The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-31
WELLS RIVER
Not ANY Damage Done by High Water
Up to Present.

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rivers have been high this year, but
not up to very high point, although
| at one time the water did get
rather dangerous on account of
ice jams. The Connecticut over
flowed its banks and covers the mead
ows south of the village and is also
over the road 1t has yet to rise at
least three feet before covering the
! railroad. For few minutes last Sat
urday the water came over the road
and sidewalk between here and Woods.
vile, but this was due to an ice Jam
under the railroad bridge. When the
jam went out the water receded in
about five minutes. No damage has as
yet been done in this section.
The annual meeting of Pulaski lodge,
No. So, +. and A. NJ, was held Mon
day evening, March 20. The following
officers were elected; w. NJ, l.. D.
Smith; S. d., Mr.. Ingraham; j. d., A.
B. Woodman; S. W., F. George; treas
urer, H. T. Baldwin; tyler, f. A.
Lyons. Due to the stormy weather a
very few outside the immediate village
was present.
Jacob Bailey, who is attending school
at Worcester technical, is home for
few days vacation Jake tells us that
he expects to make the varsity baseball
team this year.
Finest Lamere completed his work
at Inwood last Saturday night and is
spending few days vacation looking
up another position.
Reports indicate that in the recent
census the figures for the town of
Newbury will show a decrease of over
one hundred and fifty. Wells River re-
mains about the same; Newbury viii
lage lost about forty and the rest came
from the farming community. New.
bury's loss is due no doubt to the fire
which burned a large section of the
village a few years ago. The loss in
the farming section is due to moving
of the younger generation to the cities.
While Wells River, as far as population
goes, has remained the same, yet in
the last few years the trading popula-
ton has increased nearly 100 per cent,
mostly from Woodsville and New
towns. OF course, we like
to see this grow, but we would also
like to see Wells River get out of the
rut which any small town will fall
into. Wake up and give its natural
resources a chance to grow
Tom Farwell is home for the Easter |
recess from Cushing academy.
Henry Munsell, who since his return
from France, has been employed in an |
office in Springfield, was compelled to
give up his position on account of the |
indoor work and is at home for the |
summer. He has made no plans for
The future. but expects to go back into
school work
Raymond Stanley, who is working in
visited his people over
Sunday, returning Tuesday morning.
His wife and child, who have been at
Ter home in South Ryegate, returned
with him.
The G. f. society has purchased a
mall but excellent balloptican lantern
or society use, in memory of Miss
Amelia Jain, who was an untiring
worker for the society. The first pic
ures were shown Sunday night and
howed the work done among the In.
Iians and negroes.
A shower was given to Miss Mabel
Miller at her home in Ryegate by
bout 30 Wells River girls Tuesday
light They made the trip in hay
ack and proved that the roads were
ust as they are reported.
The high school girls were beaten in
heir game with the St. Johnsbury ]
cademy girls at St. Johnshury last
7eek Friday night by score of 80 /
o 6. Some are apt to lay this TO
he extremely small space in which ]
hey played. Miss Human made the !
ntire six points for Wells River.
George Wheeler, formerly station Ii
gent at Wells River, has been re !
epsly appointed train master between I
-ewport and Brattleboro He report
d for duty Monday and will have his !
at White River Junction c
Or the present c
Edgar Stanley. who has been under I
ne weather for some time, yet able t
, work, developed a bad case of pneu- C
lonis Saturday and is confined to the 4
ouse and under ,the care of trained
urse. {
Mrs Charles Cameron was a visitor 9
Montpelier over the week end. 3
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