Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-03-05
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.

| At the town meeting $50 was appro
priated for the pu blic library.
The sacramental service at the Cong
church will be held next Sunday.
Col. H. 0. Bixby was in Burlington on
business for few days last week.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and Mrs
l.. N. Lucas, Jr., Monday, Feb. oath.
About twenty persons took the teachers
examinations here Friday and Saturday
No services were held at either OF the
churches last Sunday on account OF tht
| freshet.
Mrs. s. e. and Miss Nellie Cooley have
gone to Fairlee and West Falrlee for 6
few weeks visit.
Mrs. j. d. Clark was called to Strafford
last week Wednesday by the serious ill-
ness OF her sister.
| The ladies' union prayer meeting will
be held with Mrs. @. M. Tarbell next FRI
day afternoon at half past two o'clock.
Henry Luce has finished working for
r. w. Allen and has gone to Braintree.
Wilder Dearborn is working for Mr.. Allen
at present.
The scenery in the town hall is now the
property OF the town, 1t having been pre-.
sented to and accepted by the town at
March meeting.
C. j. Cosgrove went to Burlington last
Saturday, having engaged to work for the
next year on the farm connected with the
state agricultural experiment station.
George w. Lynde OF Williamstown was
in town Friday. Mr.. Lynde states that
the report that Wiliiamstown wants to
secede from Orange county is all bosh,
Weather reports, giving weather indica.
tions for the succeeding day, are now re-
ceived every night, except Sunday, and
posted in conspicuous place in the post
office.
Mrs. j. f. Tucker has heifer that she
raised, coming three years old, which
gave birth to twin heifer calves February
10Th, one weighing AZ IL lbs. and the
other Al lbs.
The only contest OF any account at
Tuesdays town meeting was over the
office OF road commissioner. The ballot
resulted ps follows: Whole number, 1853;
necessary for choice, 50; A. w. Whitney,
so; W. M. Mattoon, So; NJ. 0. Gates, 8;
scattering, 8.
The officers OF George Washington
Lodge, No. 81, f. & A. NJ, were installed
last Thursday evening by Past Master q.
s Emery. The uppolntive officers are as
follows: Chaplain, Willis Scales; 8. s.,
George E. Hatch; j. s., H. S. Annis; mar
shal, Z. S. Emery; finance committee,
VIM. Il. Hood, Il. d. Barnes, =. A. CorWln.
Sheriff c. f. Smith OF West Topsham
was in town last week Thursday We
understand tdat he has sold his medicine
business to Barre parties and that he will
remain at West Topsham, where he does
large insurance and collection business in
addition to his duties as sheriff. We are
glad to note that he does not contemplate
leaving the county.
The weather record for February as
kept by George Dewey Is as follows; Max
imum temperature, 43o 18th day; mini
mum temperature, 27o below zero, 18th
day; mean temperature, is 15-29S total
precipitation, 4.56 inches; greatest precip-
itation in "a hours, 1.75 inches, 29th day;
total snowfall, 33 inches; depth OF snow
in middle OF month, is inches; depth OF
snow at end OF month, IL inches; number
OF clear days, Z; partly cloudy, g.; cloudy,
is; stormy, s; prevailing wind direction,
south.
The following officers were chosen at
the town meeting Tuesday: Moderator,
John M. Comstock; clerk, w. P. Town.
send; selectmen, c. p. Dickinson, Horace
Moxley, H. s. Fits; treasurer, w. T.
overseers OF poor, selectmen
first constable, Alonzo Noyes; road com.
missioner, A. W. Whitney; collector OF
taxes, O. b. Copeland; listers, Alvah Car
penter, Horace 7. Walker, Frank |.
Whitney; auditors, G. s. Emery, j. A. X.
Corwin, w. s. Hatch; trustee OF public
w. P. Townsend. school director
Tor three years, e. A. Corwin; library |
trustee for five years, George l.. STOW;
town grand jurors, F.. o. Tracy, P. j.
Little. Orcutt Bixby; fence viewers, se-
[ectmen; inspector OF leather, Willis
Scales; inspector OF lumber and shingles,
FrankT. Beckwith; town agent, u. 8.
Emery. Voted to raise 100c. on dollar
,own tax, and zoe. highway tax.