Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1894-07-05
Chelsea Home News.
c. S. EMERY. Local Editor.

L. WISH
|. ing John B. Bacon. Mr.. Woodwork is
- native OF Chelsea.
h Abel Merrill, DR.. s. n. Goss and Johl
M. Comstock attended commencement a
= Hanover last week.
n W. H. Cummings, wife and daughter
are at A. H. Powers.
4 Frank Smith is on a three weeks fur.
e Tough from the Soldiers Home, and i.
, stopping with friends in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. E. Kimball have re.
turned to their home in Boston.
, James P. Roberts and son Harry OF Low.
. ell Mass.,are at the hotel for a two weeks
stay.
Harper Bros. European Circus exhibit
ca saturday afternoon and evening, June
10th. Some parts of the exhibition were
very good, but on the whole it looked as
though they were playing in hard luck
they came here from Barre, making Beth
ell next.
The town meeting Saturday, to take
action on the selling of the town land be-
TWEEN the toWnhall and A. S. Hatch's
store, was attended by only about l25
voters and was adjourned without taking
any very definite action except to pass a
resolution tc the effect that il the town
owns any land there, it be sold. Pending
discussion OF some instruction OF the
selectmen as to the time and manner OF
]
| On Thursday evening last, a small num-
/ Der Of the nearest relatives gathered at the
/ nome OF Mr.. and Mrs. b. H. Adams to
| witness the marriage of their youngest
oaug inter, Julia, to Mr.. Frank T.. Bixby.
AT $3.50 O'Clock, as the soft, sweet tones of
the organ sounded forth the wedding
march, the bridal procession moved down
the stairs and into the south parlors
where, in an evergreen archway, under a
Dell OF Terms and marguerites the happy /
TWO were made one. The bride was charm /
lngly arrayed in gray silk and wore W bite /
roses while the maid of honor and brides
maid-Misses Adams and Bixby-were |
dressed in white and wore pink roses. The
parlors were prettily decorated with ferns,
roses, marguerites and other flowers. The
presents were both numerous and hand
some. Al an early hour the happy couple
departed for their new home at the Wood
run place, followed by shower Of rice.
The Comet band announces d concert to
be held on the North common Wednesday,
July 18th, from six to eight p. m. The
proceeds will be for the benefit OF the
band.
Miss Blanche Townsend is visiting in
Barre this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. r. Corwin and Mr..
and Mrs. A. {. Hatch visited Rev. VIM. y. !
Roberts at West Randolph Wednesday of
last week.
Mrs Fannie Mills and son Archie are }
at j. B. Atwood's. J
At the Republican caucus held at the !
hotel hall Saturday to elect delegates to .
the county convention, c. s. Emery was :
elected chairman, and $. b. Hebard sec
rotary. The following delegates were
chosen and instructed to use all honora-
bic means 10 secure the nomination ofJ.K. q
Darling as a candidate for senator: A. w.
y whitney, c; s. Emery, NJ. c. Allen, S. B. 4
Hebard and W. p. Townsend. The fol-
owing town committee were nominated:
2. 5. Emery, c. p. Dickinson, Calvin
GOODWIN, Nj. c. Allen and George L. Hay
ward.
The most severe thunderstorm known .
within the memory Of "the Oldest inhabi- u
ant visited us on Wednesday afternoon,
une 9th, doing much damage. Someiof =
he hill roads were so washed as to be n
endered impossible The roads were, as
whole, never in so good condition be- s
ore, and the damage is estimated from Ct
light TO fifteen lhundred dollars. The
courthouse was struck by lightning and q
damaged, although fortunate. "a
y, 1t did not take fire, "
Rev. Calvin n. Brown, with his wife n,
nj three children, from North Dakota
J with his father, Rufus Brown. Mr..
'roYn is in poor health.
lad from Barre, thirteen years of age,
allied at John Edwards, Friday, and was Ia
emitted to remain for time He. how
yer, departed the same day, taking with :.
i'm Mr. Edwards gold watch valued at al
10. The boy was followed back to Barre
nd the property was recovered on Satur-
ay. b
School in No. u closed Saturday, June as
9TH, with picnic in the afternoon in
lr. Barnes dooryard. The exercises con- pi
sted OF Rotations, singing and dia-
'gues by the pupils, after which the NJ
others delighted the eyes of the children
Y spreading good things in abundance N.
pon the tables under the shade trees. ID
eventeen pupils were enrolled, and the :,
7erage attendance was 16 2-3 Gertie CHI
aeon, Nellie, Minnie and MILFORD br
arnes, Myra Denison, Ellen Dewey,
lorenzo Goodwin, Leon Grant and Ralph vi.
'alker had no marks during the term.
red Alger, Nora and Leonard Bacon and an
annie Stearus were absent but one day
CHI. Lula Alger and Grace Bacon were ~
1t tardy. MARY A. BURBANK, Teacher. w
Postmaster Bixby has the new money D.'
ders, which are designed as substitute
r both the old money orders and postal
ties. They are issued in any denomina-
IN and at a much less COST than the old
les. The order authorizing their issue l
INT into effect July 1st. w.
Charles c. Cross is Just out from a three sto
'eks' illness with scistica. On
w. Ramsdell has so far recovered as
be able to return from South Royalton. the
Ar the sneciaI raetino ., ,ho sto.t-LsIs pri
~ The 6ronr,a To,,,,93 - .ne ina
nv haId Inns oe,I - S. Fam. SoIn- tea
: purchase of another separator with w
: board of directors, and an effort is
W on foot to raise sufficient funds for
At purpose by subscription. Bre
The annual meeting of the stockholders ~ -,
the Bell Shoe Co. held June 26th, result to oM
in the reelection of the old board of III
ectors, who were authorized to mort 81
&c the plant to pay the Indebtedness. bor
our loXes IN one week recently, was rak
record of c. w. Goodwin. Mo
good housekeeper. AID.
to Box IS, East Randolph. If r