Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-24
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K.DARLINa. Local Editor.

Mrs. j. II. Griffin is suffering from al
attack OF rheumatism.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
Perley Rogers Thursday.
Harry Slack was home from Bethel ovel
Sunday on visit to his mother.
DIR. o. NJ. Rice spent last week at West
! FaIrlee, doing dental work there.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. G.. Stoughton Of South
| Royalton spent last week in town,
Densmore's orchestra announce a ball
at the town bail the evening OF Dec. 3lst
Many OF the younger plpils at the
Academy are said to be sick with jaun-
oice.
Roll Parkhurst has returned from
| Barre, where he has been doing a job OF
painting.
Miss Florence sleeper OF Randolph, a
sister OF Fred c. Sleeper, is at Capt. w. IL.
II. Halls.
Mrs. David Emery sustained a shock of
paralysis Tuesday morning. DR.. Corwin
attends her.
Prof. w. II. Cummings and daughter Of
Meriden, n. II are at A. IL. Powers for
the holidays.
The scholars in district No II are TO
have a Christmas tree at their schoolhouse
Friday afternoon.
Miss Gail Hood arrived home from
Wells college, Aurora, N. Y, Friday, for
three weeks vacation.
The remains OF Warren =. Spear. who
died In Lowell Sunday were brought here
Tuesday for interment.
The birth is announced OF son to Mr..
and Mrs. Sidney w. Grant born at Ham,
iltoD, Ontario, Dec. 7th.
Miss Clara j. Laird has been forced to
h,r in frfp 20
rily, by reason OF sickness
Frank Dickinson, nine.y .year-old son OF
c. p. Dickinson, is sick with pneumonia
and is attended by DR.. Goss.
j. II. Boardman OF Laconia, N. H., was
in town last week, representing certain
heirs OF the estate OF the late Nancy
Fuller.
A donation at the Freewill Baptist
church at East Villa nstowD Saturday
for the benefit OF the pastor, Rev. y. E.
Briggs, netted $40.
Mrs. AbiatLer Beckwith, a former resi-
dent of this town, died at Vershire Fri-
day. Several from here attended her
funeral, which was held Monday.
Simeon Allen, young son of NJ. c. Allen,
had the misfortune to break his leg above
the knee last Friday while coasting. he
is at present doing well under the care OF
DIR. Goss.
The amount Of unpaid taxes turned over
to Collector Charles L. Godfrey is Sil5.12.
Mr., Godfrey wishes as to state that II the
delinquents wish to keep out OF Jail they
had better pay up at once.
While out skating last Thursday b. w.
Flanders collided with another skater and
a fracture OF the lower jawand one OF the
commandments was the result He states
that both are doing nicely at present.
j. A. X. Corwin took in the following
Christmas poultry last week: Young
turkeys, 1901 lbs; old turkeys, 4l5 lbs;
chickens, 1,145 lbs; fowl, 74i lbs; geese,
S6l lbs. ducks. SO lbs. For these he paid
in the aggregate sl,s52.4O.
The social dance at the town ball last
week Wednesday was attended, by about
twenty couples. All are reported to have
enjoyed themselves with the exception OF
one young man, who was obliged 10 leave
suddenly TO make trip to South Royal
ton.
The u. V. u. elected the following Off
GERS for the ensuing year at its meeting
Saturday night: Colonel, e. f. Peters;
lieutenant colonel, b. III. Adams; major,
George w. Davis; surgeon, james San.
ford; chaplain, j. II. Griffin; o. d., +. E.
c. Aldrich; @. NJ, NJ. o. Coburn.
following officers for the year ensuing:
Commander, DR.. s. N. G1ss; S. V. com
mander, John B. Atwood; j. V. COM
mander, Fifield Bohonon; @. NJ, c. f.
Bohonon; surgeon, q. w. Durkee; chap
lain, George Reed; o. D., b. +. Smith;
o. G., Nathan Noyes. These officers will
be installed Jan. 1st.
DR.. Godfrey went to West Topsham
Monday at the request of the Orange town
authorities, to make post mortem exam
ination of the body of a woman named
Huse, who was found dead in Orange
Saturday and concerning whom foul play
is suspected. The woman was a town
charge in .Topsham and has been missing
from her stopping place for several
months.
Newton Beers gave his popular dIamat-
ic recital OF "Roger the Nagabondn to
highly delighted audience Friday even
ing at the hall. The general verdict was
that Mr.. Beers dramatic impersonation of
the various characters in the drama was
clearly and oleverly drawn and that the
charm of his distinct delivery held his
audience interested throug hout the entire
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