Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1890-02-06
CHELSEA AROUND TOWN

The officers of Chelsea Library Associa-
tion and Ladies Library are as follows:-
president, j. M. Comstock, Sec'y and Lib
rarian. G. l.. Stow; Treas. Miss l.. c. Hatch,
directors, A. Noyes, Mrs. g. L. Stow, Eras
tus Young.
E. n. Bacon assignee in the ] F Hemin-
W ay bankruptcy case sold part of the land
al auction January 80. The old Bradshaw
mace sold to Sarah E. Hemenway for $780,
The pasture known as Jack Hill sold to
oliver Medcalf for 300.
At meeting of the Cong' church held
ON Tuesday of last week it was voted to
become incorporated under the provision
of an act of the last legislature. The follow
ing officers were chosen: moderator, j. K.
Darling; clerk, j. M. Comstock; treas, c.
p. Dickinson; business committee, A. II.
Powers, F. Dearborn, J. X. Darling; trus-
tees of funds, F. Dearborn for one year, Nj
H CorWin for two years, A, III. Powers for
three years. A committee was also appoint
ed to draft set of bylaws.
Major II. o. Bixby attended meeting
of the officers of the Vermont Division OF
the Sons of Veterans, U. s. A., at Rutland
last week during the g. AR encampment.
DR.. and Mrs. S. N. Goss were delegates of
their organizations to the Dept. encamp
ment of the g. A. R., and w. K. G. at Rut-
land last week. Mrs. Goss was appointed
deputy instituting and installing officer.
The next regular meeting of Waterson
w. r. O., no. 45, will be held Feb. ID at z o.
clock. All members desired to be present.
A meeting of the County Board of Edu-
cation was held in the Academy Saturday,
Feb. /, to select the new textbooks. The
following is list of the books selected -
Arithmetic, Greenleaf's series; Grammar,
Hyde's First Lessons and Patterson's Gram
mar; Geography, Harper's Histories, Egg
..l.afIutc. (Txrfnc Nntr.orio ant
Glass Book; Spelling, Normal Course; His
tory OF Vermont, Conant; Drawing, Kru-
sis; Reading, Lippincott's new series.
The next regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society, No. will be held Wednesday
evening Feb IL. All members are request
ed to be present promptly at o'clock.
Camps Sons of Veterans are ordered to
observe this date, the anniversary of Lin
coins birth, as "Union Defenders Day."
H. e. X. Hall camp No rs, S. of V. and
Ladies Aid Society win have a social en-
tertainment and camp fire suitable for the
occasion at O'Clock.
All members OF camp no. 28 are request
ed to remember that date and be present.
HE. Mosher was given pleasant sur
prise party, Friday eve, Jan. 31st, by his
wife and friends. Mr.. Mosher had remark
ed that s'this surprise business couldn't be
played on him." but he found himself mis-
taken when crowd swarmed in at the
front door and caught him at the supper
table, just closing outa frugal repast. They
told him to get into his Sunday clothes
and remember it was the 18th anniversary
of his married existence. He quietly sue
cumbed to the inevitable and very pleas
ant evening was passed by all. Cake and
coffee were served, music was furnished by
Mr. and Mrs Mosher on the violin and or
gan. Henry does not yet understand how
his wife got the lead on him.
1--WE have been asked to correct the state
ment concerning the baby vote at the glass
blowers. We know nothing about it one
way or the other, further than that we pub
lished the list as it was handed to us by
our correspondent. Those who counted
the votes are the ones to correct the state
ment IL it was not true.-ED.)