The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-10-29
CHELSEA.
Annual Hunt Held and Dr.. A. T. Mar
shall's Team Won.

SDdl lcdin WOus
The annual town hunt occurred las
Tuesday when about fifty of the sport
ing blood enjoyed the day in the wood
in this and surrounding towns. In tn
evening the count" was held at Franl
4. Bixby's when large amount of small
game was brought in by the hunters
Dr. A. +. Marshall was the captain o
the winning side and Oliver i. Burgess
was captain of the losing side. Leon G
Ordway brought in the largest score O
game and few came in without any
game but with plausible excuses for not
bringing in anything, On Thursday
evening the sportsmen held their annua
banquet at the 0ronge county hote
when landlord Barnes put up one of his
best feeds" Following the feed, post
prandial exercises, which We're presided
over by Stanley c. Wilson, were most
enjoyable, each member of the banquet
ers being called upon to relate some ex-
periences on the day of the hunt. Many
Of them related thrilling experiences OF
being chased by Bull Moose" and one
man was chased by a wild cat, but final
~ made his escape after pouring four
yolleys of buck shot into him.
Ralph and Blanche Reed spent few
days in West Fairlee recently as the
guests of friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. f. Smith returned last
week from East Randolph where they
had been the guests of the formers son,
Arthur Smith, and family.
DIR. Z. j. Fish of South Royalton was
in town Thursday as council III the case
of Mrs George'L. Hayward. who has a
serious heart trouble, with other com
lplieations. Little hopes are entertained
of her recovery.
J. NJ. Angel and daughters, Rule and
Christine, were in town Saturday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w III. Spragtie.
Mrs. Lora Hood Wilfore of Randolph
spent last week in town as the guest of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William A.
Hood.
Prof Carl d. Groupe, Miss Edith II.
Barnes and Miss Edith Burgess were in
Rutland last Thursday and Friday in at
tendance upon a teachers meeting. They
made the trip by automobile, b. A.
Goodrich carrying the party.
Representative Benjamin H. Adams.
who returned from Montpelier week
ago last Friday, seriously indisposed has
developed case of typhoid fever and
his many friends here, as elsewhere,
hope for his speedy recovery although
he viii not be able to return to his leg
islatiye duties for some weeks if, in fact,
he RECEIVERS sufficiently to be able to re-
turn during the session. A trained nurse
arrived Sunday and all is being done for
him that can be done.
Mrs Ellen Scales, who has suffered
severely for several months from rheu-
matism, has gone to Montpelier to spend |
the winter with her daughter, Miss |
Mary Scales.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lyford OF Yer
shire and Enoch Lyford of Randolph |
We're in town Saturday and Sunday as
the guests OF their brothers, Harry,
George and Herman Lyford.
William +. Hood, who has been en-. !,
gagged here in the drug business since I
1862. during which time he has enjoyed |
a large patronage from the people of \
tHls anu duJolHlllp lDNHS, mas uefiueu 10
retire from active business, and last
week sold his stock of goods and fixtures
to Guy A. Buck OF Lebanon, y. f.. who
will arrive here on Friday, November
l. and take possession of the store. Mr..
Buck is a man of long experience in the
drug business and we bespeak for him
a nice patronage As has been enjoyed
BY Mr.. Hood, who, though reluctant to
retire, feels that by his long and faith
'ul service to the public he has earned
md is entitled to the freedom which
low awaits him. While he looks for.
ward to this with pleasure, he is mind
III of the pleasure he has enjoyed during |
his long service to his many friends and
n retiring from business extends TO 4:
hem his deep sense of gratitude for
heir patronage, but holds more dear
han this, their valued friendship. {
News has been received here of the
erious illness of Hon. Marcelus Gould
# Penacook, n. H. Mr.. Gould is a
ative of this town and has always been
resent upon every "old home week" :
Celebration and is ope of the former res {
Tents who has contributed literally TO !
ur new school house fund. His many !
riends here sincerely hope for his re-
overy.
Joseph A. Tracy of Hartford. Conn, .
Tho spent last week with friends in '
own, during which time he was the
uest OF his mother, returned to Hart
ord last Saturday and was aecompan-
d by his mother who will spend the
inter with him.
Noah c. Taylor was in Randolph last b
thursday to visit his son, Jasper, who is
covering from an operation for appen- h
ctis which was performed at the d
andolph sanatorium a few weeks since
The Republicans will hold a rally at "
ne opera house on Friday evening, Nov
nber l. at eight o'clock, when Hon. r,
William p. Dillingham;, our senior L. s. ST
'nator, will be the speaker.