Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1898-11-17
Chelsea Home News.
H. Q. BIxBY, Local Editor.

Miss Matte Stevens is living with Mrs.
Bernice Stevens this winter.
Louie Smith has gone to Taunton, Mass,
to work in an insane asylum.
The Misses Andrus are moving into the
Vincent house on Main street.
H. o. Bixby is in Boston this week buy
ing goods for the holiday trade.
Miss Lucy j. Smith, who teaches at So.
Barre, is home for a short vacation.
w. M. Flanders & Son have new paint
shop fitted up in Tarbell's building.
Mrs. E. A. Corwin went to Boston Fri
day for visit to friends in the city and
vicinity.
Mrs. Melissa F. Wright and daughter,
Ada, are at Windsor and Sharon for a
short time.
Mrs. Emma Griffin is at home caring for
her mother, Mrs. Smith Taylor, who has
been sick for some time.
The season tickets for the Chelsea lec-
ture course will be placed on sale Thurs
day, Dec. LIST, at 10 O'Clock a. IN. See full
particulars next week.
Geo. Earl, having decided to remove
from the Kimba farm in Vershire, will
sell his real estate and personal property
at auction Tuesday, the 22d, at noon.
There is to be Thanksgiving ball at
the town hall Thursday evening, Nov. "a,
with Densmore's orchestra OF six pieces
for music. A good time is anticipated by
all lovers OF dancing.
States Attorney Darling went to West
Fairlee last week Monday and prosecuted
an 18-year-old boy named William A.
Waterman, charged with stealing two
horses. He was bound over to the grand
jury and being unable to procure bail was
committed to jail that same evening by
Sheriff Miller.
School in district No. Is, taught by
Louise E. Taft, closed Friday, Nov. 4th,
with a literary and musical program.
Number of pupils, 10. Average attendance,
eight and fraction. Blanche Braman
had no marks during the term OF ten
weeks. Lena Braman missed only four
words during the term.
Mrs. Joanna Taylor died at the home of
her son, Smith Taylor, Nov. 2, aged 95l
years, 1 month and 10 days. She was
born and had always lived in Washington
until nine years ago, when she came here
to live with her son. She retained her
mind perfectly until about year since,
W hen it had been gradually falling. She
& burned fainter and fainter, her friends
scarcely knowing when it ceased to burn.
4 The funeral was from the house Friday,
the 18th, Rev. w. K. Allen officiating. The
interment was at Washington. /
The following is the list of petit jurors
who will serve during the December term
OF Orange county court:-Braoford, Ellis
B. Shumway, George w. Baldwin; Brain |
tree, Leonard K. Fisher (East1, Walter w.
Banlster (Randolph); Brookfield, e. j..
Benham EAST Braintree), E. A, Gaylord;
Chelsea, Joshua M. Grant, w. E. Bacon;
Corinth, Joseph II. Carter (East), Frank |
G. Jewell; Fairlee,sE. B. Ruggf Bradfordb |
F. w. Pierce; Newbury, James A. john 4
son, William e. Bailey (Boltonviile); |
Orange, VIM. w. Wilson (Washingtonl.
Charles Burgin EAST Randolph, W. L.
Hebard, Albert E. Edison (North); STRAIT |
ford, VIM. H. Chamberlin, George II.
Brown South; Thetford, F. P. Stevens,
e. P. Clay NORTH; Topsham, M: g.
Kezer, ]. A. Dodge Waits River); Tun-
bridge, Henry J. Williams, 8. Parkhurst
Durkee NORTH; Vershire, Z. O. Brad /
bury, P. g. Norris (Corinth); Washing
ton, A. T. Newman, Daniel 4. Stanley; 4
West Fairlee, Harlan F. Godfrey, VIM.
Moore (Bradford); Williamstown, Frank |
H. Martin, Russell M. Jeffords.