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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1908
Page
8
A public auction sale is announced for Vaughan's baby bonnets and the Alvin Cate farm in East Montpelier. The sale takes place Saturday November 7 at 10 a.m. Local bidders may attend to bid on available infant bonnets and farm property.
The column lists ladies hosiery and lined vests with prices, selling at Vaughan's and Veal Knight's. It notes a pair of chestnut horses for sale at a low figure and provides contact: A. E. Batchelder, 58 Merchant St., Tel. 210. Also mentions clairvoyant appointments Tuesday at 2 pm, with Mrs. at 2 Spaulding Street, Tel. 160-21.
Community page recounts varied items from Perry's bargain oil heater sale to fur hats, with residents like J Ward Carver, A B Horton, and Miss Margaret Wood noted visiting relatives. Local theatregoers await Uncle Daniel while coal concerns warn of a winter shortage and Calder & Tink and Son promote coal and dry wood for sale.
Oddly garbled local shopping notes show Bath robe materials at 23 cents and warm gloves priced 25 cents to 25 dollars at multiple stores. Optical and clothing items are listed along with a surgeon’s stop at City hotel on Nov 2 and 3. A large 224 acre river farm is advertised for sale on page seven with fair returns announced. Community events include church suppers, Episcopal and Presbyterian gatherings, a lodge meeting, and a Halloween party drawing attendance near 300 with a three night fair concluding financially strong.
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