Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-11-29
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.

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Steele McAllister has received a reissu
and increase OF pension.
The Sons of Veterans give promenad
concert at the townhall tonight.
The library part of the town building
expected to be occupied next Saturday.
The county judges were in town Tues
day, auditing the finances of the county
Mrs. Mary A.Morris, who has been quit,
Ill for some weeks,is very much improved
| have opened a paint shop in E. B
Dlckinson's carriage house, Court street
2w HENRY A. MACON.
F. H. Tracy and E. e. Densmore have
rented the Densmore sawmill for the com
ing season.
The dwelling and shoe shop OF Mr.. JAS
semin on the West Hill was burned last
Monday evening.
The balance OF the new scenery for the
townhall has arrived and will soon be
placed in readiness for use.
Silas Ordway OF Boston, who was con-
nected with the Orange County Hotel
many years ago, was in town Saturday.
]. X. Darling has been appointed admin
istrator and G. s. Emery and w. +. Hood,
commissioners Of the estate OF Hon. s. b.
Hebard.
Mr.. and MIS-. Charles Paine OF Tenafiy,
N. j., Frank Paine of Boston and DIR. B.
W. Carpenter of Burlington were in town
Nov. 20, to attend the funeral of DIR. He
bard.
e. A. Davis and wife OF Springfield were
in town over Sunday. Hr. Davis reports
a good run OF patronage at the Adnabrown
in that town, of which he is one OF the
proprietors.
The selectmen have appointed Willard
Il. Townsend as town clerk, to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation OF c. 5.
Emery. This appointment will give gem
eral satisfaction.
We understand that c. /. Hood OF Low.
ell, who has recently been purchasing
considerable real estate in this town, was
intending to bring here $50 head of Jersey
cattle next year, hut owing to the tuber-
culosis agitation has decided not to do so.
The amount OF litigation in this county,
as indicated by the number OF cases on the
docket, shows falling off as compared
with 100 years ago. the docket for De-
eember term, 1891, has total of 1856 cases,
while that OF December term, 1894, had
265 cases.
Pupils in school No. IL having no marks
during the fail term were Marion, H8rold
and Dean Camp, Dean Corllss and Nellie
Luce. Others not tardy were Frank and
AA3
Royce. Number OF pupils, 10; average at
tendance, 3.
EMILY f. DENsMoRE, Teacher.
VIM. Robbins has sold his farm TO Fred
smith, who will take possession in the
spring, when it is also expected that B.W. !
Smith will again occupy the farm vacated |
by Fred which report we hope will prove to |
be true. We are pleased to learn that Mr.. |
Robbins does not contemplate leaving |
own.
The assistant judges OF Orange County /
court appointed Curtis S.Emery as county /
clerk, to succeed Hon. 3. b. Hebard, Nov. /
%. Hale X. Darling, who was deputy /
,lerk under Mr.. Hebard, has been reap 1
pointed by Mr. Emery. At the time OF
Mr.. Hebard's death, the office OF county
'lerk had been filled by but two men, him
elf and Mr.. Hinckley, for IS years.
The funeral services OF Hon. S. b. He.
,ard were held at the Cong'l church, Tues
lay, Nov. 20, Rev. b. B. Sherman officiat-
ng. The large attendance indicated the
steem in which Mr.. Hebard was held by
he people of the town and county. There
we're various floral tributes, including
quare and compass from Geo. Washing
on lodge, +. & A. NJ, OF which the de-
eased was a member, and cut flowers
rom numerous friends. The bearers were
!. NJ. Harvey, n. L.Boyden, j X. Darling,
. s. Emery, &C. Sargent and III. NJ Miller.
he services were conducted by the Ma
onic fraternity, under the direction OF
district Deputy Grand Master c. IL. Bige-
Nv. The interment was in Highland GEM
terry.