Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-02-03
Chelsea Home News.
H.O. BIxBY, Local Editor.

AFRO Hood has been sick for some three
weeks.
j. B. Corliss recently lost one CT his
stage horses.
Charles Rumrill and wife are visiting at
W. NJ. Flanders.
George d. Bates and wife are at Rox-
bury for few days.
Mrs. Frank Titus and brother visited
friends in West Fairlee Thursday.
The Ten Pin club meet with Mrs. VIM.
r. Hood next Wednesday afternoon.
Thomas aosking OF Claremont, n. H., is
visiting his sister, Mrs. Frank Titus.
Frank c. Carleton and daughter, Grace,
Of Barre, visited at ii. o. Bixby's Thurs
day last week.
HI, Bixby has soma new scenery in his
studio for the background of pictures, w.
NJ. Flanders doing tue work.
Miss Mintha s. Luce of South Lancaster,
Mass where she has been attending
school, is visiting her Irother, Charles A.
Luce.
Last Sundays Globe says r. II. Lyon OF
White River Junction goes in few days
10 Montpelier to take charge of the New
England Telephone company's circuit and
exchange lines running through the CEN
trail and eastern part of the state.
The annual meeting OF the Ladies' Be
neyoent society was held a the church
parlors Thursday, Jan. 9th. The follow
Ing Off GERS we're elected President, Mrs
Sylvia Dearborn; vice. president, Mrs. r.
|. COrwin; secretary, Mrs p. d Comstock;
treasurer, Mrs. Il. l.. CorwiD; directors,
MRS c. Barnes, Mrs. Louise Densmore
and Mrs. Maria Whitney.
The Chelsea Dramatic company have ar
ranged to play "The Old Homestead" on
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday even
ings, Feb. 16 II and Is They have en-
gagged Densmore's orchestra TO play the
three nights and for thesldance after the
play Friday evening They promise the
programs to be out Saturday night with a
complete list of characters, etc.
In those winter homes that the chicka-
dees and nuthatches occas onally visit, an
immense amounC of enjoyment for old and
young may be secured by fastening piece
Of fresh fat pork outside window. After
4 is found some of these birds will be at
II most of the time. They Will become
very tame and, with proper treatment, may
be made to eat from the hand, and eat on
with cat watching them only six inches
away on the other side OF the glass.
Frank A. Skinner died in Barre jan. 81
The funeral was Sunday, the 23d. We
quote the folio wing from the Barre Daily |
ifNtth ne unCihl VI Eldhh n in
ner was held yesterday afternoon from |
the home of his brother, A. |. Skinner,
6Map Grove. Rev. j. A. Sberburn
preached a short impressive sermon and |
music was furnished by the male quar-
tette. large number of friends were |
present to attend the last sad rites. The |
floral offerings were numerous and mag |
INDECENT. The cortage was escorted to /
Hope cemetery by 80 firemen and the I
store clerks of the city in liue. Six fire.
mn in uniform acted as pail bearers. Mr.. /
Skinner was corn in Chelsea, Dec. 49, 1871, /
Where he has numerous friends. he
came 10 Barre in 1892, and has worked /
here as q grocery clerk until his recent ILL.,
ness, excepting short time he was en-
gagged ia the meat business. lie was en-
ergetic, pleasant and OPEN hearted, traits
which won him hosts OF friends tie was
one Of the oldest members of the fire de-
partment and was treasurer and clerk OF
Tiger Hose No. g. At fires he was always
81 the front and never knew fear or
thought of danger or fatigue. He was
held in high esteem and beloved by all
ioe members OF the department. lie was
taken sick on Christmas day with what
Proved to he typhoid fever. His symp-
toms were favora Bile for recovery until
lev da,s before he died, when he was sud
eeniy taken worse and despite all efforts
70 save bis life he passed away at 10 FRI
Gay afternoon. He leaves father, moth
ef and three brothers and an unlimited
number Of friends to mourn his loss. No
one has aught but kind words to say OF
MN aud Il is seldom that this community !
Is 50 deeply affected as it is by the un-
umely death of this young man who had
every prospect before him of happy and
useful life"
There will be patriotic exercises at the
own hal Friday evening, Feb. 4, by the
gupis Of the primary aud intermediate
urpartments of he academy. assisted by
soms OF The older pupils. There will De
sspecis! reference 10 the lives of Washing
-on snd Linco n. Exercises will begin at
o'clock. small admission fee Will be
snarged, the proceeds to be devoted to the
Sse o. the academy. Following is the pro-
America, Both Schools
Vfiginal Composition on
Geo Washington, Guy Hood
S.usslng the Delaware, Myrtle Bixhy
arnold or Wash ngton George Hstcn