The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-06-25
PLANFIELD
Body of Mrs. Mary Bancroft, Aged 81,
Brought Here for Funeral.

- croft OF Ennelu, y, H. WAS hcld hei
Thursday afternoon from the home {
= her brother, Smith Martyr. Rev. Alvi
q Smith of Ludlow ofliciated Burial wa
y in the Center cemetery. Mrs. Bancroft
was ol years old and is survived by on
: daughter, Mrs. Nellie Shattuck, two SON
: Martyr Bancroft OF Barre and Morto
: Bancroft of Lisbon, n. H., besides severa
/. nephews and nieces. Mrs. Bancroft ha
, always lived in town. Until the past fe,
years she had made her home with d.
and Mrs. Shattuck, and their daughte
accompanied the remains here Wednes
: day afternoon.
Plainfeld junior high school graduate,
its tenth class of Is young people Fri
day evening at the opera house Tn,
house was prettily decorated with fern
and peonies, with the motto in the clasi
colors of pink and purple, "A Place ii
the Ranks Awaits U.s." White rose.
were the class flower. The program wa,
as follows; Invocation; class song; salu
tatory, Great Leaders of Men," Newtor
Perrin; "Cheerfulness vs.. Worry" Loret
Ia LaLime; "Our American Navy" Cliff.
ford Batchelder; "The Angel of the Bat.
tlefields," Ruth Bean; BE Yourself, >
Mary Martin; Room at the Top" George
Hudson; "The Red Triangle in the War;
Hazel Maxfeld; Mother" Rose Rod.
gers; Success" Claribel Morse; "Joan
Dare" Cara Townsend; "We Build the
Ladder by Which We Rise" Rachel Mar
tin; The Silver Lining" Lillian Wells
"Woman's Work in the War" Marjorie
Moore; Time Waits for No Man." Doris
Lance; excused from essay, Ernest Hill;
excused from essay, Maurice Townsend;
valedictory, "The Rise of Japan" Newell
Perrin; serving in U. S. navy, Mernie
Brown. The essays and orations were
interesting and well given. Mention was
made of the classmate Miss Dorothy
Davis, who has gone TO the higher life.
An empty chair, with a service flag
across it, was there for the classmate
who is in the Z. S. navy. Mernie Brown.
When Professor Hanson gave out the
diplomas, he was awarded diploma for
his service to his country, which was
placed in the chair with the draped flag.
Maurice Townsend was unable to be
present on account of illness At the
close of the exercises, Mason s. Stone
and Charles II. Lowe of Montpelier gave
talk on the war savings stamp cam
paign.
Newton Davis of Camp Devens is in
town.
Mrs. John Joyce returned to her home
in Mortified Falls Thursday.
The senior class of 1918 held their re-
ception Wednesday evening at the school
house.
Raymond Orr of Adamant visited his |
uncle, Edwin Slayton, Thursday, before
leaving for Vancouver Barracks, Wash, |
Saturday.
Mrs. Helen Russell and daughter of |
Greenfield, n. H., are visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. +. V. Duke.
Raymond Lupine of Camp Devens
spent Sunday with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. /. l.. Lupine.
Heavy frosts Wednesday and Thurs
day mornings of last week did consider
able damage to gardens and fields of
beans, etc.
Walter Mcleod left Saturday for Bos-
ton on his way to Camp Deyens.
Will Greeley is on the sick list.
The schools enjoyed an all-day picnic
Friday
Miss Ruth G.. Ainswortk of Littleton,
\. H., after passing the winter in ST.
Augustine, Fla, is visiting her aunt, Mrs.
Fannie T.. Winch.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Rublee june II.
Red Cross dance in East Montpelier
,all Friday evening, June 2s. Dudley's
orchestra, three pieces. Admission to i,
ral, 75c. Ice cream and cake viii be !
erped.
Mrs. Ruth DwineIl and daughter, Lois,
pent Saturday in North Montpelier with {
er parents, Mr.. and Mrs T.. w. Pitkin. :
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Benjamin of Hard
rick spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs.
. Il. Dwinell.
Childrens day was observed at the
|. T.. church June %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Martin recently
isited Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Lamberton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coburn of East
Iontpelier spent Friday with Mr.. and :
lrs. Arthur Townsend. a
Win Holmes of Hardwick is visiting ',
[ the home Of S. r. Dwinell. =
Walter Wells has finished work for -
. w. Cate of East Montpelier. g
Mrs. Ralph Wells and son of Marsh v
I'D spent Thursday with Mr.. and Mrs. "
,rome Bailaw.
Arthur Thomson was in Montpelier - -
!.
Miss Blanche Perrin was in Barre on :
thursday and Friday to attend the grad -
Iting exercises at Spaulding high school. "a
Mr.. and Mrs. o. l.. Martin, Miss Ethel ~
ennis and Miss Rose Moore were in M ~
trre Thursday and Friday to attend ~
,ddard commencement exercises. ~
Frank Worthen of Hardwick was in ha
wn the first of the week
Arthur Thomson has sold valuable a :.
ir of oxen to Bert Davis of Barre for u
90.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Buxton, Mr.. and ~ !
RS. Elliott Martin and Mrs. j. NJ. Mar :.
! We're in Barre Thursday night. IN
MIR. and Mrs. Ed. Maxfeld, Misses Mar yo
/ and Neva Bushey, Mrs Grace Holt 70
d Wallace Holt went to Rumney, n. "a
Monday to attend the convention. or
Brooks Buxton and sons, Kenneth and wa
iyton, were in Barre Tuesday an
Fred Robinson was in Montpelier Tues =
y. a.
Sixty pupils and friends were present ue'
a party given Prof. II. W. Hanson an an
tvening at schoolhouse hall. TN
Isle and games were enjoyed by those ~ u,
sent. Ice cream was served. Profess aiu
Hanson was presented $40 gold H
ce by the pupils. p uns
ir. and Mrs. George Brown wish to De
,ress their appreciation TO the teachers
pupils for the tribute paid their son, =
rnie Brown, at the graduation exer- 50