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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1908
Page
7
Sunday morning an attempt to break into George A. Wugukant’s clothing store on Park Hill was foiled when an axe-wielding intruder opened a door but fled before entry was completed. Burnham, a nearby resident, reported no disturbance and knew nothing of the incident.
Passenger and mail service details for the Cunard Line note sailings from Liverpool to Queenstown with twin screw mail steamers. The message references ship dimensions, readiness, deck layouts, ventilation, and lists several dates and agents connected to the voyage schedule.
An advertisement-themed item hawks Uriet a liquid remedy for rheumatic conditions claiming permanent cure without morphine. It asserts benefits for rheumatism sciatica and related pains, promises swift relief, and offers a trial bottle free via The Smith Drug Co with location details and endorsements.
Road construction guidance covers plowing, grading, and drainage. It warns against overloading with material, recommends mid road scraping then widening sides, and stresses timing in spring and careful subsoil assessment for clay or sand soils. It advises using wheel scrapers for long hauls and graders for surface shaping.
The town reports show whooping cough fever and typhoid issues among residents, including Merienemine and 90 cases logged. Prof W J Chapman from New York promotes festival plans at Burlington Fete, while county officers organize a fourth line feagué branch in Chittenden. In Wilmington, families rise from wartime losses with twenty-one children surviving from thirty households. A timber ice cutting project near Mondom spans about 30 feet by 35 feet, and portmasters from Essex Junction form county and state branches. In Eastford, Grace Hawkins deteriorates, losing mobility, dizzy spells, and injury from a window accident. Mrs Jankine mourns a brother slight time past.
The Vermont association invites members to a sugaring event tonight at eight. Syrup and cake will be served and dancing will follow. Chairman Charles Ke Dari presides with a list of officers and attendees including Elmen, Burnhan, H. Tuenten, Ruvight, M. Paatl, A. Sanders, and others.
The article notes the upcoming inauguration of Rev John M Thomas as president of a local university. Attendees include many noted educators and clergymen with plans for a large ceremony at the Congregational church. Distinguished speakers are expected to deliver remarks and present honorary degrees.
The town school directors face questions over a 2008 ten year lease for the Ftratthbara building in Wrst Br. The Rev. MK on contends the agreement was not formalized until the school meeting day. Trustees say repairs and furniture will be provided, while some allege personal liability for any town losses.
A fragmentary note mentions a healer described as the best in the world and names Tavaniaae and a veterinary context. The readable text is unclear and partially garbled, with references to a pharmacy and a healer figure.
Filint Ef. Pawnien resident of Essex Junction died Saturday morning in Maine after a long illness. He was 28 years with Central and is survived by his wife and two children. Funeral services were held yesterday at the village cemetery with burial in Brookfield.
March 24 Middlebury reports a missing girl from Shelburne who wandered for three days. She wore a dark blue suit and blue hair. entered Heberts store, left with questions, wandered yards, slept in a cellar, and finally rode a southbound train to Middlebury where friends met her. Local men searched for identification. case tied to Mina Mack and Mrs. Roth Road near Shelburne.
Public examinations are held in Barre Vermont with a timetable and examiner present. The notice lists the dates as February 3 and references the week of examinations for taal von Giall Ue.
Fragmentary notice from a historical newspaper appears to discuss dog licenses and city provisions. The legible parts reference the Banner of Vaermant and an implied regulation or enforcement action. The readable text is garbled but centers on dog licenses and municipal requirements.
Notice from Waterbury dated March 9 seeks bids for meat dairy and other rations and related laboratory supplies. All bids may be rejected in whole or part as the city deems fit.
Notice item from an old Barre source records a local event on a date in 1908 with brief details readable in the damaged text. The snippet mentions a place and a person or entity, but specifics are unclear, offering a fragmentary glimpse of a historical civic notice.
An advertisement offers a granite quarry for sale under a trust headed by A Gale. The listing names likely owners and contact with a Georgia location and related parties, indicating a property sale process and a named trustee.
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