Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-05-16
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.

| Fay Thompson is at home.
Miss Annie Goss is visiting in Boston
and vicinity,
Rev. B. B. Sherman was in Meriden, N.
| H., last week.
Miss Maude 8. Merrill has gone to Han
over on visit.
Frank J. Martin, city attorney OF Barre,
was in town Saturday.
Dr.. O. M. Rice had dental Office at
West Fairlee last week.
Mrs. Ethan A. George returned to her
home in Roxbury, Mass, Friday.
Rev. B. B. Sherman and Rev. II. f.
Forrest exchanged pulpits Sunday.
Charles E. Godfrey has improved the
looks OF his house by coat Of paint,
The band has commenced weekly re.
hearsals preparatory 70 the summer cam
paign. s,gss. NJ al ss8GsA
shall be at the hotel Monday and Tues.
day, May 20 and p.
MIR. and Mrs. John r. Atwood and Mrs.
Mills have arrived from Manchester and
will remain here through the summer.
Rev. H. v. Baker, pastor OF the Baptist
church at East Hardwick for the past six
years, was in town Friday on his way to
Sharon, where he has accepted call.
The suit OF Aurilla M. George v. circuit
Bixby was heard before Justice Emery,
Thursday, and judgment rendered for the
plaintiff by default for so SO damages and
costs. H. K. Darling for plaintiff.
E. A. Davis, who lost valuable revolver
on the South Royalton road some days
ago and advertised for 1t in the HERALD,
had it returned to him Friday, it having
been found near South Tunbridge.
There will be lecture at the M. E..
church at 7:45 p. M next Saturday by
Rev. j. O. Sherburne on ellie in Ancient
Rome, or How They Lived on the Seven
Hills Nineteen Hundred Years Ago."
This lecture will be worthy OF good au-
di snce.
AS Mrs. Orcutt Bixby and Miss Nellie
Bixby we're returning from South Royal
ton Friday evening, their team collided
with another about mile and half be-
low the village. Mrs. Bixby was thrown
out and the team went over the bank, car
ying Miss Bixby with it. Both ladies
were severely shaken up and otherwise
injured, but we are glad to report that
their injuries are not considered serious.
Numerous suspicious circumstances
having arisen with respect to the burning
Of the house occupied by Ira A. Jesseman,
Nov. Goth, be and his wife were arrested
last week Wednesday on complaint Of
Grand Juror Tracy and brought before
Justice w s. Hatch last Thursday charged
with burning the house. They waived
examination and were bound over to the
grand jury in the sum OF $500 each and
were committed to jail for want of bail.
States Attorney ID. Z. Hyde appeared for
the state, assisted by Darling & Darling.
The adjourned annual meeting OF the
Orange County Fish and Game club was
held at the town clerks Office Saturday
evening. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: O. M. Rice,
president; VIM. f. Hood, vice presidei t
c. s. Emery, secretary and treasurer; F. /.
Whitney, Orcutt Bixby and A. w. Whit.
ney, executive committee. 1t was voted
to request the selectmen to appoint the
following persons fish and game Mardens:
h. A. Magoon, II. 5. Annis, E. III. Ken.
needy, Elisha Burgess, B. H. Adams, Jr.,
F. X. Laird, II. o. Flint, H. K. Darling,
F. Il. Allen and Norman Burbank.
The road commissioners OF Orange coun-
ty held a convention in the courthouse
Tuesday for mutual discussion OF methods
in road bull ling and kindred subjects.
J. B. Wells Of Randolph acted as chairman,
and Guy Clough Of Braintree as secretary.
Marcus Peck was present, representing
the state road commission. The following
commissioners were present: Guy Clough,
Braintree; Cassius Peck, BiookBeld; w.
M. Nation, Chelsea; George s. Prescott,
Corinth; A. s. Martyr, Orange; ]. B.
Wells, Randolph; w. H. Kendall, STRAIT
ford; w. " Hood, Topsham; E. NJ. Full
lington, Thetford; Myron c. Flanders,
]. Q. Carlton, Vershire; Asa
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West Fairlee; 0. A. Blanchard, Williams.
town. 1t was voted to hold another
meeting here the second Tuesday in
August.
Sheriff Smith was in town Monday,
drawing the jurors for the coming June
term OF court. The following petit jurors
der, Thomas A. Hunkins; Braintree, j.
Densmore Battles, George Gldden; Brook
field, Thomas w. Hayes, William H. Rich.
ardson; Chelsea, Hiram Morse, Leslie H.
Bohonon; Corinth, John c. Hastings,
Charles H. Metcalf; Fairlee, Herbert II.
Bythrow, l.. J. Heath; Newbury, Robert
Lang, Robert J. Hubbard; Orange Charles
Poole, James Huntoon; Randolph, II. S.
Holman, John A. Boswell; STAFFORD,
Mansel H. Brown, Chester B. Dow; Thet-
ford, John Judd, w. Il. Burr; Topsham,
reeinan cunning nam, James r. hlchard-
son Tunbridge, Cornelius Moves, Willis
W. Whitney; vershire, B. F. Fuller, John
B. Whitcomb; Washington, Cheney G. |
McAllister, Charles G.. Simpson; West
Eairlee, John @. Miller, Frank G.. Moore;
Williamstown, Jesse A. Poor, ID. M. Per-
kins. The following are the grand jurors
Bradford, Asher E. Hunkins; Braintree,
Charles E. Woodward; Brookfield, John
n. Sprague; Chelsea, Holton S. Annis,
Benson Sanborn; Corinth. Wilson Chap
man; Fairlee, Herbert p. Warren; New
bury, John B. Wilson; Orange, James
Randolph, L. A. Edison;
STAFFORD, Royal A. Hatch; Thetford,
SCION K. Berry; Topsham, M. Allen;
runbridge, Lewis Dickerman; Vershire,
Fred w. Farnham; Washington, Asa H.
Pepper; West Fairlee, Frank v. Churchill; |
Cyrus y. Lathrop.
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