The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1921-02-16
CHELSEA

Mrs. Lucy Mercy was quite serious
| ly i'll at the home of her son, Arthur
II. Morey, last week
b. H. Adams went last week to Bos
| ton on a business trip and will visit
his sister, Mrs Evarts P Brown oil
Cornish Flats, n. H., en- route.
George A. Tracy went Monday to
Montpelier, where he will spend few
days on business this week.
f. A. Ordway unloaded and got home
from South Royalton last week three
new Oakland cars for his auto trade.
Mrs. Q. Fay Allen went last week
to Boston. where she will visit her
brother and other relatives for few
weeks
Ernest A. Corwin spent several days
in Montpelier last week, attending the
legislature.
The S. of V. ball, held at the town
hall last. Friday evening. was well at
tended, regardless of the bad travelling
and Indictment weather
] Allen and UndeEhll have com
| pleted arrangements with the Landers,
Fairy g. Clark company of New Brit
ain, Conn, to handle a line of Uni
versal electrical appliances, manufac
| tured by that company. This will be
great convenience TO our people to
be able to secure locally such electri-
cal fixtures and appliances az they
have heretofore had TO 90 to Barre
City to get.
j. Burton Hill. who has had employ
ment at the bobbin shop for several
months, has completed his services
there and is now working for Frank
4. Bixby.
The annual installation Of the off
GERS elect Of George Washington lodge,
No 81. f. and A. NJ, win be held at
the lodge rooms Thursday evening of
this week at O'Clock After the in
stallation, light refreshments viii be |
served by the stewards.
Porter Emery, for many years a
res ident of this town, died at the home |
of John L. Eastman, where he had /
lived for two or three years, last Fri
day, from the effects of a shock, at |
the age of about 70 years. The flu;
neral was held Sunday morning at Mr..
Eastman's, Rev. Wilfred Hathaway of
floating, and the remains were placed
in the vault at Highland cemetery to
await burial in the spring at Wash
ington The bearers were John l.. aud
Fred +. Eastman, Arthur Dennison and
Harold Marble Mr. Emery is sur
yived BY Mrs John l.. Eastman and
Mrs. Arthur Dennison Of Washington
and Henry Emery OF East Barre, who
are cousins.
At well.attended meeting of par
ents and friends Of our local high
school, held last Friday afternoon at
the high school. a Parent Teacher as
was formed and the follow
ing officers were elected President,
DR.. A. T Marshall; vice president,
Rev Percival Hewitt: secretary, Mrs
Eunlce A. Lewis. The next meeting
will be held at the high school room
IN Saturday evening. Feb 26, at s
1'clock
Secretary Of the Senate. Millward
: Taft, and second assistant clerk of
he House, Lyle r. Beckwith, spent the
week end recess at their respective
ZONES here, returning to Montpelier
sunday afternoon.
Fred G Waldo was among the inter
sted visitors at the State House last
week and attended a reunion of the
members of the legislature of 1919
The many friends here OF Leon G.
lrdway former Chelsea bow who
or the past year has had charge of
arage at White River Junction, are
leased to hear of his promotion to
he position Of manager of the Com
lercial Livery and Garage company of
Woodstock, where he will move at
nee Mr.. Ordway is advanced TO this
osition to fill vacancy caused by
he resignation of Titus II Wilfore
Jesse NJ Hunt and Miss Stella Beck
it'll, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs Carl
/ Beckwith, were married at South
oyaltou Thursday, Feb. 10
Mrs. Laura J, Tracy, one of our old
: residents. is the possessor OF rare
nd unusually interesting scrapbook.
hch she has been making for over
years. In il are found pictures of
any former residents and it also con,
inns the newspaper accounts OF the
1portant events and happenings
hich have transpired during all these
any years. in this town While she
Is had many fattering offers for this
ok. she keeps and cherishes it as
more valuable TO her than
oney. and thus il Is. for il is a littlei
.lume Of reminiscent history. which
oney could not replace