Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-10-26
Chelsea Home News.
H. G. WOODRUFF, LooaIEdit0r.


Herbert o. Bixby's, Sunday.
DR.. Allen of W. r. Junction was callet
/ in consultation with DR.. Fish in the cas-
! of Mrs. Hyde Cabot, Thursday.
! The Union Veterans Union viii have
an oyster supper at L. c. Aldricn's in Yer
shire, Thursday evening, Oct. 26th.
States Attorney Stow and j. K. Darling
Esq, were at Montpelier, Tuesday.
sam My Brothers. Keeper" is the Ep
worth League topic for Tuesday evening
Oct. 31st.
c. s. Emery attended the annual meet
ing OF the Union Mutual Fire Insurance
company at Montpelier, last week Wednes-
day.
NJ. G. Robbins gave his illustrated lee
ture on the Worlds Fair at Hotel Hall
Wednesday evening. A more extended
notice will appear next week.
Fl. e. Roberts was at Barre, Wednesday
OF last week.
Geo. L. Stow was at Randolph last Sat-
urday.
Leave your subscriptions for newspa
pers and periodicals with H. @. Woodruff,
who can, in most cases, give you a dis
count from publishers prices.
A hearing was had before Justice Hatch
last Tuesday, in the case of Edward Sta
HlIcf " uO WIS dEIChltl ldSl WEEK 0AOuQhN
for the theft OF certain articles from the
house of d. w. Ramsdell, as noted in this
column last week. He was bound up in
the sum of 1900 to appear before the grand
jury, and being unable to secure bail, he
remains in jail.
The topic for the Young Peoples meet
ing at the Cong'l vestry, Nov %, "Our
Responsibility for Others References
on topic card.
Franklin Dearborn has been appointed
administrator, and T.. d. Barnes and Will
lard 5. Hatch, commissioners, OF the estate
OF the late Flavilla b. Andruss.
Deputy Sheriff Worthley of Washington
was in town Monday.
l hereby wish to express my sincere
thanks to those who SO kindly assisted
one recently lost by me. w. l.. SARGENT.
Herbert o; Bixby has been appointed
postmaster at Chelsea in place of W. p.
removed. Mr.. Bixby will
probably take possession before Nov. list.
VIM. F. Hood returned from Chicago,
Monday night.
w. p. Townsend was called to Barre the
first OF last week by the serious illness of
his mother, who died Thursday Mrs
Townsend and Blanche also attended the
services at Barre, sunday.
II. o. Bixby was at Montpelier last week
Wednesday.
j. A. R.Corwin was in Boston last week
Geo. +. Kimball of Boston was in town
last week, returning Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Perley OF Danvers,
Mass, are at H. ). Annis'.
Miss Stella Slack ofsoutb Royalton Wis
tied friends in town last week.
John C.Clark OF st. Johnsbury has been
elected director OF the First National
Chas.s w. King. DIR. Clark's extended
career well fits him for this po-
Mr.. Clark has a host OF friends here who
will endorse the above.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Miller OF Jeffer-
son, ". H., who have been visiting their
isughte Mrs. Fl. s. Annis, for the past
Lhree weeks, have returned home.
The Orange County Creamery company
paid patrons rs cents per pound for but
Ter made during the month Of September.
A. ]. Markham, the campaign singer, Is
to give an entertainment here
'oon.r
Albert Thompson has returned to town. |
A crowded house greeted the polyorama
Il the NJ. +. church last week Wednesday |
tight. We have heard widely differing /
opinions as to the merits OF the exhibition |
Tut not being present, we can make no /
comment.
A couple OF gentlemen representing a
clothing concern are holding a
ale OF cloaks and clothing at Ira Thomp-
on's house.
Job Rutter died Thursday last OF cancer
4 the stomach, after a short illness. Flu
eral services were held Saturday, Rev. b.
!. Sherman officiating. The Union Vet
rams Union attended in a body.
Last Saturday afternoon, one of the
himneys OF the Congl parsonage burned
ut and, to all appearances, caused no
amage. About eight O'Clock in the even
ng, however, Mr.. Sherman discovered a
re about the chimney and adjacent par
itions and at once gave the alarm the
ellis of both churches were rung and
rowd soon assembled. The engine COM
any was on the ground in a very few
linutes and had line of hose laid from
be Courthouse bridge, and the engine in
God working order. 1t was not necessa-
y, however, for the engine to assist as
ne fire was subdued by a "bucket bril-
ade.n The damage was small, being
lostly on the floor and partitions and
Jury by water. Ii was very fortunate
nat the fire was so soon controlled, as
Their buildings were in so close proximity
nat, had the flames once got a start, it is
ard telling when they could have been
lopped.
There was no morning service at the
ong'l church Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Sner-
ian being somewhat fatigued by the fire
the previous night and the subsequent
Ibor involved in restoring order out of
haos.
Sunday night, Deputy Sheriff Parish of
annnlfnb lpAraH IA M Z
andolph Fire Bug in Jail here. Your
was in Randolph Saturday, |
nd general feeling of relief appeared to
e prevalent, owing to the arrest of Cor
am. There appeared to have been
rowing feeling-and with good reason
nat Randolph had a ''fire crank but
18th this arrest, that feeling has subsidized
)mewhat.
Miss Mary Atwood has been very sick
he past week but is better at this writing.
Mrs. Frances Bixby is in Washington,
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