Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-06-17
Chelsea Home News.
EMMA DARLING, Local Editor.

EMMA DAZZLING, Local EullOrs
vinton A. Corwin returned to Boston
Monday.
Hatch Chamberlin of Strafford was in
town Monday.
Arthur A. Abbott is home from Bethel
for a short time.
Gail c. Hood returned home from Wells
college last Saturday.
Mrs. W. II. II. Hall has been quite i'll
but is now improving.
Mrs. Frank Titus has returned from a
two weeks visit in Claremont, N. III.
Carrie Bicknell has a pansy geranium
that has contained at one time 1S0 bios
SONS.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. /. Hood of Lowell,
Mass, visited their brother, W. F. Hood,
recently.
Mrs. Laura j. Hazlitt has returned
from Concord, N. H., after an absence of
two weeks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Sprague OF Brookfield
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Maria Medcalf.
Edward Connell OF Northfield spent
several days of last week with his friend,
II. n. Mattison.
Charles Rich, who has been ill for sew.
eral months, has gone tothe Mary Fletcher
hospital for treatment.
Sheriff Smith took the prisoners Burke
and Glass to Wilma, OF Monday ana re-
turned with Ben Walker.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Powers and their
sister, Mrs. Lease, went to Plainteld Sat
urday, returning Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Townsend are in
Boston and Blanche is visiting Mrs. o. b.
Copeland at Randolph this week,
Sarah Button of Montpelier visited in
town last week, and her brother, Charles,
returned home With her to remain awhile.
Mr.. apd Mrs. ID. S. Fulton OF Newbury
and their sister, Mrs. knight, oil Post
Mills, visited in town Monday and Tues
day.
Rev. and Mrs. w. f. Allen, Edith Dear
born and Lillian Rich attended the COM
mencement of the Montpelier Seminary
this week.
Adelbert Skinner of Barre, a former
resident OF Chelsea, has been employed to
keep the creamery books at Newoury ana
Haverhill, n. II.
Mrs. Fred Ordway aud two children OF
Aberdeen, n. C., arrived Saturday and are
at present with Mrs. w. A. Hood, Mrs.
Ordway's mother.
Mrs. George Hutchinson and her daugh-
ter. Ethel, of Pinehurst, N. O., arrived
last Saturday and viii spend the summer
with Mrs. Harvey Spear.
A. b. Bicknell has laid out road, which
will be completed this summer, between
the bridge at the foot of Bicknell hill aud
his house, that, although increasing the
distance by at least quarter of mile,
will render travel much easier ana safer
than on the steep road now in use.
The statement OF the Orange County
creamery for May is as follows: Milk re-
ceived, 3l2 727 pounds; butter made from
same and an equivalent of milk and cream
sold, 6,101 lbs; received for butter, de-
ducting freight, S2,55S "; running ex-
penses, S3I7. .39; will pay the patrons 10 IL
cents and butter will he sold at the cream
cry for II cents pound.
Abigail e. Colby, widow of Chester
Baker, died at the home OF her daughter,
Mrs, John Stanton, Saturday, aged 50
wears, months and 26 days. She was
netive of Tunbridge but her home Tor
number of years has been with her daugh-
fer. who did everything possible for her
comfort. she had failed gradually during
the mast two years and old age was the
cause of her death. She leaves, besides
her daughter, Mrs. Stanton, two other
daughters, Mrs. Lewis Beckwith OF this
town and Mrs. Hale Durrell OF run
bridge, and a number of grandchlldren
and great t-granucnlluFen. hSE iuhS iai,
conducted by Rev. Mr.. Allen, was held
Monday.
Tuesday afternoon and evening, June
sth. about rs of the friends, nelghoors
and comrades of the Union Veterans
Union gathered at the residence OF Thomas
Peedle TO assist in celebrating his 18th
birthday. His wife is 81 years OF age and
tbev had been married 56 years this spring.
sumner was served at 4 O'Clock and over
fiIfv gathered around the heavily-loaded
ables to partake Of the good things and
wish Uncle Beedle many happy returns oil
the dav. Mr.. Beedlel and his wife live
alone and this days company OF friends
will make a bright spot in their quiet HE
To he looked back upon for long time TO
come. Mr.. Beedle is the only soldier nv
inc in town who served in the Mexican
war. He was born at Hartford, VT. he
enlisted at Norwich in 1S47 under Col.
Ransom in Co. D., 9th Regt., Il: A. Kim
halI. captain. He sailed for Mexico In
June of that year, landing at vera Crul.
His company landed 103 men and IN three
months only 19 were able to report LOT
duty. Mr. Beedle was severely WOUNDED
in both the arm and hip at CoDtreras,
Mex. IN August and was for long time
confined in the hospital. During tnis
time Col. Ransom was killed. Mr.. beeole
thinks that only two of mis- comrades are
now living, one at Hanover, n. H., ana
one at Montpelier.