The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-07-21
VEST F4IRLEE CENTER

The West Fairlee Center band gave
most enjoyable concert at the Beave
meadow schoolhouse Friday evening
July Is. Seventy people were present
The next public concert that is beinl
planned will be at the Center churcl
Sunday afternoon, Aug. II, in connec
tion with the public worship.
Frank Chesiey and his son, Arthur
Cheslev. with the latter's wife anC
children, former residents of this place
came to church last Sunday. They
now live in Lyme, n H. They were
warmly greeted by their old friends.
Contributions amounting to $40 from
the owner of Aloha Hive camp to be
West Fairlee Center church were an
nounced last Sunday and vote of
thanks was given to the donors.
Mrs. James Wise and son, Earl, are
with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. o. NJ
Hubbard They are soon to be joined
by Mr.. Wise.
Fred Cock has installed a Delco light
ing system for his farm buildings.
This is the second Delco system in this
community. The other is owned by Al
yah Hatch.
A meeting of all committees and
workers for the West Fairlee Center
fair to be held Wednesday, Aug. 10,
will be held at the church yestry Friday
evening, July o. Bills announcing the
fair are now out. A leading feature
will be the presence of Governor James
Hartness of Springfield, who will give
the address of the day. Children's
prizes will be given at the fair as fol-
lows: First and second prizes for the
following articles-Boys' exhibits
Vegetables, five or more kinds; and ar
ticle of home manufacture; an articles oe
farm handicraft; brood of chickens;
a calf, pig or sheep; collection of Yer
mont leaves, pressed, mounted and
named; trained steers under three years
old; original drawing of convenient
barn; business letter applying for
position as chauffeur Girls CX
hibits Cake, canned goods, three kinds
of vegeta bles and three kinds of fruits;
crocheted articles; knitted articles;
kitchen apron; sofa pillow; SPECIMEN of
hand sewing; original drawing of con
venient kitchen. Theseexhibits are open
to girls and boys who attended district
school during the spring term of 1921
and who have done all the work on
their articles for exhibits. The Mothers
club offers prize of 81 for the girl ex-
hibiting the most neatly dressed doll
and the same amount to the boy eX
hibiting the best collection of pressed
flowers. Articles for all the children's
exhibits will be received by Mrs. B. NJ.
Ball and Mrs. A. L. Hatch.
Hay is being cut rapidly and the crop
is much better than expected, as the re
cent rains have thickened the growth
greatly.
On Sunday, July II, Rev. Arthur
II. Sargent began series of sermons on
"The Beatitudes," his text being |
BLESSED are the poor in spirit, for theirs
is the kingdom of Heaven" The second |
will be the subject next Sunday.
Rev. J. X. MacGillivray, field worker
for Sunday schools of the Presbyterian
synod of New England, has offered his
services to Mr.. Sargent 10 help start
schools in rural districts in Vermont.
He will probably spend several days,
including Sunday, in West Fairlee
Center, in the near future. The work of
Mr.. MacGillivray is part of state
wide enterprise of Sunday school ex-
tension, under the state department of
rural work, of which Rev A. H. Sar.
gent, is superintendent, for the State
Sunday School association. The East
Orange County Sunday School associa-
ton of which Sheldon Miller is presi-
dent, is the first county association to
enter upon this work