Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1892-11-24
CHELSEA HOME NEWS
H. G. WOODRUFF, Local Editor.

LIST, Show to Be Lights in the World.
References, Acts 10: AZ; Eph. 5: 6-S. South
vestry of tine Congl church, p. m. A cor
dial invitation is extended to all.
The \. y. Tribune offer will be with.
drawn Dec. list. Till then you can get both
! papers one year for only S1.25.
There will be union Thanksgiving ser.
vice at the Methodist church this Thurs
day. evening. 1t is hoped that as many as
can will attend.
Hon. Chester Pike OF Cornish, n. H. was
in town last week.
The creamery paid its patrons 25c. per
Id. for butter during the month of Octo-
Der.
Miss Rosette E. Emery is ill with peri
tonitis.
DIR. o. NJ. Rice was at West Fairlee Mon.
day, Tuesday and Wednesday of last week.
Chas. r. Corwin OF Boston was in town
last week Thursday on poultry business.
The fall term of the Academy closed on
Friday The winter term will begin Mon
day, Dec. 5th.
Cecil harrington is spending his vaca-
ton with friends in Bethel.
c. w. Clark and son Hugh are visiting
I in Barnard.
Alonzo Moves and E. A. Corwin are in
Boston assisting Hadiey & Corwin during
Thanksgiving week.
Della L. (Norris) Corwin, wife OF Her.
| bert NJ. Corwin, died of consumption at
Athol, Mass, Saturday, Nov. u.
! W. A. Allen, for many years a resident
Of this town, died at the home of his SON
/ in-law, John A. Twiss, at Milford, n. H.,
aged so years. The funeral was held at the
home OF his daughter, Mrs. Gertrude
Hyde, Friday, Nov. is, Rev. II. E. Howard
! officiating. A widow and three daugh-
/ tiers, Mrs. Gertrude A. Hyde of Chelsea,
Mrs. John A. Twiss of Milford, n. H.,
+, and Mrs. ID. j. Foster OF Burlington, sur
I vive him.
/ One day last week, as Hiram Luce was
driving four year-old colt down the hill
1 leading from his house to the village, the
colt SHE'D at something and overturned
the wagon. Mr.. Luce, the horse and wag-
on went down the steep bank. One OF
Mr.. Luce's ribs was broken and about
| SO uare foot of hide was taken from the
colts shoulder.
The next regular meeting OF Waterson
Post, No. 40, @. A. r., will be held in its
hall Friday evening, Dec. 2. As this is the
annual meeting, it is especially requested
that all the members be present.
Per order OF Nj. o. CoBuRN, Commander,
Corwin and Emery took in 23,051 pounds
Of poultry last week Thursday, for which
they paid s4,393.21.
A petition is at the postoffice asking for
the establishment in the District of Colum.
bia OF a Road Department similar to the
Agricultural Department, for the purpose
OF promoting knowledge in the art of con-
structing and maintaining roads; also
petitioning Congress to appropriate funds
sufficient to erect a building at he Worlds
Columbian Exposition, for the purpose OF
a comprehensive road exhibit.
The next meeting of the Y. w. c. T. U.
viii be held with Miss Flora NJ. Corwin
Friday evening, Nov. 25th. Members win
kindly take this as sufficient notice.
Per order.
DIR. S. n. Goss and W.P. Townsend were
at the Capital last week.
There is to be Thanksgiving ball and
supper at Hotel Hall this Thanksgiving
evening. Floor managers, Will Yeartaw,
Washington, and Horace Durkee, Tun-
bridge. Music, Bacon and Park bursts
Orchestra, pieces.
The first of a series of singing schools to
be held at the Academy building was held
Saturday evening with fairly good at
tendance. Those having the matter in
charge have secured the services of Prof.
Il. Il. Ober of Waterbury, as instructor.
Prof. Ober's reputation as a teacher Is
too well known to need any further COM
ment, and we feel that the success of the
school is assured. 1t is hoped that there
viii be large attendance at the next ses-
sion, which will be held Saturday evening
at p. m. It is now the intention to form
a Singing School Association at that time.
c, s. Emery was in White River juno
tion last Saturday.
A. S. Duckett, travelling salesman for
Bailey's Music Rooms, Burlington, was
in town last week.
Mrs. j. II. Sprague OF Brookfeld visited
her OF hos Ntre . sr.A
of the week.
c. II. Corliss is stopping with his father,
John B. Corliss for the present.
Mrs E.A. Corwin and children are spend.
ing few days with her father, M. X. Grit
fifth, at Tunbridge.
Miss Kate Bryant has finished work in
the South Royalton shoe shop.
Mrs. c. S. Emery is visiting friends in
Boston and vicinity.
Tom Dearborn was home from So. Roy
alton over Sunday.
w. p Townsend attended the meeting of
the county seat postmasters at Montpelier
last Thursday.
Several Chelsea people have been getting
married lately. For further information
see marriages.
The following is the roll of perfect at
tendance for the primary school fall term |
oil II weeks: Nettle r.. Wells, PAMELA nj |
Coburn, Mary E. Slack, Philana z. Slack |
Amelia NJ. Slack and Geo. NJ. Davis ABB |
sent not more than one day on account of |
sickness, Vim. Dexter, Leonard l. Thomp- |
son and Choiene q. Barnes.
LILLIAN NJ. WELLS, Teacher. /
Frank L. Hudson went to Boston Satur-
day.
B. II. Adams. Jr., has moved into the
Alvah Robinson house.
The high wind Friday night broke the |
telegraph wire near the Foss Corner, and |
we were without Geographic facilities for |
two or three days.
The cider mill finished operations last
week.
John B. Atwood and Fred Watson at
tended the democratic celebration at 4
Montpelier.
Fred F. Monkey is WORKING for Dix |
Camp at East Randolph.