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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1908
Page
5
Ladies are advised to view an online range of dress skirts offering good values for the money. Prices span from 3.50 to 10.00 with options in Voiles Panamas Prunellas Melrose Mohairs and mixed fabrics. Sales staff invite customers to view the latest styles and fabrics.
A jumble of short local notes covers meetings, store ads and society events from Columbus to North Montpelier. Topics include a rac of Columbus gathering, visiting relatives, Bromangelon demonstrations, barbers union activity, fundraising fairs, and candidate initiations. A city court room checklist for voters, young people union events, and a gambling case continuation are noted amid weather and municipal garble.
Abbott's waistings, Vaughan's sweaters, and Perry's excursion ads headline a busy mix of shop sales and upcoming events. Local residents like W H Gale, George Wilber, and A McKingie travel for business or visits, while meetings at K of P, Queen of the Forest Circle, and church groups outline autumn activities. The Bijou theatre offers Lincoln and other reels, with roller skating sessions and live performances filling evenings.
The Daylight Store advertises consistently low prices and emphasizes real value. It asserts every item is reliable and worth a hundred cents per dollar, arguing price is not the only factor in buying.
The listing describes New Walstings and Walatings under market price with varieties in natural white shades of blue and green. Woolen fabrics are priced at 80e in large cities and 9e locally. New White Mercerized Madras, White Poplin, and Mercerized Chiffon are offered at 25c per yard for waists and lightweight use.
A local retailer lists a range of waists with low prices for immediate sale. White waists with various trims and fabrics are priced from $1.19 to $2.50, including satin striped pieces and wool Indies cloth waists at $1.25. Special silk waist pricing is noted but details are unclear.
An assortment of all wool sweaters for children misses and ladies arrives from a German supplier. Children coat sweaters are 98 cents each, misses coats 1.50, ladies coat sweaters 2.50. Stock ready for immediate sale with potential to sell out quickly.
A brief item notes a sweater sale at A. P. Abbott Co and an Excursion to New York on October 23. The text then references a claim about a cure for a skin condition and rough ship skin appearance, though details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
The shop promotes boys double breasted suits with knee trousers or Knickerbockers, priced from 2.00 to 10.00. Fabrics chosen for durability, with strong tailoring and permanent buttons and seams. The store emphasizes value, staying quality, and cleaning and repair services.
Auction: rental notice for a six room tenement with possible barn on Daw Street area. Inquiry at PA 313 south Daw street Twi. Also cottage with barn two miles from Graniverina via Middleton Road. Owner Daniel Welter. Rental inquiry requested. Also notice of furnished room for rent at Wasi Street with electric lights and bath.
The Central Vermont offers a Fall Excursion to New York City via New London and the aero Line Steamer New Hampshire. Tickets are $6.00 round trip, valid for travel on trains shown on flyers, good to leave New York through November 5. See flyers for details.
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