Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-12-07
Chelsea Home News.
{. S. E,lERY. Local Edition.

Read "Out OF the Jaws of Death,v tn
great story of the year.
Dea. Charles Wyman of st. Adams wa
recently in town, on visit to his sister
Mrs. Mary A. Morris.
Walter Fletcher of Randolph was lodge
in Jail by Deputy Sheriff Parish, Nov. %
There are now six boarders at this old an'
reliable establishment.
The union Thanksgiving service at tn
Methodist church was well attended anG
very profitable.
Waterson Post, No. 45, @. A. R., held itl
annual election Friday evening, Dec. l, al
Hardy, p. c.; tifield Bononon, s. V. C.,
Leroy Goodell, J. VIC; GO. Smith, Adj't;
Nathan Noyes. @. M; 8. N. Goss, Surg.
Geo. +. Reed, Chap; Richard Smith. O. d.
Freeman s. Noyes, O.G.; Cornelius Pertes
S. M; James NJ. Sanford, @. M. s.; Aus
tin L. Skinner, p. Nj; trustees, s. N.Goss,
Geo. F. Reed, G. O.Smith; delegate, M. M
Durham; alternate, s. n. Goss.
Miss Katie Bryant has recently been
promoted 10 the position OF forslady in
the Abbott shoe factory at So. Royalton.
Will Brown should be awarded "frst
premium and a diploma at the Worlds
Fair" having, during the month of No
vember, captured ten raccoons within a
mile OF his house, four OF them being tax
en- on Thanksgiving Day. Morris Roberts
and Willie Goodwin assisted at part Of
the executions.
Mrs. Levi Pierce is dangerously i'll.
Mr.. Aldrieh OF Vershire is papering the
interior of the bank, to the mingled salts
faction and Inconvenience Of Cashier
Copeland.
A two horse load OF "the boys" attended
the W. r. {. entertainment at Tunbridge,
Tuesday evening OF last week, and, judg-
ing from the hour Of their return, must
have enjoyed themselves.
A new Morris safe and a new roll-top
desk add to the equipment OF the postof-
flee. A lot of shelves have also been put
up by Mr.. Bixby, for the convenience Of
his stationery and news stand.
Mrs. Mary Heath was remembered on
Thanksgiving Day with present of IS.
Mrs. A. A. Spear has been quite sick for
the past two weeks.
Christmas goods at c. p. Dickinson's.
Mrs. Cheney McAllister has returned to
the hotel as cook during the present term
OF court.
The earliest sugar party of the season
was the one recently held at ID. G. Blakes,
when sugar, made from maple sap caught
in Nov. 1893, was served, reminding one OF
the lrishman who said he had not time
enough to make what sugar he wanted in
the spring, but would finish up after hay
ing.
NJ. V. B. Davis is very seriously i'll OF
heart trouble.
The ladies of the Benevolent society give
a bean dinner at the parlors OF the Cong'l
church Thursday noon of this week.
VIM. II. Button has purchased the Rolfe
place.
The local editor is under obligations 10
many persons who have furnished him
with news items, and he solicits all such,
that the HERALD may, as in the past, give
the latest and most accurate account of
matters OF interest to its readers. Many
facts go unrecordcd simply because we do
not hear Of them. Send in all such as are
worthy OF notice, assigning your name. Don't
forget that, as no paper viii publish mat.
ter without knowing the source of infor-
nation.
Bread, Butcher and Kitchen Knives:
every blade warranted a good cutter, at
Berry's.
Shaft, Body and Team Bells at Berry's
Horse Blankets, zoe. and up. Fur Robes
selling, S3.25 and up at Berrys.
WANTED. Hides, Fur and Wool Pelts at
Berry's.
About eight inches OF snow fell Satur-
day night and Sunday, making excellent
A very prevalent distemper is with us,
bearing a close resemblance to the grip; |
md among those suffering from it are S.
B. .-fiebard, Mrs. A. +. Hood, Mrs. George
Andrus, Henry Magoon, Geo. f. Hatch, |
wife ard son, DIR. Godfrey, who has been |
lnabl. 90 attend his patients for some
days, 4. b. Dickinson, Mrs. j. B. Corliss |
and Mrs. Betsey Underhill, The list might |
be indefinitely extended, but the above is /
sufficient to show how generally our PEG.
pie are afflicted with the malady.
Elmer f. Wallace is home from Hart !
ford on weeks visit to his mother.
Geo. E. Stacey and wife OF Vershire |
spent Thanksgiving with Mrs. Stacey's |
parents here; ID. G. Stoughton and wife, |
1t Mrs. Cleveland's, where Mrs. s. will re-
main fer week; Frank Skinner, at Mrs. |
,ooley's; Katie Bryant. at her fathers;
Mrs. Emeline Waterson, at Williams |
.own; Miss Mabel Dickerman, with her
parents, in Tunbridge; Miss Rich and |
Hattie Robbins, with friends at East RAN
iolph; Mrs. Sylvester Bill, with her son |
It Manchester, N. H.; Mr.. and Mrs. My |
on Wilmot, with friends in Vershire;
carl Beckwith and wife from Bethel, at |
'am'l Beckwith's.
The winter term of the academy COM
nenced Monday with the same corps of
eachers and SO scholars in attendance.
'everal more are expected during the
week.