The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-10-24
NEWBURY

ton Herald makes this inquiry: ID
you recall the yermonter, Of Newbur,
/ think it was, who pinned his faitl
and his galmses with six-penny mai
owing to the loss of both rear but
| tons? His team became frightened
and his sudden dash for the REIN
caused both his faith and his nail I,
| give way. He found himself in a run
ming fight with a going team in ons
hand. departing apparel in the other
| The team was recovered an hour later
John Quill Yes. we recall the Incl
dent and the Vermonter The partici
pant in the affair is alive and active
His escapade has brought him notori
ETY. from the Atlantic to the Pacific
from Hudson bay to the Gulf of Mexi.
co, even if he does claim, the item
which made him famous was mostly
a dummed lie, gotten up to put him in
bad with the widow" But for all that,
his pants bSftons are sewed on now
with strong linen thread and his sus-
penders are Tugs from an old harness.
At this writing ]. G. Marcy and His
torian Wells are quite seriously i'll.
May their recovery be speedy We can
not afford to lose these men just yet.
For the past week there have been
some very interesting meetings at the
Advent church.
Professor d. s. Jones have purchased
the house lately owned by Miss Jean
Bachop and will soon take possession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Bailey have
moved into their new home, the late
home of Mrs. Julia Goddard.
Mrs. Warren w. Bailey, sr., has
closed her home place, "The Farm. and
will live with her daughter, Mrs. Ray.
mond Worthen, this winter.
We were reminded the other Friday
night that the summer is past and
that the harvest IL ended" when the
Nellie ellis announced that the eve
ning's entertainment was their last for
this year, and that we would not see
them again until they came back with
the robins next spring. 1t seems
long time to wait before these welcome
visitors come to Newbury again, but
while we are shoveling snow and saw
ing wood in order to keep warm we can
cheer our spirits up with the. thought
that this company, which has found
such warm place in the esteem of
this community, is coming back and
that winter cannot last always. So let
us cheer up.
We are-indebted to Maurice Gale for
a copy Of the miami Daily Metrop-
oils" 1t is quite evident Maurice is
not worrying over the coal shortage;
It is the shortage of the fiappers'
dresses (which Dame Fashion has de-
reed shall be made longer. That is
what seems to be troubling Maurice
Charles Hartwell says: "By CORY |
POUNDS, he has got to have the doors
% his garage made wider or have his /
imosene cut down and made narrower
n order to ruin the darn thing in with
'ut hitting both sides at once
The sale OF the Marshall Avery
Iouse by auction last week to Charles
Iartwell closes the chapter of once
arge family who occupied this home
fly odd years ago, this being at that
ime the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Ivery and their ten children. The fam
" are all gone with the exception Of
hree. children. Herbert Allen. Lucy
'raham and Herman Austin. Herbert
lien Avery is the last of the family
a Newbury. his mother died fifty
ears ago last August; his father, Aus
in, was one Of Newbury's active bus
ness men. and conducted saw and
rist mill at the top Of Saw Mill hill.
Ie died in April, 1855.
There is nothing 70 the report that
evi Kelley is TO start a singing school
his winter and that the Congregation
! choir is to take of him lessons in
inging.
Foster L. Haviland Of Portland. Me-.
lade a brief call on friends in town
ne day last week He is this season
ravelingiin REQ coupe. having given
Is pet car, Cole 3, rest after II had
sithfully carried him hundred
miles, more or less, over the
,ads of Maine.
Several Of our members of the Con-
-egational Sabbath school attended
le Sabbath school convention at Brad
nd Sunday.
William Lainge tGrace Wallaee's
isband1 has purchased a COW and if
e can Judge anything by the quart
milk this worthy and happy couple
mt the scribe should say that that
~ gave nothing but pure cream. Mr.
aingc has built harm 10 house this
W, and which at first We thought
as a garage. but Mr. lAinge j.
nifty Scotrhman and tells us that
ws are more profitable than automoi
les and il folks would keep more and
- tin gas wagons they would have
gger bank balances. His hank bal.
lce never comes back in red ink.
The Modern Woodmen are going to
We a minstrel show some time in the
ar future. We are in hopes TO q to
at show o. bust in the attempt
Mr. Clark. the mother Of the late
omer Clark. Nss In town last week.
Mrs hoiton. Cur pOstmistress. j.
Ippy in having ore Of these pipciess
rnaces PLACED in her bou,e 81 @busi-
- By II. a Wehh. Webb aars III