Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-10-01
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING. Local Editor.

Mrs. ]. D. Lane returned to Lynn, Mass.
last week.
w. P. Townsend and wife were in
Northfield for several days last week.
Miss Minnie Whitney resumed her
duties as assistant in the postoffice Mon
day.
Arthur H. Morey is taking a two weeks
vacation from his duties at A. X. Hood a
Sons.
George NJ. Yorke of Chicago visited
Carl Watterson last week, returning home
Friday.
/ our local artist, Will NJ. Flanders, is
exhibiting specimens of his work at the
Tunbridge fair this week.
! Rev. and Mrs. w. T.. Allen have returned
from their vacation, and services we're
held at the NJ. L. church last Sunday.
E. A. Corwin returned from Boston last
week Tuesday, as will be evident from
reading J. A. r. Corwin's ad. this week.
Rev James +. Knapp, formerly pastor
of the NJ. f. church at this place, was in
town last week, accompanied by Mrs.
Knapp.
We understand that DR.. Helmer is hav-
ing a gooG degree OF success in Montpe-
lier and is treating as many as he cares to
receive.
Hon. 5. B. Darling and John NJ. Scrib-
ner, representatives elect from Nershire
and Corinth, respectively, were in town
Monday
Hon. AFRO B. f. Hildreth OF Charles
City, I91a, native OF Chelsea, was IN
old acquaimances.
Alva Boh6non, who came to Chelsea
from California last July and who has
been visiting in the Northern part Of the
state for some time, has returned to town
and will stay with his niece, Mrs. Fred
Stanton, until spring.
While coasting down the shoe shop hill
in the dark last week, W. 5. Goss took
flying leap over the fence, leaving his
wheel on the other side in badly demor'
allied condition. The rider escaped With
out breaking anything but few New
Year resolutions. IL is surmised that the
wheel caught sight OF "quite large
eagle" and, becoming frightened thereby, |
cut up as Aforesaid.
O. h. Copeland has decided 10 accept 1
[ he position OF cashier OF the Randolph 1
National bank, which was rendered him /
and will assume his duties there |
as soon as his arrangements for leaving /
town can be made. Mr.. Copeland Is to be |
upon obtaining this more /
lucrative position, and the Randolph bank |
may consider itself fortunate in securing /
so valuable a man. But Chelsea can i'll |
afford to lose a citizen OF Mr.. Copeland's |
type and his departure will be regretted /
by ALL
John A. Stanley has returned from a
four weeks Western trip, in which be
visited Minneapolis and other places,
finding on his return that he had been
defeated for county commissioner. He
seems, however, to bear up bravely under
the disappointment. MI. Stanley states
that he found some Bryan men and some
men in the course OF his travels
but that he saw nothing OF Bryan any
where on his trip, from which fact we as
sume that he must have done some lively
Mr.. and Mrs. Orcutt Bixby recently re-
ceived visit from Mrs. Lavinia l.. Augur
and her daughter, Viola, from Detroit,
Mich. Mrs. Augur is 76 years old and is
sister OF Mrs. Huldah NJ. Tucker of Tun-
bridge, who recently celebrated her SD
birthday. She has another sister, Mrs.
l.. II. Carleton OF Williamstown, who is
10 Iyears old. These ladies are grand
daughters OF Ichabod Bixby, who lived to
be 90 years old. In Mondays Boston
Globe was a picture of the three sisters at
work with spinning wheels.
The house occupied by Charles Dow
was the scene OF quite row Sunday, and
officer Whitney and Grand Juror Tracy
we're sent for 10 quell the riot. As the
result Of their Investigations, Nelson ].
Hood was,arrested and lodged in jail iover
night. He was brought before Justice
Emery Monday morning, charged with
and breach of the peace. He
pleaded guilty to the charge OF intoxica-
ion and was fined s5 and costs. On rec
of the grand juror, the fine
vas remitted for a certain period so as to
rive the respondent chance to reform il
ne wants to do so.