The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-10-19
CHELSEA


a good many of our pople were !
Barre city during last week TO see an
play, "The Birth Of a Nation"
r The ladies of the Methodist church will
, serve bean supper in the town hal
Tuesday October TO- from 5 to oclocl
P. m, which will be followed by an In
dian social given by the Epwortl leagu
from to 10 o'clock. A cordial invita-
ton is extended to all TO be present.
Mrs. Fred d. Weeks of Shirley, Mass.
came last week to visit her many fricnd'
in town. She will be remembered Al
! Miss Emma Lewis, who lived when q
girl with Hiram and Harriet Bixby on
the west hill
AT the Herman Il. Slack auction on the
west hill last Friday, the farm was sold
to Ernest M. Young, whose farm adjoins,
and with this addition Mr.. Young has
one of the best farms on the west Hill
The purchase price was 5000. Personal
property sold at good values. Hay sold
at little over $40 at the barn. Charles
+. Smith of Barre City was the auction
Ger.
| Charles L. Speare of West Corinth was
in town for a day recently, making nee
essary repairs on the Orange County Tel
ephone company's lines and individual in
struments.
Mrs. Hattie Jones went last week to
Montpelier to remain for time with
her niece, Mrs. George Nichols.
Miss Grace Densmore, who for the past
year has been the popular switch tender
at the South Corinth central office on
the Orange County telephone line, spent
a few days recently with her mother,
Mrs. Dennis Densmore.
Mrs. Henry A. Boone of Manchester,
n. H., who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. b. Frank Smith, has returned
to her home.
Mrs. Henry w. Burbank, who was re-
Gently operated upon at the Randolph
sanatorium for appendicitis, has SO far
recovered her health as to return to her
home, where she il reganing her health
and strength again.
The annual hunt, which was held Col
lumbus day, was largely attended and
an immense amount of small game was
secured by the hunters. partridges red
and gray squirrels paying the heaviest
toll. Leon c. 0rdway's side were the
winners in the conetst and on Thursday
evening the hunters annual dance was /
held at the town hall and the supper
was served in grange hall, Willard +.
George being the chef. The occasion,
from start to finish, was success and
much enjoyed by all who participated.
Mr.. and Mrs. George f. Morris OF Ian.
caster. n. H., came recently by auto to
,,,aft h.. I 1
French, who returned with them te re-
main as their guest for few weeks.
Phil j.. Allen arrived here recently Il
rom Chicago and registered at the
orange County hotel, and soon after his
arrival he showed unmistakable signs Of
insanity, which finally became so pro-
lounced that he was taken to the asylum
It Waterbury for treatment. Mr.. Allen ,
vas a former Chelsea boy, being the /
son of the late Charles Allen,
Who formerly lived on the west hill on {
he farm where Charles +. Button now !
ives.
AT the last meeting OF the Christian 1
1ndeayor society OF the Congregational
hureh, the following officers were elect.
d for the six months ensuing: President,
Hiss Vera NJ. Beckwith; vice president,
'liyer +. Burgess secretary, Miss Myr-
lie L. Bixby; corresponding secretary,
lrs. John M. Comstock; treasurer. Mrs. :
liver f. Burgess; lookout committee, I
Hiss Effie NJ. Coburn, Miss Gertrude II. !
ledcalf, Miss Hope Abbott; prayer meet
ig committee, Mrs. Charles A. Bacon,
Iiss Alice r. Emery, Mrs. Elgin d.
arnes; social committee, Mrs. Sarah J.. :
latch, Ellen +. Larkin, Mrs. Richard II.
aconi missionary committee, Earle G.
horne, Oliver +. Burgess, Rev. John A. :
awrence; flower committee, Mrs. Leslie u
. Bohonan, Miss Rachel Comstock. Miss g
lice L. Tabor, Ruth NJ. Burgess read
x club committee, John NJ. Comst0ck,
Irs. Stanley c. Wilson, Mrs. a. ". Whit
~, with three other persons outside Of la
le society to be appointed by them. III
Fiteld Bohonan returned last week q
ON Lowell, Mass, where he had been "
sitting his brother. Carlos Bohonan. In
The Chelsea school fair and exhibition 10
IN be held in the town hall "Wednesday, IL
,tOber 27. The exhibit will be along \,
e same lines as last year, competition Il
ing open TO the pupils in any Of the Il
hools in town. A new feature, how ID
er, will be the exhibits OF the corn club re
W, for which prizes TO the value Of a.
5 viii be offered. n