The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-08-13
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j. D. Whittier, who has charge oil
the rural schools in the state educa'
tional system, was in the city this
week, completing arrangements for an
exhibit of the work that has been done
in the north district in Arlington as
showing the community spirit that
can be developed even from a school
Four years ago or about the time
drive in school work commenced, the
north district did not do much until
Dorothy Garfield Fisher asked per-
mission to start the work along. This
| was given and since that time it has
been demonstrated that leadership will
and can produce community spirit. Mr..
Whittier has pictures showing the lit
tie school house then and now. All of
the money that has been secured to
| make alterations of the building has
practically come from the community
work. The light was not good, so mon
ey was raised and the windows were
changed to another side of the build
ing and now the place has become
known as the Bent Twig Tea house"
for the children and the women folk
of the community serve tea there each
day during the summer months. just
at present they are making an effort
to secure money for hot lunches for
the children attending the school. Prob
ably no school in the state has made
such wonderful progress without finan-
cial assistance as this one. The wom-
en- make a cake or two and other food
as they may see fit and 1t is carried
to the tea house. The work is so di-
vided that each member of the Won
ans club of that district gives an aft
ernoon in each week to looking after
the tea room. The children at first
added shed in which sand was placed
for playing purposes when the weather
was not favorable for out.of-door
sports. Then an extension to the
building was made, including the sand
shed and in this the tea house is con-
Quoted. There has also been placed in
this and the school room a collection
of historical antiquities of the region.
All sorts of quaint and curious objects
have been taken from the attics. Some
of these are placed con sale and sub
stantial sums realized for the club,
while others are for display. Among
the picture of the building is one of
DR.. Hillegas saving out door during
the remodelIing of the school house,
which occurred during the time he was |
making visit to the place. The play |
grounds have been improved. There is |
menu of the food sold and at the |
bottom of this is the statement that |
when it gets colder they plan to serve
pan cakes with real maple syrup and |
hot coffee with country cream. Many |
other improvements have been made to
the north district school house in Ar
lington, but the most important thing
is that an excellent community spirit |
has been developed which will go en-
for long time.
H. NJ. Davis, deputy commissioner
of weights and measures, is investi'
eating a complaint from Sheldon that
party delivered nine bushels of po-
tatoes to another and when the pur
chaser weighed them he found them
to be over 90 pounds short. 1t ap.
L.t ha vntatnas |
ured in an oldfashioned half-bushel
There ia single day left in which
persons who want to file their primary
petitions can do so. This pertains TO
he county offices as we'll as to the 9th.
II Offices. Sheriff T. H. Tracy was the
irst man to file the required number
IF petitions for a county office, and he
lss been followed by II. NJ. Farnham
If Montpelier, c. H. Dana of Wood
,ury for county senators, F. J. Mar
in for probate judge, G. H. Dale of
and J. w. Bates of More.
own for assistant judges.
The Vermont Mutual Fire Insurance
company has settled the loss with w.
4. Burnham for the fire which took
,laee at his home Monday, when his
arm was burned to the ground, in.
luding a horse and stock and so tons
4 hay. II was total loss and the
g 900 check was paid. The insurance
oes not cover the loss.
Daniel r. Sortwell of Wiscsssett,