Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-03-31
Chelsea Home News.
H. 0. BIxBY, Local Editor.
8. Ahel Merrill IS quite sick.

Mrs. Abel Merrill is quite sick.
Walter S .Goss was at home over Sunday
Sheriff Charles Smith was in town Fri.
day.
Warren L. Hook is sick with rheumatic
fever.
Aaron F.. whitney moved to Boston
last week.
The infant child OF John Flanders has
been very sick.
Mrs. E. II. Kenney has been sick but is
now improving.
q. e. Wallace is working for Dan Smith
through sugaring.
Ned Critic has gone to Bethel to learn
the barber's trade.
Clarence Stearns was OF home from So.
Mortified last week.
HYDE Robbins is TO work the coming
season for Benson Sinborn.
Miss Mintha Luce went to Barton Mon
day to care for a sick lister.
State Auditor franklin ID. Hale OF Lun-
enburg was in town Friday.
The sociable at the Cong'l church for
Cuban relief netted about IS
Will H. Hill moved into e. d. Barnes
house on Main street Monday.
Mrs. Laura Berry, who has been i'll all
winter, is now slowly gaining.
Hale K. Darling and wife went to Boston
Monday and will be absent this week.
Dean Gilman, son OF Frank Gilman, cut
bis hand badly on a scythe a few days ago.
Prof. W. II. Cummings aud daughter OF
Meriden, N. H., are at A. II. Powers this
week.
Marcellus c. Allen has uttered a stroke
Of paralysis and has very little chance for
recovery.
Mrs. Mary A. Judd has returned from
Braintree where she has beer for the past
few weeks.
Mrs. F. H. HOPKINS OF Barre has BEEN
the guest OF Mrs. Willis Scales, her cousin,
the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jefferson Thomas of Bos-
ton are visiting their daughter, Mrs. Eu-
gene Kennedy.
Miss Maude Magoon OF Montpelier has
been visiting her aunt, Mrs. DR.. Smith, RE-
turning Monday.
Richard Emmanuel bias been taking or.
ders tor yah paper for a New York house
an mas been quite successful.
Bert e. Davis, who is in the furniture
business at East Sarre, was visiting his
mother, Mrs. Philena Davis, last week.
Francis Laird sold some personal prop
erty belonging t, George Hersey at auc-
ton in Market Place Friday afternoon.
Almon |. Dexter Of this town and Miss
Cora Mag nire OF Gorinth we're married the
22d by Rev. w. e. Allen at the Methodist
parsonage. sa3fs8s OH
D. Melinda Of Fairlee has been in town,
pressing hay for Hiram Church ON the
Ahiather Beckwith farm. He pressed
some 10 to 20 tons.
Clarence Croker, the famous horse
breaker, who has been stopping at Mrs.
Ellen Hoods the East year, went to Bos-
ton Thursday morning.
Miss Efie M. Coburn has moved from
Mrs. Mattoon's house to rooms in Dana
Aliens house at the Upper Village where
she will continue dressmaking.
Alonzo Noyes had 1898 cucumbers for
breakfast Sunday morning. He did not
say whether he raised them or had them
sent him by some tropical friend.
Elijah B Dennison died at his h1me in
Washington Mar. 18th. The funeral was
Sunday, attended by w. e. Allen. He
was father OF, Mrs. c o. Slack of this town.
MI. Dennison was one OF the most pros
pereus farmers in years gone by.
Miss Blanche Townsend is at home for
a short vacation from school at MerideD,
n. h. Her popularity as a whistler con-
tinues to increase and she is often the re-
eipient ~ fiattering invitations to pucker
nr lips for melodious strains for which
lew have the gift.
The Debating club held the first session
Oh the mock legislature Monday evening.
Inc various committees were appointed
and about fifty bills were introduced for
action at the meeting next Monday even
ing. No doubt this will be the most in
maQfinn hold Inv the NInh This /
winter.
Vermont is said to produce by far the
best maple sugar in the Uniled States and
our farmers seem to be anxious to Improve
lhe quality each year, by introducing
modern apparatus and cleanliness in the
1andling OF the sap from the time it
drops from the tree till 1t is put n the
FANS ready for market. This season seems
Q De an average year for the crop in this
vicinity. Last week there was a good
steady stream with no mixture ofrain wa
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