The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-08-08
CHELSEA

D Miss Margaret Doty of Montpelier wa
4 the guest last week of Rev. and Mrs
Robert Haseltine.
Fred w. Eaton of Hyde Park, Mass
came last week TO spend a two weeks
vacation at the home of Mr. and Mrs
Charles II. Baraw.
Miss Blanche Reed, daughter of Elme
g. Reed, who has been employed at tn,
Randolph inn in Randolph for the pas
two years as waitress, went last week
TO the White mountains, where she viii
have employment as waitress at tn,
Crawford house during the season.
Mrs. Alban Young and Miss Heller
Young Of Chicago were recent guests
of Miss Emma l.. Darling.
Mrs. Elsie Rich, who spent the winter
in Kansas with her daughter, Mrs Elmer
j. Flanders, arrived in town last week
and will spend the summer at the Flan-
ders' place on the west hill. She ex-
poets 10 return to Kansas to spend the
winter. She has with her for the sum
mer her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tabitha CO.
burn. of Mortified.
Herbert +. Ransom and daughter, Miss
Ruth Ransom, left Saturday for two
weeks vacation, which they will spend
with friends at their former home in
Rouses Point, n. Y.
Mrs. A. c. Wheelock is entertaining as
her guest, Mrs. Louisa Dugan of Pasade-
ma, Cal.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry T. johnson of
Randolph are occupying their summer
cottage on the west hill, to which they
have given the name of Sunset cot
tage."
Prin. and Mrs Carl D. Grippe returned
last week from three weeks visit to
their former home in Willsboro, n. Y.
Henry F. Gates has purchased new
Jeffrey truck TO use in his freight bust
ness between this place and South Roy
alton. The new machine has come and
Mr.. Gates is making two and three trips
to South Royalton each day.
The Chelsea baseball team has the
following schedule of games to play dur
ing the remainder of this month: Aug.
TO- South Royalton at Chelsea; Aug. II,
Randolph clerks at Chelsea; Aug, 10,
East Barre at Chelsea; Aug. "a, Ran
dolph clerks at Randolph; Aug. 20,
Brookfeld at Brookfed; Aug. 81, Brook
field at Chelsea.
The ladies Of the Congregational church |
society will hold a sociable and lawn |
party at the home of Mrs. John NJ. Com
stock on Wednesday afternoon and even |
ing of this week, to which the public are
cordially invited. Ice cream and cake
will be served on the lawn after 4 |
o'clock and good music will be in attend
ance. If Wednesday should be rainy,
Friday, the 18th, will be the day
Marcellus c. Allen, one of our oldest
and most highly respected citizens, died
1t his home on the west hill on Tuesday,
July 25, and the funeral was held from
MS late home on Friday following, Rev.
Robert Haseltine officiating Interment
vas in the family lot in highland Gene
cry and the bearers were Wilmarth II.
4uce, Marshall A. Carpenter, George Lin
'oln and Joshua NJ. Grant. Mr.. Allen
vas born in this town and had spent
lis entire life here, except two years
when he was young man, which he
pent in the West. He was the son of
Died Allen and was the last Of family
Il seven children. He was a veteran OF
he Civil war, having served in Co. ID,
9th regiment, Vermont volunteers. He a
5 survived by his wife, who was Miss
LATHE Brockway, and one son, Simon 7
J. Allen, who has always resided with I
is parents and carried on the farm
Imong those from out of town who were
ere 10 attend the funeral were: Mr.
nd Mrs Nathan Allen and daughter of i,
'harlestown, Mass, Mr.. and Mrs. Ed =
ard A Davis OF Bethel; Mrs. Clara Al
nj Alexander and two sons. Robert and
Ohm of South Royalton, Mr.. and Mrs. s
!. w. Brockway of Randolph and Miss "
Hibbard of Williamstown. h
Miss Hattie C. Orr, who has been in ;,
own during the past week looking aft t,
: repairs which are being made on her t,
,nement house on Jail street, returned o.
unday to Sharon, where she has en- o
Ioyment II
Mrs. L. c. Farnham Of Lynn, Mass, r
no is spending the summer at Little Il
IN. \. H., came last week for a brief ri
sit to the home of her daughter, Mrs. SC
ufus X. Abbott, in South Washington. n,