The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-03-21
NEWBURY

1 There is on the writer's desk copy
of the Bradford Opinion published Fri
day, Feb. %, 1895, and under the head
of Business Cards" are the following
Roswell Farnham, attorney and coun-
sellor at law; John II. Watson, attor-
ney and counsellor at law; j. B. Peck
EFT, attorney and counsellor at law; J.
H. Jones, M. d.; Bradford Savings
Bank and Trust company; Stearn d
Jones, insurance agents; +. W. Ken
yon, barber; II. L. Bixby, photographs;
4. G. Graves, sign painter; C. w. Stew
ems, livery stable; l.. ID. Prescott, liv-
cry stable; l.. j. Brown, insurance;
John Leslie and George Brooks, house
painters. Not one of these old and ia
miliar signs remains to-day; in fact
all the bearers of the names of these
signs have been gathered to the great
majority with the exception of John H.
Watson, who now is chief justice of
Vermont. Verily-"We are fast travel
ing the road our fathers trod."
WORD has been received that Miss
Miriam Taggart, one of the seniors of
Smith college, has won the Phi Beta
Kappa.
Horace G. Bailey and Mrs. Minnie
Green have returned from the hospi-
tai
Warren C. Bailey is in town.
Some 80 or 40 Of our young people
took in the minstrel show at Hayerhilli
and report a good time.
Richard +. Darling has purchased OF
his mother, Mrs. c. 7. Darling, the
large Oxbow farm, which makes him
one Of Newbury's largest real estate
owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Cobb of Boston
spent the week end in town.
Mrs. George II. Atkinson Is in
Springfield, Mass. while in that city
she is the guest of Mrs. George c.
Fabyan.
Mrs. ID. S. Jones leaves Monday
for Burlington, where she will
spend her vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas.
On account OF the measles in the
family. Miss Lois Brown, ID. d., will
spend her vacation with some of her
northern friends.
In late issue Of the Barre Times
there appears the following item;
There were 80 contestants from the
Barre schools in the 500 contest of the
Hotel Association of Vermont for the
best stories of attractions of the town !
IN which the contestant resides. None
IF the 80 was fortunate in sharing the
six prizes OF $50, S25, $50, Sl5, So and
IS. Out OF the lis Contestants, the !
irst prize went to George Hayes of |
Essex Junction, the second to Grace
Norwell Of Bellows Falls, the third TO
Vernon Whitney of Ludlow, the fourth
o Patricia Smith of Newbury." IL is
| feeling Of pardonable pride which
us to reproduce this item as
Miss Patricia Smith is one of our most
.stmable girls who has brought great
rcdit to Newbury high school and to
Ter teachers, as well as most vividly
the attractions of her town
s a summer resort. She is girl of
nergy and enthusiasm who has dis
overed the "acres of diamonds which
allure has showered on our town and
rhieh are only awaiting an Aladdin's
amp in the shape of capital TO place
,ewbury village on the map as one Of
he greatest American summer resorts.
We have everything in our favor, cleo
richly, water, one of the best schools
4 the state, headed by a corps of
eachers unexcellcd. The Ncwbury sui
hur springs. If properly developed,
-ould equal. if not surpass, the Poland
pring~ for their healing and medicinal
ualities. Newbury citizens awakel
here is vast future before us. Let
) show the enthusiasm and the ener-
y of Miss Patricia Smith.
At the close OF the winter term Of
.hool Leon Carpenter was the only
upil who had neither absent nor tardy
iarks. Charles Bigelow was not alb
mt during the term.
The Christian Endesvor social at the
sstry last week was a successful and
Apply affair, every one present enjoy
~ every moment Of the time. We UNI
,rstand that the chairman of the So
al committee twho appears TO be
ishl announced that similar affairs
ould be planned for the near future II
,ople would sit down and keep still
ng enough to come to them. The 90
al was preceded by a well-at.ended
isiness meeting where reports were
ven and practical plans discussed for
n imnroycnent of the society PRAYER