The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1915-01-12
CHELSEA
Directorate of Orange Co, Tel. Co. Re
duced from Seven to Five

Directorate of Orange Co, Tel. Co. Re
duced from Seven to Five
The annual meeting OF the Orange
county Telephone company was held
here Tuesday, January 5, and was pre-.
sided over by Clarence w Clark OF
| Rrookheld. The directorate, which for
several years had numbered seven mem
| bers, was reduced to five and the follow
| ing directors were elected for the en-
suing year: G, L. Speare of Corinth,
q. X. Andrews of Mortified, A. l.. Pat
torson OF Washington, DIR. T.. Il. Ellis
OF Brouklield and Harry Daniels OF East
| Montpelier. An annuel assessment was
voted on each share of stock.
The schools in town opened last week
after a two weeks vacation, with the
same teachers.
Mrs. Charles A. Densmore has return
ed from Lowell Mass, where she had
been the guest of her sister, Mrs. 9, A.
Dickey, and during her absence from
Chelsea improved the opportunity to Wis
it her son, Charles i. Densmore, in
Concord, n. H.
W. II. Sprague was in Barre City
Tuesday of last week to attend the an
nual meeting of the directors OF the
Granite Mutual Insurance Co.
b. Fl. Adams returned the last of the
week from South Royalton, where he
had been for several days, being called
whose condition, though serious, is
thought to be slowly improving.
Harold Corwn returned last week to
college at Hanover, n. H., as did John
W. Sprague and Gerald A. Bixby to Nor
witch university at Mortified.
At the annual meeting of the local
camp, Modern Woodmen of America,
which was held recently, the, following
officers We're elected for the ensuing
year: Consul, Or. A. T. Marshall adj
wiser, j. o. Perkins; banker, Il. M.
Young; clerk, J.. L. Grant; escort, Hen
ry Menard; Waterman, A. F. Sanborn;
sentry, c. +. Dickinson; trustees, w. S.
Goss. F. f. Bixby and w. II. Sprague;
physician, DR.. A. T. Marshall.
Ernest NJ. Young, one Of our prosper
Gus and enterprising farmers, has re-
rently purchased a Nearing milking ma
chine, has also taken the agency for |
the same and has already sold one to |
Baxter Durkee OF Tlnbridge This ma
chine is operated by foot power anil has |
the advantage over other machines on |
.he market that it milks the COW per
'ectly clean and the price for which it
'ells, sixty dollars, places it within the
each of almost every dairyman.
AT the annual meeting of the fire dis
riot, held Monday, January 4, the fol-
owing officers were elected for the en-
uing year: Moderator. John NJ. Com
took; clerk, Wilbur r. Dewey; pruden-
ial committee, o. d. Tracy, L. G. Ord
way and w. w. Underhill collector, l..
!. Grant; chief engineer, G. A. Tracy;
irst assistant engineer, w. w. Under
i'll; second assistant engineer, A. P.
iugbee; treasurer, H. N. Mattison. 1t
vas voted to raise a tax of 25 cents on
dollar of the grand list and the pru-
entail committee were authorized to
ell the hook and ladder truck and equip
1ent, which is owned by the district.
Charles w. Bacon, who resides in the
upper village" had the misfortune,
lille working IN the woods last Friday, Z
. sir and break the small bone above
ne ankle in two places, which confines
i'm TO the bed for an indefinite period,
nd during the time he is laid up. his
lores are in charge of viii c. Good Q
in. n
Ralph C. Wilcox Of New Britain. Conn. {
as the guest OF his mother, Mrs. w. In
!. Sprague. last week. 2
Representative Stanley c. Wilson was I
home over the weekend, returning I
} the capital city Monday morning.
George A. Tracy and Ernest A. Cor. Il
in were in Montpelier Tuesday and +,
edncsday Of last week to attend the
,ening of the legislature. o
Walter Adams, who has been in a crit a
al condition for some time, remains D
,out the same. III