Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-08-15
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor

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| A. A. Abbott OF Bethel was in town owe
Sunday.
sidney Grant OF Hamilton, Ont, is
| Mr.. Wares. ",
A son was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Goss, Saturday.
John M. Atwood OF Manchester, N. H.
| is at ]. B. Atwood's.
Mrs. R. II. Lyon OF White River juno
| ton IS at DR.. Smiths.
Rev. William Roberts and family are u
town visiting friends.
Joseph I4andon has been appointed Jan
| itor OF the Cong'l church.
Frank McWhorter and wife OF Barr
were at J. B. Corliss', Sunday.
Mrs. Julia Rogers OF Lowell is VISITING
her brother, William F. Hood. aE9 IA
Miss Mile Godfrey OF Concord, Mil,
is visiting Mrs. G. O. Burnham.
Arthur Morey visited Fairlee Lake las
week and reports heavy catch.
Mrs. N. H. Perkins returned to her
homo in North Andover, Mass, MONDAY
Mrs. NJ. A. Graham and Miss Ada Ora
ham returned to Waterloo, Iowa, MONDAY
Mrs. j. L. Bacon and children Of White
River Junction are visiting at ). D. pa
cons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Gilman and SOL
OF Lowell, Mass, are visiting friends II
town.
There was a private hop at the tow
hall Saturday night, attended ny Twelve
couples.
Miss Ella K. Herrick, daughter OF Rev
4. II. Herrick of Milton, Is in town visit
ing friends.
Joseph Gerard of st. Louis, who hal
lust returned from trip to Europe, Is a
H. 8. Annis'
Harry j. Corwin, who had been spend
ing his vacation in town, returned u
Lowell, Monday.
The selectmen have appointed Hale K
Darling collector OF taxes In place OF Or
cut Bixby, resigned.
Mrs. w. 2. Townsend visited with Mrs
Gertrude Hyde at Mrs. Aliens in Brook
field the first OF the week.
George E. Kimball OF Boston, one o
the directors OF tue National Bank oil
Orange county, arrived in town Monday
John M. Comstock was chosen to repre-
sent the Cong'l church at the centennia
OF the Williamstown Cong'l church Sun.
day.
Rose Young OF Princeton, Mass, who
was bound over to the grand jury for at
tempted infanticide at West Topshan
week before last, was committed to jail
last week for want OF bail.
Many OF our people spent very pleas
ant evening at the town hall Friday, thu
occasion being reception to their friends
by the Bachelor Maids" Included In
the company were many Of the visitors
now in town. The first part OF the even
ing was devoted to receiving, and later
short program was rendered, consisting O.
violin and piano solos and two illustrated
poems, "The Song of Seven" from Jear
lngelow and Tennyson's "Dream Of Fail
Women
I Our people will be pleased to learn thai
there will be musicale at the town hal
Friday evening for the benefit OF the
academy. The following artists will as.
sist: Miss Ella K. Herrick. contralto;
Mr.. Grant, baritone; Mrs. Grant, violinist
Miss Hatch, pianist; Miss Blanche
Townsend, whistler, and the Philomels
Ladies' Quartet OF Stanford. Selections
will also be rendered by Misses Cumming:
and Corwin and Master Arthur Corwin
We bespeak for this entertainment 6
most liberal patronage.
A large and appreciative audienct
greeted Mr.. joel A. Bass on the occasion
of his reading In the town hall last weeh
Wednesday. This was MIR. Bass second
appearance here, and the impression
made by his former appearance was suct
that treat was anticipated. Nor was tn,
audience disappointed. Excellent TASTE
was shown in the choice Of the program
the selections being such as to call intt
requisiti0n the varied talents OF thu
reader. Mr.. Bass adds to fine voice anl
pleasing stage appearances the results o
hope that Chelsea people may have thu
pleasure OF hearing him again at no dis
tant day.
The road commissioners OF Orange
county held a meeting at the courthouse
last Tuesday, as required by law. Th'
following commissioners were present
E. M. Burlington, Tbetford; M. c. Elan.
ders, Tunbridge; w. M. Nation, Chel'
sea; o. a. Blanchard, Williamstown; q
s. Prescott, Corinth; w. v. Hood, Tops.
ham; J. B. Wells, Randolph; j. G. Carl.
ton, Vershire; g. A. Clough, Braintree
A. H. Pepper, Washington; E. g. Durgan
Bradford; Henry Rollins, Newbury; A. s
Martyr, Orange; Cassius Peck ,Brookfeld
Hon. Marcus Peck OF the state road com
mission was also present. j. b. Wells
acted as chairman Of the meeting and G
A. Clough as secretary, and the discus
sion was chiefly on the matter of perma'
nent roads. Another meeting will b,
held here Tuesday, Nov. 9Th.