Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-07-09

Elmer E. Wallace OF Olcott visited hi
mother last week.
8. G. Mussey Of Lowell, Mass, was il
town over Sunday.
4 DR.. y. N. Goss has recently purchased
an elegant Knabe piano.
Miss Hattie Metcalf OF Washington II
visiting at Mrs. Charles Roberts
! Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Bixby OF South
Royalton were In town over the 4th.
! j. X. aud H. X. Darling are attending
supreme court at Montpelier this week.
] DR.. F. L. Beckwith has gone to Dan.
vile, where he will do dental work for ter
days.
Mrs. John Tuck and family OF Bidde.
ford, Me-, are spending the summer at g.
W. Taplin's.
! Miss Gerard and her brothers and sis.
ters OF st. Louis, Mo-, are at Holt Annis
for the summer.
Two Mckinley and Hobart flags are now
| floating on Main street, the lower one hav-
ing been raised by the Republican town
committee and the upper one by the pat
riotic ladies OF that vicinity. As near as
we can ascertain, this town is the first in
the county to show it's colors. We can
lead In some things, even II we haven't
got railroad and don't sell rum.
George s. Morrill, OF Strafford, son OF
Senator Morrill,, attended the Republican
county convention last week. Mr.. Nor
rill states that his father is in good health
and would doubtless have attended the
convention had the travelling been more
agreeable. 1t was fact noted by many
that Chairman Boyden's reference to the
Senator evoked more hearty applause than
did the mention OF any other name.
Without intending the slightest dispar-
for the Office OF assistant Judge, it must be
admitted that many Chelsea people were
disappointed in the failure of the county
convention to renominate Judge Dickey.
In the matter OF jail and court house re-
pairs, as we'll as in many other ways, Judge
Dickey has shown himself to be friend
to Chelsea, and our people would have
been glad had he been given another term.
Record OF weather as kept by Geo. Dew
ey for June, 1896: Maximum temperature,
SO for 81 days; minimum temperature,
80 for three days; mean temperature,
SO 11-15 .; total precipitation, 1.78 inches:
greatest precipitation in any "a hours, .69
inches the Sth day. Number OF clear days,
II; number of partly cloudy days, 10; num-
Der OF cloudy days, 8; number OF days on
which rain fell, 8; prevailing wind direc.
ton, south; thunder storms, the 2lst and
22d.
The usual Sabbath like serenity OF that
section OF our community known as the
Upper Village was disturbed last week by
quite large-sized family jar in the fami-
ly OF Leroy Sleeper. Mrs. Sleeper entered
a complaint to Grand Juror Tracy and a
warrant was issued against Mr.. Sleeper.
charging him with assault, breach OF the
peace and intoxication. The latter evil
IDENTIFY got wind OF the fact that the sleuth
hounds of the law had slipped their leash
and, up to date, Officer Whitney has been
unable to find him.
The "patriotic promenade" with which
the festivities OF the 4Jh WAS concluded,
was great success from every point of
view, It being the most largely attended
affair OF its kind within the memory OF the
oldest inhabitants. We suggest that here
after the young ladies be given the con-
.rol OF these entertainments, as they seem
10 have better success than the young men
10. The ladies having this particular
In charge were Misses Nellie
1ie Whitney and Mabel Hyde.
Our 4th Of July celebration brought out
/ crowd estimated at 1900 people and,
nlle uOU On 81 eAteHsiVc cchie hs oouo
If our former celebrations, the festivities
seemed to satisfy every body. The crowd
vas orderly and no accidents OF any sort
ire reported TO have occurred. Excellent
music was furnished by the Chelsea cor
1et band and the Corinth drum corps.
The various prize contests resulted as fol-
ows: Antiques and horribles: 1st, Hay.
ward brothers I'd, Dean Slack; Sd, VIM.
Hill; 4th, Mr.. Pierce; tug Of war, won BY
Washington; foot race: 1st, James Howe;
ID, Wm. Seeley; wheelbarrow race: 1st,
John Riley; 81, James Howe; sack race:
Ist, 8. Howe; I'd, Sidney Aldrich; horse
race: list, Slack's Charles s.; I'd, Clough's
Dick; prize contest: 1st, James Howe; I'd,
John Riley; three-legged race: I'd, Riley
md Orr; bicycle race: 1st, Benedict; I'd,
Tanner.