The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-06-12
WELLS RIVER

AT the recent auction Of property
in the town Of Newbury owned by
Mrs Stewart Of Boston the cottage
house, close to G. Fl McAllister. was
: purchased by him for about $780,,
The llonse has about one acre Of hand
and is in good repair.
One Of the greatest additions to the
rillage in recent years i the remod-
cling Of the old Wells River garage
into a modern up-tn-the minute prop
.osition, with an authorized Ford
agency to boot. With new plate glass
in the show rooms, new office equip
rent and suitable rest rooms for its
patrons, il certainly presents an APP
pearance that would do credit to a
much larger town. Located on the
roal between here and Woodsyille, it
Is houAd To get the business.
Dan FarwelI. who went To Chelsea
last Tuesday for Jury duty, was e1-
cused until Monday when he will have
to return.
For the second time during the sea-
sonJWe,ls River high wen a ball game,
this time by defeating Bath high By
score Of d.3 Last week the Ameri-
can Legion team Of Woodsyille lest
twus games one on Sunday last to
Sherbrooke at sherbrooke by a score
of I to 2 Kelly of Lyndonville pitched
for Noodsville. while on "Wednesday.
Lyndonville defeated them, q to l.
with Ashenbaek Of Dartmouth pitch
ing. The latter game was played in
the rain. Chadwick of Concord Y. H..
has been engaged TO pitch during the
Summer This man has had consider
able experience and has played with
several professional teams. He
should bring strength to the team.
On Tuesday evening the Business
Girls club met az the home Of Miss
Maidae Perry, where they were hos
pitably entertained One new mem
Der. Miss Mary Hooker, was admitted
to the club. On Friday evening the
club held a picnic on the ledge. About
twenty were present
Mr.. and Mrs. Grant entertained at
their home in South Ryegate the Jun
Tors and seniors of Wells, River nigh
school on Tuesday evening The Wells
River scholars went BY auto and all
report most enjoyable evening.
The golf tournament, which was to
have been played in May, was played
the last three days of last week. The
play vas by net score Scores from
so up Mere turned M, nearly twenty
playing in the competition.
The high and graded schools held
separate pienics in different psrts Of
the surrounding country on Friday
last. The high school met on the ledge
where they had dinner at noon after
which they had an athletic meet be-
tween the several classes.
H. G. Smith. who has lived in Wells
River for over thirty years, but who
has during that period conducted
harness repair shop in Woedsville. has
moved his family to Woodsrille where
lie viii make his homie for the future.
New golf cards have recently been
IN evidence for the Wells River golf
course The change Of holes and dis
tance which are listed below makes me
new course more Interesting than me
old. No. ]. stump. 2j6 yards; 2
birches. 225 wards; 3. rocks, l6J yards;
1. raYinc, 240 yards; crummeys, BIS
yards; 6, peninsnlar. 240 yards. T.,
pine tree, go yards; $, hedges. go
wards; ?, home, l65 yards Total
length 2359 YARDS bogey on The
course. 49, Lowest score made in tie
past two years Is a ~ BY Or. Perry
last fall This season a 50 Is 50 far
low.
Two auto busses are operating in
and ont Of Wells River. One from ST.
Johnsbury makes the trip both Was.
twice daily. The White River 1as
mskcs one trip each way daily.