Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-08-25
Chelsea Home News.
H. Q. BIxBY, Local Editor.

Mrs. Belle Roberts returned to Barre
Monday.
o. B. Copeland and family OF Randolph
are in town this week, the guests of Mrs.
A. j. Copeland.
Elisha Burgess little daughter, Edith,
and an year-old son of G. L. Bowles are
sick with fever.
John B. Corliss was called to Bradford
Tuesday to attend the funeral OF his sis
ter, Mrs. Chase.
Caspar Abbott and family OF South
Royalton are spending the week at his
fathers, G. P. Abbott's.
Jamie Hayward went to Tilton, N. H.,
Thursday, where he has a position in a
grist mill and feed store.
Mrs. George Andrews will sell her
household goods at auction next Saturday
at one o'clock at her residence.
Some OF the former neighbors and
friends of Lester Darling visited him last
week at his home in Washington.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. Allen with her son and
daughter OF Saranac, N. ", have been
visiting her brother, Harvey Spear.
Fred A. Ordway OF Southern Pines, N.
c., has purchased OF Willis Scales the f.
p. Bixby place on North Main street.
orcutt Bixby has sold his six year old
brown mare to Charles Clapp of Lowell,
Mass, for fancy price, we understand.
The Republicans have two nominations
filed to date for town representative.
They are Curtis s. Emery and Fred f.
Monkey.
Miss Jennie Pierce of New Brunswick,
N. j., accompanied by her friend, Miss
Wilson, made short call on friends in
town Monday.
Miss Ina Hackett returned from North
field Saturday, where she has been cashier
in store this summer. She issto attend
school at the Academy.
Mrs. will Flint OF Randolph has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. r. W. Allen, re-
turning home Tuesday. She was accom-
Lucy.
Mrs. Jennette S.Spaulding OF McHenry,
H., is visiting her brother, II. B. Colby,
and other friends. Mr.. Colby and Mrs.
Spaulding are at Barre and Montpelier
this week.
The Orange county board of road COM
missioners had a meeting at the court
house Aug. 16. Twelve out OF the II road
commissioners were present and very
profitable meeting was held. j. b. Wells |
OF Randolph was chairman ana u. a.
Clough OF Braintree secretary.
While Mrs. Ed Brown was out In the
ing the horses for him to load some logs, |
the horses started and caused the lever to
swing round SO that 1t struck her left leg /
Just above the ankle, breaking both bones. |
DR.. NJ. H. Corwin was summoned as soon /
as possible and set the fracture.
David Pufferof Jacksonville, Ala, has
been in town the past few days. he Tor
merly lived on the farm occupied by q. L.
Hayward. He has been In Alabama for
ha IL 81 x,aar rQnorfa a 0e9lra- 1
bic and healthy climate. he is in the cot
ton seed oil business. There is only one
other northern man In the place and that
is his partner.
The schools in town are to begin next
Monday, Aug. 20. The teachers are as
follows: Academy, principal, John M
Comstock; assistant, Lena Spaulding OF
Barre ;primary, Anne Howe OF Tun bridge;
No. 5, Nellie Barnes; No. z, Eunice Moul-
ton; No.s,Annie Camp of East Randolph;
No. 10, Martha Moves; No. II, Arthur y.
Smith OF Williamstown; No. Y, Emma
Adams of Williamstown; No. 10, MISS
Taft OF Randolph; No. IL, Clara LAIRD.
Several OF our people seem to have got
into potato scrspe." 1t is reported that
party by the name of 4. j.. CouEseL OF
Newport came around last winter Win
fine specimen of potato, which he would
deliver for planting in the spring at y per
peck. Several purchased as they seemed
to be a desirable seed. There was the
usual contract signed, ETC., and q SECOND
party made the delivery. 1t is said tnat
some did not take the potatoes when oe-
livered on the ground that they were IN
ferior and not up to sample, while others
say they never had them delivered to them
at all aud still others took them and palo
on delivery. Now those who have not
paid for the potatoes they signed ioi,
whether taken or not, have received
letter from a lawyer to settle IN ~ DAYS
any paper with strangers, and II you went
fancy potato send to reliable SEED
house for it.