The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-03-07
CHELSEA


A son, Arthur Elmer, was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Leon l.. Reed on February 20
Mrs. Fred l.. Goodwin and sons, Ell
mer and Vincent, went last week 20
Washington, TO remain for time with
the formers father, L. ID. Tillotson.
Fred S. 0sterhout, who had been in
town for two weeks as the guest of his
cousin, b. IL, Adams, returned last week
TO his home in Lowell Mass.
AT the Berkshire Congress auction sale
held Brunswick, n. D., on Thursday,
February "a, boar consigned by Hood
farm of Lowell Mass, sold for 81 l25,
and SOW also consigned from Hood farm
brought the highest price of sows at this
sale.
Merton Il. Guertin, who bought out the
meat business of Wiram Morse in De-
cember, has decided to go to "greener
! fields" and moved his fixtures TO Post
Mills last Thursday, where he will open
a market in the Cotton block.
Mrs. Celia Flanders and daughter, llu.
eel, who have been spending two weeks
in town, have returned to South Royal.
ton, where the former is cook at the hotel
and the latter is clerking in a store.
The many friends here of John Nc
COLON of Concord, N. H., were shocked
to learn of his sudden death at the hos
pital in that city, where he had gone for
a slight operation on his throat, from
which he did not rally. Mr.. McCollom,
while born in Randolph, had spent most
of his life here until about seven years
ago when, having completed his educa-
tion at the Albany Business college, he
accepted position in large retail store
in Littleton, N. H., where he remained
until about two years ago. when he ac-
cepted a responsible position with |
Thompson g. Hoague Co., large whole
sale house in Concord, which position he |
held at the time of his death. Mr.. Me-
COLON was 2S years old, son of the
late John McCollom, formerly of this
town, and is survived by wife and one
sister, Mrs. William Dexter OF Lebanon,
n. II. The deceased was a young man
of unquestionable character and of more
than the ordinary business ability, and
his untimely death is lamented by
large circle OF friends
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. 0rdway, who
have been spending about two months
at their farm on the West Corinth road,
to town last week and have
opened their house on Main street.
Lee r. Whitney, who was laid off for
a week by illness, was able to resume
MS work as stage driver from this place
TO Barre City last week.
Oliver Il. King, who had been the but
ter maker at the Orange County creamery ,,
or the past year, and who has engaged |
% make the butter at the Washington
reamery this year, left with his goods |
md family for Washington last Tues. I
lay.
The last number of the high school en- ,
viii occur Thursday even
ng OF this week, when DR.. G.. Whitefeld .
Ray, an explorer, author and lecturer
# renown, will deliver lecture. DR..
Ray has travelled extensively in South
america and the theme Of his lecture is 5
Through Five Republics on Horseback"
/ good house should greet this interest
ng speaker.
The work at the bobbin shop started 0
asst week under the management of +. I
|. Green. as lessee and the following c.
1en are employed by him: Leonard /. c.
thompson, Wallace II, Sanborn, james il
J. Kennedy, George Chase and Ned A. q
riffin.' il
Bert S. Spooner and daughter of Mont a
eler were in town Sunday as the o
uests of Mr. and Mrs O. d. Tracy Mr. HI
pooner is a brother of Mrs. Tracy. lie
Auditor of Accounts Horace +. Graham
t Craftsbury, and his chief accountant,
esse Z. Joslyn, of Montpelier, were in
,wn last Thursday and audited the ac-
,unts of the county clerk and Tailor A
racy.
Alden Bacon of Barre spent a few days
town last week as the guest OF his
-other, Charles A. Bacon. l.