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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1908
Page
8
Bar re daily weather note indicates possible showers this afternoon and likely Tuesday with light southwest winds. Forecasters warn of changing conditions and advise carrying an umbrella and dressing for cool, damp air.
Barre Shoe Company announces a sale of colored Tennis Oxfords in boys youths misses and children's sizes at 43 cents per pair. Limited stock, while supplies last.
Miss Bernice Sanborn visits Barre. a newborn to Mr. and Mrs. Robins of Orange Street. civic notes include Montpelier county senate race between Frank M. Corry and George W. Wing, with Wing announcing candidacy. Funeral held for Mrs. William Hudson in Middlesex. Horticultural Society to hold November meeting and seek city funding. New parish members and local visits noted along with a temporary clairvoyant ad in Barre.
Frank G Howland returned Saturday night from Boston. Mrs Howland and Mrs Mary J Wight took passage Saturday morning on the Casiope for a tip in Europe. Edgar Dean Sloan of Montpelier and Miss Mya Robinson of Central street Harte were married at the Congregational parsonage Saturday evening by Rev F A Poole. A large group practiced for the Marre baseball team which plays Montpelier next Saturday for the intercity championship. Granite dealers held a workout at Goddard camp for another run at bankers and insurance men, ending 43 to 4. Miss Madeline McDonald entertained thirty Little Gowls for a birthday party at her father D W McDonald’s Perry street home with games and refreshments. Park benches were moved by order of Chief Faulkner to reduce turf damage, attracting many visitors to the area amid pleasant summer days.
Local chatter notes a wash goods sale at Vaughan's and an auction tonight at City Auction Rooms. Various residents travel between St Johnsbury, Hartland, and Barre for business, library meetings, and family visits. Keene Evening Sentinel praises Mit vaudeville at Barre Opera House with strong audience response.
A mix of ads and society items citing Abbott and McNell families at Old Orchard Beach, various residents visiting Wilkes-Barre and Schenectady, golf and horse racing results, a Labor Day committee meeting at Central Labor Union, church events, and a death notice from Lewin W. Olde in Erie Daily Times.
Mrs Amelia Huntoon of Waits River guest of Mrs L C Colby as Freeman the handcuff king and the DeNoyer and Danie Sisters vaudeville company give a free exhibition at the hind stand in the park tonight at seven o'clock. Colby kinfolk visit and travel mentions inland hometown stops and family members in the Cant Orange area.
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