The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-04
WATERBURY
Duxbury's New Schoolhouse Completed
and School Opened To-day.

DuApuiyS view Schoolh0uSe completed
and School Opened To-day.
| The Duxbury schoolhouse and hall is
completed, the seats were put in last
week and school opened there in a thor
oughly up-to-date building. The founda-
tion OF the main part is about the same
as that of the one burned, 30x50 feet.
Projecting from this are the vestibules
and entrance rooms and stairways, meas
uring 24xl2. The building has a hip
roof and belfry and a porch over the
cement steps. The inside is sheathed
throughout with hard pine and has steel
| ceilings and hardwood floors. The school
room is 2sx29, with four large windows
back and four at the left, according to
specifications of the state board of
health. seats are modern adjustable, and
a three and half foot blackboard goes
the entire length of the room. Out of
this room and also opening into the
hall is another unfinished room, which
can be used should the times demand
for a schoolroom. Upstairs the hall is
the entire size of the building, with
board platform at the end. The vesti
bules inside are l6xI2 and give plenty
OF room for hanging up wraps. The en-
tire structure il credit to the town
and fine addition to the educational
buildings of the state. Two blackboard
bulletin boards each side of the doorway
will be found very useful. Miss Matte
Holt Of Barre ia the teacher in this
school. The carpenter work was con-
tracted by John Nelson, who has done
the work well. The painting and in
terror finishings have been done by j.
William Gabree of Montpelier. The
building committee is as follows: John |
Dillon, 4. E. Foss, 0rrin Hills, Homer
Kennedy and Warren Murray.
Mrs. Mary 0'Neil and daughter, Mrs.
Lizzie Mulqueen, who have been guests
of their son and brother, William Car
roll, have returned to their home in Bur-
lington. j. III. Carroll and son, Law
renee, of Lancaster, N. H., have also
been guests of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Carroll, leaving for Burlington Friday
night. Thursday evening Miss Inez Car
roll entertained in honor of her cousin,
Lawrence Carroll. There were two tables
IF whist. Refreshments were served.
Roy Wilder, known as "Steeple jack
painted the smoke stack on sc. Wheel
,r's mill at Waterbury Center Friday.
height of so feet was covered in less
han two hours.
The exterior of the new house of r. j
edwards on South Main street is prac-
ieally completed and makes very at
ractive addition to that part OF the
'illage.
Joseph Frontini of Barre spent last
week with relatives in town.
Henry Lavalley, who has been EN-.
loyed in G. l.. 0'Clair's stoneshed for
he past year, has finished work and !.
eturned to his home in Hardwick.
Floyd Arkeley was home from Mont
elier seminary over Sunday.
Among the names in the high standing /,
st in the class of 1918, University of -
ermont, is that of Miss Norma Perkins,
'ho has always had high standing in
er school work. y
The Art club meets this afternoon :
18th Mrs. c. c. Warren. y
The family of Earl Twombly is now =
Gated at the Atherton house on Union u
rect.
Miss Mabel y. Watts has entered c.
lie teachers college, Columbia univer- A
ty, New York City, for years course ir
household arts and home economies. r,
Mrs. Charles Keene and Miss Caroline e
eene are at the Keene home on Wi a
'oski street Miss Keene has been en- 50
Dyed as postmistress at the Profile n
'use in the White mountains this sum a
eT. .,
Mrs. George II. Dale is visiting at her :,
rmer home in Island Pond. y"
Tomorrow night the grange at Water
ny Center will have the following pro- "a
aml Rollcall; current events; question, X
hould the United States be Prepared Az
r War;" speakers, Messrs. Hill, Rob Z,
son, LeBarron and Parker; reading, OF
rs. Lebanon; solo, Mrs. Freeman.
Miss Alice Healey of the Barre City OF
lools was a guest Of her father, John
alley, over Sunday. Ia
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Huntley spent a.
ursday with Mrs Huntley's brother -
W. Huntley, it being their cath we'd -
lg anniversary. ~