Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-12-10
Chelsea Home News.


George Goodrich is reported to be dan
/ gerously sick.
Frank II. Tracy now of Montpelier was
| in town last week.
! Don't forget the social dance at the
/ town hall Dec. 10Th.
DR.. f. c. Chase OF Oxford, n. H., was a
visitor in town last week.
! A. A. Abbott has finished working at
Bethel and is now at home.
Miss Jennie Bugbee is to stay with Mrs.
/ Z. o. Burnham and attend school.
Miss Annie Hall commenced working
at j. B. Bacon's Monday morning.
Mrs. ellison OF Bethel has been secured
as cook at the Orange County Hotel.
Mrs. Mary Walker is at Keene, n. H.,
called there by the illness OF brother.
| Mrs. Mary Bemis has gone to Williams
town, where she is employed at the hotel,
Miss Alma Adams is teaching the win
ter term OF school at Vershire brook road.
Fred 4. Allen and Amanda l.. Clark
were married Saturday by Rev. Mr.. Allen.
James Hosking, Jr., has gone to his
home in Claremont, n. H., for few
! weeks.
Edward z. Goodrich OF Norwich is WIS.,
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Goodrich.
Mrs. J. A. X. Corwin returned last week
from five weeks visit in Boston, Lowell
and vicinity.
Bert Davis OF West Fairlee was at the
home OF his mother, Mrs. NJ. V. b. Davis,
over Sunday.
T. G. Dearborn has finished driving the
South Royalton stage, and George Davis
"reins" in his stead.
Rev. NJ. II. Prescott OF Massachusetts
was in town last week, visiting his sister,
Mrs. George Andrus.
Harry Bowin, who has been working in
Williamstown for the past season, is at
home for few weeks.
A letter from Fred A. Ordway OF Aber.
deem, N c., states that snow to the depth
OF foot has fallen there.
The William Roberts place recently
purchased by Miss A. A. Clement is being
repaired and made ready for her occu-
pancy by George French.
II is stated that the Chelsea Dramatic
Club has secured the services OF Newton
Beers to direct the production OF play to
be given the fore part of January.
Mrs. w. II. Gannett OF Piermont, n. H.,
is visiting at II. S. Annis'. Her daughter,
Miss Grace M. Il. Gannett, is doing table
work at the Orange County Hotel.
The following residents of Chelsea have
been commissioned and have qualified. as
notaries public: G. l. Stow, j. X. Darling,
w. p. Townsend, G. p. Dickinson, j. M,
Comstock, w. 5. Hatch, II. y. Mattlson
and II. X. Darling.
Hon. and Mrs. William A. Lord OF
Montpelier have been staying at the
Orange County Hotel for the past week,
MIR. Lord being engaged in the trial OF the
case of the Limerick National Bank VS.. j.
b. Adams and Others as counsel for the
plaintiff.
The winter term OF the academy COM
menced Monday with an attendance OF 55
in Prin. Comstockis IS room, % in Miss
Spaulding's and 81 in Miss Wells, total
OF l2S. The rooms are badly overcrowded
and something will soon have to be done
in the way of more room.
The assistant judges of Orange County
court have made the following appoint
Chelsea, T.. G. Durgin of Bradford and {.
X. Granger OF Randolph; county treas
urer, John Nj. Comstock; county auditor,
w. P. Townsend OF Chelsea.
A high handed hen roost robbery took
place early Saturday morning. skunk |
effected an entrance into Joseph French's
henhouse and laid violent hands on
seven pound rooster. Theskunk dragged |
the bird across the bridge and sought |
refuge under the hotel barn, where he
was found and shot.
The report OF John NJ. Comstock county |
treasurer, for 1896, shows the receipts OF
the county to have been 81 ,01213 and the |
expenses $69l.S2, leaving a balance OF |
S3i03 81 in the treasury. The expense for |
printing the ballots and other matter used |
at the Freemen's meeting and presidential |
election was sl2013.
Record OF weather as kept by George |
Dewey for the month of November, 1895: |
Maximum temperature, 629, 18th day; |
minimum temperature, b I'D day; mean |
SO 6 100 total precipitation, |
3.03 inches; total snow fall during the
month, 4 inches; number of clear days, Z; |
partly cloudy days, 10; cloudy days, ID; |
prevailing wind direction, north.
The following deputy sheriffs have been
commissioned by Sheriff Smith and have
qualified: w. Z. Worthley and George W.
Downing OF Washington, Frank l. Whit
ney OF Chelsea, Stephen B. Darling of |
Vershire. II. NJ. Miller of West Fairlee,
j. K. Blaisdell of Union Village, John A.
Buswell OF East Randolph, Luke Parish |
of Randolph Center, B. r. Sibley of Will
Jamestown, VIM. p. johnson OF Wells
River and Homer ID. Camp OF Orange.
The Bethel Dramatic company were un
able to keep their engagement Tor this
place Tuesday eve, Dec. l, owing to sick
ness in the family of one of the members.
The Wide Awake Dramatic Club of Ran
dolph very generously rendered them
selves to Mr. Newton Beers, who is direc-
tor of both clubs, to fill the vacancy. Al
though arrangements were made late and
il had already been announced on the
street that there was to be no play, the
Wide Awake company came and played
"The Great Diamond Robbery" with
much credit to the club and pleasure to
the audience, which was good considering
the circumstances. All played like sold 1
timers" and we are sorry We cannot per-
sonalIy mention each one. Newton Beers
is a professional actor of such merit as
one rarely, il ever, has the pleasure OF
seeing on the amateur stage in our coun
try towns.
Nnrll r,se l. 2 4, s of Harmless snan