The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-31
WELLS RIVER
Col Preston Post Observes Memorial
Day.


Memorial day was observed by Col.
Preston post, No. O., at Wells River as
follows: On Sunday preceding, Memo
rial service was held at Groton, at which
the local comrades and members of Re
lief corps were invited. About 90 ac-
cepted the invitation. Pre- Memorial ex
erieises were held in the public schools on
Thursday, which many Of the veterans
attended. Friday morning the cemeter-
les in this section were visited by COM
rades, and new flags placed on the graves.
An excellent dinner was served at village
hall at noon to comrades, their wives,
members of the Relief corps and asso-
GATES. The memorial address was given
by Rev. Roland of Haverhill, n. H. After
the exercises the post and Reliep corps
formed and marched to the cemetery,
where further servoces were held. Music
was furnished by fife and drum corps.
President of the day, Learned ID. Smith
Mrs. Alice Bell and Principal John
Bell, late of the Canadian army, were
the guests of Mrs, Addie Perkins on
Wednesday afternoon and night. John
enlisted in September, 1914. and crossed
early in 1915, after which he took part
in all the battles in which the Canadian
artillery operated and was wounded only
once, slightly in the hand.
Mrs. Karl Marsh and mother went
to New York Wednesday, where Mrs.
Marsh will remain until Friday, when
she will return to Ware, Mass Her moth
or will remain at her home in Brooklyn.
The removal of the old barn behind the
house occupied by Karl Marsh will great
ly improve the location.
The Peoples phone goes out Of COM
mission tonight, Saturday. This sys-
tenn was owned by Walbridge of Woods
vile and has been bought by the Con
necticut Valley Telephone company, a
branch Of the New England. The same
company has also bought the lines run
ming out Of Bradford and will operate
all from the New England offices. II Is
hoped that this will not make bad mat
ters worse.
John Morris Of Thetford was a visitor
in town on Wednesday, last
The high school and town played a
practice game Of ball on Wednesday, the
town team winning, 90 to 4.
John Martin of this place and Henry
Martin of Newbury are visiting their
sister at New London, Conn.
An art exhibit was held at the high
school Thursday and Friday. It was
composed of over two hundred carbon
copies of famous paintings loaned by
the Elson Art Publishing company Of
Belmont, Mass. The pictures were of the
best and were obtained from practically
every art gallery in the world. Tickets
were sold by the scholars, the proceeds
Of which was used In the purchase of
pictures for the rooms and corridors.
It was an exhibit that really repaid one
many times for attending
Memorial day services were held at
Hsverhill by Matt Westgate post, Lunch
was served at ll:45, after which an en-
tertaining program was rendered by local
men. The Woodsville band was in at
tendance Memorial day services were
also observed at McIndoes by the Mon
roe post Many from this section belong
to this post and the exercises were ex-
ceptionally good
j. A. Moore and family motored to
Newport, N. H., on Thursday, Mrs.
Harry Moore Of Massachusetts, returned
thus far with them, where she will visit
for several days with her sister-in-law,
before returning home.