The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1911-05-12
CHELSEA.
soth Birthday of ]. A. R. corwin, Sur
rounded by Family

soth Birthday of ]. A. r. Corwin, Sur
rounded by Family.
Saturday, May 6, was very enjoy
able day at J. A. r. Corwins, II be-
ing his s0th birthday, when his chill
dren and grandchildren, thirteen in Num-
Der, were all present to help him cele-
brate the event. His brother, Dr. NJ.
II. Corwin, and wife and his brother
in-law. A. Q. Hatch, and his wife, OF
Norwich, Conn, were also present lie
was not expecting anyone excepting his
oldest and youngest sons, Charles X.
and Ninton A., respectively and when
the rest arrived n little past 5 o'clock
Friday afternoon, he was completely
taken by surprise. Saturday, Is of the
family took a ride about town in Ben
Goodrich's barge and all were united
in the expression that they had a most
enjoyable ride. Mr. Corwin has been
a resident Of this town during the past
~ years, having come here with his pars
ents from Lowell, at the age of eight
years. He went into the store Of George
f, Hyde 4 company as a clerk in 1868,
and in the spring of 1864, he and George
Lathrop bought out the firm and car
ried on the business under the name OF
Corwin & Lathrop until the fall OF 1868,
when he and his brother-inlaw, VIII
liam Veazie, of Somerville, Mass, bought
ont the firm of Corwin & Lathrop and
they carried ION the business under the
name of j. A. r. Corwin q Co., until
the fall of 1868, when be purchased the
Neazie interest and il was carried on
under the name of J. A. r. Corwin I'M
til the spring of 1899, at which time
he sold one half of the business to
his son. Ernest A. Corwin. Since that
time the business has been carried on
under the firm name and style Of J. A.
r. Corwin < Son, making AZ years since
Mr.. Corwin first went into the store,
where he has since and is now doing
business.
He was the recipient of many letters
and thirty-ive post cards congratulating
him upon arriving at his eghtieth birth
day and he also received a number of
valuable presents. Mr. Corwin is
well-preserved gentleman of the cold
school" and bears his burden of years
much lighter than many who are ten
and even fifteen years his junior, He
reads without glasses and takes live,
| ly interest in all that is doing in town,
whether it be business or pleasure arts
\ ing from social functions or the harm
less games and sports of the present
day, and throughout his long business
career he has enjoyed the distinction of
| knowing and realizing that those who
had come to know him through business
transactions or otherwise, regarded his
word as good as his bond. OF those
present upon the occasion, Mr. and Mrs
Charles r. Corwin of Somerville, Mass,
Mr.. and Mrs Harry j Corwin of Low
ell. Mass. Vinton A. Corwin and Miss
Flora A. Corwin of Boston, Mass, Ar
thur Corwin and lady friend of Som
erville, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Hatch
of Norwich, Conn, left for their several
homes Monday afternoon, wishing the
venerable gentleman and ancestor many
years of life with the full enjoyment
of all his faculties.
Wilbur Smith, who has been in very
feeble health for several months, is slow
" improving and he is able to ride to
the village and call on friends.
At the auction sale Of c. D., stearns
on the west hill last Saturday, there
was large attendance and property
sold at good prices, cows selling as high
as sixty-six dollars.
Deputy Sheriff Henry Lawson Of
Montpelier was in town Tuesday on Off
cal business and was accompanied by
his wife and son. and Mrs. Frank II.
Tracy They made the trip BY auto.
Ralph Sanborn. who has worked dur
ing the spring for A. B. Bieknell aud
SON Of Tunbridge, has completed his
services there and will 60 to Lowell, /
Mass, on SAT- Gay, to work for a time
for Charles /. Hood.
The Chelsea Electric Light & Power
company resumed making bobbins Mon
day, after a shut down Of about three
weeks, during which time they have /!
been making changes and improvements |
in and about the plant.
The first baseball game Of the sea-
son to be played in town win be at I
Mattoon's park Saturday afternoon Of
this week, when the local high school /
team will play the South Royalton high |
school team and a good game is ex- /
pected This is a return game, the local !
team winning the first game.
Mr. and Mrs. William +. Hood re-
turned Monday evening from an alb /
senee from town Of four months, dur
ing which time they have been the
guests of their daughter, Mrs. George (
j. Helmer, and family, of Upper Nyack,
n. Y. The health of both Mr. and
Mrs. Hood has been substantially bene
fitted by the rest they have taken.