Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-31
Chelsea Home News.
hale K.DARLINa. local Edltor.

Swanton.
Laura Andrus is dangerously, i'll with
pneumonia.
Curtis Slack had the bad luck to lose
horse last week.
E. e. Tanner OF Marshfeld spent
Christmas in town.
James Fields OF Barre is spending few
days at T.. Sanborn's.
Remember this is the last paper OF the
year. Renew at once.
Mrs. Josiah Minard is i'll, being threat
ened with pneumonia.
Robert p. Smith, now OF someryille,
Mass, spent Christmas in town.
Newell S. Bixby states that he killed a
pig last week that dressed $50 lbs.
A door has been cut direct from the
town clerks office into the town hall.
o. B. Copeland, wife and son OF Ran
dolph spent Christmas with Madam Cope
land.
Clayton Bigelow and wife of Montpelier
have been visiting at n, ". Caswell's re.
Gently.
Charles f. Noyes and wife of franklin,
n. H., visited his brother, Alonzo Noyes,
last week.
There was nelghborhood Christmas
tree at Amos b. Wrights last week
Wednesday.
Ben Sargent, who is now located in
Boston, was at the home Of his parents
over Christmas.
Harry ]. Corwin Of Lowell, Mass, is
spending the holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j A. X. Corwin.
Mrs. Gsnnet and daughter, who have
been visiting at H. S. AnBis', have re.
turned to their home in Bradford.
Fred Il. Atwood came up from Hanover
last week to visit his perents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. b. Atwood, over Christmas.
The annual meeting OF the stock holders
of the Orange County Creamery has been
called at the town clerks office Jan. 5.
The Christm mas trees at both churches
were well attended and the exercises were
after the usual order upon such occasions.
Walter l.. Carpenter and Miss Alta E.
Bowin were married at the Nj. Il. pRrson-
age last week Thursday by Rev. Mr.. Allen.
While chopping last week Monday, Syl-
vester I. Harrington had the misfortune
to break his nose. DR.. Smith attends
him.
Mrs. w. n. Gannett and her daughter
Grace, who have been visiting at II. S.
Annis', returned to their home in Brad
ford Monday.
Mrs. NJ. A. Morehouse of Weavertown,
". ", who has been the guest of Mrs r.
w. Bixby for the past few weeks, returned
to her home Tuesday.
A slight mistake was made in last
weeks items. The paint shop in the up
per village is opened by Flanders & Son,
not FlanGers q Johnson.
w. p. Townsend is sporting a unique
watch charm made from an elk's tooth,
the animal being shot by nephew OF his
in the state OF Washington.
While going from her home to the
house OF II. ). Annis last week, Mrs. Ara
A. Annis slipped on the ice and fell, sus-
tanning injuries sufficient TO lay her up
for several days.
Those who attended the Christmas tree |
at the schoolhouse in Dist. No. II report /
a very pleasant time. The members of
that Sunday school presented Fred Mox- |
ley with three booEs-Bible dictionary |
"Literary Study OF the Bible" and "Mind 1
OF the Master"
We are glad to announce that the cele /
brated Beedle orchestra Of keene, n. H., !
will give one OF their highly enjoyable /
concerts at the Opera Hall Jan. 18th. They |
have heretofore given the people delight
full entertainment and we are sure that 4
the program for this occasion IS IN no I
way inferior.
Justice c. S. Emery and States Attor-
ney Hale X Darling went to West Tops
ham Monday to hold an inquest with re-
lation to tine Huse woman whose dead
body was found in the woods of Orange
week before last. The inquest was insti
tuted by the selectmen OF the town of
Orange. but was held at West Topsham
in order to accommodate the witnesses.
There was family Christmas party at
Frank E. Larkin's on Friday, at which
four generations were present. Mrs. S. ID.
Colby, aged 81, her daughter, Mrs. w. II.
Bugbee, Mrs. Bugbee's two daughters,
Mrs. Larkin and Mrs. Will Cady, the lat
ter visiting from New York, and two
children of the fourth generation, Harold
Larkin, aged two years, and Cecil Cady.
There was tree with many useful pres
snts.
James Goodrich, whose residence cam
not be ascertained, was committed TO Jail
Friday, being unable to furnish $500 bail
to appear before the grand jury to answer
for the crime of burglary. He entered
the house of Fred Winslow, near Will
Iiamstown village, early Thursday morn
ing and was discovered by Mr.. Winslow
in his pantry at about 3 a. m. Goodrich
claimed that he was on his way to st.
Johns to visit his brother, and that the
reason he entered the house was because
be was hungry and wanted something to
eat A hearing was held before Justice
Lathrop at Williamstown Thursday with
he result above indicated.