The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1922-02-25
CHELSEA
Mrs. Ellen Cooley, 90, Oldest Person
in Town, Died Feb. 10.


in Town, Died Feb. 10.
Mrs. Ellen Cooley died Saturday
morning at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs. Wilder II. Dearborn, and the IT,
neral was held from her late nome
Monday afternoon, Rev, Mr. French,
pastor OF the Congregational church,
officiating, and the remains were placed
in the vault in Highland cemetery TO
await burial in the spring. The bear
ers were Harry i. Bryant, Oliver y.
Burgess, Wilder II. and Calvin N.
Dearborn. Mrs. Cooley was the oldest
person in town, being nearly 93 years
old. She has spent most OF her life N
town and was highly respected by gu
who knew her
Mrs. James NJ. Titus, who has been
seriously ill., threatened with pneumo-
mia, is reported as much better
Vern Lougee, a student in the Uni
versity of Vermont, has been visiting
friends in town for a few days OF
late.
The annual town reports were placed
in the hands of the voters the first
of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene d. Hook have
returned from Neverville, N. y, where
they had been guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence M. Hook for a couple OF
weeks.
States Attorney Millward G. Taft
was in Newbury on official business
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Hale X. Darling was in Montpelier
on business Monday and Tuesday and
left for Vergennes on business trip
Thursday morning.
Mrs. Susan A. Baker, Stanton died
at her home on Hill street Tuesday,
Feb. la. after a short illness with
pneumonia, and the funeral was held
from her late home on Thursday aft
ernon, Rev. John A. Lawrence officiat-
ing. The bearers were Philip i. SER
gent, Theron y. Spear, Fred J. Aker-
man and Harry II. Bryant, and inter-
ment was in the family lot in High
land cemetery beside her husband, tie
late John Stanton. Mrs. Stanton was
rs wears old at the time of her death
and had spent most of her life in Chel-
sea. She is survived by one son, Fred
IN. Stanton OF South Glastonbury,
Conn, who was with her during The
latter part of her illness and was pres
emit at the funeral, and returned TO
his home on Friday, the 18th inst.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray S. Thresher have
sold their farm on North Main street
to John H. Preston of Royalton, who
will take possession in the spring MIR.
Thresher reserved twenty acre
wood lot. Mr.. and Mrs. Thresher, who
came here from Wiliamstown four
years ago, have made many friends
here, who sincerely hope the sale OF
their farm will not mean their remov-
al from town. As yet, however, they
are undecided as to their future plans.
Miss Vera M. Beckwith, a member
OF the senior class in Goddard semi.
nary, spent 4 few days the first Of Che
week at the home Of her mother, Mrs.
Mary Beckwith She was aecompa
MED on her home visit by friend,
Miss Edna Dashner, who WAS a fer
mer teacher in the graded school here.
Frank c. Dickinson Of Montpelier
spent a few days in town the first OF
the week, visiting friends and re,a-
tives.
Following the heavy storm Of
Wednesday, Road Commissioner 2. ).
Baraw engaged Edward Colby to .ur-t
nish motive power with his new cater.
pillar tractor to roll the hill roads ard
the experiment was most successful
and satisfactory and it would seem
To The writer that tractor motive pow
err for handling our road machines in
summer and rollers and road machines
in winter would result in a great saw
ing of expense - the town. This Is
a question which is worthy Of earnest
thought and consideration Of every
taxpayer and matter that should
be thoroughly discussed at our coming
March meeting.
Since the closing OF the high school
and grades on Feb 10, there have not
been any new cases OF scarlet fever
reported. and as the danger OF a new
outbreak seems to nave passed, tie
schools viii open again on Monday
morning, Feb. 81, and II is hoped that
tho precautions already taken viii
have served the purpose Of checking
what might have developed into an epe-
demic Of the disease.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. Fay Allen and their
four children are all sick with the Pc
vailing distemper of colds.
Judge Stanley c. Wilson left Mon
day morning to fiji weeks engage
ments in Barre, Montpelier and Bos-
ton.
The remains Of George Young were
brought here from Tunbridge Wednes-
day afternoon and placed in the vault
in Highland cemetery TO await burial
in the spring. Mr.. Young was ~
years OF age az the time of his death,
which occurred at his home in Tun-
bridge. where he had lived for several
wears. The funeral was held at his
late home ON Wednesday forenoon,
Rev. J. c. Mitchell of Tunbridge Off
eating. Mr.. Young was for many years
a resident OF this town and Is sur
viyed bv his widow and three sons,
Mahlon. who lived with his parents,