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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1908
Page
5
On Saturday we offer 7 handkerchiefs for 25 cents. The lot includes linen hemstitched embroidered and lace trimmed pieces, slightly soiled but in usable condition. This closeout emphasizes a compact batch sale with limited quantity.
This fragment lists dozens of local notices and daily life items including sales at Valligtan’s and AMWILUS, visits by residents to Chicago and Philadelphia, meetings of Canton Vinton and the Labor Day committee, marriages in Barre and Topsham, and a corn roast for telephone operators, all reflecting a bustling small town week.
The column lists theater events and social notes including showings at the Theaterium and Bijou, new acts by Lander and Abbott, diners and boarders on Haering avenue, and trips by residents to Caribou Maine and Sweden. It also mentions local concerts, hotel arrivals, a Hearte of Oak picnic, and upcoming matinee for QuinCy Adams Sawyer with routine pricing.
Fresh fish this week praised as excellent with haddock cod and lake trout available. Cusk herring pike and salmon listed alongside Finnan Haddie and kippered herring in Scotch cure. Oosters arriving Friday and Saturday. Order early for Friday delivery and phone now.
In Burlington on September 10, the U S customs office reported August collections of 67067.04 dollars as Charles J Darling noted. Exported foods were valued around 000844. The 2007 August figure was 8104.52. Darling said most duties came from grain, especially oats, with imports valued at about 155000 dollars and a 15 cent per bushel duty.
A special communication of Tiranite Lodge No 45 F and A M convenes Friday at 7 o clock Waharp Work B A and F C degrees per order W M Regular meeting of Hiawarthm Lodge I O Ck Fi this evening at 7 49 Work third per order Noble Grant
The Daylight Store reveals preparations for its largest Fall business with a full Fall and Winter stock. New goods feature seasonally popular designs, replacing discarded old stock to welcome the fresh cloths and fashions of the season.
The fall suit line shows record sales this season with more Suits sold by September 25 than in the prior year. Styles include 30 and 36 inch length coats with plaited skirts, priced around 315.00, plus a 22.50 line in varied styles featuring broadcloth, serge, cheviots and wide ware fabrics. Special order options are offered.
A retailer announces a large line of ladies coats in black and colors for fall and winter. Prices range from $5.75 to $38.00 with lined and interlined options. many models are semi fitted, heavily braided, and feature new lengths and fabrics for warmth and style.
This week we offer remaining Silk Waists in black and colors at 2.98 with other prices noted for silk and leather items. Extra values include Elite Pat waists with glove fitting tops, leather bloom stock materials, and petti coats at 2.50. Over ten days lace curtain stock will be half price.
Advertisement notes a sale on ladies long silk and Panama coats, now priced at 3.98 with silk and wool coats in black and colors. Original prices ranged from 10.00 to 16.00. Limited small sizes available.
In Burlington yesterday in the probate court the estate of Harriet C. Veeck was settled with a decree sustaining the late E W Peck’s widow’s portion as if she died intestate. Peck's executors receive 2000 plus half the fee due with interest from December 25, and the will’s annuities will be allocated per the deceased’s wishes. The decree also provides 1000 to Burlington cemetery commissioners and 10000 to the Home for Aged Women. The publicized waiver dispute has drawn attention as Mr Peck’s sentence for theft was set at 3 dollars fine and 90 days in jail, with an alternative 91 days in the house of correction for stealing a silk umbrella.
Free lectures on illumination held in the Bolster block under Consolidated Lighting are drawing business leaders and ladies nightly. G Walter Jones of Holophone Company New York presents how light rays can be directed with greater brilliancy without extra electricity using blacked spaces to show ordinary light versus controlled light. He aims to prove to Missourians who seek to understand.
Burlington Vermont September 10 A unique case in the annals of Vermont justice occurred yesterday when William Cilley appeared before Justice G W Deber. The defendant admitted stealing an umbrella from a local shop but contended it was a joke and the owner failed to protest. The judge ordered a brief sentence to prison, noting the offense as a breach of public trust and a cautionary example for petty theft.
Beginning Sunday September 13 Rev Fathers Kennedy and Brady Paulist Fathers of New York City will preach a two weeks mission in St. Monica's Church Barre. They are noted as eloquent preachers and missionaries in America and have never before been heard in Barre. All are welcome. Admission free. Services start each evening at 7 30.
A clothing house closes out surplus suits from youths to men with first class materials though styles are dated. Prices are cut to move quickly from $2.50 to $9.00 and odd work coats range from $1.00 to $5.00. See the window display.
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