The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-03
NORTHFIELD GIRL
OUTSPELLED COUNTY
Esther Broggi Won Highest Honor in
Washington County--Raymond Trep-
to, East Montpelier, Second

Miss Esther Broggi of Mortified,
who last week was awarded the high
est prize in Vermont in the essays
written under the direction of the ma
tional highway and highway planning
committee, won first honors Friday aft
ernoon in the annual spelling contest
Of Washington county held at Mont
pelier She was first alternate in the
contest last spring. Montpelier and
Barre, which did not compete last year,
had representatives present Friday aft
crnoon. There were 1871 words spelled
during the contest more words than
have been used in any contest in the
state in two years
Raymond Trepto of East Montpelier,
who was also competitor last year.,
won second honors, while the alter
mates are Albert Feeley of Woodbury.
and Marion Ayers of Woodbury.. Miss
Ayers was spelled down on the word
derivatives" Mr.. Feeley on fhal-
lowe'en' and Mr.. Trepto on peculiar
ities," leaving Miss Broggi standing
when the contest was over. Both Miss
Broggi and Mr.. Trepto were awarded
S. gold piece, promised the winners
by the Montpelier Savings Bank and
Trust company. Mr. Trepto told his
father when he left home he would
bring home the gold piece.
II was fine contest, the contestants
aky IL
last year About five OF those who
were in the contest last year appeared
Friday afternoon. Three hours Of ac-
tual spelling occurred, the contest
starting at 2:30 o'clock and not being
ended until almost o'clock. Some time
was taken out for rests. The Judges
were J. d. Whittier Of the state board
OF education; L. A. Kelly Of the Asso-
ciated Industries Of Vermont. and Prin-
cipal Swaffield Of the Montpelier high
school. Mason s. Stone put out the
words. Miss Broggi and Mr. Trepto
will represent the county in the state
contest unless something unforeseen oc.
ours.
The list Of those who spelled and the
position in which they remained stand
ing longest and the word upon which |
they were spelled down, other than the |
four mentioned above, follow:
Edith Higes, Barre. politician; Grace
Thompson, Moretown, regretting; Grace
Pape. Duxbury, affidavit; Sylvia Dai.
ey, East Montpelier, supercede; Grace
suyette, Middlesex, syllsbify; Dorothy
Wheeler. Plainfeld positive: Zillah
lark, Duxbury, antonym; Guy Fol
lom. Waitsheld, devise; Adelina' La
nay, Barre, seize; Sparta Casilini,
Barre, inventor; Madeline Anzolene,
wise; Lilly Tartarelli. Mont
,elier. Acetylene; TheInsa Geake, Barre,
Mildred Clough. Berlin, am
Mary Moriarty, Waits6eld, |
'bstinate; Dudley Spaulding, Roxbury,
ergeant; Mary Lamphere, Calais, rev.
'lutionary; Ruth Thompson, micro
cope: Marion Pratt, Worcester. Ab-
cess; Blanche Brown. Fayston, testi-
nony. Gertrude Blake, Marshfeld,
echnical; Annie Chaplin. Calais. mu-
Iicipal; Anna Willctte. Northfeld
falls. institution; Dorothy Coony, Mid
Ilesex. conceal; Bernice Gallup, Cabot,
emetery; Bertha Chamberlain, Plain
eld, accommodate; Hattie Jones, Mont
elier, vicinity; Joyce Murray, Warren,
cferring; Dora O'Brien, Cabot, re-
Give; Hazel Ring, Waterbury, princi-
all Ina Strong, Warren, practice;
barbara Beattie. Northfeld, opinion;
'rancis Turpy. Mortified Falls. niece;
Dupris, Roxbury, horrible;
birley Livingston, Fayston, govern
rent; Mona Clark, Worcester, educa.
ION: Alton Smith, Marshficld, easily;
-irginia Brown, Berlin. celebrate.
The ~ contestants had been spelling
n hour before the first, namely, Miss
rown. missed word