Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-03
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K.DARLINa, Local Editor.

Willard j. Moore o. Montpelier is visit
| ing his father, n. g. Moore.
Miss Alma Adams visited friends in
Royalton Friday and Saturday.
DIR. Beckwith. returned Monday from
his dental expedition TO Danyille.
George Flint and wife OF South Royal.
ton were at c. p. Abbott's Thursday.
Mrs. A. T.. whitney OF the East Hin is
quite sick. DR.. Godfrey attends her.
Mr.. and Mrs. d G. Stoughton Of South
Royalton spent Thanksgiving in town.
Miss Hattie Hayward, who has been at
Tilton, N. H., for some time, is now at
home.
Miss Addie NJ French went to Corintn
Corner Monday to teach the winter term
OF school,
Mrs. David G. Mills and her son, Sid
ney, returned to Manchester, \. h.,
| Monday.
A. c. Mills and F. E. Atwood of Dart
mouth college spent Thanksgiving at j.
b. Atwood's.
John l.. Bacon and family from White
River Junction were at j. b. Bacon's for
Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benson Sanborn and Mr.,
and Mrs. +. r Hood spent Thanksgiving
at ID. b. Giles.
James c. Atwood had the misfortune to
lose valuable hog from an unknown
cause last week.
Densmore's orchestra announces a So
cial dance in the town hall Wednesday
evening, Dec. 18th.
Mrs. Frank Martin of wiliamstown
visited her mother, Mrs. +. b. Robbins,
the first OF the week.
Judges Dickey and Kibbee were in town
Monday, auditing the finances OF the
county for the past year.
Charles b. Townsend OF Barre and his
two sisters spent Thanksgiving with his
brother, W. p. Townsend.
The Chelsea Dramatic club is threaten
ing to produce "The Old Homestead" at
some time during the winter.
James &. Atwood wishes to express his
gratitude to those who subscribed to re-
imburse him for the loss of his hog.
DR.. Helmer is to locate at the Fifth Ave-
nue. Hotel, New York, for the winter
after his sojourn at Montpelier is ended.
A praise service OF half an hours length
previous to the Sunday evening service
has been inaugurated at the NJ. Il. church.
About IS couples attended the Thanks.
giving hop in the town hall, which is re-
ported to have been very enjoyable al.
fair.
Miss Bessie Hackett was given a birth
day surprise party by her friends Nov.
25th. Several couples from the village at.
tended.
James Hosking, Jr., resumed his duties
In Dickinson's store Monday morning,
after a long aud painful siege with rheu-
matism.
The ninety days in which to save the
discount on taxes expires Dec. 9Th, which
falls on Sunday. Treasurer Townsend
states that the time will be extended to
include Monday, the 9TH.
The librarian OF the Alden Speare me-
mortal library requests us to state that
the new catalogues have arrived, and that
il all the patrons Of the library will fur
nish themselves with one and make out
therefrom lists of books wanted, they
will confer a favor.
The wood difficulty between Mrs. Leroy
Sleeper and Ed. Sanborn, which at one
time threatened to involve the upper viii
lage in civil war, has been peaceabiy ad-
justed. The wood, amounting to about
twelve solid cords, has been equally di-
vided between the parties.
Being somewhat green in the wood
buying business, the local editor would
like to know why the farmers ask dollar
a cord more for dry wood than for green,
when the former is much easier to draw
than the latter and doesn't represent any
more NOEh OF AGp4lto VIII tt I
as confidential.
Vice President S. o. Clark and Cashier |
@, g. Moulton OF the Limerick, (Me.l Ma |
tional Bank, arrived in town Saturday, |
by Hon. f. NJ. Higgins of |
local attorney for the bank. |
Their trip here is in connection with the |
suit OF the bank against j. b. Adams and |
others of Randolph, expected to be tried |
at this term of court.
The December term of Orange county |
court convened at IL a. m. Tuesday, Judge |
Start presiding. Rev. w. E. Allen made
the opening prayer. Upon the call of the
Jury calendar, the following cases were
set for trial: Limerick National Bank v.
J. B. Adams and others; Almon l. Dexter
'. N. g. Moore; Ed ward w. Pierce V. S.
R. Morrison; w. E. Fits v. w. c. San.
born. The states attorney set cases against
he following named respondents for
rial: John Hartwell, Carlos White, will
Boyd, Fred w. Boyd and Langdon j.
Davis. The trial OF tie case of Limerick
bank Y. j. p. Adams and others /
was commenced Wednesday morning.
Darling & Darling and w. A. Lord appear
Tor plaintiff, and n. l.. Boyden, j. ID. J
Denison and R.M. Harvey for defendants.
A full report OF the cases tried will APP
pear in next weeks issue.
That section of our town known as the
East Hill' is justly proud of its this
years record as grain growing commun-
ty. The following figures show the num-
Der of bushels of the various sorts OF grain
-aised by some of the farmers of that Sec
ion this year: Herbert u. Mattoon, 1000
bushels of oats, corn aud barley; G. NJ.
260 bushels of oats, $50 bushels
1f corn; q. l.. Hayward, 220 bushels of
1ats, 500 bushels of corn; Franklin Dear
born. 400 bushels of corn, 100 bushels of
pats. so bushels barley, 40 bushels India
wheat; K. o. Mattoon, 500 bushels of
corn, 800 bushels of oats and barley; Sam
lel BeckWith, so bushels OF oats, 125
bushels of barley, 400 bushels OF corn.
This makes over 800 bushels of grain
raised by six farmers in one neighbor-
hood, and in a section of the tewn where
he farms are not supposed to be any bet
Ter than the average. We should be glad /
TO hear from an equal number of Yves.
Hill farms.