The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-23
CHELSEA.


Madam Colby, who has been visiting
at the home of her son, Herbert +. Col
by, in South Washington, has returned
to her home in Barre City
Mr. and Mrs. w. II. Sprague and son,
as the guests OF the formers sister,
Mrs. L. q. Harrington, and family
Miss Hattie Clogston, who works in
the family of Henry Orr on the east
| hill, was called to her home in South
Royalton, last week by the serious Ill
ness OF her mother.
B. X. Townsville, one OF our local MINI
rods, caught two nice trout recently at
the electric light plant dam, one OF them
measuring thirteen inches and the other
fifteen inches in length.
Sheriff b. H. Adams went to White
River Junction on business Friday and
on Saturday attended the monthly sale
Of horses at the Wilmington sale sta
bles at West Lebanon, n. II,
Charles |. Hood and Julien c. Hood
of Lowell, Mass, returned home sun
day afternoon, after having spent most
of last week in town as the guests OF
Mr. and Mrs. William +, Hood
Miss Sylvia Comstoek, who has been
working in the store of Col II. o. Blk
by for several weeks, while Miss Myrtle
Bixby has been employed in Barre City,
has completed her services there.
William NJ Boyd, whose mousse on the
powder spring farm was recently burned,
has built an addition to and remodeted
his corn barn into bungalow, in which
the family will live during the sum-
mer
Joseph Fl. Griffin was called to Bos-
ton last week by the death OF his aunt,
Mrs Martha Gardner, who has been fail
ing for several months and has been
cared for by Mrs. Griffin. Mrs. Gard
ner was 90 years old.
Eugene III. Kennedy was in Barre, |
Montpelier and Barnet on a business
trip last week, investigating the adys-
ability of installing modern machinery |
for the mandatory of flooring, sheath |
ing and other finished lumber
Deputy Sheriff Henry Lawson of
was in town on business Sat
urday and was accompanied by Mrs. I
Lawson and their son, Teddy, also by /
Mrs. Frank H. Tracy and Mrs. Fred
Benway.
Miss Mae Davenport, who has been in
the employ of Mrs. John S. Sleeper of
Vershire for several weeks. has COM
pleted her work and returned to the /
home of her parents Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
man B. Davenport, who lives on the Yer
shire road.
Miss Myrtle L, Bixby, who has been
in Barre City for several weeks in the
employ of Mrs. W. F. Shepherd, has
her services there for the
season and returned home Friday and
will resume the duties of her accus
omed place in Col. H. o. Bixbys store.
William Paul Of Plattsburg, New
York, who recently purehs.1ed Oliver d.
Nedcalf's farm on the west hill, arrived
with his family and took possession
If the farm last Friday Mr. Paul is
brother-in-law OF Henry Menard, who
esides ON the Hyde Cabot farm on the
vest hill.
Edward b. Hatch, who has been spend
ng a few days at the home of his par
,nts, Mr. and Mrs Willard S. Hatch,
eturned to his work at Proctor last
week, but expects to return to town in
he near future and assist his sister,
Miss Emma Hatch, in the Hatch store
md post Office
Edward L. Larkin finished moving his
team saw mill from his farm in the
outh east part of the town to a site
lear the South Washington meeting
louse where, as soon as it is set up,
lie will commence the saving of hun
red thousand feet of lumber for Fred
:, Waldo and Herman Fl. Campbell.
At the auction sale of personal prop ,
rty, belonging to the estates of the
ate John B. Bacon and w. II. H. Hall,
which was conducted at the Hall place
asst Saturday, there was an unusually 3
lrge crowd and the large amount of ]
sold at high prices as rule.
rank J. Alderman OF Vershire was the
uctioneer.
Willard f. George, the local play /,
right, has just received from the IL
rarian of Congress, the certificate of :
opyright of his new play, the Time
limit which will be presented for the
rst time at the local opera house on
Wednesday evening June l. This copy
ght protects Mr.. George from any in !
ringement for term of twenty eight
ears, which may be renewed once only
nd for another term of the same dura-