The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-09-28
CHELSEA

Mrs. Frances l.. Mercy entertained
as her guest last week her niece, Mis-.
NJ. G. Hopson, of Somerville, Mass
j Madam A. +. Goss left last week for
a visit to friends in Randolph and
Barre.
Milo L. Sleeper of Stafford was in
town Sunday as the guest of his moth
err, Mrs. Abbie J.. Sleeper.
Mrs. Harry r, Wishart who has
| been spending several weeks with her
mother. Mrs. Grant Bixbv, returned
last week to her home in Wnooski,
Theodorg f. Norman. who has lived
on the Edwards farm on the west hill
for several years, has purchased II
farm in Berlin and moved there last
week
Miss Fairbanks. who has been pass
ing the summer with Miss Mary
George, has returned to her home in
! Natick Mass.
Mr. and Mrs. c. NJ. Dickey, who
| have been guests at the Chelsea inn
for few weeks, have returned to their
home in Lowell, Mass.
Mrs. Carl NJ. Beckwith went recently
to Bethlehem, n. H., to spend a few
weeks with her daughter, Miss Mabel
who is completing her third successive
year as waitress at the Park View
hotel
Mrs. Mae Hetrick and son. Robert. of
Buffalo. n. Y, came recently and are
visiting the formers parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman b. Davenport.
The ,at tendance at the high school is
L. lns Al
students enrolling from Tunbridgc,
Vershire and Brookfield
George +. Delano has completed
work for VIII A. Reed and has en-
gagged to work on farm in West Leb
enon, y H.. where he wiz move his
family in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Troup of Lebanon, y
H. we're in town Sunday as the guests
If the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Fred a. OrdWav.
Hale X. Darling left Monday noon
for Burlington TO attend the meet
ing of the Republican state commit
tee he having been appointed chair
man Of the committee on resolutions
Sheriff George A. Tracy left Mon
day for White River Junction. where |
he will be a member of the sheriff. |
department during the state fair
Attorney NJ. c. Taft was called t.
Nergennes Monday TO attend the fu
neral of an uncle.
A few days since an aeroplane on its
cross county flight from st Johns
bury to Rutland passed over the west |
hill and as il was flying near enough
to the ground so that the noise Of lis
motor attracted the ATTENTION Of the
poultry near farm house, thew evi
IDENTITY CAUGHT sight of the great bird
and Immediately made break for
shelter. running into the house and
woodshed and the farmer who hap
pened to be inside. startled and sur
prised bv this unusual connection
grabbed his butcher knife IN his teeth
and with his trusty old "Aint lock IN
his hands and dog tight Is his heels
rushed out with blood III his eve, yis
ionary impulse of bounty permeatjng1
his mental cells, and q firm detprmi
to bag the pestiferous in
truder which was 50 surreptitiously
proturbiug and encroaching upon the
unbroken peace and quiet
ude of his habitation In his mad
rush. however 20 get out into the open
where he could square himself Tor
both offensive and defensive act sn
he crushed the life oit Of one gobbler.
two hens and duck. as result of
the extremely careless hut effective
manner in which he handled his mum
Der eleven cowhide boots and to cap
he climax Of this hasty exit from
the woodshed, he stepped on a pump
Kin Lost his footing and landed square
" on his back in caldron kettle filled +
with swill he had earlier in the day
BOILED for his swine. As he lay there
n the warm slush his ewes gazing into
he canopy of heaven he "lamped' the
'ast moving aircraft. and in terms If
mingled fright. indignation and dis
gust. calculated Well. III be
lummed. If there amt one Of them
lir gol dummed Ford tractors what
rot way from some fool hired man and
las got TO goin so like the devil it ,
lint hittin' the ground. and the Lord
,nows whsr its goin' IA or what dam {
re it'll du when il gifts thar and now
m more satisfied than ever that the
.ir DUN gasoline contriNauees for saw \
n time an labor. an beatiu' the high 3
ost of livin' amt nothin' we farm
RS want or can afford 20 mix upi
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