The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-04-11
NEWBURY
Fourth Prize Winning Essay in Hotel
Mems Contest.

of .Newbury" won for the writer, Miss
Patricia Smith, senior in NewDurs
high school, the fourth prize offered py
the Hotel Association Of Vermont;
"Have YOU ever been travelling IN
motor car on hot summers DAY ana
then suddenly come upon delightiui
shady old town that forms a peacefui
cool retreat from the hot dusty ways
Of the surrounding country Wen, Just
such town is Newbury, placed IN
beautiful location in The connecticut
valley, over 400 feet above sea level
with the Green mountains on one size
and the White mountains on the other.
Great elms and naples stand, form
ing an arch of foliage, above the VIDE
main street which runs through tne
town. Picturesque houses are situated
mere and there, and back OF the town
Mount Pulaski rises, making 4 beauli,
tul background as well as iell:htIui
bit of woods with Winding paths
mounting to the summit. on which Is q
look out house where bns views may
be obtained. :.
.Newbury is very historic town. u
is one OF the very Oldest in the state.
Long ago her beautiful meadows
| formed battle fields for the hostile In
dian tribes and Indian canoes padded
up and down the Connecticut river.
| Even now arrow heads are often found
which are interesting mementoes oil
those stirring times. In the village
| cemetery monument has been erected
| to old Indian Joe, well-remembered
III ol,ar of or
/ Indian cave forms point OF much IN,
terest to explorers.
After the Indians, came the whte
| man laying the foundations for the
present up-to date little town. The sec
ond Oldest church in the state was es-
tablished here Congregational and
/ this was the first church to have
steeple. Now Newbury has q fine high
school, very useful and pleasant u
| brary. churches OF three denominations,
"a nice hall and many other attractions
! The Boston & Maine railroad runs
| through the town so Newbury is cas-
| ily accessible, being quite near the
| large cities of Boston and New YORK
yet far away from smoke and noise
| The view Of the Franconia range.
| Mount Mooselauke, and other noun
/ tains is wonderful. While trips up
| these various mountains are very IN.
teresting diversions, and within pleas
ant driving distances are many beautt
FIJI features of the White mountains
| like Lost river, the Flume. the Old Mar
OF the Mountains and Echo lake.
"The Connecticut river is just right
for canoeing and about five miles from
the village is Halls pond, pretty lak'
on which is situated a girls camp anc
numerous summer cottages. The water
itself Of this lake is excellent for swim
ming and boating Fine hunting may
be had in the woods about the town
Many cartridges and deer as well a.
rabbits are shot every fall and hunters
find a real paradise.
| "A sulphur spring adds another fac
tor to Newbury's interests, the watel
from which is very healthful and ben
Efficient The only thing Newbury lack
is a first class hotel. And where coult
there be better location Tor one
Years ago two hotels existed IN tn
town and stage coaches stopped reg
ularly each night at them. Both o
these hotels Mere burned in turn, bu
. the townspeople are anxious for nes
inn and have agreed to give the sit
| of the old hotel for a new. Some of tn
broad meadows might be made int
splendid golf courses and already ten
mis- courts and fine baseball field ma,
! be had. However, right at present
with all her natural beauty Newbur.
, forms for us, her inhabitants, the hes
town on earth
Horace c. Bailey has purchased tn
real estate long known as the mis-
, Goddard place and will move in a
soon as repairs are completed.
r Miss Beatrice Gormly, the capabl
nurse. who has ministered unto Mrs
, Helen Worthen and her sister, Mr.
Freeman, for the past three or fou
months. finished her mission on las
Thursday and has returned to he
home in Montpelier.
Mrs. Sarah Dutton Chadwick has al
rived in town for the summer.
Miss Jessie Flanders, Miss Ahc
Dodge and Miss Isabel Hartwell, VIII
have been spending the last ten day
| in town, returned to L. V. NJ. Tues
day. Miss Martha Leighton, a seniol
accompanied them.
Miss Miriam Taggart returned {
Smith college Wednesday. her siste
Miss Elizabeth, accompanying her.
Mrs. Welch and family spent III
week end at the home of Mrs. Algis
on Leighton hill.
Last Thursday afternoon, Miss GraC
Wallace, one of Newbury's popular Ia
dies, was caught out in an April Shove
and, before she could gather her wit
enough to raise an umbrella, was lii
orally covered with miscellaneous gift
every one of them symbolizing matr
mony and housekeeping The Shove
took place at the parsonage and theI
: were about 40 of the ladies of the tow
present. II was strictly a woman's a
fair. not even the scribe was presen
but for all this, we men folks hay
noticed e/e Of our number. who in u
last six months has grown 20 yea
young, and whose step is elastic /
that of a boy and who wears a smi
on his face which indicates he h
pleasant thoughts and anticipates tia
the hest years of his life are 10 com
Wilmer Perkins was detained fro
church last Sunday morning by spen'
ing most of the morning hour in doir
missionary work in pulling out stran