The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-01-25
CHELSEA

Judge george l.. stow was IN hahuoip
several days last week holding session
OF probate court.
II George A. Tracy has been confined :
his house for over week as the result
of an injury TO his back.
Il Stanley G. Wilson was in Montpelic
several days last week trying a conteste'
divorce ease. appearing for the libellani
who was granted divorce.
Mr., and Mrs. Leon G. Ordway were re
cent guests at the home OF Frank j. Hut
ton OF Corinth,
Among those who are i'll with the grill
at the present time are Mrs, Sarah skin
ner, Miss Mary Wills, Mr.. and Mrs. Mlit
NJ. Saubom, Mrs. Fred y. Goodwin ant
three sons, and Mrs. Norman w. Hunt.
The prudential committee of the Chel
sea fire district have recently purchased
two new fire extingulshers, making IL IN
all that are owned by the district, and
which are distributed at different places
throughout the district. One OF the new
ones is placed AT the enginehouse and the
other at the residence Of Calvin N. Dear
born on North Main street.
AT the annual meeting Of the ladies'
benevolent society Of the Congregational
church, held recen...s, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing year;
President, Mrs. John NJ. Comstock; vice
president, Mrs. Elgin d. Barnes; secre-
tary, Mrs. Stanley c. Wilson; treasurer,
Mrs. Leslie ii. Bohonan; directresses,
Mrs. Fred II. Stanton, Mrs. Nellie Bur-
CESS and Mrs. Richard II. Bacon.
] The farm sale from Isaac Recor to Mr..
and Mrs. George Beattie was not finally
consummated, as there was some mis-
understanding about the number of acres
and Mr.. and Mrs. Recor are in possession
again. Mr. and Mrs. Beattie and family
have gone TO South Royalton to remain
for an indefinite time, during which they
will look further for farm which just
meets their fancy.
Several from this place attended
dance at West Fairlee last Friday night
and were conveyed in a big team driven
by Frank f. Bixby.
Ben A. Goodrich has recently unloaded
at South Royalton two carloads of Ford
automobiles, which puts him in the run
ming for the opening of the spring sales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ben Tucker and Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Tucker OF Tunbridge were
in town Sunday as the guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest A. Corwin.
AT the annual meeting of the members
of George Washington lodge. No. 81, +.
and A. NJ, held last Thursday evening,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Master, Leon f. Grant
senior warden, Hiram N. Mattison; jun
Tor warden, Augustus II. Marshall; treas
urer, Herbert o. Bixby; secretary, Eu
gene H. Kennedy; senior deacon. o. Fay |
Allen; Junior deacon, Harley F. Whit |
ney; senior steward, Ralph II. Stanton;
junior steward, Everett Spear; chaplain,
Oliver +. Brugess; marshal, Leon G. Ord
way; tyler, Charles r. Durkee. A special |
meeting for installing the officers elect |
was appointed for Thursday evening,
Feb. 3.
The vital statistics of Chelsea for 1915
show that there were 81 births, IL girls
and Is boys. There were 10 marriages
and 20 deaths divided evenly between
male and female. Seventeen adults who
died average 6S years of age, four being
over so, five over 70 an five over 60, and
the oldest being nearly SO years.
The fourth entertainment of the high
school entertainment course, "The Viz
ginian,' which is musical, will be held at
the opera house on Friday evening of this
week and should draw good house.
Win Sanborn, who has been at the
home of Wallace II. Sanborn for the past ,
two weeks, while the latter has been hav.
ing the grip, returned to his home in
Barre City Sunday.
j. b. Hill and Willis Hill went recent
y to Corinth to work in bobbin shop
or Wallace H. Chalmers.
J. Neale McAllister of Washington,
Who closed a three years clerkship in
he Tracy hardware store in this place 7
IN Jan. /, has obtained employment at
Cast Jaffery, n. II.
Miss Tessa Carey, daughter of Mr.. and
Hrs. Frank G. Carey, who reside on the b
vest hill, went recently to Braintree to 3
pend some time with friends and rela- g
ives.
+. G. Carey has recently received a 4
ard from his SOM who enlisted in the a
snglish army over II year ago. At the il
ime of sending the card he was in o
rance. The receipt of the card was the k
rst news Mr.. Carey had received from p
is son in several months. b
Stanley C. Wilson has been appointed I
of the estate of the late
amuel b. Buell. of South STAFFORD and p
-as in STAFFORD Friday and Saturday II
n business connected with the estate. In
Among those from out of town who 4
ere here on business last week were I,
con Bohonon of Washington, c. c. Car
III of White River Junction and George !;
Colby of Williamstown. :,
Miss Edna Dashner rwas week end =
isitor at the home Of her parents, Mr.. d
nd Mrs j. j. Dashner of Barre CITY.