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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1921
Page
8
In a bustling sale, pillow cases 42x36 inches drop from 39¢ to 25¢ each while 120 yards of bleached sheeting sells at 49c a yard from 65c. Turkish towels, women’s stock ings, silk lisle options, and children’s dresses and aprons are priced low. corsets mostly small sizes offer items formerly at $2.00.
Unstyled weather tonight and Thursday. Likely showers with a little temperature change. Winds light to moderate and shifting.
Long list of local notices and ads from Northfield Barre and surrounding towns. Mentions livery vehicles, Fourth of July sales, church rummage sale, millinery bargains, people traveling to New York and Montreal, a student nurse home from Boston, fireworks orders, and upcoming Knights of Columbus events with details on dates and locations.
Advertisements tout special Fourth of July pricing at Shea's Shoe Store and a series of local notices. Grand supper and dance planned in Marshfield at K of P hall with Cave roll's orchestra on Friday July 1. Also listed are services from Granite City Bottling Works, trucking options, barbers returning to Burlington, and various shops and events around town. A son named Edward Charles was born to Mr. and Mrs. John O'Keefe of Roslindale, formerly of the city. A vandalism alert at Kimwood cemetery offers a $25 reward for information leading to arrests. The Perry family held their yearly reunion at the T.C. Perry farm in Plainfield with nearly 60 attendees and officers elected for next year.
Bethel and Morrisville social items include Elna Bailey returning Monday, Laelia Atchinson visiting, and a Woman's Relief corps sewing party at Mrs. Merrill's. Visits from Susie Tuttle and Rose Aldrich, plus travel notes for West Lebanon and Lebanon NH. Household improvements, a high school graduation tribute, and various local visits pass along community life.
Mr and Mrs A F E Batchelder traveled to Pittsfield Mass via Bellows Falls and Greenfield on the Mohawk train to visit Mrs Wood and her husband Mr and Mrs Wood. They returned Sunday by way of Manchester and Rutland bringing Mrs Wood with them for a visit.
WEBSTERVILLE friends gathered at Mr and Mrs George Lawson to bid farewell before a three month trip to Aberdeen and Inverness Scotland. Gifts were presented to Mrs Lawson and Mr Lawson by the guests. The evening included songs stories and violin music with a vocoder. Refreshments coffee cake and sandwiches were served and guests wished them a safe journey. A Baptist church social is announced Friday at 7 pm with Mrs Hazel M Werner of New York to contribute violin solos Ice cream and cake will be served Admission is ten cents.
Marshfield residents and guests are noted traveling and visiting relatives this weekend. Clara Merrill returns from Barre and stays with Mrs Louise Sanborn. Doris Kenney of Leominster visits Mr and Mrs E Pitkin. Warren Fifield of Plainfield visits O C Pitkin. Amy Cameron and Marjory Kenney camp at Lake Groton. Edound Merrill and family host relatives from Barre and Lenox. Members of the Merrill and Pitkin families, and others, spend time in Milton Essex Junction Williamstown and Lake Groton areas.
A West Topsham benefit features a dance and baseball club event on July 1. A three piece orchestra plays as the town supports its home teams with a crowd turnout.
In South Ayegate a period of dull work ended as a new shed was started and all machines were installed and began functioning well. The project introduced the full set of updated equipment and signaled improved productivity.
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