The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-01
CHELSEA

Mr. and Mrs. Holton Annis went Il
New Haven, Conn, last Friday to WISH
their nephew, A. 4. Rowe.
Miss Doris Kingsbury of East Boston
is spending the holidays with friends IL
Chelsea and West Fairlee.
Miss Leone NJ. Thorne is at home from
her school in Basin Harbor, Ferrisburg
for two weeks vacation,
Miss Ola Hood is home for few days
vacation from teaching in Springfield
Mass
! Miss Sylvia Comstock Of Bellows Falls
is spending the holidays at the home OF
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. John NJ. Com
stock.
Mrs. Harry r. Wishart of Winooski
came last week for a few days visit to
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Bixby.
Henry Burbank has purchased the
Leon Reed house on Vershire street.
The stores in town will close Wednes-
day night at & o'clock, making it that
they will close on Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday nights at 6 o'clock after
Jan. ].
At the annual meeting of camp No, IS,
Sons of Veterans, the following officers
were elected: Commander, Alfred II.
Dodge; senior vice commander, l., n. Luz
cas-; junior vice commander, +. D. Park
hurst; camp council, G. L. Hayward, n.
A. Griffin, f. G.. Reed; secretary, X. II.
Kennedy; treasurer, II. o. Bixby. Re-
freshments of cake, coffee and doughnuts
were served after the meeting closing
with smoke talk. The newly elected
officers will be installed Wednesday, Jan.
q when the new commander will appoint
his staff
Fred r. Smith has rented his house on
Hill street to Pember Morrill,, who has
been living in Tunbridge. Mr.. Morrill,
has a pair of horses and will do team
work
DIR. W. II. Cook has moved to the II. S.
Fits house on Main street.
Mr.. and Mrs w. p Townsend were in
Barre last week to attend the funeral OF
Mr.. Townsend's brother, Charles Town
send.
Miss Emily Kingsbury of West Fair
lee has been visiting at Leonard Thomp-
sons for few days, also Doris Kings
bury.
The Sunday evening services of the /
village churches are To be combined
through the winter. Next Sunday even
ng Mr.. Lawrence breaches at the Meth |
,dist church.
The annual meeting OF the Congrega
jional church will be held Thursday, Jan.
}, the business meeting to begin at 10
,'clock and it will be followed at noon
~ the annual dinner and rollcall, at
which responses are desired from all
members of the church, present or abb
ent.
Private G. T. Chase of Co. A. l0lst
machine gun battalion, American eXpedi
ionary forces, has written the following
etter to his mother:
December I, 1917
Dear Mother: Wish you II merry
christmas and happy New Year. / am
xpecting the same We sure had fine
ne feed of turkey. peach pie and Gran {
erries. II was sure some feed. We are {
till planning for better time Christ
las.
| saw Fred Ransom last Sunday; he !
the same boy. Leon, Clarence are
II enjoying life; all seem to be as happy
s clam.
Say, mother. tell Alice and all the |
Their folks | think Of them, even if !
ont write II | wrote to all the folks {
should have to copy one letter from {
he other, so if you just tell them | am c
X. it will save some paper for the 5
Their boys. and answer the same pur- a
ose. Can't think of much to say only, Il
Don't worry The war can't last for c
yer. so we live in hopes. Close with r
we George E. Chase. a