The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-03-12
CHELSEA.

An eleven pOuHu son was bOfH W WI
and Mrs. G. Clinton Bowin on Friday,
March /.
Andrew Kiefner of South Royalton
was in town last week as the guest OF
his daughter Mrs. Harry II. Lyford.
Rev. Eldon A. Austin of Gaysville
preached al the west hill church Sunday
in exchange with Rev. Lester Stanton,
the regular pastor.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. ID. Tillotson of Wash
ington were IN town Sunday and were
guests of their daughter, Mrs. Fred L.
Goodwin, and family.
Mrs Mary Stevens Rich. who has been
employed at b. II. Adams for the last
| two months, has finished work there
and has gone to Mortified, where she
has employment.
Miss Rebecca Wright has completed
her work in the library and returned
to her home in Montpelier. The cat
aloguing of the books is being carried
on by the librarian.
Horace Wiley, who has been at the
| home of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Wiley, for few weeks, has gone to
Newport, where he expects to find per-
manent employment.
The school directors held the first
meeting of the new board Saturday aft
ernoon, at which meeting Walter H.
Beckwith was elected chairman and Hale
w. Mattoon was elected clerk.
Hiram Fuller of STAFFORD was a guest
at the home of L. A. Bragg in South
Washington last week and on his re-
turn home was accompanied by Henry
L. Bragg, who was on his way to his
home in Milford, \. Fl.
Nathan J. Hill, who has been i'll with
cancer of the liver for several months,
is now very low and expected to live
but a short time, and Henry Sharp,
who has serious heart trouble, is
also in critical condition.
Henry l.. Bragg. who has spent
couple of weeks at the home of his |
son, Leslie A. Bragg, in South Wash !
iugton. returned last week to Milford, |
\, H., where he has employment in a
manufacturing establishment,
Eta the young daughter of Mr.. and |
Mrs. Dean II. Gilman, who was quite
severely scadad recently by falling into !
a pail of hot water, is recovering from |
the effects of both the physical shock |
and the burns very satisfactorily,
II. \. Madison and w. II. Sprague
were in Barre City on business last |
Wednesday and the latter improved the /
opportunity to attend the monthly meet
ing Of the board of directors of the
Granite Mutual Insurance company in
the evening and the banquet which fol
lowed. at which Mr.. NIattison was an
invited guest.
Leslie A Bragg has rented his farm,
stock and tools to Charles f. Doyle
for term of two years, commencing
Nav l. Mr. DOYLE will move his fam
lily there at once and will work for Mr.,
Bragg during the sugar season, after
which Mr.. Bragg eontemplates going to
Milford, n H., where he will have en-
ployment.
Norman H. Hill, who went to West
Lebanon. n H., about the first Of Feb
rnary to work month for James S
Hosking, has decided to remain in Mr.
Hosking's employ and has moved his
household goods to that place, and as
soon as a tenement is ready. Mrs Hill
and infant daughter will 60 there, where
they will keep house.
The Lyford schoolhouse, so called, on
the west hill, was sold at auction last
week to Dean H. Gilman, which. to-
gether with the land that goes with
il. brought S65 The Hatch schoolhouse,
- called, on the Nershire road. was
also sold at auction to Frank Fuller
for 835. Selectman Ernest A. Corwin
welded the hammer.
Miss Myrtle F.. Bixby has gone to
Boston to take a course of study in the
BRYANT and Stratton business college
and her place is taken in Col. II. @. {
Bivby's Office by Miss Sylvia Comstock.
Let the people in this and surround
nv towns bear in mind that the Chel.
SEQ Dramatic company will repeat at
the opera house Wednesday evening of
Ibis week, the play, "A Legal Docu
nent," after which a social dance will
follow. under the auspices Of the dra
matte company Good music will be in {
attendance for both the play and dance.
This is likely to be the last play which
sill be presented by the local company !
DC fore June.