The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-02-10
CHELSEA.

A ten pound daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Lyon last week.
George Fleming, who has been spend
ing the past two months at the home of
Henry Sharp in South Washington, left
last week for Rochester, where he has
secured employment as a teamster.
All who are interested in baseball
are requested to meet at the town clerks
office at 1880 Saturday evening to at
tend the annual meeting of the local
baseball club, at which meeting the Off
GERS for the ensuing year will be elect
ed and other important business trans
acted
George d. Lyford has purchased about
five acres of land near his home of Mrs.
Thomas J. Quaide, consideration, $40
This purchase makes nice adj
dtion to his little farm, at the june
tion of the West Corinth and South
Washington roads.
Myron A. Prescott, who for the past
two years has been in the employ of
John Phelps of South Royalton, has
rented the store formerly occupied by
the late Willard S. Hatch and will con-
duct general hardware, plumbing and
furnace business. Necessary changes
have been made in and about the store
to render the same more convenient for
his line Of business.
States Attorney S. G.. Wilson was in
West Topsham and Orange Monday and
Tuesday and went to Montpelier Thurs
day afternoon to attend supreme court,
before which tribunal he has several
CO SEES this term.
The many friends here, as elsewhere,
of Mrs. Alonzo II. Powers viii read with
regret that she has recently suffered a
slight facial shock. Mrs. Powers was
for many years resident here before
moving to Randolph a few years since.
Supt. II. ID. Casey of Williamstown
was in town Wednesday and Thursday
on his official visits to the various
schools in town.
Henry Sharp, who bought the A. w.
Hoyt farm in South Washington last
fall has. on account of illness, been
obliged to give up the idea of farming,
and has sold the form to S. G.. Wilson.
Herbert r. Colby, who has occupied
w. II. Spragues farm in South Wash
ihgton, moves this week to the Richard
Kennedy farm, for which he has con-
tracted, taking possession under bond
1oI ueeu. lhls 10 oHe VI bHe benl
farms in town.
The farmers institute, which was held
here Tuesday afternoon and evening un-
der the direction of Commissioner of
Agriculture Orlando L. Martin of Plain
field, was decidedly interesting and in
structive. The attendance was small,
owing to the fact that it had not been
very extensively advertised. The speak
ers were Andrew Elliott, farmers in
stitute specialist, of Gault, Ont; w. +.
McSparren, practical farmer and lee
turer, of Furnis, Pa; Il. s. Brigham, po
tato specialist, of st. Adams; Prof An
drew Borland instructor in dairying,
of Burlington, and Commissioner Mar
tin.
News has been received of the death,
on January 81. of Mrs. Kate Allen Moore
at her home in Greenfield, Mass at the
age of 20 years. The deceased was
q native of Chelsea, being a daughter
of the late Charles Allen, who resided
on the west hill She was first mar
ried to Allen Cobb, who has long been
deceased To them one daughter, Miss
Eva Cobb, was born, who made her home
with her mother. In 1879 Mrs. Cobb |
was united in marriage to Oramel Moore,
who with the daughter, survives her. |
She is also survived by three brothers, |
Nelson D. Allen. whose home is in |
Lacrosse, Wis; Nathan D. Allen, who |
holds the responsible position of deputy |
warden of the state prison at Charles
town, Mass, and Phillip Allen of st. |
bloomsbury, also one sister, Mrs. Mary |
Allen Robinson of Chicago.