The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-05-24
CHELSEA

trimmings AT MISS Drifting WlllheIy
parlors, Chelsea. Goods going fast.-adv
A. w. Saunders of Lowell Mass, is
spending few days in town looking
after his interests associated with the
bobbin corporation here. He is accom-
panied by Mrs. Saunders.
Mrs. Oscar w. Corse, who has been
here with her husband, who is chief en-
gineer at the bobbin shop, went last Sun
day to her home in Vershire and Mr..
Corse will remain here until the balance
Of the stock of logs is worked out, which
will probably be sometime in June.
George B. Roberts has sold his farm
on the west hill to Everett +. Spear,
who has recently been discharged from
the Z. S. army and is one Of our over
seas men who recently returned from
abroad. Mr.. Spear purchases for home
and has already taken possession. Con-
sideration, $4,000, which included some
stock and tools.
The bobbn shop has shut down for a
week to enable some of the men who are
employed there to remain at home to
put in their crops.
Unless some unforeseen contingencies
arise TO prevent, the Universalst choir
OF Barre will give a concert at the Con-
gregational church Sunday evening, June
/, at $50. The personnel of the choir
is made up of Miss Gladys Upper So
prano, Miss Glee Wood contralto, DIR.
D. c. Jarvis tenor and Walter S. Goss
baritone, with Prof. w. A. Wheaton ac-
companist. A cordial invitation to at
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is hoped that all music lovers will i'm.
prove the opportunity to attend. The
program, which is not available at this
time, will appear next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter S. Goss and son
of Barre are in town for a few days and
are guests of the formers mother, Mad
am Ann L. Goss.
Judge Stanley C. Wilson, who has been
at home for a few days, left Wednesday
for st. Adams to finish up his March
term OF Franklin county court. He went
by way of Northfeld TO attend meeting
of the trustees of Norwich university, of
which he is member. 4
Ray S. Thrasher was in Barre on bust
ness Tuesday.
A meeting of our citizens was held at
the Tyrian club rooms on Tuesday even
ing for the purpose of organizing board
OF trade and at this meeting the follow
ing members of the Barre Board of Trade
were present and addressed the meeting:
George N. Tilden, George +. Bond,
Chauncey NJ. Wiley, George Kent and
Athol Bell, also Luther B. johnson, a
member of the Randolph Board of Trade,
was present and addressed the meeting.
After the speaking the bylaws were
read and the following officers were elect
ed for one year: President, Stanley G..
Wilson; vice-p resident, George c. Tuth-
erly; secretary, H. n. Madison; trsasur-
er, o. d. Tracy, who, with the following
men who were elected as trustees, com.
prise the full board of trustees: John
p Davis, Warren l.. Walker, Richard II.
Bacon, Oliver L. Burgess and Fred G..
Waldo. The bylaws were accepted and
adopted as presented and 30 members
signed the same, which membership will
no doubt be greatly enlarged in the flu
ture.
A new hard wood floor is being laid
in the Methodist church and when com
pIeted new pews will be installed The
work is being done by H. R. Colby and
Wilbur F. Dewey.
The following members of our local
camp of Sons of Veterans, Col H. o.
Bixby, L. N. Lucas, 4. B. Tilton, +. II.
Kennedy and w. A. Reed went to Rut
land Wednesday to attend the state con-
vention of the order Mr. Reed conveyed
the party in his car.
George r. Flint of Washington came
the first OF the week to work for few
days in the postoffice during the absence
of Col. Bixby.
Edward L. Larkin has started his
steam sawmill on the east hill and is
already delivering lumber from the mill
to the Masonic lot in the village and it
is expected that work will be commenced
on the new foundation for the Masonic
block the first week in June, under the
supervision of Daniel G. Stoughton of
South Royalton, the contractor who is to
erect the block.
Max, son of Harry O. Cole, is working
on the Kingsbury stock farm in Wash
ington.
Archie G. Kingshury has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of his ia
Their, the late Carl j. Kingsbury, and
Alex McFarlane and p. j. Hoffman have
been appointed commissioners and APP
raisers on the estate.
Abe Jacobs and George Henry Wilson
of Corinth and Charles j. Bannister of
Brookfed were among the business Wis
itors in town Wednesday.
Reginald j. Hill, member of the Jun.
Tor class of the University of Vermont,
spent few days recently as the guest
of his mother, Mrs. Dora Hill.
G. |. Hood of Lowell, Mass, sent a
large herd of young Jerseys to this town
last week to be pastured and cared for
during the coming year by w. F. Hack
EFT, who now owns the large farm on the
west hill, which was formerly owned by
Mr.. Hood
Mrs. Ruth Bohonon, who spent the
winter with her son in Groton, Mass,
has returned to town and has opened her
rooms on Jail street.
John Rich, who has lived on the Cos
grove farm on the west hill for the
past year, has moved his family to the
Charles Moulton farm, also on the west
hill, and will carry on the same the com
ing year.
Thomas Carney of Burlington was a
business visitor in town Tuesday.
Hale X. Darling was in Barre on legal
business Wednesday.