Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-04-15
Chelsea Home News.
EMMA DARLING, Local Editor.

David Mills has gone West to join his
brother near St. Louis.
Rufus Abbott Of South Washington has
been sick with the measles.
Frederick Graham of Lowell, Mass, Wis
tied friends in town last week.
Mrs. E. b. Dickinson is i'll and both her
| boys are sick with the measles.
J. A. X. Corwin made his annual Fast
day visit at n. II. Austin's this year.
Mrs. II. Edison Allen spent several days
with Mrs. A. w. Whitney last week.
Mrs. Jed Scott OF Scottsmore, P. O., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. II. Griffin.
Annie +. Goss left town Tuesday for
several weeks visit in Massachusetts.
II. II. Goss has been appointed steward
at the Butler hospital, Providence, X. |.
A. c. Mills OF Dartmouth college has
been spending weeks vacation at j. NJ.
Atwood's.
Thomas G. Dearborn left town Monday
night for Rhode Island, where he has
found work.
DIR. and Mrs. Corwin gave domino
party Thursday evening in honor Of MIR.
and Mrs. Copeland.
Fred 4. Atwood has been home from
Dartmouth college for a weeks vacation,
returning yesterday.
George W. Taplin and son, Charles, have
been i'll with the grip, and Elmer Wallace
is doing their farm work.
The school directors have appointed
Rev W. +. Allen superintendent of
schools for the year ensuing.
win A. Reed and wife have moved from
George Reeds into the house nearby on
what was once the Luce farm.
Mrs. Lewis Whitney, and daughter,
Blanche, left town this week for Valley
Falls, X. l., where they will reside.
Ellie Coburn has returned from a visit
OF several weeks to Royalton and Corinth
and in Lebanon and Manchester, n. IL.
The last report from Mrs. Emaline Wa
terson is that she has greatly improved in
health since returning to Williamstown.
DIR. q. j. Helmer OF New York city
states that he intends, IL nothing pre-
vents, to spend July and August in Chel-
sea.
Carlos l.. Bohonon not being able to
serve as lister because of illness, b. II.
Adams, Jr., was appointed to fill the va
cancy.
Fred Ord way and family of Aberdeen,
n. C., have changed their plans and have
hired Mrs. Jennie Robbins house for the
summer.
Rev. Mr.. Allen has so far recovered from
his recent Illness as TO be out OF doors and
there will be services at the M. +. church
next Sunday.
Wedding cards have been received an
nouncing the marriage OF Daniel Nj.
Strong and Flora |. Shaw at Bethel Mon
day, April 9th.
Mrs. Jennie Robbins intends to spend
the summer with her daughters, Mrs.
Frank Martin, at Williamstown, and Mrs.
Harry o. Flint, at Tunbridge.
Dan Stanley, who has made his home
with his brother, j. A. Stanley, of Wash
ington, for several years, went to Woon-
socket, X. l., last week to engage in busi-
ness.
Herman Bugbee has finished his work
at Concord, n. H., and is now canyassing
for medical book published in SPRING
field, Mass. At present he is in Brook
field.
F.B. Wood of Randolph was at the
Orange County Hotel Monday and Tues
day, holding his spring opening and ex-
hibition OF jackets, capes, carpets and cur
tains.
c. A. Densmore has bought OF j. B.
Bacon the house and land known as the
Norton place now occupied by Hale h
Darling, for q, 100. Will A. Densmore
will take possession in the fall.
Passion week is being observed by SER
vices at the Cong church every afternoon.
There was no prayer meeting Tuesday
evening, but there will be a young peo-
ple's meeting, as usual, tonight.
The report of early chickens last week
has brought to light the fact that Mrs.
Zelma Slack of this village had eight
chickens hatch March Attn, which she
calls Inauguration chickens, and nine
others hatched the following week.
4. aI 70 In har
item is briefly reported as follows:-A
gang Of men or full grown boys went to
house on Jail Hill last week Wednesday
night and, taking a woman occupant
named Howlsnd therefrom, stripped her
OF her clothing, applied black paint and
ordered her to leave town. she left Sat
urdays
From a recent issue of the Free Press
we learn OF the death in st. Adams OF
resident of that place who was native Of
Chelsea. Almerin Tinker was born IN
this town Sept. Z, 1913, and received his
education in the schools here. His nrst
business experience was in the old store OF
lanes r. Langdon a. Co. at Montpelier.
In 1899 he removed to Michigan but re-
turned to Vermont in 1851 and settled at
Northfield, having been appointed private
secretary to ex-Gov. Paine, president OF
the Vermont Central railroad. When the
headquarters Of the railroad company was
removed to st. Albsns, he became resi-
I dent there and when be retired from busi-
ness in April, 1890. bis services with the
company had extended over period OF 40
/ years. He left two sons, Chas. Tinker OF
! Brooklyn, n. Y, general superintendent
Z of the Western Union Telegraph compa-
ny, and VIM. Tinker OF California. He
l had been from boyhOod an active mem
/ ber of the Methodist church and had held
many responsible positions in the church
es with whicn be had been connected. de
1 is buried beside his family in the North
field cemetery.