The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-23
CHELSEA.
Chelsea Grange Installed Officers AT Last
Meeting.

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grange, which was held Friday evening
the following offieers-elect We're duly in
stalled by Mrs. Ida Whitcomb, wife o.
District Deputy A. f. Whitcomb OF
Washington, who assisted her in the in
stallation ceremonies: William L. Bur.
bank, master; John M. Bicknell, over
seer; Mrs. VIII A. Hood, lecturer
George Dickerman, steward; Frank W
Button, assistant steward; Madam Rose
BiXby, chaplain; Madam Marion Rams
dell, treasurer; Mrs. Nellie L. Perkins,
secretary; Guy Monkey, gate-keeper
Madam Eunce A. Adams, ceres; Madam
Susan Stanton, pomona; Mrs. Il. A.
George, flora; Miss Ellen Dewey, lady
assistant steward. Following the install
lation. refreshments of cake, doughnuts
and coffee were served, after which the
newly installed officers closed the meet
ing. A special meeting will be held
Friday evening of this week.
| 0 Fay Allen was in Barre City on
business Saturday.
/ Norman II. Hill, who recently moved
here from Vershire has employment at
the bobbn shop as night fireman.
Miss Joseph H. Griffin of South Wash
ington is assisting in the care of Mrs.
| O. d. Medealf, whose condition still re-
mains critical.
The quarantine resulting from the case
of diphtheria, which was placed over the
homes OF Charles f. Dickinson and W.
p. Townsend, has been raised.
| Deputy Sheriff Selva II. Thayer of
Braintree was in town Saturday bring
ing with him two DRINKS to commit to
the county Jail for twenty days.
Mr. and Mrs Elmer J. Flanders. whose
| home is on the west hill, are spending
the winter in Randolph, where Mr.. Flan-
ders has employment on a milk farm.
Charles L. Clark, who worked for 4. 0.
Mattoon during the fall and the first
OF the winter, is now Mt the home OF
his parents in Bradford, and attending
school.
Ben A. Goodrich, the local livery sta
Bile proprietor. Is improving the fine
travelling at this time and is filling his
barn with hay he has purchased from
various parties in the outlying districts.
Charles H. Baraw commenced the mid
die of last week to harvest ice and fill
the various ice houses, in the village
and reports the ice as about fifteen
inches thick and of an unually nice quail
ity.
Mrs. b. II. Adams, who has been Sc
rieuslv i'll for the past week, is slowly
conyalescing and during her illness. Mr.
Adams mother, Mrs. Eunice A. Adams,
has been assisting in her care and d.
rectng the general household duties.
Miss Edith II. Barnes and Miss Eliz-
aheth A. Carson, who have been at their
homes in Barre City for two weeks,
while the high school and the village
grades have been closed on account of
dphtheria, returned Saturday evening
ana the schools re-opened yesterday
morning.
News. was received here on Saturday
of the death of 0ramel B. Broekway,
which occurred at his home in Randolph
Center, Friday. Mr. Brockway was
about seventy years old and is survived
by a wife and two sisters. Mrs. ]
Storrs Flint. who lives Just over the
Chelsea line in Brookfeld and Mrs. Mar
cellus Allen Of this town.
Truman H. Spear. one of our most
prosperous and enterprising young farm
ers, who lives on the West Corinth road
near the town line. has purchased of
George w. Taphn his home near the
Orange county creamery and will event
ually move his family there. Mr.. Spear
has not as yet made any disposition Of
his farm.
At the annual meeting of the Congre- |
gational church, which was held at the /
church parlors Saturday the following |
officers were elected for the ensuing |
wear: Clerk. John NJ Comstock; treas
mer, Willard P Townsend; executive
committee, Mrs. John NJ Comstock, Mrs |
Leslie H. Bohonon and Mrs. Stanley c. |
Wilson; business committee, Walter H. |
Emery, Oliver f. Burgess and Dean IT, |
Gilman; trustee for three years, Edward |
=. Hatch; chorister. Miss Nora F. Tay- |
Tor, Rev. John II. Lawrence presided |
as chairman of the meeting. After the |
business meeting a sumptuous dinner |
was served in the church dining hall by |
the ladies and at the annual roll call |
which was held in the afternoon and at |
which there was large attendance one
hundred and two answered in person,
by letter or proxy.
Notice is hereby given and an invita-
ton extended to all sir knights in good
standing who are members of the "Old
Grow" lodge of the city of Barre to be
present on the evening OF January rs,
when the members of Mystic Star lodge,
f. and A. NJ. of Brookfeld, viii be in
Chelsea and exemplify the work of the
degree of sir knights of Birmingham
upon a large class of candidates from
George Washington lodge of Chelsea,
Jackson lodge of West Fairlee and Tenn
pie lodge of STAFFORD This invitation
to be present is not confined to the MEM
bers of "Old Grow" lodge alone, but to
all sir knights in good standing who are
with the order. No pains will
be spared to making the evening pleas
ant to all who avail themselves of the
opportunity to be present