The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1897-11-12
CHELSEA.

Miss Alma Adams, who is teaching
school at Vershire village, was in town
over Sunday.
Mrs. Sophronia Ordway has returned
from her fortnight's absence in Maine
attending her sons last sickness and
funeral.
The Ladies Reading Circle met with
Mrs. Geo. l.. Stow last Monday even
ing, holding weekly meetings through
the winter
The Boston excursion Pilgrims have
nearly all returned home. Among
those who came on Monday was Miss.
Eunice Noyes.
Capt. Jack Crawford, the poet-scout.
gave his attractive entertainment at
town hall on Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings, Nov. 9th and 10th.
c. 2. Dickinson is having furnace
put into his house, this making the
fourth furnace which has been put in
to houses or stores here recently.
Geo N. Simonds with his family has
removed from town after a rather tur-
bulent stay of year or more. Wood
stock is reported to be the next favored
spot of his sojOurn. RegHieScat in pace.
Herbert O. Bixby was at White River
Junction and Springfield last week, and
this week he goes to Boston to buy
goods preparatory to starting his new
store opposite the post office which
William F. Davis is fitting up for him.
E. A. Corwin is buying turkeys for
the Boston Thanksgiving market The
j. A. r. Corwin store in this enterprise
has been real help to our local farm
ers for many years. Some three thou
sand dollars is annually distributed in
payment for turkeys purchased.
Densmore's new hall was dedicated
with dance last Wednesday evening,
and on Friday evening the young peO-
pie were entertained at a box party
where the young ladies furnished boxes
OF provisions which were bid off at
auction, one bringing three dollars. A
prize was awarded Mary Scales for the
most attractive box.
Last Saturday afternoon Deputy
Sheritfs H. II. Peck of White River
Junction and d. c.. Jones of South Roy
alton were in town making an attach
ment of the meat market belonging to
r. w, Allen. Other attachments have
since been made and insolvency pro-
ceedings are likely to ensue. Much
sympathy is expressed for Mr.. Allen
who has kept an excellent market and
endeavored to please his customers.
Several cases of measles are reported
in town and it is feared may break up
the last weeks of the village schools.
Grace G. Bacon was pronounced sick
with them and went home last week
and Eva Akerman has returned to her
home in West Fairlee. In the neigh
boring town of Washington two cases
of diphtheria have been reported from
which two deaths have ensued On
Strafford Height, four miles from Chel-
sea village, at the Andrus place have
been three severe cases of measles,
both Ellen and Frances being now
confined to the house.
Thursday last occurred the death
from measles of Mrs. Geo. Goodrich,
aged fifty-siX years, a woman of rarely
superior character and capable in the
of her home. Her death
is heavy blow to her husband and
three sons, who, with her daughter,
Mrs. G. p. Dickinson, survive her, and
will be sadly felt in the neighborhood,
$50, where she was held in high es-
TEEN. A sad incident of the funeral
was that the two elder sons were so
sick with the malady of which their
mother died that they could not take
a last look at her body.