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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1909
Page
6
A local ad promotes Banana Cake with banana filling as a tasty change, cup cakes at 10 cents, fruit bars and fig squares priced per dozen, double loaf malt bread at 10 cents a loaf. Items available at leading grocers or from the traveling car.
On and after July 1 a new stage will operate from Upper Graniteville to Barre making two trips daily with el 327 21 to call at your house.
Local bakery promotes fresh made items using wholesome materials. Featured Fig Cake and Marble Cake priced around 10c each, Lemon Snaps 10c per dozen. Bread offered at grocers for 10c loaf.
Fragmentary OCR notes reference Vermont Vermont nee Bese and Wells River Railroad trains. Mentions Wathe Wivep piece nieces, electric street railway, Montpelier, Atlantia, 16 mubrates, lease Stonipeller. No clear events or outcomes provided.
A garbled note questions why a limit of $25,000 is not increased. It mentions a life insurance company and names Ballard as general and agent in Vermont, with unclear context and multiple misspellings.
A string of village notices lists public survey calls to Gwen Gow, July meetings, a July fifth promenade at the town hall with ice cream and drinks, and social gatherings. Mentions include Dring ee, Frank Dickey, Millstone frat meeting, and Ripling Stream Rebekahs. Health ads promote Blood Bitters and Dean's Ointment with brief product claims and local drugstore availability.
We've just got some more goods from New York and present special prices. Children's coats 90c, suits 1.75 for children, boys worsted suits 6.50, mens summer suits 20 now 16, regular 16 now 12.50, other men’s suits down to 3.50. Extra special bargains in these suits. Visit Alex Corey & Co. Opp. Jack's Lush Room, Depot Square.
N L Divell of Rockingham and Mine Lou Jamestin quietly wed at Elm attest last Wednesday by Rev Mr Lawrence. Town updates mention locals including Charles Ufford, Ming Flora Atkine, Mattock of Somerville, and others visiting or returning from trips. Events include a church service, a diamond jubilee, and a high school gathering honoring Prof Fred Davidson with refreshments.
Local residents and families from North Montpelier and nearby towns exchanged visits and travels this past week. People from Williamstown Plainfield Greensboro and Wells River were seen at homes and stores including Theo Clark's, Mrs Ward Pitkin's, and Geo Pray's shop.
Bert R Lean of Cheny Washington recounts a frightful illness and a difficult journey for medical care. He describes visits to a local ex doctor, a trip to Spokane, and finally the Eadies Aid Society of the Prea King’s New Discovery which cured him. He urges others with lung trouble to seek care.
Mediclin tor visit by Dr Mayo of Northfield for consultation in Joseph Hoga race. Sanily school home department conducting quarterly rounds. Universalist Ladies Circle holds annual meeting and officer election tomorrow afternoon. An address lists vacant rooms at Beckett block and Twin Brook Farm for rent. inquiries via Goon Bockett or News Depot. Readers urged to send notices to The Times office for print.
Local notes list visits and social calls across town. Mrs Minnie Chalmers, Miss Clara Rion, and others are mentioned visiting relatives and attending commencements. A teachers exams and school events are recorded along with garden and pond outings and a few travel mentions to nearby towns.
The obituary notes the funeral of John Brown who died recently amid Civil War era memories. Survived by a sister in Massachusetts as the only near relative, the piece mentions his residence in Brookfield, his move for a permanent home, and family gatherings including local associations and visits by relatives to various towns and schools during the summer. Other names include Mrs. J. W. McAllister and Mrs. Eneabeth Quatte, with references to friends in Boston and Denver and summer travels of local residents.
Bethel residents hear reports on marriage returns, contract changes, and a six week Pacific coast trip. Visitors include W J Hin and Frank Currilr as Morse details of postal routes shift to Rochester. Whitcomb High teachers face reassignment while W H Edwards marks golden wedding anniversary. A cholera infantum death among the Whitaker child is noted alongside local visits by townsfolk and distant kin.
A Vermont druggist warns that some Castile soaps are harmful, made from slaughterhouse refuse and washing soda. He promotes a pure white antiseptic soap from olive oil with no free alkali, claiming it’s safe for babies and superior to scented varieties. Monarch Brand Castile Soap is offered at 6e and 10c per cake by D F Davis The Druggist in Barse, Vt.
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