The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-07-02
CHELSEA
Program Outlined for Fourth of July Has
Many Features.

The following program for the Fourth
: of July celebration arranged by the va
rious committees is as follows: a. m,
sunrise salute; 8, band concert by the
STAFFORD Cornet band; $50, slow horse
race, lst prize $3.50, I'd $l.50, Sd 81; 10,
parade. horribles, trimmed teams and
automobiles, best trimmed team or auto
$40, I'd 81, Sd $4, 4th So; IL, sports, bi-
cycle race LIST prize So, I'd ~, cash con-
tributed by Charles A. Clifford; lOO-yard
dash for boys under ID, LIST prize, hsh
pole given by G. A. Tracy, I'd 81, I'd soc;
50-yard dash for girls under Is, LIST prize
two-pound box Varsity chocolates given
by NJ. f. George I'd 81, Sd soc; Y noon,
dinner The Red Cross ladies will serve
lunches and coffee at the Congregational
church parlors for nominal fee. Free
lunch and coffee to all soldiers and sail
ors in uniform; | p. m, sports. Two
prizes to the value of $3.50 will be given
to the persons standing on certain
squares on the cement sidewalk in Chel-
sea village at o'clock Creased pole,
prize So; running broad jump, lst Sl50,
I'd 81, Sd soc; fat mans race, 100 yards,
200 pounds or over, LIST 81, I'd 81; base
ball throwing contest, LIST 81, I'd 50e;
2:30, tug of war, $l5 to the winning
team; $3.50, ball game, Chelsea VS..
Northfield on RobertsGould athletic
field. A regulation ball will be given by
Wiram Morse to the winning team. A
regulation bat will be given by G. A.
Buck to the player on either team who
makes the first three-base hit; d p, m,
slow automobile race, new tube and a
tire to the winner; $50, free picture
show in the opera house, Byrne Bros.
Eight Bells" comedy scream; 10, fire
works on athletic field, followed by a
social dance in opera house hall. Music
by opera house orchestra. Dance tick
cts 90 cents per couple, extra lady and
balcony tickets 20 cents each, war tax
extra. Let our people and our neighbors
from the adjoining towns turn out and
help the victory celebration in Chelsea,
the best and biggest of the kind ever
held in this section of the county.
Miss Neva M. Bohonan, who has
taught school in Hartford during the
past year, is spending her vacation with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. H. Bohonan.
Miss Hazel Darling went recently tol
Lebanon, n H., where she has employ
ment for the summer
Mrs. Delmar A. Beckwith, who has
been recent visitor in town, has re-
turned to her home in Windsor.
Herbert K. Kennedy and james Il.
Kennedy and wife. who have been guests
of relatives in town, returned last Sat
urday to their home in Bridgeport, Conn.
Raw Tucker, yho has been employed
-. H.; I,,r;,,fr tba last bu G
accepted a position with the creamery
here as assistant to the manager and has
commenced work
Mr.. and Mrs. William Moore of Mel
rose, Mass, have been recent guests of
Mrs Eunice A. Lewis.
George F. Flint of Washington, after
a years absence, has resumed duties
again at the postoffiee as clerk, filling
the place which has been held for several
months by Miss Camp.
Misses Amber Cole, Mary Darling and
Esther Halvorson went last week to
Fairlee where they will have employ
ment during the season at a hotel.
Miss Nellie NJ. Corwin of Somerville,
Mass, is in town visiting her many
friends and is the guest of her brother,
Ernest A. Corwin,
Mr. and Mrs. Henry f, Wood Of Wa
terbury, Conn, were guests last week of
their son, Rev. f. +. Wood, and family.
Work on the foundation of the new
Masonic block was commenced Monday
morning with large force of workmen
under the supervision of Joseph Knight
of South Royalton.
NJ H Hazen of South Royaton, who
was co-partner of Harry +. Bryant in
the operation Of the South Royalton
stage line, has sold out his interest to
Prescott Carly of South Royalton, who
took possession of his new interests on
July |, and it is understood that he will
operate the stage, which has been run
previously by Lee r. Whitney.
The real estate owned by the estate of
the late Mrs Clarence Granger on Main
street has been sold to Mrs William A.
Hood, who proposes to have it extensive
ly repaired and remodeled and may later
occupy the same as a home.
John Pearl, who lives just over the