The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-30
NEWBURY

The big Packard car of Mrs Ralph
Wood of Lebanon, N. H., motored into
town last Thursday with bevy Of
blushing maidens, who Immediately
called at the Office of the mayor and
registered. 1--WE copy their names; Mrs.
Ralph Wood, Mrs. Carl Flanders, Mrs.
Fred Simmons, Misses Florence Camp
bell, Catherine Campbell,t Marie Flint,
Jennie Johnston and Carrie Sayre.) The
keys of the city were given their chap
erone, Mrs. Florence Perkins, and the
girls were soon doing the town, visiting
all points of interest, the libraries, the
churches, all the public buildings, the
theatres, the schools, the parks and pub
lie baths. At the department stores they
were shown every courtesy, and at the
same time were under surveillance Of
the lynx eyed clerks and secret service
men, who mistook them for the band of
gypsies who year or two ago stole the
buttons off the proprietor's vest. It
was evident that these enthusiastic
maidens enjoyed our old town, with its
interesting past perpetuated in granite
and bronze, and they left those whom
they came in contact with regret that
their stay was SO short May they come
again The town and the mayor will
receive them with open land closed)
arms.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Bailey are in town
with their baby daughter, who is re-
production Of her good looking mother.
Miss Henrietta Bailey informs the
scribe that Chester Richardson Cooley
arrived Friday, Sept. 20, to make glad
the hearts of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Ray Cooley of Peacham.
Miss Evelyn Taggart is home from
Plymouth Normal school for a few days
vacation.
Somehow we had got the impression
that the Newbury column was not read,
and we had sort of formed the habit Of
storing all our secrets about old bach
elors, widowers and "sich" away under
the head of Newbury items, thinking
they were as safe as if they had been
given the meeting of the Red Cross or
the Sewing society, or any place where
the women folks gather, but we have
had a rude awakening to the fact that
our home papers do get out of their local
environment The following is an alb
stract from a letter Of fellow who
lives in Boston: Il see by The Opinion
that you are guarding the matrimonial
affairs of some of our mutual friends
though it seems to me that you are
either brave or reckless to publish to
the world what you have in mind re.
garding them, for many a man has been
shot or mutilated beyond recognition for
a less offense of that kind than YOU com
NIT with such assurance and eomplacen-
cy" We have had a narrow escape and
will be more guarded in the future
The homes of Mrs. Freeman and Mrs.
Helen Worthen have been wired Tor cleo
trio lights and now when the telephone
is installed they will be living in the
Goth century.
short time ago we received To.
pel1a, Kan, paper and from the hand
writing we concluded Robert j. Hibbard.
a former resident Of this town, sent it.
We promptly looked through the police
news and, not finding his name there,
turned to the religious column, and it
was not there either, so we came to the
conclusion that Robert was still on neu.
trail ground We learn, by the way, that
Robert has made a large sum of money
out in his adopted state and, not having
chick or child, he can make no better
use of that which he must leave behind
than in leaving handsome legacy to
his native town, or to the church of his
fathers. Topeka papers please copy
this item.
The 0xbow chapter, D. A. R., enter
tanned and held a reception in the spa
cious parors Of Mrs. Charles Frances |
Darling last Friday evening for the |
teachers of Newbury high school, There |
were 100 present, who came to grasp the |
hands Of those who train the minds and
have so much TO do with the shaping OF |
the careers of the youth of Newbury. |
The fathers and mothers and the tax
payers present have reason to congratu- |
late themselves in having a school board |
given with such keen perception in recog- |
nizing ability and to them should be Civ |
en- the credit for the array of talent dis |
played. and it is not TO be wondered at |
that our school is ranked one of the best |
in the state The school does not depend |
entirely on the teachers in order that it |
should be one of the best in the state. II |
must have the cooperation and the back
ing of the citizens. Then let us stand by /
our school board, our teachers and on |
every occasion let us speak good word
for our school. Let's see! When did you
visit SCHOOL,
Miss Harriet Reyes, who has been for