Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-01-07
Chelsea Home News.


} last week.
Z. f. Tanner OF Marshfield is working
4 for N. G. Moore.
Mr.. Win Robbins, who has been sicl
with asthma, is better.
DR.. @. j. Helmer OF New York city Wis.
tied friends in town last week.
Helen, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Stanley, is sick with the measles.
! Herbert Judd IS spending the winter
J with his mother, Mrs. Mary Judd.
J Communion service was held at the
. Congregational church last Sunday.
Mrs. Carl Bohonon is i'll with a severe
cold. MRS. w. ii. II. Hall is also i'll.
Will Ordway Of Barre has recently
moved to the George Beckwilh farm.
Hiram Clark, with his bride, visited
his mother, Mrs. Fred Alien, last week.
Miss Gertrude Brownell OF South Roy.
! alton spent Sunday with friends IN town.
Byron Berry was called home from
, Strafford last week by the illness OF his
son.
Nellie Bixby has finished work at c. p.
Dickinson's store for the present and is at
home.
}. o. Perkins of Barre spent New Years
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. M.
Perkins.
Daisy Rolfe has finished her work at
the hotel and returned to her home in
run nbridge.
Nellie Cooley finished her seasons
work Saturday at Mrs. T. f. Peters mill
linery store.
The Week of Prayer is being observed
by meetings every evening, excepting
Saturday, at each church.
Miss Mary A. Burbank is at home for a
vacation OF four weeks. She is teacher
in the Spaulding Graded school, Barre.
Henry A. Magoon states that during
the past four years be has filed 7S3 saws,
as follows; 1898 l27; 1894, 233; 1895, go;
1896, 2O3.
Several members Of Robert Laird's fam
lily have been sick with jaundice. Mrs.
Frank Hemenway and daughters have
also been ill.
Edgar +. Simmons OF Boston and Mabel
Il. Bacon, formerly OF Chelsea, were mar
rled at Petersham, Mass, Dec. 30th. They
will reside in Boston.
The many friends of Harry Bryant will
be glad to learn that he has recovered
from his illness and began driving the
South Royalton stage Jan. lst
Julia Cummings and her friend, Ethel
Wheeler who have been spending the
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. IL. Powers,
returned to their homes in Meriden,N H.,
Monday.
Mrs. Jane McGraw OF New Jersey, who
is visiting her sister-in-law, Mrs. Alden
Tracy, is very ill, being threatened with
pneumonia Mrs. Laura j. Hazlitt is
there as nurse.
VIM. f. Pitkin and Lucina Freeman
were married Dec. "a at Warren, where
they will reside. Mr.. and Mrs. Pitkin vis-
tied the family of Warren Stearns on West
Hill last week.
The members OF the Congregational
church held their annual meeting Thurs
day, Dec. 3lst. A dinner was served at
noon in the vestry, followed by the roll
call OF members.
| About 25 couples attended the New
Years dance. Among those from out of
town were Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Slough
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. George Vose of
South Royalton.
The only case from Orange county on
| the docket OF the supreme court at the
coming January term is that OF Eugene
z. Darling V. O. {. Clement. The term
commences Jan. u.
Henry Clark has bought OF E. ID. Barnes
the place known as the Whitney farm,
paying 5000, and takes possession in
| Msrch. He has sold his house in the vii
lage to Mr.. Barnes. Price, 1880.
Miss Jennie l.. Pierce. accompanied by
| her friend, Miss Edith Perkins, of Wood
stock, called upon friends in town Mon
day. Miss Pierce returns this week to
Northtield, Mass, where she is attending
the Moody seminary.
John Bagley OF Willismstown was COM
mitted to jail Jan. 1, bound over to the
| grand jury on the charge OF being tramp.
| John Aubin OF the same place has been
committed to Jail to serve 20 days SEN
tence for intoxication.
Earl DeIano of East Randolph and
Mary, daughter of George w. Hersey OF
/ this town, were married at the brides
home, Wednesday, Dec. Both, by Rev. Mr..
Sherman. They will make their home
with Mr.. Delano's parents.
Mrs. 5. N. Goss met with quite serious
accident Thursday evening of last week.
/ While she was walking about the house
one foot in some way became caught in a
rug, causing her to fall, dislocating her
right shonlder. At present writing she is
slowly improving.
Mrs. Davenport, aged 76 years, died
Sunday at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Charles Lyon. Funeral services, conduct.
ed by Rev. Mr.. Sherman, were held Tues
day. The remains were taken to Will
liamstown for interment beside her hus-
band, who died one year ago.
The inquest held at West Topsham last
week, upon the death of Addie Huse re.
suited in the arrest OF Oscar Eastman, at
whose house the woman stayed. East
man is charged with assault and bail was
fixed at 500, which he furnished. The
inquest was in session four days and over
fifty witnesses were summoned.
The annual meeting ofthe Orange Coun-
ty Creamery company, held at the town
clerks office Tuesday, was thinly attend
ed. The old board OF directors was re-
elected, viz: A. W.Mhitney, j. A. Stanley
Frank Gilman, n. Fl. Austin and Benson
SanborD. The tressurer's report showed
an Indebtedness of 3, ,250.19. A committee
was appointed TO investigate the claim Of
Capt w. II. H. Hall against the company,
for which be has brought suit, to report
to the directors in February. Next week
we will give figures showing the work OF
the creamery for the past three years.