The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-11-15
CHELSEA

Dr. w. III. ltlll, VINO mas been located III
Corinth during the past year, spent last
week with his family in town.
Elgin d. Barnes held an auction sale OF
goods saved from the recent hotel fire
last Saturday, Benjamin H. Adams be-
ing the auctioneer. Buyers Were plenty
and eager and good prices prevailed.
A son was born Tuesday, Nov. 2, ia
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Roberts, who reside
on the Harry Lyford farm on the West
Corinth road.
Mrs. Willard p. Townsend entertained
as her guest last week Mrs. A. II. Powers
of Randolph.
town for two weeks as the guest of her
sister, Madam Ann L. Goss, has returned
to her home in Plainfield.
Miss Neva M. Bohonan, who is teach
| ing In Norwich, was n week end guest at
the home of her parents, and Miss Paul
inc Darling, who teaches in Williams
town, also spent the week end recess at
her home here.
News has been received here of the
death of Mrs, Morey at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Walter S. Goss, in Barre.
Benjamin II. Adams was in East Ran
dolph last week Thursday in the capacity
of auctioneer, when w. H. Hayward sold
his personal property at auction.
Insurance adlusters were in town last
week and settled with Elgin d. Barnes
for the policies held by him on the hotel
property and payment of the full face OF
the policies was allowed; yet Mr.. Barnes
is great loser as a result of the fire.
Miss Hattie Halvorson was recently
married to DR.. Mclean of Palmer, Mass,
and they came here to Chelsea on their
wedding tour to visit the brides parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Halvorson, who re-
side on the west hill. After a brief visit
here they returned to their home in
Palmer, Mass, where they will reside.
Miss Tesa G. Carey, the only daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Carey, who re-
side on the west hill, was recently mar
ried to Warren Chase Bradbury, son OF
DIR. and Mrs. f. A. Bradbury of Brain
tree. They will make their home for the
present in Hartford, Conn.
Sheriff AFRO A. Reed and Deputy Sher-
if George A. Tracy left Tuesday, Nov. I,
on an official business trip which will
take them into several Massachusetts
cities.
+. A. Green. who has been operating
the local bobbin shop since last Febru-
airy, was in Boston on business last week,
returning home Friday evening.
Rev. Carl H. Corwin, son of Mrs. Nj. III.
Corwin, has just received and accepted
a unanimous call to the Plymouth Con-
grega tional church of East st. Louis, st. !
Clair county, H. Mr.. Corwin left Porto |
Rico, where he had been for five years |
and pastor of the Fajado |
district, last month. His friends felt |
hat the tropical climate was beginning
to undermine his health and as there
we're to be some necessary changes
among the missionaries under the Amer
can Missionary association, it seemed an
,pportune time for Mr. Corwin to yield
o the advice of his friends and seek
position in the North. In the 20 years
# his work in the ministry his record
las always been that of builder-up OF
he spiritual and financial condition OF
he churches under his pastorate. He is
ust now visiting his children in Michi-
Tan.
The first real snowstorm of the season
brought us about 10 inches in the valley
md a greater depth on the hills.
The funeral of Mrs. Philena p. Davis
vas held at the Methodist church on
Wednesday afternoon, Nov, !, Rev. Hes
ltine officiating, and interment was be-
ide her late husband, Martin V. B. Da
is, in the family lot in Highland GENE
cry, the bearers being two sons, Bert F.
Davis and George NJ. Davis, a son-in-law,
george +. Stacey, and one nephew, Wal
er H. Beckwith. Mrs. Davis, before her
marriage, was Miss Philena Puffer and
vas born in Richford in May. 1897, and
a 1852 came to Chelsea to reside with a
ister. Mrs Thomas Moore, and she had .
made her home in this town nearly all
he time since she first came here. Be
ides the two sons mentioned she il sur.
lived by one daughter, Mrs. George +.
tacey of Vershire, with whom she was
wing temporarily at the time of her
cath. She is also survived by one sister, a
FRS. Samuel Beckwith OF this town. and
ne brother, Austin Puffer of Richford !
he was a lady of the old school who
njoyed the respect and confidence of all +
no knew her.
A woman's auxiliary club to the West v
ill Farmers club was recently formed
18th Miss Olive Walker as president and
Frs. Alfred Dodge as secretary. b