The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-13
WILLIAMSTOWN.
Lora M. Griffin and James Mari Given
First Prizes at Prize Speaking

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! First Prizes at Prize Speaking.
The annual prize speaking of pupils
in the town from the fourth to the nintl
grades was held in the grange hall OF
the evening of Tuesday, the 18th. There
were 20 contestants and six prizes, three
for boys and three for girls. The judge
were Supt G. j. Seager of Barre, Prin
Carl Killem of the high school and Miss
Hazel NJ Hack, Il teacher from the town
of Barre. The selections were well rem
dered and showed careful training The
winners of the girls prizes were:
First, Lora NJ. Griffin; second, Alice
Wright; third, Lena Thurber. The boys
prizes were awarded to James Mari,
Francis Irons and Ralph Martin. The
speaking was varied with music, with
songs by Evelyn A. Reed and Katharine
Young; duet by Hazel and Alice
Wright, and several selections by the
male quartet. By request, Mrs. Jane
Dickinson gave humorous selection
while the judges were deciding on the
awards.
Leon R. Blanchard, proprietor of the
Helena house, Helena, n. ", is visit
ing relatives in town for few days.
Mrs. Myrtle B. Seaver is at home from
Hinsdale, n. H., where she has been
teaching for several weeks.
The Williamstown Sunday School as
ISOLATION held its annual meeting at the
NJ. L. parsonage last week and elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Rev. j. Q. Angel; vice
president, Glenn 4. McAllster; secre-
tary treasurer, j. Orrille Walbridge SUI
pcrintendent Of home department, Mrs
f. c. Smith; assistant superintendent,
Miss Gertrude Martin.
George r. Bosworth of Montpelier was
in town yesterday on business
Several members of the baseball team
have lately made a thorough personal ex-
animation of the road between here
and East Barre. with view to shorten
ing and otherwise improving it for the
passage OF automobiles.
Frank Wilcox OF Brookfeld was in
town yesterday to get the radiators from
the station for steam heating plant
that he is putting into his house
Rev Laura Bowman of Markesan,
Wis, is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Laura Ainsworth.
Rural Carrier Hiram s. Drury is tax
ing his vacation, and the mail on route
No. 3 is handled by Substitute Carl w
Seaver.
The second annual banquet OF the
Alumni association OF Williamstown high
school viii be held nthe Congregational
church parlors Thursday evening, June
20 Annual business meeting at 1880,
banquet at p. M All intending to at
tend please notify Mrs. Leon Poor as
soon as possible.
The lecturer OF Williamstown grange,
No 81, would like the children of the
grange TO meet at grange hall on Mon.
day, June II, at 2;30 p. m, for re-
hearsal Of the childrens exercises 10 be
given at the next regular grange meet
ing, June 10.
The ladies OF the ~ L. church viii |
hold social Saturday evening. II the |
weather is desirable, it will be held upon |
the lawn in front Of the church; but ii /
not. in the vestry. Program: Resolved, |
That poverty Is no handicap to success
in life" affirmative Mrs. Ella Martin,
Henry Waldo; negative, Mrs. Eta Cow
III, Horace Hebard; reading, Mrs. Alma
Hebard: dialogue, Orville Walbridge and
Percy Jeffords: defamation, Willie La
,ell. in addition to this viii be mum.
Der of musical selections which have not
vet been arranged Everyone should
bear in mind the time, place, and to be
N hand. Admission, including ice cream,
.0c.