The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-06-03
RANDOLPH
Teachers of Three Towns and other Ed
ucators Had Valuable Conference.

uCdtois Hdu valuable conference
One OF the most successful teachers
meetings of the Orange county district
was held on Friday at the high school
building, when there were present &C
teachers from the three towns, Randolph
Braintree and Brookfield. The teacher
training class was present, and the
teachers from the graded school, and also
the superintendent of Williamstown and
Bradford. Miss Bessie Coleman of New
York City, an instructor in modern read.
ing methods, gave demonstration of
reading of the first, second and third
grades in the morning session. Miss Cole
man also spoke in the afternoon upon,
Progressive Road to Reading"
Mrs. Walter Macy of Montpelier has
been the guest of her brother, Ray Ord
way, for few days.
The following pupils from the third
grade, with Mrs. NJ. NJ. Morse for teach
err, have been awarded Palmer buttons
for their excellent writing; Doris But
man, Larry Temple, Mildred Porter, Ida
Zemel, Paul Raymond, Ruth Webster,
and Clifford Sawyer.
The Merchants association held
meeting at the rest room on Thursday
night with good attendance. Plans
for the community Chautauqua to be
held here in August were discussed, and
other features were also talked over to
be decided upon at a latter time.
The baecaleaureate sermon will be
preached at the Music hall on Sunday
evening by Rev. j. Harrison Thompson.
The class numbers forty-one, including
the teacher training class, this season.
The biennial banquet of the high school
alumni association will be held at the
parish house Friday evening, June 8,
with Mrs. c. f. Root to cater Roy l..
johnson will serve as POSTMASTER, and
the committee in charge are Franklin !
Salisbury, Robert j. Mitchell and Mrs. |
j. G. Sherburne.
Frank Ford began work the first of |
the week in the w. Fl. Pelton meat mar
ket.
jackson Vail of Monroe Bridge, Mass,
was the guest of his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. w. Vail, the first of the week.
Miss Pearle Emerson is now employed
in the store of A. C. Slack on Merchants
row.
Miss Ethel Rye, who has been compan-
ion to Mrs. Ella Lamb in Everett, Mass,
for the last month, has returned home
for the summer.
Mrs G. Il. Brewster OF Hopedale,
Mass, has been in Warren visiting her
sister, and on her return, stopped off
lere to visit friends.
Miss Fleda Martin has taken a posi-
ion in Pittsiield, Mass, with the expert
nent and research department of the
ieneral Electric company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orio Ayers and daughter,
pauline, of Waterbury and Miss Mary
Pollard of Northteld have been recent
,uests at the home of Fl. r. Holman, ST. [
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Roberts of Man /
hester have been with Mrs. Roberts ia d
her, Lyman Hutchinson, for a week.
Mrs Earl Dickey of East Barre passed d
everal days with her grandparents, Mr.. q
nd Mrs. L. d. Partridge recently s
Mrs Fred Lashua has been in Windsor q
or few days with friends and will 60 a
o Newport, n. H.. for a visit before re- o
urning home. ?
Charles Owen Of Boston and Fred \
,wen of Bristol have recently visited +
heir brother, W. H. Owen, here. a
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Allen of Canaan, r.
: H. and Wilfred Allen of Lowell, Il
lass, were entertained over Sunday by P
Ir. and Mrs. r. w. Allen.