Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-05-21
Chelsea Home News.
v. A. CoRwIN, Local Editor.

Luther Allen was at home over Sunday
Miss Sarah Wills lost valuable COW
last week.
Mrs. Ida Leavitt OF Haverhill, Mass, il
q guest at G. L. Hayward's.
Miss Nina Fuller Of vershire has been
visiting at Myron Wilmot's.
Miss Ida Hayward OF Exeter, N. H., is
visiting at g. l.. Hayward's.
charles Waldo OF East Randolph visited
his brother, Fred, last Sunday.
Willis U. Bixby and wife OF Boston
visited at h. o. Bixby's last week.
James Hosking, Jr., visited at Albert
Hoyt's in Washington last Sunday.
Mrs. Mark Clough returned Saturday
from her sojourn at Georgetown, Mass.
We are pleased to learn that Oliver D.
Medcalf is rapidly improving in health.
A union memorial service will be held
at the Congregational church next sun
day.
The date of the teachers institute to be
held here is May 9th instead Of May 26th
as stated last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Richardson Of
Braintree visited their daughter, Mrs. e.
L. Harwood, last week.
Haynes j. Payne OF Brookfeld has
moved onto the Humphrey farm now
owned BY Carrie A. Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Rice and
daughter of West Topshsm were guests at
George L. Slows last Sunday.
Archie Mills OF Dartmouth college was
in town last week to attend the funeral OF
his grandmother, Mrs. Archibald Mills.
Walter Goss is at home for weeks fish
ing, accompanied by VIM. T. Orland and
Harry l.. Moore, both Of Worcester, Mass.
The appearance OF Main street near the
town hall has been greatly improved by
the turfiDg OF the side OF the raised gravel
walk.
The sick list this week includes the
names of Mrs. Lucy Dickinson, Mrs. z. q.
Rurnham, Mrs. e. w. Nation and Mrs.
Josiah Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Kimball of
Boston arrived in town last week
Wednesday and are keeping house at the
lower end OF the village.
Samuel Denison, aged II years, died last
week Tuesday at the home OF his son,
Albert. The funeral services were held
Thursday, Rev. B. b. Sherman officiating.
Mrs. VIM. Roberts and her daughter
in n-laW, Mrs. Willard Roberts, arrived In
town last week and have begun house,
keeping in their house below the iron
bridge.
Capt. w. H. H. Hall has sued the
Orange County Creamery Co. for $400 dam
ages. The writ was served on the COM
pany May 18th. q. M. Harvey is attor-
ney for Capt. Hall.
At the meeting OF the Bell Shoe Co. Last
Monday it was voted that the directors
be instructed to advertise the property OF
the company at auction for two mont hs.
John B. Bacon was elected agent or the
company to deed the property.
The statement OF the Orange County
Creamery Co. for April shows 212,636 lbs.
OF milk received; butter made, II, ,146 1-2
lbs,: received for butter, deducting
freight and commission, 81 ,919 IS running
$27S Is; price per lb., 16c.
The Orange County Fish and Game
club have lately received from the fish
hatchery at Roxbury about 10000 brook
trout fry, which were promptly placed in
some OF the best trout streams in town.
They we're nice healthy lot and ar
rived In first class condition.
At the meeting OF the trustees OF Chel-
sea academy last Thursday the old board
of trustees was reelected, namely:-W.
H. H. Hall, H. L. Bixby, 8. n. Goss, J. X.
Darling, J. A. r. Corwin, j. M. Com
stock, VIM. F. Hood, w. P. Townsend,
J. B. Bacon, M. H. Corwin, e. 0. Tracy,
Geo. l.. Stow. ]. B. Bacon was elected
M. H. Corwin, secretary; w.
P. Townsend, treasurer; j. X. Darling,
collector. s. N. Goss, J. M. Comstock
and j. A. r. Corwin were reelected as
executive committee. 1t was voted "that
the executive committee be requested to
make such arrangement with the school
directors for the maintenance OF schools
during the ensuing year as shall seem for
the best interest OF the academy"