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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
4
The Barre Daily Times averaged 4,645 copies daily for the week ending Saturday, the highest paid circulation among local dailies. The note references Pelham and Ohio politics, with Portland County described as a leading wet belt for the coming year.
For four years Vermont towns have shown a steady local option vote on liquor. Projections indicate the number of towns voting yes will hover around thirty, far below the early peak of ninety in 1904 among 246 towns. Most small villages lack licensing grounds and prefer prohibition as local sentiment allows.
The nation and Vermont mourn Benator Redileli Proctor a prominent public servant who served in the Civil War era and in high offices from state representative to lieutenant governor and governor. He later joined President Warvicon's cabinet and then the U.S. Senate, where he guided policy with trusted counsel.
The fragment mentions a Sunday dinner deal priced at 20 dollars and references meals with pork, sauces, and nuts. It reads as an informal ad or classified snippet with unclear rest of the content due to garbled OCR. The readable items include a $20 price point and mentions of a dish involving pork and walnuts, plus general meal components.
Keen insight and advanced mental training define leaders in crises. Such men, like the sentinels described as Senter Provtor, are rare and valued for steadiness and decisive judgment under pressure.
The Times urged strict free drill in cities and large communities. A Cleveland Ohio schoolhouse fire drill disaster highlighted failures in fire safety and crowd control, with inward opening doors and only two exits endangering many children.
An unclear, partially garbled OCR passage discusses orders related to forcing playmates, barriers, and public safety in ENG buildings. It suggests delays and a need for prompt action, with references to motions and governance in responses to orders. The text is incomplete and contains many illegible words.
Fragmentary verse reflects on love rejection and human weariness. The text mentions sailors, ships, and a striving ascent described as an astral step. Indicates literary musings from a Woman's Home Companion piece with metaphorical imagery and emotional contrast.
A collage of garbled dialogue and antiquated quips on marriage law and small town life. The urban visitor asks about grounds for divorce while a bachelor debates patri mony. a curious cemetery scene ends with a punchline about buried secrets.
A fragment from the Philadelphia Press recalls a man known as an opthalmologist writer and a praising visit. The exchange hints he is bright and diligent in his studies, with anxious remarks about the risk of Bright's disease while he reads and writes.
Barre Savings Bank and Trust Company lists real estate loans other loans bonds and investments. U.S. 2 percent bonds at par U.S. 4 percent bonds at par New York City bonds 4 1/2 percent at par twenty thousand funds on hand and in banks.
A lively Barre column recounts a voter confusion over a ballot mark misread as Yes or No and a man who unknowingly voted against the enemy. It also notes a constable candidate who refused to run, a fire alarm reward tale that ends with no payout, and a stranger who falls on Main Street injuring himself near the stairs in a crowded scene.
The article argues curtailing city spending across departments to lower taxes, citing the street department as an area for wage reductions while maintaining essential repairs. It notes proposed salaries and warns against overtaxation hindering growth, urging prudent policy for a lean municipal administration.
Poverty night was observed at Williamstown Grange with a lively event honoring the marriage anniversary of Mr and Mrs Jeffords. About fifty Odd Fellows and Shei families attended. Gifts included a hand lamp for the Jeffords. W H Cuger spoke for the company. music and refreshments followed. The community mourned the death of John S Martin, and resolutions praised his genial presence, with copies to be printed in the Harm Daily Times and sent to the bereaved family.
A horse and sleigh were stolen from the Van Vilet barn in East Charlotte. A transient was suspected after a woman reported seeing someone take the team, and the sleigh track led from the barn to the highway. Mr Van Vilet had left town about two weeks earlier on business.
Burlington shifts Inspector D J Rapp to the district to head a new division assignment. Walter A Hinman, promoted to assistant superintendent of the sales and allowance division, will relocate from Springfold to assume the post. Rapp, based in Pagan for four years, is well known to many in the region and began his career in Quincy Illinois before entering the postal service.
A London Telegraph item jokes about royal figures including the king of Italy, King Leopold of Brigium, and Emperor Francis Joseph of Aretria, noting their alleged vegetarianism and language skills. It contrasts rulers, mentions a chinavere factory, and mocks a costly portrait purchase and a painter, framing it as light satire on royal pretensions.
The Congressional library now ranks third by size with 1,435,848 books and pamphlets and about 900,000 other items. A notable 80,000 volume Yudin library from Russia Alaska history and Japanese collections were added, plus major gifts from J. Henley Smith and Mrs. Ridgely Hoot. The report highlights international exchanges, manuscript acquisitions, and a 56 percent rise in documents.
The piece notes Albert Midinne, famed Ting Tah Kymingerifer, turning eighty three in London. Augusta Le Pere, noted French historian, dies at seventy two. his final works include Les Sieges Heroiques. Mrs Humphty Want expects arrival in New York to visit Mrs W Whitridge, daughter of Mat- Tew Arnold, as Ward's famed Amerton visit progresses.
A fragmented note hints at trends in a summer fashion event. It mentions favorites and new models, with references to designers and Japanese influence. The text suggests shifts toward classic styles and evolving silhouettes as attendees anticipate outcomes.
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