Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-11-12
Chelsea Home News.
HALE X. DARLING. Local Editor.


Mrs. Mary c. Munson of Corlnth is Wis
iting her nephew, T.. b. Dickinson.
Rev. w. e. Allen received a visit from
his sister, Miss Julia Alien, last week.
Mrs. f. NJ. Perkins has returned from a
visit OF several weeks to Gloucester, Mass.
Miss Flora Shaw OF South Royalton
visited Miss Nellie NJ. Corwin over Sun
day.
j. o. Perkins has finished working in
Pitkin's market at Barre and is now at
home.
Miss Ada Sherburn s school ia the upper
village closed Friday with appropriate
exercises.
Mrs. NJ. A. Morehouse OF Weavertown,
N. ", is visiting her cousin, Mrs. Frances
W. Bixby.
James Hosking, Jr., who has been laid
up with rheumatism for several weeks, is
improving.
Harry II. Lyford has bought the Z. b.
Dickinson place on the West Hill, paying
therefor $500.
| c. p. Dickinson is having his house
painted, l.. ID. Parkhurst and Fred Sleeper
doing the job.
Herman Bug bee, who has been EN-.
ployed in the Concord asylum for some
time, is in town.
Masons are reminded that the next
communication of George Washington
Lodge occurs Nov. 18th.
DR.. Fred L. Beekwith left Monday for
Danville, where he will practice his pro-
fession for several weeks.
H. S. Annis states for the benefit OF
housekeepers that hereafter his bakers
cart will not run on Tuesdays.
Mrs. M. NJ. Stevens has closed her mil
linery establishment in Mrs. Tracy's
block and has removed her goods.
The election of Mckinley and Hobart
was celebrated by rousing bonfire and
other festivities Wednesday evening.
Miss Louise Berry has gone to STRAIT
ford Tor short visit. From there she
will go to Kirksville, Mo-, for osteopathic
treatment.
There was a sociable at the Cong'l
church Wednesday evening. diuner
was served by the ladies in the vestry in
the afternoon.
Il. NJ. Smith has returned from a four
months stay at Williamstown and has
knives ali sharpened for the fall butcher.
ing campaign.
handsome monument OF Scotch
granite has recently been placed over the
grave OF the late c. o. Burnham by MIR.
Soper OF South Royalton.
Lewis Gotta and wife have decided the
Allen farm, so-called, to Flora s. Good.
rich, whose husband is working at the
plumbago mine. The price was s325.
b. IL. Adams and wife we're home from
Barre last week, returning there Satur-
day. Mr.. Adams states that his sight has
greatly improved under DR.. Helmer's
treatment.
e. o. Tracy, f. ID. Barnes, f. f. Moxley
and Luthur Allen went TO Montpelier
Tuesday, the first two to attend the Oste-
opathy hearing and the last to see the
wheels OF legislation go round.
c. S. Emery went to Montpelier Tues
day to attend the hearing before the leg
islative committee on public health with !
relation to the osteopathy bill. Ex-Gov. /
William r. Dillingham; is counsel for the 1
friends of the measure.
j. S. Holt of Boston, of whom the |
greater part of the shoe shop machinery
was bought, was in town the first Of the |
week negotiating for its repurchase. Ii is i
understood that he bought the machinery, /
at what price we did not learn.
The December term of Orange county
court will convene here on Tuesday, Dec.
/. Hon. Henry X. Start OF Bakersfield
will preside, assisted by Hon. w. II. Kib-
hey and by Hon. II. NJ. Fits. Present
indications point TO short term.
The marriage of Miss Edna Robbins of
this place and Frank Martin of Williams
town took place at the residence OF Mrs.
Robbins Wednesday evening, Rev. MIR.
Sherman officiating. Mr.. and Mrs. Mar
tin are to reside on farm in Williams
town.
The pupils in the rooms of Misses
and Wells at the academy had
a spelling match Friday afternoon. OF
those from Miss Spaulding's room Philana
Slack was the most successful, and Fred
Parkhurst stood up the longest of those
from Miss Wells room.
Record of weather as kept by George
Dewey for the month of October: Maxi.
mum temperature, 669, 1st day; mini
mum temperature, 207, 26th day; mean
AZ S-319 total precipitation,
inches; number OF clear days, 10;
partly cloudy, 5; cloudy, 16; prevailing
wine direction, north.
Win A. Corwin, off-and-on local editor
of the HERALD, finishes his labors at j.
A. r. Corwin's store next week, having
accepted situation with G. r. Corwin "
Co. of Boston. He. will leave for his new
duties next week Friday. His successor
in Mr.. Corwin's store will be Richard H.
Bacon, who win begin work there next
Monday.
A subscriber hands in the following: at
is reported that the wild animal that is
roaming around the West Hill has been
seen by Henry Lyford. He describes him
as about II feet in length, and feet, 8
inches high in his stockings, with gold
bronze whlskers. His whoop is a cross
between a free silver orator and the Chel-
sea Cornet band"
Since the election Of Mckinley numer-
Gus citizens willing to serve their coun-
try in the capacity OF postmaster have
come to the surface. No petitions in this
behalf have as yet heen circulated, but
we have heard mentioned in connection
with this Office the names of W. Z.
Townsend, sc. p. Dickinson, w. S. Hatch
and E, ID. Barnes. Postmaster Bixby's
term expires Nov. 2, 1897, and it is likely
that other candidates may present them /!
selves before that time.