The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-05
MARSHFIELD.

MARSHFIELD.
On Saturday, Sept 2S Marshlield hat
reason to congratulate herself on hel
village schools. At the school fair, tn,
school building was lastly decorated
and most satisfactory exhibit OF veg
etables and food, the products OF the
school childrcn's gardens and labor was
seen by many townspeople. In an up
stairs room was an exhibit of mechanic
cal and decorative drawing, done in con.
nection with other school work, bracket
saw work, embroidery and sewing. There
was so much that was creditable it
seems difficult to specify, but special
mention should be made of the physi-
ology diagrams by the various pupils
and the decorative colored drawings by
Stanley Lyndes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. A. Lyndes. At the splendid display
| of garden produce, one was heard 10
| than their fathers" There was also an
animal exhibit, steers, heifers and fowls.
small gate fee" of Zoe was asked,
the receipts being used for the further
ing of the good work begun in the boys
agricultural club and the girls domestic
science club, resulting in $3.50; the sale
of food and home made candy, S5.l4;
popcorn and lemonade. 95c; showing that
many were interested in the work of
the schools. which was in turn appreciat-
ed by pupils and teachers. The prizes
offered for the best hill of potatoes and
the best loaf of broad, each Soc were
won by Cecil Tibbitts and Zenith Bemis,
respectively. In the bread making con-
test, the committee We're unable to de-
eide between Amy Cameron and Zenith
Bemis, so decided by lot, Miss Bemis
being the fortunate contestant. A ball
game between the high school boys and
the chill boys" occurred on the com
mon" at 2 p. m. Lee Shortt acted as
umpire, with f. II. Saxby to keep score,
which resulted in favor of the H. S.
team, close game, is to IA. To the
credit of all who played be il said, not a
rough word was heard said during the
game, nor an unpleasant disagreement.
All present at the fair felt it a happy I
and creditable occurrence in the history |
of Marshfela village school.
Mrs. Emma Nichols of Scranton, Pa,
is the guest of her niece, Mrs. II. d. Nc
Crllis, several weeks. Her son, M.
has also been the guest of the
McCrillis people, but is at present visit
ing friends in other sections of the state.
Everett Carpenter, the NJ. F. telephone
''hello boy has his central office on
the ground floor of his house on Main
street, the family having moyed down
stairs. The upstairs tenement has been
al tytf ia
J. Whitney Davis and wife viii occupy
he tenement vacated by B. w. Davis in
lis house on Depot street, the tenement
raeated by J. w, Davis to be occupied by
he family Of Hubert HOLSTER.
Edgar Lamberton and wife viii move
% the house of Mrs. Lucy Bemis for the
winter. their farm to be occupied by the
on, Rov, and wife.
Mrs. Sadie Rosebrook returned to her
rome in town, after several months at
this being her twelfth year
Is summer cook at the Goss hotel
Mrs. Fred Darling has been i'll sew. /.
raj weeks, but at this writing is re-
,orted as more comfortable.
Mrs. Libby Rosebrook Of Masene, :
lass, is the guest of her nephew, L. A. 4
aosebrook. and family.
Several residents and travellers of the !
-icinity between f. A. Rosebrook's farm r
nd 'Ioveland's notch" report having
cen and heard wild animal The /
creech is hair raising to say the least y
)winell and George Emery, report seeing !.
bob cat" at dusk, doesn't it give a :
elbow the shivers? !.
The committees Of the Village I'm
rovement society have arranged the lee :
ure course for the season of l9l2-l9l3
s follows: The first entertainment will d
e given by "Muscanto's st, Petersburg "
at Pythian hall Oct. %; sec o
nd entertainment given by Gladys Mich G
Is Dodge, 'reader of plays" at the same 81
lace, Dec. ID; third comes Phyllis Har
lond "harpist," accompanied by Miss "
arron. reader, January 10; fourth. Har- p
H. "The Musical Magician" Feb. 8;
fth, Peter Mcqueen, i. r. G. s., in his G.
unique Pan-American pictured travel n,
gues," Feb 20. Tickets for the lee
ire are now on sale. and a reserved seat :,
lart can be seen at the postofiice The 1,
I'll course ticket costs only $50, and g.
c are confident that nowhere can you n
It the benefit derived from these enter :,
inments for double the money. 1t is :
IT money-making scheme, for the So
ETY. under whose auspices these enter
inments are given, but purely for the
,nefit of the public, especially the
,unger people, say that the committee -
I'VE spared no pains to secure the ar.
SITS who are to appear here.
At a recent meeting of the Village W
Improvement society. the members ti
hose sides" Mrs Frances X. Peck,
esident, class A. Mrs. Ella Lilley, vice Y,
esident. class b, as captains. The r.
heme is that the side selling the larg
{ number of tickets for the coming "
cture course is to be entertained by fn
e side beaten, served refreshments, w
G., which promises much amusement 40
r all concerned. Get your tickets early
id avoid the rush. 80
The directors OF the Marshfeld Co. ~
erative Creamery association recently
Id a meeting, called by ce-President
c. Bent, and appointed Mason Chester y.
esident of the association to fill out da
e year Of his father, b. f. Chester, ce
10 was recently deceased. Mason sa
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