The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-11
CHELSEA
Rev. J. A. Lawrence, Pastor Congrega
tional Church II Years, Resigns.

gational church, recently held, the FOL
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: Clerk, Oliver +. Burgess;
treasurer, Willard p Townsend; dea-
cons for five years, Richard H. Bacon
and Marshall A. Carpenter; business
committee, Richard H. Bacon, Henry
W. Burbank and Rachel Comstock;
chorister, Mrs. Richard II. Bacon; trus-
tee for five years, Marshall A. Carpen
ter; executive committee, serving with
pastor and deacons, Mrs. John M. Com
stock, Mrs. Leslie FL. Bohonon and Mrs.
Stanley C. Wilson. At this meeting, the
resignation of Rev John A. Lawrence,
pastor for the past IL years, was pre-
sented and accepted, to take effect on
April l.
Attorney Lyle r. Beckwith, who has
been seriously i'll with jaundice for
nearly two weeks, is improving rapidly
and will be able to be at his office again
in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Carey have
| sold about Is acres of their pasture
land to Marshall A. Carpenter, it be
ing part of the Albert Allen farm,
so-called which joins the Martin Car
penter farm on the west hill, now
owned by Marshall Carpenter.
Frank A. Libby returned recently
from Ludlow, where he had been visit
ing friends and old acquaintance,
Misses Blanche Townsend and Corne
liza Ingram, who spent two weeks, COW
ering the holidays, with the formers
parents, Mr. and Mrs w. ?. Townsend,
have returned to New York City
A sou, Cecil James, was born Dec 20
to MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Horton, who re-
side on the Parizo farm on the west
hill.
The latest information relating to
our electric light situation is that the
work on the line between here and
South Royalton would be commenced
Monday of this week and that the cur
rent viii very likely be turned on be-
fore the end of the week. The informa
ton, emanating from an authoritative
source, should give our citizens courage
TO believe that more light is in store
for us in the near future.
Mrs Fred j. Akerman returned last
week from Potsdam, n. Y, where she
had been visiting her daughter, Miss
Lizzie Tucker.
The Chelsea high school basketball |
team went to Mortified last Friday
evening and played the Mortified high, |
the game resulting in a victory for the
Mortified team, score ~ to 3.
Miss Hazel Flanders recently enter
tanned as her guest Miss Doris Davis, a |
former teacher in the high school here,
who is now teaching in Derby.
William Sprague was in Barre City |
Tuesday, Jan. 4, to attend the annual
meeting of the board of directors of the |
Granite Mutual Insurance company I
Mrs. Sprague accompanied him and .
visited relatives in the city during the
day
Miss Leone NJ. Thorne went recently
to Barre to assist in caring for her cous-
in, Mrs. Harry Wilder, who is recover /
ing from a serious illness
Mr.. and Mrs. |. B. Martin and son,
Needham, who have been guests of At.
torney and Mrs. NJ. c. Taft, have gone
to New York City, where they will
spend the winter before returning to
their home in Nashville, Tenn.
Glenn Kennedy, who recently finished
work in the bobbin shop, is working for
John Druge
Judge and Mrs. Stanley C. Wilson re-
turned Saturday from Montpelierwhere
they had been in attendance at the
opening of the Legislature,
Hale X Darling and Milward c. /,
Taft left early last week to take UP
their duties in the legislature as REPRE-
and secretary of the Senate,
Mrs. Eunce A. Lewis has been APP
pointed assistant in the town library
to fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Mrs Ned A. Griffin. who had
served in that capacity for several
years.
John f. Larrabee, after several
vacation, has returned to work
n the bobbin shop.
AT the annual meeting of the Chel
'ea fire district, held Monday evening,
Ian. 3, the following officers were elect
irant; clerk. o. Fay Allen; collector OF
axes, Leon +. Grant prudential com,
nittee, o. Dickinson Tracy, William w
Tnderhill and Percy r. Heath; chief
Engineer, George A. Tracy; first assist
mt, William W Underhill; second as
istant. Nelson W. Belts. The indebt
dness of the district has been reduced
325 during the past year, leaving the
Iebt of the district now at $3.50 A tax
f p cents on the dollar of the grand
ist of the district was voted at this
necting.
The annual meeting of the Chelsea
amp of Modern Woodmen was recent
' held, when the following officers were
lected: Consul, Ernest VI. Young; ad-
User, Ned A Griffin; escort. Charles
!. Durkee; banker, A. 7 MARSHALL;
Jerk, Leon +. Grant Waterman.
harles +. Dickinson; sentry, J. Olin
erkins; camp physician, DR. A. r.
iarshall; past consul, J. Oliver Per
ms
The first annual meeting of Lady
Washington chapter. No. SO, order Of
astern Star, was held Tuesday eve
ing, Jan. 4, when the following Off ~
rs were elected for the ensuing year y
'orthy matron, Mary A. Griffin; :.
orthy patron, George F. Flint; asso- n
ate mGtron, Grace l.. Story; con g
uctress. Maybelle H. Darling; asso- \,
ate conductor, Vivian Buck; Secretary, a
aehel Comstocl; treasurer. Ada $.
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