Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-08-26
Chelsea Home News.
EMMA DARLING. Local Editor.

Mrs. Charles Dickey has returned from
Saratoga.
Almon Bicknell is now under the doc
tors care.
Fred and Luther Allen were in Montpe-
lier last week.
Charles Luce has been quite i'll but is
now much better.
The bridge near Wilmarth Luce's is
nearly completed.
Della Scales of South Washington is
working at j. b. Baeon's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Walker recently
visited relatives in Vershire.
Mrs. Scott of Scottsmore, Que, is with
her sister, Mrs. j. III. Griffin.
Road Commissioner Moxley is now
busy repairing the highways.
Mrs. j. ID. Lane OF Lynn, Mass, is visit
ing her mother, Mrs. W. A. Hood.
IL. s. Annis took Hira Bixby's boarders
to Graniteville and back last Saturday.
George Hatch and son, John, went to
Montreal on the excursion last Saturday.
Albert Parker and wife OF South Cor
inth'were guests at Harvey Spears last
week.
The academy opens Monday, Aug. 3Oth,
and the other schools in town one week
later.
Hale K. Darling has been quite ill with
tonsiitis and also threatened with bilious
fever.
Miss Nellie G. Cooley is assisting POST
master Bixby during Miss WhItney's alb
sence.
DIR. A. B. Smith is shingling his house
at the lower village, occupied by Charles
Doyle.
Mrs. Nancy Tewksbury of Winthrop,
Mass, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Alma
Davis.
Mrs. Maria Bartlett of Northampton,
Mass, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. M,
o. Coburn.
Frank Smiths daughter visited him last
week, coming from Manchester, N. h.,
on her bicycle.
Mrs. Patilto, nee Grace Perkins, and the
children are spending few weeks with
f. NJ. Perkins.
Mrs. L. l.. Beckwith and two children
returned Sunday from several days stay
at Lake Morey.
The Ladies' Benevolent society of the
Congl church held a meeting at the ves-
try last Thursday.
T.. II. Kennedy has put in a new wheel
and made other repairs upon his mill in
the upper village.
Mrs Lillian Pettes Ainsworth OF
Woodbury. is visiting friends and former
neighbors in town.
Miss Flora M. Corwin spent several
days with her friend, Mrs. Horace Walker,
on the West Hill last week.
Mrs Fred Allen is visiting her son in
Boston. Mrs. Andrus is keeping house
for her during her absence.
Miss Maude Sargent finishes work at j..
B. Bacon's this week and Will attend
school at the academy this fall.
The lightning during heavy thunder
storm last week Monday killed three
sheep belonging to Horace Walker.
Mrs. Frank Martin OF Williamstown is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Harry Flint, and
her mother is keeping house for her.
Daisy Diamond has finished her work
at Harvey Spears and returned nome to
Tunbridge, where she will attend school.
Miss Tyndall of Obela, Ala, and Mrs.
H. Loniak of New York city, patients at
the infirmary, returned home this week
J. II. Osborn, a former resident on the
West Hill but now of Cleveland, Ohio, ac-
compsnied by his wife, is visiting old
friends.
By invitation of Landlord Barnee,
Densmore's orchestra gave concert AZ
the hotel in honor of the guests one even
ing last week.
The lightning struck Henry Lyford's
barn last week and set the hay anre,
which was extinguished with the assist
ance of II. l.. BiXby.
Joseph Griffiu's barn, containing all his
hay, was struck by lightning during a
heavy thunderstorm last Thursday and
burned to the ground.
William Austin, his daughter, Ada, and
Miss Addie M. French attended the
Orange County Sunday school convention
at STAFFORD last week.
Mr.. Fred Blanchard, professor of elocu-
cution ut the Chicago University, with
his mother visited his cousin, Mrs. r. A.
Corwiu, last Thursday.
A Boston daily states that William
Badger of Hyde Park, Mass, who was
native OF our town, recently fell from
staging, was buried in the debris and was
dead when taken from the ruin.
LA. r. Corwin, DR.. S. N. Goss, Moses
Dnnham. Byron Berry and Gilbert u.
Smith have gone to Buffalo, n. Y. Three
will attend the national encampment OF
the q. A. X. held there this week.
The selectmen have warned special
town meeting to be held Saturday, aug;
1stb. at D. m. to see III tne town VIII
raise an additional tax 70 repair ), oannases
caused by recent excessive rams.
~ Sere i'm town over Sunday. Mr..
Norris hoi is the organist at the Episcopal
chnrch in Brookllne and presided at the
Conp'l church during the Sunday morn
ing service.
arong those recently in town were Il.
Y n WIZ of Boston, e. f. Smith OF west
Topsham, Tn1 Chester Rix of White bite Klver KNtlt
JuRction, Mrs. R. G. Gregg Of New nork Sias
citv' Viii Thompson of Boston, MISS
Sogo,do,e Of Tunbridge, j. E. Dowd oil
s0GGnis s9pfinstoD. q, Henry Carer of Hanover
n. H., Miss Annie Carter ,9nsinaI;er MIS-; II +.
Gleason and Fred Gleason oil Monepe.,1l, nd
Terence Allis of Danbury, conn., anu
Fortis AlIis of New Britain, Conn.
orcutt Bixby and Frank whitney ar
rssted s Charles s. Cooley and Monroe u.
Walbridge OF Norwich last Sunday iop
trespassing and having in their possieSsh,on ieohes
fish not the required length ,l;ssion On slA to
Both prisoners asked for PERMISSION 40 40
enter a farm house to obtain ioou. Ho in
they did not reaPpear the oincels os,,ed No. hv Nv