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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1908
Page
6
The Barre Daily Times presents a 2008 travelers guide listing Central Vermont Railway routes via Barre to White River Junction Montpelier Wells River line and Montpelier Wells River connections. It notes Tease leave to Barre for White River, local streetcar service to Montpelier and Barre area routes with timings and stations.
An advertisement from Montpelier Vermont for the National Life Insurance Company urges families to live economically and elites to earn for spending. It lists agents Ballard and Vallard in Montpelier and a local contact, with misspellings and archaic phrasing.
An old style advertisement mocks a jeweler and a drug product. It touts watches diamonds and gold plus a range of shoes and household remedies. The text contains garbled phrases, product names, and testimonials from a reader in Walnut avenue.
LT invites Barre residents with cracked windows or glass repainting needs to act immediately. Also offers picture framing and enlarging of photos on short notice at low prices. Give me a trial.
Levi J. Walbridge suffered a severe paralysis shock Tuesday, remultiplied in his reach Wednesday. His death leaves a wife, two daughters, two sons, and two sisters. He lived in the town all his life and on the farm during his father’s years. Mrs Feel Wales visiting Boston. Mike Alice Paine visiting. A concrete sidewalk is being built in front of J.T. Drew's hardware store. Mr and Mrs George Harvey visited Philadelphia. Mrs Will Cole visiting. Nelson attended Marto fair Wedneday to Friday. Joseph Miller and family and Mrs Curtin Willey returned to Massachusetts after a week’s vacation in the village. The village school grammar department met two days this week due to temperance. Lid Walbridge’s death noted.
A long list of locals and visitors appears in a community column. Names include Mary Atwoail, Hal Saiith, Tetebird Peekineshin, and Olin um on the Wort Hill. People return home from travels to Bethel, Chicago, Worcester, Canbridge, and New York, with many staying at Orange County hotel or visiting family. The piece notes several neighbors away for sales, conventions, or teaching duties and mentions water works improvements at LH. Hoamon.
A fragment from a Chicago ad claims a tonic named Minotine Mitters strengthens the elderly mother of the speaker. The message promotes marked gains in appetite insomnia relief and steady overall improvement with a money back guarantee at Ned Cross Pharmacy.
A bustling note promotes ongoing business at the ota sian while listing a full line of goods including gravemen provisions vera Shirts Suspenders Stockings and jete. It mentions rebate checks and a pledge equal to per cent for rash with the slogan When in Doubt Try Osborne's and lists Ena fare Vi to L Woodward as contacts.
Readers in Randolph report scarce fuel and supplies as transportation delays strain water and other necessities. Local residents Mr and Mrs C Clark have been missing for days in Rochester while families like More Dunbar and Effie Dunbar travel from Nahunt Massachusetts to visit friends. Mrs Wilbur Fitts prepares to move back to North Reading as a large Grange holds first and second degrees. Efforts shift to education with Twlin Tilson heading to Clinkan New York for teaching duties and Ida Sargent visiting Ne. nh 10 before Paterson New Jersey duties resume.
Local notes report visits and health, moves, and jobs across Randolph and nearby towns. Names include Fullansbee, Wanenhed, Pollameboo, Martin, Roe, and others with movements to Roxbury, Northfield, Providence. a factory clerk changes and a store position discussed. Minor incidents include a horse injury and a fire-safety tree note.
Rev Dr John A. Ryan of St. Paul Minnesota spoke at the Brooklyn Central Labor Union Lyceum urging Catholic theology supports unionism when pursued with reason and moderation. He argued for organization arbitration and a universal living wage, while condemning monopoly and predatory finance without endorsing socialist schemes.
The amended Ohio label law sets penalties for unauthorized use or display of union emblems in advertising. It lists fines up to two hundred dollars and outlines enforcement, with provisions for corporations and individuals alike. The text also digresses into notes on sugar history, German miles, and Arabian Nights trivia.
The Goldfield water shortage forces rationing as wells 50 miles away supply scarce gallons at about 2 1 2 cents each. Bathing costs rise, with makeshift cooling in canvas water bags hung to shade, while dust swirls through camps and streets. New Idea Magazine notes the desert’s dry cycles and brief rains.
Joseph Sawin, a Red Men charter member from Advance in this county, prepared a coffin for his burial and invited his lodge brothers to view it. Civil War veteran Mr Sandlin, about sixty eight, had a yellow poplar casket crafted and a tombstone placed in a cemetery, with instructions for funeral arrangements kept inside the coffin.
A Boston taildog owned by George H. Clapp chased a woslotiel into its den and stayed inside all night. The dog held on as long as possible and was rescued by its owner at dawn. After reviving, the exhausted hound enjoyed ice cream before the day ended with lemonade.
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