The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-11-19
WELLS RIVER
High School Wins from MeIndoes
Academy, 20 to 5.

High School Wins from MeIndoes
Academy, 20 to 5,
In the first game OF the season Wells
River high won from McIndoes acad
envy by score OF 20 to 5. Wells River
showed that practice had made a great
change in the team and that they
should give an excellent account of
themselves later in the season when
they run up against real teams. Me,
Indoes showed lack OF practice and
team work and also lack Of endur-
ance. Score as follows:
Wells River McIndoes
farwell Joliff, If .......... IF, Bedell
Morrison, Cameron, If \. If, Whitehill
Watson, c..,...,..,... .t......t.c, arthur
Wilbur, re ...,....,,.....,..rg re, Lang
Darling, lg ..,...,s,..., 'g, Ward
Baskets. Jolitf, Farwell ., Cameron
,, Morrison, Wilbur 8, Lang, White
hill; baskets from fouls, Bedell B. Far
well, Cameron, Bedell 3. Referee, Em-
cry, scorer, Harvey; timekeeper,
Smith; time, two Is and 10.
Rev. Axtell of ST. Johnsbury occu.
pied the pulpit Of the Wells River
church Sunday in The absence Of Mr.,
Fraser.
Carl Hutchinson of Lyndonyille was
recently called to the home OF his
mother by her severe illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. w. Smith have been
visiting relatives and friends in Bos-
ton for the last ten days
In returning from Bradford, where
they had been playing basketball last
Friday night, the Woodsville high has
ketball team was in what might have
been very serious automobile acct
dent After passing the hospital and
approaching Woodsville on the river
road the heavy Hudson super skidded
on the slippery road in. turning out
for another car, turned completely
around and then over onto its side.
The boys were thrown about scratched
some, but none was seriously injured.
The car ftself had the top demolished
the Windshield smashed and the back
damned and broken. The car belonged
TO Wilson Beattie, local taxi man,
and was driven by his son. The car
was also practically new, having been
driven only few thousand miles. II
is estimated that The speed of the car
was only about 20 miles, which no
doubt is what saved the occupants.
S. f. Clark and wife. George Ran
dali and wife, Dean Gockey and wife
and Mrs. Jesse Sheldon recently at
tended a meeting Of the Past Masters
and Matrons' society, @, Z. s., at St
Johnsbury. where they were made
members.
George Leighton, recent night clerk
at Hale's tavern. finished work on
Monday last and left for parts UNI
known, His place is being taken by
the clerk who recently held the same
position at Hotel Lowe, Bradford.
Frank Pope of Boston motored here
last week Saturday and spent a few
DAYS at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Lyons. On Monday he and his wife, in
company with F. W. George, +. A
Lyons and wife, went to lrasburg
where they spent the day with Mr.
Chamberlain, and returned late in the
evening.
Wells River and NVoodsville have
succeeded in getting together and hir'
| ing district nurse who Will be open
for calls at any time by anyone on
| either side of the river. Miss Caista
Crown is the nurse, and can be reached
at any time by phone and viii gladly
explain TO you all about this system
This nurse is hired by the two Red
Gross branches and in this present
drive everyone should he royal sup
porter for this one reason if for nc
! other.
Mr. and Mrs. Teller and Andrew
Aitkin left the first of the week for
California, where they win spend the
winter.
Woodsville high was defeated by
Bradford academy last Friday evening
at basketball by score of Is TO 3
! Newburv lost TO Peacham academy By
a score of 30 to 0 on the same eve
ming.
Walter Crabtree of toilette, P. Q.
has been visiting at the home Of MI
brother, Herbert Crabtree, of thi'
| place.
Mrs. Jesse Sheldon held oommuni
~ tea last Friday afternoon. About
! fftv attended.