The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-23
CHELSEA.

! been entertaining, few days this week,
brother of the former, from Williams
town.
, Mrs. Willard p. Townsend returned
Saturday from Barre City, where she
had been with friends during the past
five weeks.
Miss Mabel Henderson, the trained
nurse, who cared for Mrs. Eratsus B.
Dickinson, returned the first OF the week
To Hanover, N. I'll.
Miss Cecil Virgins, who has been the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Charles A. Dens.
more for several days, has returned to
her home in Corinth
Mr.. and Mrs Dan T.. Sargent of North
Randolph We're recent guests at the
home of their daughter, Mrs. w. A. Dick
inson, on Wallace avenue.
Sabin Densmore. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Will A. Densmore, had the misfortune,
last Saturday 10 sprain one ankle which
injury has since confined him to the
house.
Stanley G. Wilson left Wednesday
afternoon for business trip of several
days which will take him through the
east part of the county, Montpelier and
Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dewitt Sargent returned
last week from Thomaston, Conn, whore
they had been spending about ten days
as the guests of Mr.. Sargent's sister,
Mrs. Albert 1. Benedict, and family.
Mrs. Robert Lyon is seriously i'll from
the effects of blood poison, and Dr. Fish
OF South Royalton was in town the
first of the week in consultation with
! Dir. A. i. Marshall, the attending ply
stefan.
Several OF our hustling farmers, who
/ tapped their sugar places Monday and
got in on the first run OF sap, have
| brought some very nice syrup into town
which found ready market at one dol
lar and twenty-five cents per gallon.
| Among those who have been in town
on business this week are Deputy Sher.
i'll James O. Kendall of STAFFORD Dean
L. Camp and Will I. Noble of Tun-
bridge Charles II. Mitchell of Washing
ton and John b. Goodrich of South Roy
alton.
| News has been received Of the birth
OF son to Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus d.
| Handbook of Franklin, Mass. who are
remembered here as one Of our village
blacksmiths and assistant principal of
the high school few years since, re-
! spcetiyeiy.
John NJ Comstock was ia Hanover
n. H., to attend the annual meeting Of
the Dartmouth Secretaries association
and on Saturday he attended special
meeting Of the Vermont Domestic Mis-
sionary society. which was held at White
River Junction.
Mrs. Arthur Carpenter, who had been
at the Randolph sanatorim for treat.
ntent for some time, returned Monday
somewhat improved ia health and it
i sincerely hoped by q large circle of
friends that her return to permanent
health will speedily follow.
The dramatic company, which was
billed for play at the local opera house
Thursday evening, notified the people
earlier in the day that it would be I'M
able to fill the engagement, and as
compromise between the playing and
nothing, the managers of the local dra-
matte company secured music for the
evening and gave a social dance.
The winter term Of the high school
and village grades closes Friday, the
18th Of March, but no vacation will be
taken at this time az it is expected
THAT an enforced vacation will be tax
en- some time in April, for the purpose
OF moving the school building from its
present location so that work on the |
foundation for the new schpol building I
can be commenced as soon as the frost |
is out of the ground.
Zephire Burnelle, who has been suffer
Ip,Y frppa Plo fiar f1,r
does not seem to recover. az his many |
friends would wish that he might. and |
h. left Thursday morning for Holyoke, |
Mass, to visit his daughter, hoping that |
the change would prove beneficial His
blacksmith shop is in charge OF his son
Frank, who has worked with him dur
ing the past year.
Mrs. Erastus B. Dickinson, who. be- |
fore her marriage to Mr. Dickinson thir- /
ty-four years ago, was Miss Sophia MAY |
Ragley, died at her home on Wallace /
avenue, Sunday evening. March II, at /
the age Of So years She had been a |
great sufferer from Bright's disease for |
several months, and the end came, not |
as Il surprise. but nevertheless as a
shock, to her large circle Of friends The t
ftreral was held from the home Tues
DAY afternoon at 2 o'clock, Rev John
a. Lawrence, pastor of the Congrega-
tionaI church. officiating, Interment was
in the family lot in Highland Gene
terry, the bearers being Ernest A. Cor
win, George VI. Medealf, Leon c. Ordway
and Edward B. Hatch Mrs. Dickinson
is survived by her husband, and two
sons, Charles +. and Arthur F. Dickin-
son, who reside in town; also two sis
ters, Mrs. J.. L. King Of Newport, n. H.,
and Mrs. Fred +. Lacey of Lowell Mass,
who was with her during the last few
days of her life. The sympathy Of
large circle of friends is extended to 4
the bereaved family in their great afllic-
ton.