10 The Evening News, Thursday, August 17, 1972i pes Timothy Newell House Art Show Begins Tomorrow STURBRIDGE — The Fifth Annual Sturbridge Arts and Crafts Show open tomorrow evening “and continues through Sunday. For the first year the show will be held at the Sneliville Art Center, headquarters of the Sturbridge Art Association, who sponsor the show. Four tents have been ‘et up for the event at the art Center grounds, the corner ‘of Arnold Road and Route 20. Artists participating in the ‘show are from various towns in New England and New York. Artists in the fine arts categories will display their work in three 29 by 40 foot tents, Also for the second year, crafts will be equally Tepresented. The erafis exhibits and demonstrations will be housed in one large tent, 100 by 40 feet Duplication "of craft demonstrations has been avoided Various groups within the Art Association will also conduct special exhibits There will also be’ an exhibit by the Sturbridge Historical Commission Two the commissions Photographs in the “past” eategory are reproduced above. Top is “A: View of Fiskdale ‘trom the Hilj" citea 1880. In the center of the photograph, reproduced from a stereoscopic photo, an be seen the old Baptist Meeting House with its long since gone steeple. The 140 year old building now stands in Old Sturbridge Villa which has provided the Photograph ‘The photograph below is that of the Timothy Newell House. The house was built in 1792. Tt was at one time Used @s the Town Farm. More recently it was bought by Frank Nichols of South: bridge who took the photograph about 20 years ago. Nichols operated the building as 2 tourist home. The building was demolished in May of 1970 to make way {for the Southbound lane of 1- 86, The Historical Com. ‘mission is exhibiting five pictures of Sturbridge past, five of Sturbridge present ‘and two with a thought about Sturbridge future. The Arts and Craft Show ‘opens tomorrow from 8 t0 10 Pam. Saturday from noon to 10 p.m. and Sunday from oon to 6 p.m. Admission is free,