Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1891-10-08
CHELSEA HOME NEWS
Il. o. BIxBY. Editor.

c. r. Corwin and family of Boston ar
at j. A. K. Corwin's.
Mrs. F. w. Jackson of Barre has opened
millinery store in Mrs. Hyde's house OF
the corner. The store will be in charge oil
Miss Taplin.
The shoe shop is closed to visitors ex-
cept Saturdays from 3 to 5 O'Clock p. m.
Miss Hattie Stevens left this week fol
Bozeman, Montana.
Mrs. E. F. Peters is in Boston this week
for new millinery.
The stores in town now close at s O'Clock
every night except Saturdays.
Whitney, Tracy and Co. are doing this
week $500 job in steel roofing on the
new fish rod factory at Post Mills.
Mrs. Fl. s. Annis was called to Jefferson
Meadows, n. H., last week to attend the
funeral of her brother.
Fred Eastman has returned to Lynn,
Mass, to work in a shoe shop where he
was last winter.
Hood and Kennedy have dissolved part
nership, MIR. Kennedy continuing the bus
mess. His new shop will be ready for &C.
cupancy next week.
The Ten Pin Club gave bonnet party
at Hotel Hall Friday evening which was
quite a pleasant affair. The gentlemen
surely displayed some exquisite taste in
trimming. The proceeds were about s15.
The club intends to establish a reading
room.
The team OF AFRO Hood was driven from
the fair ground Thusday by some one
with the intention Of escaping with it, or
by one too drunk TO know 1t was not his
own. However Mr.. Hood could not find
the team when he was ready to leave. The
horse was driven back to Tunbridge that
night and be now has his team but is not
through looking for the parties
The Library Association has just receiv-
ed from Charles City, Iowa, book entitled
Life and Times OF Hon. AFRO B. F. Hill
dreth, native of Chelsea who was born
on the farm AFRO Hood now owns in
the northeast nart of the town. The book
will be read with much interest. Among
the new books recently published are
"Memoirs OF Gen. w. T. Sherman" and
Bryce's American Commonwealth" The
most valuable acquisition of the year has
been SANKEY'S ain Darkest Africa,n the
gift OF Hira L. Bixby, Esq, "a devoted mem
umes OF the Century Magazine have just
been added, the larger part given by an
interested member.
The Ladies OF Chelsea are cordially in
vited to call at the new millinery store in
Mrs. Hyde's block for their fall and win
ter goods. MRS. F. w. JACKSON.
The following were delayed from last
week:
Friday night, about II O'Clock there was
quite a sensation in the village. Two sus
picious looking men were found opposite
&. Il. Godfrey's, When approached 10 as
certain their business they ran down Main
street and out Maple Ave. Being closely
pursued they jumped the fence into j. b.
A fntnnHfc or1a Thaxr w fnvtfaA n
hold on, asked to stop and ordered to halt
or take the consequences. The men kept
going faster and when they went over At
woods fence several shots were exchang-
ed. Bullets whistled lively for a few min.
utes and the suspects skipped away in the
darkness. The next day several new peck
ct knives and silk handkerchiefs were
OF cuff buttons upon the hill in the pas
ture, which shows they had ''done" some
place before coming here.
Call at the news stand in the postoffice
for your papers and magazines. There
you will find tor sale, Boston Daily Jour
nal, Boston Daily Herald, Harper's Week
ly, Harper's Magazine, Harper's Bazaar,
Iiarper's Young People, Frank Leslie's
Budget Of Wit, Frank Leslie's Pleasant
Hours, Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly,
Century Magazine, Scribner's Magazine,
Magazine, Chelsea Weekly
Herald and many other publications.
At the regular meeting of the Ladies
Aid Society of Camp No. 2S, s. ", Wednes-
day, Col. Morse was present, also several
members of the Camp and q. A. r. Two
recruits were mustered. After the meet
ing had been closed cake and coffee was
served and with music a few speeches
were in order. Col. Morse gave brief ac-
count OF the trip to the National Encamp-
ment at Minneapolis, followed by Past
Colonel Bixby, who spoke of the National
Ladies Aid Encampments Lieut.. Frank
fuller gave an interesting sketch OF his
trip and doings at the Bennington Gem
tennial.
b. Berry, harness maker, will move into
Tan BELLS block about Oct. 18th.
The following are the directors and Of
ficers of the Chelsea Granite Co.: j. X. |
Darling, President; G. 5. Emery, Treasur-
sr; w. s. Hatch, Secretary; s. B. Hebard, |
r. ID. Barnes. John Osborn OF Barre has
been engaged as superintendent of the |
luarries.
Lewis Beckwith has sprained his shout
der quite badly.
About Oct. Is ! shall move my entire 4
,tock OF Harness and Saddlery goods 10 /
he Tarbell Block and shall carry larger
md finer stock than ever before; consist
ng in part of Double and Single Driving /
md Farm Harnesses. All kinds OF Har-
less straps and repairs will be kept in
took. Fur and Plush Robes, g. A, 3Horse
Head, Red Star and New Hampshire Blan-
tets ia prices from soc. 20 - Thanking
ii for their kind patronage in the past, l
hall endeavor to merit the same in the
uture by strict attention to your wants
nd low prices. Repairing, Washing Oil
ng done promptly ana at low prices.
Resp'y, b. BERRY, Chelsea, VT.
..sare ,rhn canis vas The frantic CRY Of |