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Newspaper
Barre Daily Times
Location
Barre, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1919
Page
5
Revd Shea's adviser Mrs George Gorman of 11 Beacon street is confined at home due to illness. Barre items report a Friday and Saturday sale of georgette hats, a parish notice, dance at Woodbury pond pavilion with Landi’s orchestra, and several local moves including employments and travels of residents. A Barre police feed notes a water main break near Keith avenue, a Ford collision near Summer street, and a patient transfer to St Albans.
A brilliant pageant marked Goddard Seminary's golden jubilee with remarks from alumni and faculty praising the school's mission and its affordability. George Milne, Charles Gale, Willard Martin, Mrs. Peck, J. H. Walsh, Mrs. James Morgan, and Yronk S Williams shared memories of school days, wartime service, and Vermont pride, urging graduates to stay connected and contribute to the institution's future. The event highlighted the school’s role in democratic education and community ties, though time limited further speeches.
The annual prize speaking event at Goddard Seminary drew a large crowd as students delivered polished performances. Miriam Hopkins won the girls prize, with Abbie Arbuckle a strong runner up, while Paul Cate and Charles Brown earned top and secondary honors for the boys. The program featured varied pieces, including Cabot Lodndrea’s Lowell Lodge debate and Julia Stanton’s French Canadian tale On de Rapide, with stirring readings and notable stage presence throughout.
Allen delivered a refined piano solo A In Jeunesse while Charl Brown echoed Anatole France's Address to the Fighters of Frans. Frances Ward narrated The Day of Judgment with child actors guiding the audience through a pretend judgment day, then Ruby Blain and Alice Reed closed with a two piano duet Westival March.
Williamstown celebrates its centenary with Sunday services at 10 45 am featuring sermons on life assets and love. Union services in the afternoon and a Tuesday evening Epworth League gathering follow, with visitors noted and local residents visiting churches and attending park events.
A compact exchange from the Boston Transcript notes a heated dialogue about how a dish should be prepared. The snippet references a sign reading Lamp stew and hints at a summer diet discussion, with Bridget insisting the other party is wrong.
Dr and Mrs W J Howard and daughter Marguerite were in town midweek Mrs Nettle Suzzell visits her daughter in Tras ville John I Baird and wife visit their son Dr Paul Baird in Waterville Maine Deacon B E A Fink attended a regiment reunion in Essex Junction Miss Alice Bushnell confined to bed with grip Miss Lottie Esty of East Warren cares for ill Mrs George Martin Mite Vone Skinner returned from Randolph Misses Helen and Lydia Bistee returned from Wemenley Boston University Doris Moriarty went to Nantasket for summer Mr and Mrs John Fulton and relatives spent past week at M I Freeman's Fifteen Club and invited guests enjoyed a piano plan at Sharon Tuesday Mr and Mrs Otto Bates of are pie spent Tuesday night at F E Bohnen's Several attended Chester Turner funeral at Middlesex Mrs P Griffith and daughter Dorothy visit Mra Griffiths mother at Clintonville N Y accompanied by Mrs William Suwyte Mrs S K Atkins and Paul Johnson attend Montpelier high school graduation Jennie Pierce in Burlington KE A Foster visits son Elmer in Claremont N H Merrill and Fivelyn Griffith attend Montpelier commencement Mrs Lillian nya gah and family in Barre J W Bates and A J Neill in Barre John Robinson returns to Rouses Point after visit Wes is exporting tackpole in Rochin nurseries in town Treie Child goes to Randolph for Joslyn Neill wedding Lillian Ward of Marshfield visiting daughter Mrs F H Shontell
A regular business meeting of the Central Libor union of Barre and vicini ty will be held in the carpenters hall Worthen block on Friday evening June 87 at 7 30 o clock. Per order Angus Mc Donald Seo
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