Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1896-02-27
Chelsea Home News.
HALE K. DARLING, Local Editor.

work.
Miss Belle Judd is home from North
field, Mass, for few days.
Hon. Thomas Sanders OF Haverhill
Mass, was in town Saturday.
Mrs. J. d. Lane OF Lynn, Mass, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. w. A. Hood.
Ira Thompson has hired the James c.
Atwood farm Of j. A. r. Corwin for one
year.
Mrs. Horace Walkers Sunday school
class gave her a surprise party last week
Tuesday.
OF Vershire were guests at l.. c. Aldrich's
last week.
The school in the academy building
opened last Monday with an attendance
OF so scholars.
Mrs. Clarence Smith OF Greenfield,
Mass, has been visiting her sister, Mrs.
Myra Sargent.
Mrs. Luke Parish of Randolph Center
visited Mrs. John b. Bacon on Wednes-
day OF last week.
miss Alma Adams was in South Royal
ton last week, visiting her sister, Mrs.
Frank E. Bixby.
Mrs. H. o. Bixby and daughters visited
Mr.. and Mrs. K. W. Morse at White River
Junction last week.
Mrs. Stevens and her son, Robert, have
come to make their home with Mrs. Dud-
ley Cabot, Mrs. Stevens aunt.
The ladies will serve bean dinnerl al
the Cong'l church on town meeting day
at 10c. meal; coffee, sc. extra.
Thos. j. Doyle has been moving onto
the Stevens place recently purchased by
his father in-law, l.. N. Lucas.
Wesley johnson Of Concord, n. H., is
visiting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Tru-
man n. Johnson, for few days.
Miss Lillian Cosgrove came home last
Monday from Hanover, N. a., where she
has been working for some time past.
States Attorney d. c. Hyde Of Stafford
was in town last Thursday to attend the
hearing on Mrs. Caroline Yorke's case.
The famous Beedle's orchestra OF Keene,
N. H., will give one OF its popular concerts
in Chelsea Wednesday evening, March H.
A. j. Skinner's farm was not sold at the
auction last Saturday. The stock, produce
and household goods brought very good
prices.
Edwin Hibbard of Brookfield is working
for Franklin Dearborn. He is to work
for him during the next year, Archie
Drew leaving there March LIST.
Mrs. Julia Tyler OF this town has petit
toned for divorce from her husband,
Francis A. Tyler. Hon. N. l.. Boydeu OF
Randolph appears for the petitioner.
The real estate boom is still on in the
upper village. Milo Sanborn has sold his
farm to Curtis NJ. Hall for S700 Mr.. Hall
will take possession about April 1st.
The drama, "Placer Gold, or How Uncle
Nathan Lost His Farm" was repeated
Tuesday evening with great success, over
$50 being realized. About thirty couples
attended the dance.
Mrs. Caroline Yorke, who has been at
the town farm for nearly eighteen years,
was taken to the asylum for the insane at
BrattIeboro last Friday, hearing having
been held before Judge Nichols on Thurs
day.
George T. Hebard Command No. I, y.
", NJ, commemorated Washington's
birthday by campfire at their hall The
program consisted OF music, reading, and
addresses by H. o. Bryant, Col. II. 0.
Bixby and others.
Last week Wednesday, Miss Katie Bry
ant, formerly of this town, was united in
marriage to Clayton Allen OF Barnard. A
part of the honeymoon was spent here at
the home of the brides parents. we un-
derstand that Mr.. and Mrs. Allen will
make their home at Bethel for the present,
Mr.. Allen being employed in the shoe
shop at that place.
We take the following from the town
report as likely to prove OF absorbing in
terest to the taxpayers at the present
time: The excess of liabilities over re-
sources at the close OF the present fiscal
year is $11,646.25, against last years
SIC, 1862 .O3, making an increase OF S1,2S4.32,
which may be accounted for as follows:
There has been expended by the school
directors in excess OF the SOC. tax assessed.