The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-12-09
PROVOKED MUCH MIRTH.
aThe District SCHOOL, Put on at East
ern Star Fair.

4 "A little sketch, entitled "The Dis
/ trict School" was the feature of tn
Eastern Star fair held in the Quar-,
Bank hall last evening and it KEEP
lover 800 persons laughing and smiling
The sketch opened with the schoo
committee, composed of Chairman Per
kins, personified by Fred Kempton
Smith in the person of Mayo Lynd'
and Mrs. Billaker, portrayed by Mrs
Bruce. The first matter for their con
sidefation was the election of new
teacher, there being four applicants
Miss Dashaway, taken by Mrs. Chris
tina Newcombe. proved too mild foI
their stern minds wlsile Mrs. Henrietta
Lille, as Miss Belinda Sharpe, proved
too much the opposite. Lillian Roberts
as Sally Simple, literally brought the
house down when she said she had
applied for the position because her
"maw" told her to. Hezekiah Pender-
grass, initiated by George Seager,
proved the desirable candidate and to
him the school was turned over.
On the first day Of school the schol-
ars came in, ranging all the way from
four year-old Luther Brown, portrayed
by Or. r. T.. Avery, to seventeen year
old Susan Crowfoot, who was Mrs.
Eta Bennett. Recitations did not
amount to much the first day but every
student showed ponderous amount of
ignorance to the new teacher. SIM
Dipsey, in the person of Harold Ban
croft, was the only boy to get licking
and he also had the honor of sitting
on the Ounce STOOL
The last day of school, with all of
the class giving a recitation, was the
best of the program, only Sim spoiled
it by forgetting his lines and starting
to bawl. The students in the cast were
as follows: Susan Crowfoot, Mrs. Eta
Bennett; Mehitable Jones. Mrs. Flor
ence Mackay; Matilda Billings, Miss
Ena Adie; Jerusha Dickson, Miss Phyl-
lis vercoe: DaSida Snobbs, Miss Edna
Suitor; Wilhelmina Crowfoot, Miss
Ruth Wylie; Sally Brown, Mrs. Edna
Dorcas Doolittle, Miss Bella
Samantha Piper, Miss Car
oline Anderson; Clorinda Guyer, Miss
Alice Avery; Faithful Snooks, Miss
Teresa Duncan; Bobby OTee, Leroy
Smiths Luther Brown, DIR. Roscoe
Avery; Sim Dipsey, Harold Bancroft;
0bediah Buzzard, Arthur Blackmore;
Samuel Snooks, Ira Houston; Jere-
miah Jenkins, John Leith; visitors,
Mrs. Dipssy, Miss Margaret Dowers,
and Miranda, Mrs. Nellie Kempton.
The tables for the sale of fancy arti-
lies, aprons, candy and other commod-
tiles reported good sale and a good
sum should be realized from them. Al
red Edward, giving away chickens and
Tolls. also was well patronized. Those
N charge of the various booths were:
1andy, Mrs. Christina Newcombe, Mrs. |
Hazel Lander; aprons, Mrs. Mary |
stewart, Mrs. George johnson; fancy |
work, Mrs. Euniee Cole, Mrs. Earle |
Young; food, Mrs. Thompson Walker.
hrs. James MeNaughton, Mrs. Bar
let, Mrs. James Gauld; ice cream. Mrs.
sfiie Lynde; tea room, Mrs. Edna |
dover, Avis Wiley, Mrs. Lizzie Wood |
nd Mrs. Tekla Anderson.
The card party given by the order IA
he afternoon also proved to be a great
uccess, there being SO tables in con-
tant play. Refreshments were served
II of the players.
Following the evening program there
Tas dance, with music furnished by
aeob's orchestra, for over 100 couples.