The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-03-24
CHELSEA
Death of w. M. NATION, for 40 Years 10
Charge of Town Highways.

His home ON the east hill on March IL OF
aa,,oa, of tho bladder. was % years ola
and had lived in this town nearly an MS
life He was born in Norwich ana came
Ia this town with his parents Emery
Wood and Sarah (Norton) Mattoon' Wheu
he was but eight years old he Wes
Cbelsea's first road commissioner, whict
Office he held eight years, and had han
charge of the roads for II years previous
"a His election as road commissioner,
making a total of 20 years that he had
charge of the highways OF tins town.
me funeral was held from the pariors
of the Congregational church, Rev. Johh
a Lawrence officiating, and the inter
nent was in Highland cemetery, the
hearers being George NJ. Medcalf, Edward
| n Mattoon. G. w. Earle and f. f. Hood.
10 l. survived bv his wife and two sis
tars Mrs Ida Gardner of Lynn, Mass,
and Mrs. f. L. Bigelow OF Ulysses Neo'
Dan G. Stoughton seems to ind al the
mason work he can do in town ana mas
been very busy for the past three weeks
working several men with him.
BENJAMIN H. Adams went last week TO
Montpelier, where he will take electrical
and osteopathic treatment Tor several
weeks. r
4 son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
gertram on Monday March 10, and q
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. I. De"ltt
Sargent on Tuesday, March 10.
Mrs. Oliver f. Burgess, who was seri-
onsIv i'll with the grippe last week, mas
- far recovered as to be able to be out
of doors again. , -
William H. Sprague was summoned 70
Fast Rrookfeld last Wednesday morn
inc by the alarming condition OF his ia
tber John H. cr,-.r ",,e and remained win
him until the end came Thursday morn
mo He and Mrs. Sprague were at the
ala homo Saturday to attend the funeral
as were also Erdix n. and Leonard II.
Bacon and Andrew L. Sprague IRON TINS
town. rLr;d,o
was in town last week as the guest OF
Mrs. Norman w. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. n. Mattison enter
I+oined az their guest last week, Mrs.
Whiteomb of West Fairlee.
Leonard D. Hatch of New York has
haon IN town the last two weeks as the
lguest Of his cousin. Edward b. Hatch'
Mrs. Wesley H. Bugbee, who mas peen
for several months with her daughter'
] Mrs. William Cady Of Lawrencevllle' y
,lY.. returned home last week.
Agreeable to the vote taken at our re-
cent town meeting, to sell the town larn'
, land equipment, the selectmen nave au'
, yertised the same for Tuesday, March
40 The sale will be big one and the
nronerty to be sold is all good. Charles
+ Smith of Barre will WELD the nam
mer ~.
! Miss Fthvlind NJ Sargent, who for the
mast two wears has been teaching IN
Springfield. arrived in town last week 70
/ snend her Easter vacation with reA
tives. ~,
Don. T.. r. Ballou, son of John D. bal
IIou who resides on TIE west HILL wen'
3 last week TO the Pittsford sanatoriun
for treatment. one of his lungs being
SLIGHTLY affected with tubercuar trob
: Bile.
r Amos b. Wright. who has been suffer
inc with softening Of the brain for ovel
! IA year. was adjudged insane last Wees
I ana ordered committed to the state nos
nitaI for the insane at Waterbury, z
: which institution he was taken last weet
0 Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff George .
Tracy.
!, Mr. and Mrs. Horace T. Walker wer'
0 recent week end guests at the home o
: the latter's brother, Elias w. Lathrop o
Nershire.
Y Mrs. Ida Gardner. who was recently
n called here 10 attend the funeral OF he
e brother. w. Milton Mattoon. has returned
70 her home in Lynn, Mass.
r Mrs Harry O. Cole. who has been seri
+ ousIy i'll, is slowly convalescing.
r Tho regular monthly communication o
George Washington lodge, No. 81, r. an
i A. NJ. will be held at The lodge rooms
n Thursday evening OF this week, ana
I, there is business Of Importance to trans
l. act, il il urged that every member .
Tho many friends here Of II. G. Wood
ruff Of Barre. who was former Ohel
sea boy. are pleased TO learn that ne M
again engaged in business in Barre an
= wish him all success in his new Ventur
!. In the partnership Of Ballard & Wood
! r1fr a. general agents for Vermont Q
!, tbe Pennsylvania Mutual Life lnsuranc
!. Co. Of Philadelphia, Pa.
!. lee r. Whitney went recently I
Mortified TO visit for time his hrothel
~ Daniel A. Whitney.
n Harry n. SanbOrn was in Iunoridg
4 sunday afternoon to attend the tuners
- lof Hale Durrell-
: Carl DeAlmeida. who purchased "a
lOliver D. Medcalf farm on the west POI
a few weeks since. has moved his tamil
= there from East Brookheld, and he ha
= sold his farm in East Brookield TO Ala
u StOddard.