Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-07-08
Chelsea Home News.
EMMA DARLING. Local Editor.

completed Friday.
Died in Bethel, Miss Helen Bennett,
aged about so years.
Lou Bacon returned home from New
York city last week.
son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
BeckWith June 2Sth.
The plumbago mines have suspended
work for two weeks.
Inez Bohonon of Washington is work.
ing for Harvey Spear.
Maude Merrill has been i'll for several
days but is now better
Mrs. Underhill and Sammy visited in
Washington last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stow returned home from
Burlington last Saturday.
Alma Adams has been very i'll with the
measles but is now improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. r. Corwin visited
friends in West Fairlee last week.
Miss Ella Blaisdell of Randolph was the
guest OF Mrs. j. b. Bacon recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Jackson OF Mont
pelier were in town Saturday and Sun
day.
A. II. Morey and his mother have been
spending number of days at Fairlee
Lake.
Miss Mary B. Fits OF Manchester, N.
h, is the guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. II. S.
Fits.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Bohonon were in
Corinth recently, the guests OF their aunt,
Mrs. Cook.
Mrs. Bernice Stevens has returned home
from two weeks visit in Williamstown
and Barre.
Charles II. Perkins, who spent the past
week at George Taplin's, has gone to Will
Jamestown.
j. o. Perkins has finished his work at
the City hotel in Barre and is at home for
the present
Sarah Riley of Washington, who has
been working at DR.. Corwin's, has re-
turned home.
The Z. W. c. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
S. A. Mattoon Friday evening at half past
seven O'Clock.
Eva Thompson is working for X. W.
Allen and Edith Dearborn for her brother,
G. N. Dearborn.
A petition has been extensively signed,
requesting mail service twice day to
South Royalton.
Mr.. Walter II. Cambridge Of Southboro,
Mass, visited his aunt, Mrs. w. III. II.
Hail, several days.
Mrs. B. w. Smith and Miss Nora Smith
of Lowell, Mass, are at the David Smith
place for the summer.
George W. Clark of East Somerville,
Mass, is here for osteopathic treatment
and is at II. A. Kingsbury's.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. X. Darling have gone
to Boston and Newburyport, Mass, for
visit OF several weeks and their home is
closed during their absence.
Six summer schools will be held In the
state at the same time, from August 2-l4,
and will be at Barton, Essex Junction,
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Randolph.
Crystiana, wife of Sylvester Bill, died
Tuesday after a, long illness. She was
stricken with apoplexy April 9th and re-
mained quite helpless until her death.
She was born in Fayston and her age was
81 years. Besides her husband, she leaves
daughter, Mrs. Prescott, and a son,
Herbert Stevens, both OF Manchester,
n. H. Mrs. Bill was kind neighbor, es-
pecially in case OF illness or trouble, and
will be much missed.
James L. Robinson of Bicknell Hill died
July at A. B. Bicknell's, where he was
carried for care several weeks ago. The
cause OF his death was dropsy caused by
tumor, and be had been i'll for number
OF months. Mr. Robinson was native OF
Strafford and his age was 66 years. 2 months
and 27 days. He was never married but
made his home with brother and sister.
He was a man of great intelligence, OF
quiet disposition and respected by all who
knew him. Funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. Mr.. Allen were held at his late
home Monday.
Chelsea was much shocked last Friday
TO learn of the death of Arthur kenlson,
a former resident of Chelsea, by the ex-
plosion of dynamite with which he was
blasting at the copper mine in Stranord.
The cause OF the accident VIII never be
known as he was engaged in the work
that he has done for months, ana others
near at the time observed nothing careless
in his manner of handling the explosive.
His body was much mutilated, especially
one side, one hand being completely taken
away and not found, and death, OF course,
was instantaneous. His age was AZ years.
His remains were brought here saturday
and laid beside his wife, who died three
wears ago. He leaves one son.
Among DIR. Helmer's patients who have
arrived are Miss Mamie Demorest OF
Hackensack, n. j., at }: b. Atwood's;
Miss May Wilson of New York city at
James Atwood's; Miss j. NJ. Tyndall OF
ObeIa. Ala, Miss Della 5. Gurney OF
Whitman, Mass, Mrs. q. A. Litchheld OF
Wailaston, Mass, Mrs. j. ID. Powers, II;
Mrs. n. Loniak of Brooklyn, n. Y, Mrs:
leonard ID. Morrison, Miss L. c. Holt OF
New York city, Miss +. @. Landreth OF
philsdeIphia and @. Gardner OF Portland,
Me-. are at the hotel; w. II. Whltcomo,
Mrs. Y. p. Whitcomb and Miss Catherine
Whiteomb OF Burlington at E. o. Tracy,s;
Mr. and Mrs. Elliott OF st. Johns, n. b.,
at Mrs. Andrus'; and @. Herbert Noble
ard prof, Irving Bruce and wife OF East
Hampton. Mass, at Don McAllister's
Tuesday afternoon a severe thunder
storm passed over some parts OF our town
and it Is thought that cloud burst three
miles north of the village. The BROOK
field branch, which flows past Z; @ pa
cons and within a few feet OF Elisha Bur
CESS buildings, overfiowed its oanks ana
came down the hill with such force as 70
jar the house, carrying away the shed ana
its entire contents, consisting OF an ms
wood and three wagons. Mr.. burgess
was away at work and his wife was aiohe
with her seven small children. Inc
bridge across the brook which flows 10
front of the house was also washed away,
rendering it impossible to reaeh them
from the main road. Their garden Is
complete ruin and Mr.. Burgess has oeen
quite unfortunate. The stream Whlch
fows past NJ. c. Aliens and II. Fits was
high also and the bridge near Will Luces
was washed away. Many lost hay that
e. f.o in, Z he track of the frpShet.