The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-05-02
BETHEL
Teachers Engaged for the Ensuing Year
in Public Schools.


The presidential committee announced
yesterday the engagement for the COM
ing year of the following faculty of the
high and graded school: High school
principal Edward ]. Lockwood, assist
ants, Miss Ethel Chapman and Miss
Mary Tewksbury, grades seven and
eight, Miss Pearle Ralph; grades five
and six, Miss Ellen Preston; grades
three and four, Miss Jessie Spalding
grade two, Miss Ruth Leonard; grade
one, Miss Helen Brooks; singing, Mrs.
Edith Greene Putnam. All are re-
engagements except that of Miss Tewks-
bury, who comes to the school after
three years experience as principal of
the Brookfeld high school TO fill the va
| cancy in the faculty caused by the res
| ignation of Miss Mae Campbell. The
year now about to close has been a sue
cessful one and harmonious one among
the teachers and between the teachers
and the committee.
The funeral of Mrs T. j. Lavcre was
held at the Catholic church yesterday at
10 a. M, Rev. NJ. S. 0'Donnell officiating.
A. Lee Cady was in charge and the bear
ers were John d. Wheeler, John ]. Will
son, John c. Carey and Joseph Lerett.
The choir was made up of Jesse Moody,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. M. Larock, Alfred Les
sier, Miss Hattie Gaudet and Mrs. J. F..
Demers. Among those present were two
brothers of the deceased, George and
Thomas Pierman, from northern New
York.
Mrs. Josephine M. French came yes
terday to her summer home on Royaton
bill after spending the winter in New
York.
Mrs. Mahala Cram goes to-day to
Somerville, Mass, after spending the
winter at Austin Havey's.
A reception was given Henry f. Hol-
brook and his bride at Frederick Smiths
last evening when many gifts were be-
slowed and general good time en-
joyed.
The junior class of the high school
presented a four-act drama entitled
'The College Ball." before large and
we'll pleased audience at the town hall
last evening. The cast consisted of
George Lavell, Harry Graham, Leslie
Southworth. Kenneth Spaulding. Donald
Arnold, Philip Noble, Mary Cushing,
Katherine Rogers, Irene Cushing, Mil
bred Shaw and Veda Davis. who had
been prepared for the event by Miss
Marguerite Robinson of Newport
graduate of the Emerson school or ora
tory. A novel advertising feature was
MONDAY parade by the male members
of the cast.
Miss Marguerite G. Robinson, who has
been here two weeks, went to Lyndon
vile to-day.
The air compressor at the cutting
plant Of the Woodbury. granite company
broke down Thursday afternoon laying
off most of the men the rest of the week.
Some of them would have taken a holt
day yesterday in any case in order to
recognize international Labor day.
Arhor day was recognized by the clos
ing of the bank, the liquor places and
The postoffice, except at certain hours.
The Whitcomb high school devoted part
of the afternoon to setting out trees and
shrubbery on the school grounds. Quite
a little cleaning up was done on the
grounds of private citizens.
A. J. Robinson has the contract to
build for Antonio De Cieco a building for
store and barber shop on the same lot
on which his house was built last year.
Harry Mentley returned Thursday to
Boston after being employed at the end
of the Fisher Chrome Tanning com
pany's business for two months.
A. H. Dustin has completed his con-
tract to construct basement for t. H.
Kittredge's new house and n. Y. Cooley
will at once begin the superstructure
which is to be completed Aug. |.