The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1920-01-22
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Il few days ago. He was working on
: big sled and a piece of iron flew up
and cut the upper lip into Il serious
cut but it is doing well.
Mrs. Shields of West Barnet was q
recent visitor at Mrs. Julia Roy's.
| Mrs. DR.. Baker was called back to
Ashland last week by the serious i'll
ness OF Dr.. Bakers father She re-
turned home Saturday night.
Rev. A. +. Gregg spent the most Of
last week in Connecticut, returning
home Friday.
Mrs. Joanah Hall is caring for Miss
Jeanette Lang Who Is still very sick.
Mrs. Annie Dickinson pel1igo Of
/ Lyndonvillc spent several days at the
/ home of John Lang last week, also
Mrs Oscar Frazier called on them
by the illness of Miss Lang.
Howard Elliott and Max Lang re-
turned home from Boston Saturday
where they went to bring q big truck
and they got out as far as Plymouth
and left itreportine much more SNOW
south of here than in this vicinity
Arthur Bandy has finished his job
with Don Judkins and Gilchlist Bros
have hired him to clerk in their store.
/ Mrs. Stephen Hooper and daugh-
ter Gladys were recent business WIS.,
itors in st. Johnsbury.
George Richardson and Miss Mary
Gibson are taking the u. S. census in
the town Of Barnet. Miss Gibson has
the south side of Halvey's lake and
all on the south of Stevens brook
that runs from Havey's lake. Mr..
Richardson has the rest of the town.
Something quite out of the ordi-
nary occurred here last Thursday
morning, that very cold frosty morn
ing. Bertha Harris, houseteeper for
Harley Somers up on the Somers'
farm was out in their door yard and
she distinctly heard parties over on
Church street talking, knew their
voices and heard what they said. Tel
ephonng one of these parties what
she heard the parry went out on her
front door step and they spoke back
and forth to each other a distance Of
mile, owing doubtless to the state
of the atmosphere.
A lumber firm in Connecticut had
an agent here last week looking up
available lumber lots in this vicinity
that can be purchased at this time.
The annual speaking ana spelling
contest Of the schools in the town
OF Barnet was held Thursday, Jan.
Is, at the schoolhousc hall. The dis
tiicts represented were McIndoes,
passumpeic Barnet Center, Cope H.
hagen, Aiken, Walter Harvey, and
the Barnet village.
In both the speaking and spelling
Section / being from grade to
grade and section H. grades 6, 7
and 8. The winners Of the first sec
ton in spelling were: First, John
Ramsey of McIndocs; second,
Blanche Pippin; third, Warden ANA
don Of Barnet village. The winners
of the second section in spelling were:
First, James Ramsey Of McIndocs
second, Dorothy Nichols of McIndoes
and third, Malcolm Gates of the
Aiken district. The Speaking contest
began at 100 The program was as
follows:
Section Barnet Primar
The Minuet Helen Phelps
Goodnight to the Sun
Marjorie Amadon
McIndoes Grammar:
The Bishop of Sylmna
Mary Liddle
Barnet Center:
When the Minister Comes to Tea
Paul Nelson
Passumpsic Primary:
A Little Gentleman
Dorothy Jameson
A Christmas Telegram
Jeanne Galbraith
McIndoes Primary:
Johnnie's History Lesson"
t,@ Charles Duncan
Little Orphant Annie
a May Ramsey
Section II, Aiken School:
! The Brier Rose Agnes Daring
How the Farm has Changed
Malcolm Gates
Barnet Grammar:
Mending Helen HilchfiSt
An Exchange of Confidence
| Leon Holbrook
Copenhagen School:
A Christmas Dream"
a2 3 e.e ''' Albert Lacasse
Walter Harvey SCHOOL,:
A Little Gentleman '"''
Hazel Achillis
A. Soldier. Boy Ellsworth Shields
Nc, Indoes Grammar:
Horatius at the Bridge
t3, ~. James Ramsey
Passumpsic grammar:
Lady Yeardsley's Guest
y a. Netty Vittey
Emily Gyger's Ride
'st Josephine LaBay
Barnet Center:
Spaiticus to the Gladiators'
Emily Somers
The judges of the speaking were
chairman, Rev. A. w. Fisher, Mrs.
B. l.. Galley and Mrs. William Hig-
gins. The different points upon
which Judgment was passed were