The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1918-09-19
PUTNEY.
School Children's Excellent Exhibit.

OCnOOl NnlluIenS Excellent ExnlDlt.
The center school building was place
Of special interest last Monday afternoon
when an excellent exhibit of vegetables,
Red Cross sewing and knitting was dis
played. 1t showed that the children of
the center school need not take back
seat for the town fathers when it comes
to raising A No. beans, cucumbers,
beets, carrots, onions, tomatoes, peas,
potatoes, pumpkins, mammoth sqlashes
and giant corn Milford Martin had some
fine looking peanuts. The poultry line
was represented by Chauncey Worthley's
bantams. That the children have AN eye
for beauty was shown by the beautiful
pansies and other flowers. 1t took one
whole table to show the result of How
ard Aplins labors He had displayed
seven kinds of vegetables and four kinds
of flowers. Gilbert Hulett's squash
weighed l6 pounds. Leon Brooks and
Francis Goodrich had corn which meas
ured II feet.
Much credit should be given both boys
and girls for the sewing, knitting and
canning done by them. 1t is very evil
dent that the children of Putnev are
ready and willing to do their bit toward
winning the war Much to the surprise
and delight of the children, public
spirited and patriotic woman of the
place gave TO each child who had con-
tributed to the exhibit a thrift stamp
| The following received stamps: Howard
| Aplin, Ralph Austin, Ruth Blood, Mil
dred Brooks, Floyd Brooks, Lawrence
Brooks, Leon Brooks. Roy Carpenter.
Rodney Darden, Francis Goodrich. Alden
/ iiannum, Tracy Howard, Gilbert Hulett.
4 Eunice johnson. Mildred johnson Pearle
Johnson. George Johnson, Elizabeth ,Jen-
kins, Milford Martin, George Mureh Ed
ward Parle. Clarice Poland. Margaret
Sweeney Herbert Worthley, Chauncey
Worthley.
Miss Rose Phillips of Orange, Mass.
was a recent guest of Mrs Raymond
] Buchanan.
James Buchanan spent the week end
with his family, returning Monday to
Athol. Mass.
Rev Richard Burn of Weston will
preach again at the Congregational
church next Sunday Mrs. Burn accom-.
Ipanied him last Sunday.
Miss Ethel Wing. who was engaged to
teach school on West hill. owing to lack
Tor puplls, mas had To give up the school
and is teaching in the Houghton district
IN Dummerston and is going back and
forth on the bus for the present
The women of this town are not going
To the Red Cross rooms to help as they
should. The work is being done by
few and these few are just as busy PEG
pie as those who don't 90 There il
plenty of work and work all can do
from pulling hastings to the more diff
cult work. II all takes time and on,
part is as much of a help as any othet
part Of the work Our August quota i
not done. Who will help finish it? I
man said to some young women the othe
day: You make me tired! You wan
to 90 and do some great thing. If vol
would 90 to the Red Cross rooms an,
help you would be doing something's"
A canvass for second hand elothin
will be made during the week of Sept
% to 30 Clothing for men, women an,
children and shoes of all kinds are Is
pecially solicited. Muslin or organdr
dresses are not wanted. Look up Won
spare clothing and be ready for deliver,
when wanted. There is also anothe
thing to be brought to the notice Of tn