The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1909-01-26
CHELSEA


Mrs. Walter II. Beclxwith was in Cor.
inth, last week Visiting at the home
OF Bert Slack and other relatives.
Will O. Goss who went TO California,
last fall with Loren Goodrich, has re-
turned home, arriving last week Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. w. Morse OF Barre
We're recently the guests for a couple
Of days Of Col. and Mrs. Herbert o.
Bixby.
Mr. and Mrs. orlo s. McNabb were
called TO South STAFFORD, January 10th.
TO attend the funeral OF q relative,
Mrs. Charles Caswell.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Willard p. Town
send who have been seriously i'll for
nearly two weeks, have so far re-
covered as to be able to be out Of
doors again.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Rowe Of Hart
ford, Conn, were in town few days
last 20 enjoy little sleighing, and were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Holton S. Annis
on the West hill.
In the absence OF the pastor the Rev.
George y. Lake, there was no preach
ing services at the Congregational
Church Sunday but the SABBATH school
and evening meeting were held as us
ual.
Miss Artlle Moorcroft, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Moorcroft of
Barre City has recently been in town
visiting her grandfather, George Brad
shaw and her uncle G. Bradshaw on
the West hill.
Fred Grant has purchased an undi-
vided half interest in the farm and
personal property Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
win a. George on the brook road on
the West hill. Mr.. and Mrs. George
and Mr. and Mrs. Grant will reside to.
gether and carry on the farm.
Frank Libbey who has worked dur
ing the past year for Horace Walker
on the West Hill has purchased the r.
wing Bowen farm ON the West hill and
will take possession in the near future.
The place was purchased of Mrs. Julia
Bowen the widow and Administrative
OF the estate Of the late Irving Bowen.
and the consideration was SLABS. This
is considered one of the best farms in
that section Of the town.
Many springs in this section which
were never known to dry up until the
severe drouth of last fall are again
puttingforth an abundance of water
since the two recent thaws, among
them being one which supplies water
at the court house Just prior to the
opening Of the December term OF court
a pipe was laid across the Jail brook
tapping the pipe which supplies water
to the jail, to bring water to the court
house and during the recent cold snap
this pipe froze where it crossed the
stream, and janitor Wallace after two
days digging with force of help from
the Jail was able TO connect the pipe
with the spring that had been replen-
ished during the thaws and thus re-
established the old water system at
the court house.
Harvey Taylor who is working in
mcnt in Hartford, Conn.,, came home
last week to visit his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah Taylor, and especially to
see his mother who left the last Of the
week for Hanover, N H., where she
entered the Mary Hitchcock hospital
for an operation Mrs. Taylor was OPP
Grated on by DR.. Gle Of Hanover, N.
H., at her home here for the removal
of tumor which operation was sue
cessful, but Of late it has been deter
mined that another operation was nee
essery and this time il was deemed
best for her to 90 to the hospital where
she was accompanied last Friday by
her husband. Her previous operation
was year ago last summer,