The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-09-24
CHELSEA

Willis Lougee Of Gambia, N. H., was a
business visitor in town last week and
while here visited his sister, Mrs Emo.
gene Hook, at her home on the west hill.
John NJ. Atwood of Boston spent the
week end at the home of his mother,
Madam Atwood, on Maple avenue.
George Norwood has sold his farm
just over the line in Tunbrdge and has
rented the Charles Luce tenement on
Main street and will move his family
there in the near future.
Atty. M. G. Taft has moved his family
from Mrs Ruth kennedy's tenement
house near the courthouse to George
Tracys house on the north side OF the
courthouse.
Lieut., John w. Sprague Of the L. S.
navy arrived in town Saturday morning
and is the guest OF his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Sprague, for week.
after which he will return. to New York.
The transport Powhatan, to which he
has been assigned during the past two
years, has recently gone out of commits
sion as navy transport and has been
turned over to the army and as yet
Lieut.. Sprague does not know to what
port, vessel or fleet he may be ordered on
his return to duty.
At the last moment the school diree.
tors found themselves without teacher
for the seventh and eighth grades, but
were fortunate enough, however. to pre-
vail upon Mrs. NJ G. Taft, teacher of
considerable experience, to accept the
position, and Mrs, Taft assumed the du-
ties Monday morning Miss Florence
Beebe, teacher here for the past three
years, supplied in Mrs. Taft's room dur.
ing the first two weeks OF the term and
would have come back here for the pres
ent year had she not decided to enter
college.
Lyman Sprague, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Andrew L. Sprague, has gone to Ran
dolph Center to take two-year course
at the state agricultural school.
Miss Winfred +. Queeney of New
York City is a guest at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William II. Sprague this week.
Harold G. West left Tuesday morning
for Madison, n. j. where he will enter
the Drew Theological seminary for a
three-year theological course.
Harry Jones, Familiarity known to our
people as "Sharkey," who has been away
from town for the past three months,
appeared in town for couple of days
last week in the garb of Jack Tar"
Ever since the United States declared
war against Germany, "Shark" has been
on the anxious seat TO get into the army
or navy but had been unable to connect"
until this summer by reason of his ten
der years, However, it seems that the
last obstacle has finally been overcome
and he has attained his longtime ambi-
tion and he reports that he enjoys the
life of sailor even more than he had
anticipated and proposes to follow the
sea for life vocation or until ihe has
seen enough of the world at least to sat
isfy his natural rowing propensities.
O. NJ Camburn of Burlington, extern
sion dairy specialist, will give stereop-
ticon lecture on the value of purebred
sires at the town hall Friday evening at
$3.50 under the auspices of the Chelsea
Board of Trade The lecture is free.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
Congregational church extends a special
invitation to the members Of the faculty
and students of the high and graded
schools to attend their regular meeting
on Thursday evening of this week at
1880. After the business meeting So
cial hour will follow
Hale r. Darling was in Bradford and
Piermont, N. H., last Monday ON legal
business.
On Monday evening, Sept 90, there
will be held in the town hall com
munity meeting and thrift rally, Mrs.
Myra Laird Of Boston. chairman of the
New England division in thrift and saw
ings, will be present to speak also Mrs.
d. c. Jones of Waterbury, chairman of
the state, will be present and they will
explain new ideas in thrift and what can
be done by community savings, also how
we can help to lower the present high
cost of living. This entertainment also
seems to be without money or price,
which fact alone should insure large
attendance and all who avail themselves
of this opportunity to hear and learn
new ideas in regard to these important
subjects will be well compensated for the
effort they will make to attend.