The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-02-16
CHELSEA

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Mrs. Willard =. Townsend spent last
week with relatives and friends in Barre
City.
Archie +. Sanborn Is very sick with
the iaundice. following n run of the grip,
Willard +, George his clerk, is in charge
of the store.
Mrs. Holton $. Annis, who resides on
the west HILL is suffering from pneumo-
mia, following a run OF the grip. Other
members of the family who were III with
the grip last week are making good re-
covery.
The regular monthly communication OF
George Washington lodge, No. 81, +. lni
A. NJ, will be held ON Thursday evening
OF this week and il is hoped there viii
be good attendance, as there is business
of Importance TO come before the meet
ing.
Miss Mary Wills and her sister, Mrs.
Sarah Skinner, and Mrs. Arthur VI.
Camp, who have been seriously i'll, are
all said to be improving.
Hon David $. Conant of Bradford and
James H. Howe of Tunbridge were bus
mess visitors in town Monday.
Mrs. George kimball of Boston was
called here recently by the alarming i'll
ness of her sister, Mrs. Carrie Camp,
Mr.. and Mrs. f.. G. Harrington of East
Brookfield were in town Sunday as the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. w. II. SpragLc.
The mercury stood at 30 degrees below
zero Monday morning in the village and
water pipes in several houses and cellars
kept the plumbers busy during the early
part of the day. II was the coolest
morning of the winter here thus far.
DIR. and Mrs. George J. Helmer of Ny
ack, n. Y, and Charles |. Hood of Low
ell, Mass. were the guests of Mr.. and |
Mrs. William +. Hood last week.
Arthur +. Dickinson, who went TO pos
ton recently. is taking a course in the
Hall school of barbering.
Fred +. Goodwin and son. Merlin, were !
called to Washington last Saturday to
attend the funeral of Mrs. l.. ID. Tillot-
SON Mrs. Goodwin and two younger
sons, who had been with Mrs. Tillotson
remaining with Mr. Tillotson for a few
days. MIR. and Mrs. Fred II. Bohonan
from here also attended the funeral.
Webster d. Hook died at his home on
the west hill Feb. 2 and the funeral was
held from his home on Friday, Feb. f.
Rev. Robert Hazelton officiating. Burial
was in the family lot in the west hill
cemetery, the bearers being his three
sons. Herbert, Clarence and Eugene
Hook, and his son-in law, Bert Ashley.
Mr.. Hook was 60 years old and had been {
III for several years with consumption 8
He is survived by his wife and eight I
children all but two of whom were pres [
mt at the funeral.
The ladies of the Methodist church will /
lold a chicken-pie supper, followed by J
social, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs !
7harles II. Baraw this evening. Arrange a
nents will be made for transporting
people from the village who have no b
'ther means OF transportation. The in n
'itation to attend is general and if the f
yening is stormy the supper and social
will be postponed until Friday evening of t
his week. n
Milo J.. Sleeper, who for the past two o
ears has been clerking for Horace II f,
dali of STAFFORD spent few days in
own last week as the guest of his moth t
r, Mrs. Abbe L. Sleeper. He returned "
0 Strafford Sunday. C
AT a regular meeting OF Waterscn r,
ost, No. As, G. A. r.. held Saturday aft
rnoon, Feb. ), the newly elected officers al
,ere installed for the ensuing year: :,
Thomas J. Quade; senior p
ice-commander, Lyman D. Parkhurst; n
Inior vice commander, Fifeld Bohonan; r
djutant Azeriah Barnes; quartermas- in
ar, W. Hatch Chamberln; chaplain Cur pr
Is 0. Slack officer of the day, b. Frank Il
n Smith; S. NJ, Munroe o. Coburn. al
urtis o. Slack acted as installing officer. he
Titus II. Wilfore and Bert s. Spooner in
Montpelier were business visitors in he
,wn last Thursday, making the trip via
by automobile.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs. sh
Fay Allen Saturday, Feb. -, ie
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