The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-01-26

young ladies, Mrs Ps'cival Hewitt
! primary, Airline Baraw, Mrs. Charlie.
H. Baraw; boys, Elmer c. Roberts; or.
| ganist, Edith Dearborn.
At the annual meeting Of George
Washington lodge, No. 81, F. and A
NJ, held last Thursday evening, the
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: W. NJ. O. Fay Allen
5, W., Edward b. Hatch; J. w, George
f. Flint; treasurer, H. n. Mattison;
secretary, Leon T. Grant; S. d., Roy
b. Sanborn; ]. s., Percy j. Heath /;
chaplain, John A. Lawrence; marshal,
Lyle r. Beckwith; tyler, Loren Nc
kizer. The officers thus elected and
appointed viii be installed at the hext
regular communication.
Lewis +. Parker. a native of Chel-
sea, the son of Phineas and Clarissa
Parker, died recently at the Soldiers
home in Bennington, at the age of 70
years. The remains were brought to
East Orange. his former home. where
funeral services were held and inter
ment was in the East Orange cemetery
Mr. Parker saw two years service in
the Civil war. after which he located
in Orange and followed the vocation Of
farming until about a wear ago. when
he entered the Soldiers home at Ben
nington. He is survived by seven chill
dren and four sisters
The vital statistics for Chelsea show
that 90 children were born in town.
during 1920. Is boys and eight girls.
OF the 26 children born. there were
two pairs of twins There were sew
en- marriages and % deaths. l3 males
and 10 females OF these there was
one over 90; between 80 and 90. two;
between 20 and so, eight; between GO
and 20. one: between 80 and 60, three
between 30 and 50, one; between 90
and 30, none; between 10 and 20. one
between one and 10, one; less than one
year, four and one stillbirth
One of the interesting sidelights as
sociated with the visit Of Vice -Presi-
dent elect Calvin Coolidge to Vermont
last week was a little dialogue which
took place in the waiting room in the
hotel at White River Junction One
of our neighboring townsmen CHANGED
to be sitting in the waiting room of
this hostelry when three gentlemen
came in and seated themselves near
him, and soon he ventured to engage
in conversation with one of the
strangers, whom he found profoundly
courteous. but not especially converse
tional After touching on several df |
ferent topics, he made the following |
remark. Well, there will soon b. |
change in administration. but. accord |
ing to my notion, We haven't got the 4
right man for president" To this
remark the stranger smiled and said |
by way Of interrogatory reply, "Who |
do You think should have been elected |
president = And our nciehbor replied. |
"Cal Coolidge is the man who ought to |
have been elected" And the stranger 4
smiled again. and with a marked de- I
gree Of modest hesitancy arose and 4
said he felt compelled to Acknowledge 4
his appreciation Of the very high com F..
pliment paid him. since be himself was
Mr. Coolidge. and then IL was that our
realized ~ never before that
a random shot. fired without taking
aim. sometimes hit. the bullSeve. A
loaded weapon. carelesslv discharged.
nav prove q dangerous thing. OF IL
may prove 20 b. ike = thing q beauty.
3 joy forever. and II i the latter con
dition which obtained in this instance
AZ the annual meeting ~ the Sarah
?. Bacon Benevolent societv. recent
y held. The following oficcrs we're
Elected for the ensuin. wear; Presi-
Dent. Persis ID Camssock. vice. aresi-
5rut Sadie - Barons secretary and
treasurer. Clara " Raheuon. dirertress
ior three years Mary 4 Griffin. Othsr
z irHrtressna are Nrs Aaa s. Marshall
lnl Mrs. Craze r When.