The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-06-11
CHELSEA.

| MS week the commencement eXer-
cises OF Chelsea academy and high school
will be held, and the cornerstone for
the new high school building will be laid
On Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock will
occur the prize speaking contest at the
opera house On Thursday afternoon
at l:30 the cornerstone will be laid, and
Charles |. Hood of Lowell, Mass, an
alumnus OF the old academy, will give
an address, after which the remainder of
the afternoons program will be given
at the opera house. including an address
by Clarke c. Fits of Brattleboro. The
alumni banquet will be held at the Con
gregational church parlors Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock, and the graduating
exercises will be held at the opera house
Friday evening at o'clock, with an
address by Congressman Frank Plum
ley.
Eugene H. Kennedy is pressing hay
in the southeast part of Brookfield and
will go from there along down the line
to East Randolph, where he has several
hundred tons to press.
The Chelsea high school ball team
went to Williamstown Saturday and
played the high school team of that place
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score of six to three.
J.. j Robinson, the contractor, who
is building the new schoolhouse, ha;
engaged rooms of Mrs. Luna Godfrey and
has commenced housekeeping.
j. X. townsville and son, Sherman,
left Friday for East Wareham, Mass,
where they will be the guests for a time
of the formers parents. This is the
first time within the past three years
that Mr. townsville has been able to
leave his business for sufficient time to
visit his old home.
George A. Tracy, who has been in New
York state during the past year as ~
travelling salesman, came Friday evening
to spend the week end with his wife.
His territory is now in Vermont and
his many friends here will likely see
more of him in the future than during
the past year
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs G. C.
Bowin died Friday from the effects of
whooping cough. The funeral was held
from the house Sunday afternoon, Rev
A. b. Enright officiating. and interment
was in the family lot in Highland ceme-
terry Much sympathy is felt for Mr.. and
Mrs. Bowin in their affection.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles NJ. Goodrich and
children of Mortified were in town sun
day as the guests of Mrs. Lizzie p.
Smith.
Harold Corwn and Herbert +. Com
stock walked home from Hanover. n. H.,
Saturday afternoon to spend few days
at the homes of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. L. A. Corwin and Mr.. and Mrs J. NJ
Comstock, respectively.
Walter S. Goss is taking months
from his work in the store of
j. A. r. Corwin 4 Son, and with Mrs
Goss is visiting at the home of her par
ents in Wilder, and they viii spend
portion of their vacation at their cottage |
Mt Lake Morey.
Fred j. Alderman has built an addi- |
ton to his house on the Nershire stage |
road and as soon as completed the same
will be occupied by his son, Harlie Ack- /
srman, and family.
Charles c. and Ralph Lyon are build
ing new house on the Vershire stage /
road and when completed they will oceu-
Ply the same and thus be near their farm
land and barn.
Henry Clark, foreman on C. I. Hoods
stock farm on the. west hill, went last
week to Lowell, Mass. to take down
several head of two year old heifers and
will take back on his return to Chelsea
several head of younger stock to be kept
for about two years on the Chelsea
farm.