The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-02-20
PI1INFIELD
Annual Prize Speaking Held in Opera
House.

Annual Prize Speaking Held in Opera
House
A prize speaking contest was given al
the opera house Saturday evening by the
pupils of the town. The program fol.
lows; Chorus, "Santa Lucia" under
grades, high school; "a Besctting Sin,'
Harold Hudson; "The Think Box" Alex
ander Bissette; "My Baby Brother
Mildred King; "'rhe Delusion Of Ghosts,
Ivan Bartlett; "Tommy's Prayer" Eta
Dunklin; "Chums." Clayton Bartlett
song, "O'er the River high school girls
high school contest; "Sal and !" Victor
Fontana; "Boys' Rights" Wayne Bart
lett; CANCELS Wiclledness," Doris Lance !;
."The Last Hymn" Luvia Page; How
Mrs. Smart Learns to Skate" Lora
Knapp; "Thc Old Actors Story" Abbie
Arbuckle; piano solo, Mrs. Lawrence. The
prizes were awarded as follows: Under
grades--.lst, Mildred King; I'd, Eta
Dunklin; LIST, Harold Hudson, I'd, Ivan
Bartlett. High school--lst, Abbie Ar.
buckle, I'd, Doris Lance; lst Victor Fon-
tana, I'd, Wayne Bartlett. The judges
were Prof. L. A. Kinney and Miss Eliza
beth Jenkins of Goddard seminary and
Miss Ada Waugh of Spauldng high
school, Barre.
Mrs. Ben Warren and daughter OF
Montpelier spent Saturday with Mr.. and
Mrs. George Brown.
Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Martin OF Cam
bridge, Mass, spent Saturday and Sun
day al the "Woodl andso
Mrs. Henry Batcbelder is spending
few weeks in Boston.
Mrs. Eva Bailey was in Montpelier
Saturday.
j. A. Foss was in Montpelier Saturday
on business.
The Quality Folks gave delightful
concert Thursday evening at the opera
house.
Walter Lance was business visitor
in Montpelier Friday.
Walter Parker of st. Johnsbury is
spending a few days with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Parker.
Mrs. Gardner Spencer of st. Johns
bury is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Silas
Willis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Hudson of South |
Ryegatc spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
ID. II. HOLSTER.
Miss Abba Clark was in North Mont |
pelier Monday to attend the funeral of |
Miss Betsey Clark.
Mrs. Karl Woodeock spent Tuesday in
Barre and Montpelier.
Mr.. and Mrs John Parks and son,
Raymond, were in Barre recently to at
tend the Flay Bringing Up Father"
G. p. Kellogg was in Randolph Wed.
nesday to visit his mother.
Mrs. George Whitcher was in Mont
pelier Wednesday
H. 5. Parks OF Barre was a business
visitor in town Wednesday.
Mrs. L. L. Knapp was in Montpelier
Thursday visiting relatives.
Mrs, Frank Rice and son. Elliott, were
in Montpelier Wednesday and Thurs
day.
Mrs. A. r. Foss visited her mother,
Mrs. Lazelle Of Montpelier, Thursday.
Ed Bond was business visitor in
Barre and Montpelier Thursday.
Mrs. Lloyd Farnham and sons of Mont
peiier visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. n. Flood
Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs Maria Duke has recently pieced
patchwork blocks for two quilts and is 1
now crocheting with fine thread. Mrs.
Duke viii be 100 years old next May. {
Mrs. Bert Smith of Cabot visited rel
,tives in town Thursday. {
RI. i. Lane visited his mother, Mrs.
Sarah Lane, Of Montpelier Thursday.
The business men in town are making {
to give banquet at Ban
roft inn early in March.
Waylsnd Hamel is home from Bellows l
Falls, where he has employment
Medos Pelky recently had an Orange |
ounty telephone installed in his house |
Mrs. Fred Gokey was in North Mont J
'elier Monday to attend the funeral of !
Ter aunt Miss Betsey Clark \
Wade BENJAMIN and Waldo Bemis are
10Th reported ILL.,
Miss Irene Colt was i'll last week with
he prevailing distemper.
Charles Parker was a business visitor ?
n Barre Friday. q
Fri Whitcomb was quite i'll last week
The school in the Irwin district re- Il
pened Monday after being closed sew i'
raj days by illness in the district. ;,
Card of Thanks. y
| wish to thank my friends and reIa. t,