The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-08-19
PRIZES OFFERED
FOR GOOD BISCUIT

The town of Ashfeld. Mass. has one
custom which 10 unique. as well as inter-
esting TO It's citizens and to the outside
world, so -far-as-i II -has-coma to- notice
This is the chidren's labor and prize day
For the last nine years, on Labor Day,
there have been distributed TO the children
OF the town under IL years Of age prizes
TO an amount In aggregate OF nearly 800
for the best evidences OF their industry,
ingenuity and special intelligence and
capacity. These prizes, which ore nearly
all I'm money are given by citizens and
summer residents. and are awarded by .
committee chosen for the purpose.
This year. following the usual custom.
says the Boston Globe, there will be en-
exhibit at the town hall on the day ap-
pointed. at which time the names OF the
winners will be publicly announced. All
through the year the children OF the vari-
Gus schools throughout the town have
been preparing for this event. for besides
individual exhibits. collections are made
and work done In common by the children
OF the different schools with the aid or
the teacher.
This work consists OF the adornment OF
the schoolhouses or school yards, the
making OF school gardens. collections OF
wild flowers and OF minerals. lists Of birds
eeen In Ashfeld with dates ot arrival and
notes on their habits: drawings and paint
ings. models. composition, number work,
etc.
Each school in town has its school
garden. and these are visited once or moro
during the summer by some member of
the committee. either In person or by
proxy, and such garden products az may
be In season will be exhibited on Labor
Day.
The exhibits for individual prizes are
divided into the following classes:
l. Plain needlework and darning-A.
| prize for the best dishcloth or towel with
plain hem and three initials In cross stitch.
| by a child under IL years OF age; b. for the
best apron or undergarment with hem
| stitched hem at the bottom, by child
under IA years; C. for the best shirt waist
or skirt by child under IL years.
= Embroidery and fancy work.
3 Knitting and crocheting
| 4. Plain washing and ironing.
8 The best arranged bouquet Of garden
or wild flowers.
O. CoIlections-A, Of pressed wild flow
| ers; b. OF pressed leaves OF forest trees
| native 10 Ashfeld c. OF woods OF forest
| trees or sections not less than two inches
| In diameter; a, of grasses: g, OF ferns; z.
| OF fungi: x, OF seeds OF native plants h.
! OF insects found In Ashheld; I, or relics
| or other cpiriosities.
T. List Of plants observed during the
year on any single half acre
T. list OF forest trees native OF Ash
| field. with a statement of the special local
| ity In the town where rare or remarkably
| nne trees are 10 he found with the meas
| urernents OF the largest trees and with an
account OF the uses to which the different
| kinds are put.
q. wild animal. squirrel. woodchuck. or
| any other. tanned.
10. chickens. rabbits OF other tame
| animals.
n Work with jackknife or other tools.
l.. Miscellaneous. any work. showing
| ingenuity, such a. basket making. frame
| making. etc, or anything not specially
enumerated In the list which may seem
deserving ~ prize.
In addition 10 the prizes which will he
awarded for entries In the above named
classes special prizes are offered for the
| followink For the best loaf of bread
or pan raised biscuits made by a girl not
younger than 10 years ST. for the second
best Is cents.
| For the best and second best cake under
the same conditions, two similar prizes.