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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
7
The Bennington YMCA will be $400 richer from the Parada three night run at the opera hall ending Saturday night. Local talent presented the entertainment, and Saturday was tag day yielding $200 for the association.
The Second Congregational church society reopened and rededicated their Bennington church after six months interior rebuild. President John M. Thomas of Mur dlebury led services as new stained glass windows pews and decorations were installed during the closure.
Swanton village trustees reach a settlement with H. M. Stone and F. P. La Poll over a water takings dispute involving Fairfield pond. The agreed compensation is $1,000.
On a sweltering day a man sits on a porch and vows to ask the old question to a girl at his side. She sweats and flatly insists that she does not want to hear it, underscoring the oppressive heat and tension of the moment.
A customer testimonial from North Carolina praises Dr King s New Life Pills after a year of chronic indigestion. The ad notes the product’s sale at Cross County Rickert Wells drug store with a guarantor.
The Verm Find ela summer meeting will be held July 9 and 10 at Mount Mansfield in Stowe. Attendees gather at the Green Mountain Train in Stowe July 9 to ride up the mountain the next morning. Also notes a brutal assault and murder in a North Lay ramp construction site on May 30, a 40 year old man killed by a knife. Bank dividends: First National Bank of St. Johnsbury declares 3 percent dividend payable July 1. Citizens Savings Bank of St. Johnsbury declares 4 percent semiannual dividend payable July 1. Weather forecast by A. A. Davis of Burlington predicts warm, variable conditions with periods of rain and showers through September 20.
The Vermont State Board of Health led by Secretary Henry J D Holton releases its annual report warning that stream pollution endangers health and urging strict clean water practices. It calls for revising pure food laws, forms a plan to honor senator Redfield Proctor's sanitorium gift, and proposes a state delegation to Washington for tuberculosis concerns. The report notes drops in tuberculosis deaths since 1855 but cites rising divorces and urges church stance on marriage. It also highlights eye defects in 32 percent of school children and reports whooping cough deaths nearly match typhoid measles and scarlet fever combined.
Physicians and officials note frequent underreporting of measles, pertussis, and diphtheria cases. They warn that health officers and authorities often fail to track outbreaks, hindering prevention efforts and control measures.
The Vermont Interdenominational Comity votes to hire a research secretary to study state church federation needs. Rev. Frederick Wells of Lincoln Federated Churches is named research secretary with duties across Vermont communities and local church unions. Funds for the project are estimated at about 2200, with results published to press and contributors.
The Overland Limited on the Santa Fe was wrecked shortly after rounding a bend east of Galup. Four other trains involved injuries reported among crew and passengers. witnesses describe a severe crash. Mrs Dewtell questions the compensation and affections amid ongoing court proceedings and damages sought.
Luther Wade and his wife pleaded guilty to petty larceny in Randolph. Authorities say they stole 4490 from Frank Trask, formerly neighbors, and moved goods to North Tray. Both were sentenced to three months at Rutland and shipped there with two children in custody of local relief official A. H. Heedle.
Totter of New York reports Bishop Potter is seriously ill at Coopertown after arriving worsened by overwork. He left New York May 1 with stomach and liver trouble and a breakdown in physical condition followed.
Four large railroad systems led by Atlantic Coast Line Louisville and Nashville Central of Georgia and the Illinois Central or eLaboard Airline challenge Alabama's new franchise tax filed protest with fifty thousand dollars paid under protest.
David Jayne Will American ambassador to Germany hosted a cordial reception for the diplomatic corps in Berlin yesterday afternoon. The event drew a large turnout and emphasized friendly ties between nations.
Commissioners announce a sitting of the state court in Washington District to hear claims and orders. The notice requests all interested parties to exhibit evidence and attend the session on a specified day in January. Signed by Reed, Secretary. Charles S Tow, Commissioner. Jone 3. July 7, 1904.
The document outlines probate matters for Charles Br Nonhie estate with creditors urged to file claims by a specified date. It notes a June and January date sequence and mentions the time of 3 30. The order appears from a formal time frame for settlement and notices to interested parties.
Legal notice dated in Orange announces probate matter for Louiea M. Pease with various case fragments and date references. The OCR text is garbled but indicates court action and filing in that jurisdiction.
Fragmentary note describes a store house for securing date ornaments and earrings and leather items. The text is garbled with misspellings and unclear references to locations or dates. No coherent events or people are identifiable.
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