Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-04-16
Chelsea Home News.
v. A. CoRw1N, Local Editor.

Mrs. G. A. Bacon died Tuesday morning
Aunt Lydia Hood Is i'll with bronchit is
Miss Myra Sleeper died last Sunday
morning.
Miss Alma Adams visited in vershire
last Sunday.
Mrs. Charles Densmore is living with
Mrs. Dudley Cabot.
Mrs. Willis Scales visited in Barre and
Montpelier last week.
Converse Bixby has gone to live with
his brother, Newell L. Bixby,
Walter Cambridge Of Southboro, Mass,
is guest at W. H. H. Halls.
E. A. Corwin went to Boston Monday
to buy the spring stock OF goods.
Mrs. Mark Clough went to Georgetown,
Mass, last Tuesday to visit her father.
The son born to Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Clark last week Tuesday lived but little
over day.
The ladies' union prayer meeting will
be held with Miss L. q. Hatch next Fri
day afternoon.
Charles H. Knight of Melrose, Mass,
was in town last week Wednesday to at
tend the funeral OF his aunt, Miss Adeline
Clark.
Mrs. Luther Warrington, who has been
here for several weeks, caring for her sis
ter, Mrs. Mary B. Gale, has returned to
her home in Thetford.
Mrs. @. L. Stow went to Newton, Mass,
last Monday to be present at the installa-
ton of her son, Rev. VIM. H.Davis, ID. D.,
as pastor OF the Eliot church.
Philip j. Little and Mrs. F. O. Braman
laA - Tn ri
Mass, last Saturday by the illness Of
their sister, Mrs. Sadie Graves.
J. 0. Perkins, who has been working in
Lowell, Mass, during the winter months,
returned home Tuesday and will remain
this summer and carry on the farm.
Fred Hall has hired the Parks place in
the upper village OF E. O. Tracy. The
present occupants are to move into the
Drew house owned bo Willis Scales.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. W. Dearborn, Mrs. 9.
e. Godfrey and Miss Katy Laird attended
the M. E. annual conference at Barre last
week Mr.. Dearborn was the lay dele
gate from this church.
In accordance with new mail con-
tract, j. B. Corliss now runs an extra
stage every forenoon from Washington
to Barre and return. He now keeps
most OF his horses at Washington.
The quot campaign was opened very
last week. The indications are
hat quoitomania will rage as violently
his season as it did last The hope has
been expressed by several that game or
games might be arranged with some out
1f-town team little later.
About 25 couples attended the dance
given by the Chelsea Glee club last week
Wednesday evening. The receipts failed
to pay expenses aud we understand that
The membership Of the club is declining
rapidly owing to designations and expul-
sions because Of non payment of dues.
About 400 pounds OF butter per day are.
being made BY the Orange County Cream
ery Co. now, with good prospect OF a
large increase in the near future. Two
new routes have been established recently
-one from the edge OF Brookfield, run BY
Albert q. Bradshaw, and which we under
stand may be extended farther into
and the other route, run by
Arthur Denison, Is along the Washington
road from w. A. McConnell's.
The Rev. w. e. Allen has been appoint.
ID by the M. e. annual conference to fill
,he pulpit at Chelsea in place OF Mr.. For
rest, who goes to South Londonderry.
Mr.. Allen is 46 years old, has been MEM
Der OF the Vermont conference for seven
years and for the past four years has been
pastor at Craftsbury in the st. Johnsbury
district. His family consists OF himself
ind wife. He will be unable to get here
his week; and there will probably be no
Iervice at the Methodist church next Sun.
lay.