Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-12-27
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.
bel Merrill is not SO well.

Abel Merrill is not so well.
Blankets and surcingles, way down, al
Berry's.
Cash paid for hides, wool and fur pelts
at Berry's.
DR.. F. H. Godfrey has sold his residence
to VIM. F. Hood.
There is some talk Of reviving the Ham
ilton Debating club.
r. B. and A. G. Smith of Tufts college
were in town Christmas.
E. Goodale of Boston was in town
Monday, visiting friends.
Several Thermometers indicated ten be-
low zero Monday morning.
Harry J. Corwin of Lowell was at j. A..
r. Corwin's over Christmas.
Frank Skinner of Barre was in town
over Sunday, visiting friends.
We are glad to report that Holton San
mis- is recovering from his injuries.
Mrs Eliza s. Carr has decided the c. p.
Baker farm to Charles e. +. Baker.
Hugh Clarke, who has been attending
school at Pennington, Me-, is at home.
The pupils at the academy were given
Christmas recess Monday and Tuesday.
Miss l.. Belle Judd is home for the hoii
days from Moody's school at Mortified,
Mass.
Ira Hood had an attack of apoplexy but
atpresent writing is able to be about tue
house.
G. V. Winship has returned from Boston
and the shoe shop has commenced run
ming again.
Miss Emma II. il. Churchill adyertises
to sell her personal property at auction at
1890 p. m, Dec. 81.
Gov. Woodbury. has commissioned Cur
tbs S. Emery as justice of the peace, vice $.
b. Hebard, deceased.
Calvin NJ. Brown has bought the George
Coburn place, near l.. N. Lucas. He Will
take possession at once.
A local liveryman knows what it is to
"bear" grievous disappointment in the
matter of Christmas gift.
Miss Flora Corliss will resign her posi-
ton in the postoffice Dec. 81, and Miss
Minnie Whitney will succeed her.
Renew your CHELSEA HERALD and all
other newspapers and magazines with
II. o. BIXBY, Newsdealtr and Stationer.
Miss Gail Hood, who attends school in
Lowell, is making two weeks visit to
her parents, MIR. and Mrs. w. f. Hood.
The Christmas tree at the Cong church
Monday evening was well attended and
the exercises were OF very enjoyable ma
ture.
Our local merchants ESPECIALLY those
who advertised in the HERALD) report a
good Christmas trade, in spite OF the hard
times.
Hon. c. A. Sulloway OF Manchester. n.
H., was in town Monday, attending the
meeting OF the commissioners on the es-
tate OF Il. p. Densmore.
w. p. Townsend has been appointed
Commissioners on the estates OF IL. y.
Densmore and John l.. Mattoon, in place
of the late s. B. Hebard.
Eugene II. Kennedy and Mrs. Ella NJ.
Herbert were married Monday by Rev. Is. |
b. Sherman. They have gone TO Boston |
on short wedding tour.
The last number OF the Adrdnce has a
fine likeness OF Rev. DIR. VIM. III. Davis on |
sketch OF the Congl church in Detroit, of |
which DIR. Davis is pastor.
Christmas weddings:-W j. Loughheed /
OF White River Junction and Miss Emma |
Gertie Hardy of Chelsea; Henry II. Luce
Of Chelsea and Miss Emma Smith of
Brookfeld Robert Woolcook and Miss /
Jennie Druge OF Vershire.
While driving to the village last Friday,
Erastus Bugbee had a small-sized run
away. His horses became frightened, [
cleared themselves from the vehicle and /
ran. They we're stopped near the North
common. MIR. Bugbee was not injured.
Our people will be pleased to learn that
it is proposed to put the play, Comrades, y
on at the townhall shortly, and that it
will be produced by practically the old
cast, including Mr.. Young. The proceeds
will go toward paying for the new scenery.
1t has been decided to reserve the two
front rows OF seats in the gallery, at the
New Years ball, and to charge fifty cents
zach for these seats. The admission to the
rest OF the gallery has been placed at TWEEN
~ i've cents. The reserved seats are now
on sale at Dickinsons store.
On starting up the shoe shop last week,
il was discovered that during the shut
down some person or persons had been
aking liberties with the machinery Near
" every machine had been tempered with,
but beyond the loss OF several nuts and
screws no great damage was done.
1t is safe to say that the scenery recent
" placed in the new townhall cannot be
sxcelled in point of quality by any in the
state. 1t is by Couch of Boston, one OF the
eading scenic artists in the country, and,
20 use a somewhat WORKOUT phrase,it twill
be worth alone the price of admission" TO
zee it. There are four scenes:viz., street
scene. drawing room scene. wood scene
md kitchen scene. The interiors are ar
ranged with swinging doors through
which the stage may be entered. An ar
.istic drop curtain, proscenium wings,
irapery border and flies complete the
scenic arrangements. The citizens whose
public spirit has made possible the pur-
chase of this elegant assortment of seem
sry deserve the thanks of the community,
which can best be evidenced by liberal
patronage of all entertainments, the pro-
reeds of which are to be used in paying
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