Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1897-02-11
Chelsea Home News.
EMMA DARLING, Local Ed tor.

winter. VI
Monday. :" 70"
DR. Smith. -
Mrs. George Il. Bacon has been yer
SICK with the grip.
Friday, Feb. 5th, a son was born To M
'and Mrs. viii Goss.
DIR. George Davenport OF East Randolpl
was in town Saturday.
Misses Spaulding and Wells yisite,
friends in TunbrIdge Saturday.
Horace Blood and Il. f. Clark of Eas
Corinth we're in town last week.
Addie French has finished her school a
Corinth Corner and returned nome.
There was bean porridge dinner at the
vestry of the Cong'l church yesterday.
Fred Allen has hired Frank Tracyis
house now occupied by Milo Sanborn.
Marshall A. Carpenter has been in this
and adjoining towns with his peddler's
cart.
The ladies OF the NJ. K. church held a
sociable at II. w. Dearborn's last ever .
ing.
The members of the Ten Pin club met
with Mrs W. :. Hatch yesterday after
noon.
Will Goodwin returned Monday from
shoe shop.
Eunice, daughter OF Wales Moulton.
has been unable to finish attending school
! because OF illness.
The installation of the officers of
George Washington Lodge, No. 81, f. e
A. M, occurs this evening
The people OF the West Hin church
VIII hold sociable at Hira Bixby's to-
morrow afternoon and evening.
The many friends OF Mrs. Harry A.
Bryant are glad to see that she is able to
be about after her severe Illness.
Peter Psrizo's son, John, twelve years
OF age, caught his hand in a hay cutter
recently, and the ends OF two fingers were
cut off.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Moore and little
son OF White River Junction are visiting
Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. A.
Densmore.
While r. w. Allen was delivering goods
last week his horse became frightened
and ran away, but fortunately no damage
was done.
All lovers OF flowers would have been
pleased TO see a pink owned hv Mrs |
James Atwood, which had forty blossoms
at one time.
Mrs. Mary Carpenter Church has gone
to Somerville, Mass, to care for the chill
dren OF her brother, Adelbert, who are
sick with the whooping cough
Twenty-Five friends Of Mary Slack met /
at her home Saturday afternoon from four |
until eight O'Clock in honor OF her six. |
teenth birthday and all report a pleasant !
time.
Oar Republicans are having a chance to |
express their preference for collector at l
Burlington, petitions in behalf Of both |
Col. Mansur and Mr.. Merrill being in |
The Ladies' Reading circle met with
Mrs. Stow last Monday evening. These
meetings are much enjoyed by the men,
bers, and they are now making a special
study OF noted American characters and
historical events connected with each
presidential administration.
All the Chelsea schools now in session
close tomorrow, excepting the one i'm
Dist. No. 6, taught by Mrs. Abbie Davis
The schools taught by Mr.. Comstock and
NJ iss Spaulding close with the usual ex-
and in Miss Wells room
here will be appropriate exercises.
The Ladies' Benevolent society OF the
Cong'l church held its annual meeting .
asst Thursday afternoon and elected the /.
officers: President Mrs. F. /
Dearborn; vice. president, Mrs. NJ. II.
,orwin; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. J.
II. Comstock; directresses, Mrs. +. d. $
barnes, Mrs. e. A. Densmore, Mrs. Charles 7
Sixby.
On SATURDAY. afternoon, Jan. 31st, Emma !
latch, Lora Hood, Sallie Emery, Margaret
and Rena Barnes met at Rev. !
fr. Sherman's in honor of Miss Mildred's
welfth birthday. Each little lady car
led her favorite doll and the party. a
nrprise for Miss Mildred, was highly
moved. Later the group was photo
raphed by Mr.. Bixby.
The hearing in the suit OF George W.
leveland V. John B. Bacon was begun Il
efore Hon. +. w. Smith, referee, at the
,urthouse Tuesday. Cleveland claims a n
alance of some $500 due him from the
sfendant, growing out of deal extending
yer about ten years. The defendant II
aims that the balance is his way. Hon. m
NJ Harvey is counsel for the plaintiff,
I'd Darling q Darling for the defendant. b.
Joseph Landon has just completed e
lir OF Russia calf shoes for Hon. w. W. - -
rout and has sent them to Washington, ,.
. c. He is now making pair for c. 5. y ,,
merry and has received an order for ~ =,
Iir from E. w. Smith, Esq, of Wells e'
iyer These calls show that Mr.. Landon
i'll furnishes nothing but first t-class
ork, the same as in former years when
made shoes for the late ex-President
hester A. Arthur. ii,
There were IL births and 29 deaths
nong the residents OF Chelsea in 1896. w
I the 81 parents OF the children, twins
wing been born to one couple, eight III
ere natives of this town and all the
hers but four were born in the state, o,
le being born in Massachusetts, one in ~
ew York and two in Canada. All OF the
deceased persons were born in this
untry, IL being natives Of Chelsea ten
~ sn fnmr in re-
wv Hampshire and one in Connecticut. Gr
lie Oldest person was in her one hun tal
eth year, one was over ninety and four 60
re between eighty and ninety. Five ia'
re young children. There was one sui no
ie and no death from any contagious r.