Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-05-06
Chelsea Home News.


F. E. Bucklin OF Rutland was in town
Tuesday.
J. II. Edwards, who spent the winter at
Norfolk, Va, returned home Tuesday.
}. e. Morris has returned home from
Boston, where he spent the winter with
his son, Fred.
Everett Harwood recently had his face
burned by the explosion of his gun, but
not seriously.
Mrs. Scott, who has been visiting her
sister, Mrs. j. II. Griffin, returned TO her
home last week.
MIR. and Mrs. H. 0. Bryant went to
East Barnard last week to visit their
daughter, Mrs. Kate Allen.
The Orange County w. c. T. y. will
| hold its annual convention at Randolph
next week Thursday and Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Davis ana Mr.. and
Mrs. Peter O'Connell OF Bethel spent sun
day with Mr.. and Mrs. q. l.. STOW.
G. p. Dickinson went to st. Albans this
week and Mrs. e. p. Dickin son and Mrs.
L. o. Tracy accompanied him as far as
Montpelier.
The county judges have authorized the
making of a number OF repairs about the
courthouse, among which Is the refurnish-
| ing OF the lawyers room.
Alma Wheaton OF Barre returned home
with Mrs. Willis Scales and spent sun
day here. She has been engaged to teach
the school at the Height OF Land, YER
shire.
The June term of Orange county court,
which conveues here June lst, will be
presided over by Hon. l.. Ii. Thompson of
| Iras burgh. The present indications
point to quite long term.
Mr. and Mrs. William f. Davis have re.
! turned from their winters stay in Jack
sonville, Fla, and will remain in Chelsea
until June 21st, when they intend to go
to the White Mountains where he will act
as steward at the Profile House.
| The Chelsea teachers who are engaged
| to teach out OF town are Hattie II. Dear
/ born and Addie NJ. French in Corinth,
| Alma f. Adams and Eunice ID. Moulton
/ in Nershire and Laura X. Fuller in Wash
| ington.
/ As Calvin y. Dearborn was driving with
/ his little son, Ray, last Friday morning
one tug became unhitched, which fright
ened the horse, causing him TO back. After
| throwing them out and clearing himself
| from the wagon he started TO run, drag
ging Mr.. Dearborn some distance and
laming his shoulder. Ray was not in
| iured.
B. S. Hooker OF Bradford and w. r. Al
len OF West SteWartstown, N. H., were in
town last Friday looking over the shoe
shop with a view of establishing a plant
for electric lighting. They reported that
the water power with the present wheel
would be sufficient for only $50 or 400
lights. No contract was made, and prob
ably the expense would be more than our
citizens care to meet.
At about three o'clock last Thursday
morning Mr. and Mrs. Amos Wright were
| awakened by roaring sound and found
their home in flames. The fire had made
such headway that the family had only
time to save few articles of furniture, in
| cludlng the organ, for their distance
from neighboTs placed them without help
in season, and the house, with its con-
tents, was burned to the ground. The
cause OF the fire is unknown. This was
known as the Pitkin place and was in
sured for 500. The loss of their home is a
great blow to Mr.. and Mrs. Wright, and
Mrs. Emery, their aged mother, was pros
trated by the shock.
A meeting of the road commissioners OF
the various towns in Orange county was
held at the court house Tuesday. The
following commissioners were present:
z. c. Durgan, Bradford; @, A. Clough'
Braintree; Horace Moxley, Chelsea; G. ).
Prescott, Corinth; F. w. Paine, Fairlee;
NJ. b. Curtis, Orange; j. b. Wells, Ran
dolph; j. A. White, Topsham; Z. B. Titus,
Vershire: A w. Hutchinson, Washington.
]. b. Wells was elected chairman OF the
meeting and @. A. Clough, secretary. Al
ter discussing matters connected with
their duties, the commissioners adjourned
until the second Tuesday in August. when
they will meet here again. Before ad
. iournment resolutions were adopted re
GREETING the termination of the work done
by the State Board of Highway Commits
sioners, which was abolished by the last
legislature.
Sheriff Smith was in town Monday
drawing the grand and petit jurors for the
coming June term OF court. The follow
ing grand Jurors were drawn and, as viii
he seen. the list contains some strong men
Bradford, Henry e. McDufiee; Braintree,
WIN. B. Hebsrd; Brookfeld, John r
Heath; Chelsea, J. A. K. Corwln, w. ii
! Emery: Corinth, Henry A. Jackmani
Fairlee. VIM. II. Long; Newbury, Remem-
brance w. Chamberlain; Orange, Erastus
q. Camp: Randolph, James Hutchinson
Strafford. VIM II. Hayes; Thetford, w. A
Dodge: Tops ham, A. X. Beede; Iunbrldge
} Henry r. Hayward; Vershire, Wilbur
| Harding: Washington, James b. Seaver
West Fsirlee. VIM. Paul; Williamstown,
Frank Martin. The following were drawn
aa pelit Jurors: Bradford, Arsd Jenkins
II IA Sieeper; Braintree, VIM. Perham
Heman Powers; Brookfield, Alpheus hio'
hard. Cornelius T. Frink; Chelsea, carlo
Bohonon, {. n. Dearborn; Corlntn, ram ~
Merrill. Everett b. Corliss; Fairiee, b. W
Wilmot. MAYNARD Prescott; Newbury, ID
5. Fulton, Chas. w. Eastman orange
Chas. Mills, George j. Cook; kandoi Pm ID
/ u III Morse. j. b. Adams; Stranord, =. II
, Patten, b. F. Quimby; Ihettord, =. a
Ladd, WI Downer; Topsham, +. +
Page, George McDuhee; Tunhridge, a; b
] HAYWARD, G. H. Granger; Nershlre; Geo
), stacy, Oscar Carleton; Washington,r ran
I, ord way. David Emery; West Falrlee, osea :,
. smith. John H. Cook; WilliamstoWn, u
w. Lynde. w. z. Pratt.
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