Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1895-02-14
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.

D. n. DarllnS ATTENDED, Jne hepuDllca
! rally at Burlington, Tuesday.
Ernest and Annie Hall gave party
, Frank Thorne's last Thursday.
The bean dinner at the Cong'l churc
last week netted trifie over $13.
The town hall has been wired for tt
purpose OF improving its acoustic prope
Dick Tracy has returned from St.Johns
bury, having decided not to enter tt
academy.
Mr.and Mrs John B.Bacon left Wednes
day for Florida, where they will renal
for several months.
There was quitting at Mrs. Fran
Thorne's last week Wednesday, followe
by social time in the evening.
Forris E. Hood has rented the forme
residence Of DR.. Godfrey, now owned b.
| VIM. F. Davis of Jacksonville, Fla.
G. O.Burnham has been threatened wit
pneumonia, but we are glad to report tina
| ne is improving at present writing.
Miss Lou Bacon, who attends Moody
| school at Northtield, was called home las
week by the illness OF her brother, Harry
A jolly party OF eight couples ATTENDED
the drama and dance at South RoyaltoI
last week. We forbear mentioning tn
hour they arrived home.
The trustees of the town library hav,
voted to extend the privileges OF the Ii
brary to residents Of other towns on pay
ment OF one dollar per year.
The heaviest snowstorm of the season
came last Friday, and interfered quite Sc.
riously with travel. The Barre stage failed
to go through on that day.
Poles have been distributed for the new
telephone line between Chelsea and Wash.
ington, which, when completed, will be
a great convenience to the public.
The numerous friends and patients of
DR.. Godfrey will be pleased to learn that
he is not to locate elsewhere. His office
will be at the Orange County hotel.
Services in memory of the late Mrs.
dence Of Robert Ramsdell, Friday. Rev.
J. ID. Cross will deliver the discourse.
We understand that Frank H. Tracy has
bargained for the Densmore sawmill,
which at present is leased by himself and
E. E. Densmore. We are glad the proper
ty is to fall into such enterprising hands.
Miss Lewis school in Dist. No. II closed
Friday with appropriate exercises. In the
evening, a spelling school was held which
was attended by nearly everybody in the
district. The successful competitor was
Miss Fannie Stearns.
The regular monthly meeting OF the w.
c. T. U. was held with Miss L. c. Hatch
the It'll. At the close of the business meet
ing, an interesting memorial service was
held in memory OF Mrs. Mary L. Lattrop,
state president OF the Michigan ". G. I.
U. for fourteen years.
4 The school in Dist. No. II closed last
Friday with appropriate historical exer-
eises. The teacher, Miss Hattie E.Stevens,
reports the following pupils as having no
absent marks: Jessie Davis, Mary Lara
bee, Mary Scales, Annie and Carrie Sleep
,r, Florence Densmore, Herman Davis, Ray
,anborn and Louis Densmore. Jessie
Davis has not been absent during the
rear.
During the year 1894 there were q births
Ind 20 deaths in town. The causes OF death
we're as follows: Accident, 8; uraemia, pa
nonia, 3; consumption, 8; old age,4; blood
meningitis, suicide, cystitis, and
me unknown. The average age was So.
seventeen marriage licenses were issued
Turing the year. In 1893 there were IS
leaths, is births and II marriages, by
which it will be seen that 1894 exhibits a
marked improvement all along the line.
The cases Of A. w Chandler, VIM. Good
Yin, Fred e. Goodwin, E. E. Densmore, H. |
J. Bryant and Fred n. Stanton against G. |
Z. Winship were heard before Justice |
Emery, Friday. The suits were brought |
0 recover wages due the plaintiffs from |
fr. Winship, proprietor OF the shoe chop. |
Judgment was rendered in favor OF all the |
laintiffs by default. Darling & Darling |
Or plaintiffs. On Monday, the case OF A. |
Abbott against John Edwards was tried
efore the same justice, with like result.
anne counsel as in last cases.
The result OF the investigation OF affairs
Gustus w. Cleveland's, referred to last
eek, was the arrest Of Cleveland at the
lstance OF Town Grand Juror E.O. Tracy.
leveland was brought before Justice EN-
~ on Tuesday of last week and on being
pleaded guilty to the complaint,
'hich charged him with assaulting his
life and disturbing the peace. On the
violence produced he was bound over to
he grand jury IN the sum OF 200, and not
eing able to procure bail he was commit
ID to Jail. II. x. Darling appeared for
ne state; respondent pro Sc.
"Why not have free reading room in
ne new town building?"is aquestion that
ught to suggest itself to the powers that
e. A little money judiciously expended
! providing newspapers and periodicals
nd fuel and lights for reading room
-ould be the best investment that practi-
al philanthrophy could find. Even il the
pom could be kept open but two hours
ach evening the benefit to the commune
? would be very great. There is not
snsible reason why this cannot be done,
lille there are thousand reasons why 1t
hould be done. 1t Is bound to come
ometime.
The winter session Of the academy
losed Friday, and the spring term OF the |
Ugh and intermediate grades will begin
eb. Is. The pupils having no marks are,
Dr. Miss Spalding's room, PAMELA Coburn,
florence Sargent, Mary and Philana Slack,
lila Smith, Lily Robins, Jamie Hayward,
William Dexter and Wesley Underhill. |
hose having one absence are Edith Pc |
ers, Nettie Wells, Lyle Tracy, Edith Hood,
red Hayward, Leonard Thompson, Yves.
sy Davis and John Cady. In the prima-
Y room the following have been present
very day Laura Andrews, Chorene Barnes
dargaret Comstock, Lora Hood, Emma
latch, Amelia Slack, Mildred Sherman,
allie Emery, Guy Hood, Ellen Abbott,