest, avoiding romantic excess.
A fragmented clippings tale from Kanees City Times and Boston Post recounts a girl graduate and a father’s quiet reaction. The father’s whispered silence after a wire reveals emotion rather than words, underscoring a poignant moment in a family’s life.
A fragment from a period piece portrays comic verse on village life and genteel economy. It describes modest ambitions, futures imagined through household chores and crafts, with a playful jab at social norms and a note of romantic yearnings.
Bids are sought to raise the building of 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 bid submissions requested on or before June 30, 1908.
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