Social to benefit one-room school

A box-lunch social by invitation on the grounds of the Brewster mansion, 8 Brewster Place, Buxton, at noon on Saturday, July 28, will benefit the maintenance fund for the restored N.C. Watson one-room school.

When the school opened in the early 1900s, the teacher, a Miss Partridge, organized a social to auction box lunches as a fundraiser to buy school supplies.

This year, like a century ago, women will provide decorated boxes for two and men will take cash to buy the boxes. Bruce Buxton will be the auctioneer and a jazz group, Kind of Blue, will entertain.

Period attire – ladies wearing hats and gentlemen suspenders – is optional.

The Buxton-Hollis Historical Society sponsors the social. Two-hundred invitations have been sent and those receiving them are reminded to RSVP Beverly Atkinson at 929-6495. “You will make new friends and we will support the repairs for our N.C. Watson School,” a printed card included with invitations read.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Library art

exhibit to open

West Buxton Public Library’s sixth annual Local Art Exhibit will open Thursday, Aug. 2, and continue to Thursday, Aug. 30.

The opening reception is 6-8 p.m. on Friday, Aug 10, featuring live music by Billy Billy.

Show hours are Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4-8 p.m.; and Saturdays 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The library is at 34 River Road, Buxton. For more information, call 727-5898.

Wuorio excels

Nathan M. Wuorio of Buxton has been named to second honors on the dean’s list for the spring semester at Clark University in Worcester, Mass.