Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-02-01
Chelsea Home News.


The German measles are With US, and
about half of the school entertained them
last week.
DR.. Spiller will be here this week Friday
and Saturday.
DIR. S. n. Goss and Miss Annie went to
brockton, Mass, last Thursday to attend
the funeral of Miss Drew, who will be re-
membered as having spent few weeks in
town last summer.
Monday evening, Miss Halls Sunday
school class held a quiet sociable at the
Cong'l vestry. A goodly number of the
young people attended, Notwithstanding
the Indictment weather.
DR.. f. L. Beckwith has Just returned
| from three weeks absence at Danville
where he has been looking after the in
clsors and bicuspids belonging to his old
| friends there.
Rev. VIM. N. Roberts and son OF West
Randolph were in town Friday.
Harlie Ainsworth and Lillian M. Pettes
were married last Thursday evening by
Rev. H. f. Forrest, at the home OF the
brides father, Cornelius Pettes.
Fountain Pens. We sell them. All
prices Every pen warranted. You need
one now. H.O. BIxBY. 2w
B. S. Flint and wife of Montpelier were
at A. f. Tracy's a few days last week |
Mrs. Flint had previously spent some days |
at &. 5. Flint's in Brooktield.
On Friday evening, at an early hour, the |
pupils OF the academy Will hold an indus |
trial exhibition at the schoolhouse, show /
ing the work done by the school as well as
that Of an industrial nature performed
outside OF their studies. Supper prepared
entirely by the scholars will be served
All are invited.
No. school honored Director II. L.
Bixby with a surprise call last Friday
evening leaving gift OF special value to
him, besides pleasant memory that will
last a lifetime.
Whitney, Tracy & Co. are soon to erect
a storehouse 20x40, upon land leased them
by the e. V. r. X. at South Royalton, to
accommodate their rapidly Increasing
trade in roofing and building
The Ten Pin Club will give an enter {
-ainment at the Hotel hall, Friday even
ing, Feb. 9th, the particulars of which q
will be seasonably announced. 1t is safe (
20 say that it will be something new and |
we'll worth attending. {
A car load OF --- Just received. I
WHITNEY, TRACY q Co. I,
Dick Tracy returned Tuesday of last +
week to his school in Boston. !
We are at present without meat mar
let, aud agood opportunity in this line
waits some enterprising man.
Thomas Godfrey, aged 81 years, a we'll /,
nown and long time resident of this o
lace, died at his home Saturday morning, a
rom heart failure. His remains were in ii
erred in the old cemetery, the funeral
eing held from the house at two O'Clock
unday, Rev. II. +. Forrest officiating and n
is two sons, son-in-law and grandson O
citing as bearers. Mr.. Godfrey was born
! Washington, VT, to which place his G.
arents, Henry and Ruth fPennock) God in
ey had come, a few years before from BIZ
ape Cod, Mass. The family, as the name W
ould indicate, was OF Scotch descent. He
as an old-time carpenter and builder, o.
lving erected, in this vicinity, 102 We
yelling houses, to say nothing of W.
lurches, barns and other buildings. He en-
Tilt the house in which he has lived
nee his marriage, SO years ago, to Sarah n,
-eeman Emerson of this town, who sur u
yes him at the age OF 10 years. He was on
T many years an active member OF the
Il. church and held many important pa
wn Offices OF his children, 3 died Sta
infancy; the eldest, 0rlana, who was Ia
e wife OF Rev. VIM X. Puffer, died some els
ars ago, and there are still living, Olivia pr
the wife OF III. w. Dearborn, Chas. f. ter
d Or. +. II. Godfrey. frt