The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1920-03-18
CHELSEA

JHe nome OF neT HllCle, w. j.. HOOd, lei
last week for New York City.
Harold c. West has completed hi
first years study at theological sem
mary in New Jersey and has returne
to town and viii find employment her
for the summer
Judge George 4. Stow went Monda,
afternoon to Randolph, where he i
holding Il session of the probate cour
this week
Mrs. Jules Alexander died FRIDAY
March 5, at her home in the south par
OF Williamstown of pneumonia, fol
lowing an attack of influenza. Sh
was 80 years of age and was the daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs J +. Hemenwav
who reside on the west hill, and he
life was spent in this town until he
marriage to Mr. Alexander some /.
years ago. Besides her husband anc
parents she left five children, the old
est of whom is IA years and the young
est four months old; also two sisters
Miss Abbie Hemenway, who reside,
with her parents, and Mrs. Alfred Fl
Dodge, who also resides on the west
hill.
Elmer c. Roberts has engaged &c
work in the sawmiIl for w. A. Reed
until the first of July and has already
commenced work Mr. Reed has com.
meneed to saw the large stock of logs
| which have been delivered at his mill
during the winter
| Hiram A. and Herbert j. Kingsbury
| of Boston were business visitors in
town Monday and the former returned
to his former home in West Fairlee,
while the latter returned to Boston
from here Tuesday morning
Irwin G.. kimball, who worked for
various farmers in town during the last
year, has gone to Claremont, n. H.,
where he has employment in the Sulli-
van machine shops
The annual meeting of the selectmen
and road commissioners of Orange
county will be held at the town hall
Thursday, April 3, at 1890 a. m. The
statutes require the attendance of road
commissioners and selectmen and pro-
yides for the per diem and expense oc-
casioned by such attendance. 1t is ex-
pe@ted that State Highway Commits
sioner S. b. Bates of Derby and Coun-
ty Highway Supervisor Fred l.. Dudley
of Randolph win be present and dis
cuss the question of road maintenance
and also the rules and regulations gov.
erning the expenditure of road funds
subject to the supervision of this de-
partment.
Eugene Faneuff of South Royalton
has been driving the noon stage be-
tween South Royalton and Chelsea this
1x7pnl an a. aF tffnnau ~ - n
Carly, the regular driver.
Ben A. Goodrich returned Tuesday
afternoon from Boston, where he has
been for a few days in attendance upon
the automobile show.
The burning of the Orange County
hotel some three years ago gave the
trees in front and south of the town
hall such n tremendous scorching that
their untimely demise was imminent
and it was considered that they were
unsafe and menace to pedestrians on
the sidewalks and the selectmen decid
ed to have them cut down, the job be-
ing delegated to Rollo B. Tilton. On |
Tuesday morning, o, G. Williams of |
lineman for the Orange |
County Telephone company. and w. W. |
l HASiHIl IeIlONtu dli NtitltOIe anu /
electric wires and the deck being thus
cleared for action, the work OF telling |
the trees was directed by Mr.. Tilton /
without accident save that in Telling |
one tree it broke ON the stump and
turned unexpectedly, striking the cor
ler of the town hall building, slightly |
damaging a few shingles. The work
vas very nicely and carefully done and
much praise is due Mr.. Tilton and his
for the care and pains taken
o avoid accident and injury to person
II property,
Under the action of the sun, rain and
Melting snow. the second branch of the
White river again has sufficient water
any to furnish electric lights for Roy.
lton, Tunbridge and Chelsea, and they
we're turned on the two latter places
sunday evening for the first time in
early two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Ordway and I
,ugene II. Kennedy left Tuesday morn
~ for Boslon TO attend the auto show.
Attorney Millward c. Taft was in {
arre and Montpelier on legal business
londsy.
Miss Mary Wills, who has been Sc. '
ously i'll for several weeks, has so far '
a. to be about the house !
gain, but with eyesight so seriously
impaired as only TO be able to get }
bout the house from room to room q
ithout help.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas G. Dearborn of v
andolph were recent visitors at the
Dme of the formers mother, Mrs. i
Iivia Dearborn, on Main street.
Mrs. James B. Stewart and son, Rob c
t, of Barre, are guests at the home
the formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. b
ale X. Darling.
Many of our hustling farmers are 1
ginning to look over their sugar APP b
lratus and put the same In shape for a
caring. since the outlook is good for Is
fine sugar season and also good for n
oh prices for their manufactured o
oduct U
Among the business visitors who
we been here this week are Mr.. and v
rs. Vance ID. Conant of Vershire. the O
nerable John NJ. Sleeper OF Corinth :"
ID Hugh Lyman OF Tunbridge. p
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