Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-25
Chelsea Home News.
H. BrxBY, Local Editor.

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Ava Bohonon OF Braintree was in town
Friday.
w.P. Gsfield of Fairlee was in town
Monday.
Miss Lou Bacon is doing table work at
The hotel.
A. n. Powers has some new steps at the
Chelsea mill.
Dr. Fred L. Beckwith has gone to Dam
vile for three weeks stay.
Miss Minnie d. Whitney OF Montpelier
spept Sunday with her parents.
Henry Lyford's boy killed two young
foxes about one-third grown Saturday.
Mrs. Alma Brown Adams OF Vershire
spent few days with her parents last
week.
state Highway Commissioner VIM. B.
Wall OF Ran dolph was in town Thursday
gr.and Mrs.Albert Johonnott OF Mont.
rsIier we're at the Orange County hotel
Thursday.
Mrs. Zslma Slack, Mrs. p. w. Rogers
and Miss Bessie Hackett have been quite
I'D the past week.
Mrs. Z. NJ. Collins OF West Topsham is
eisItIng friends in town. She is the guest
oi Mrs. A. II. Powers.
Miss Leonora Parkhurst celebrated her
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party OF her schoalmates and friends.
Mrs. Melissa Wright is at work in the
family OF II. II. Darling and Mrs. Hackett
bas gone home for much needed rest.
HIN. Mattison has taken the agency
Tor the Northwestern Life Insurance Co.
and W. z. Townsend for the National
Life Insurance Co.
The Chelsea Electric Light and Power
Co has purchased a 80 horse power Olin
Gasoline engine which Is expected to be
In place about June 10th.
G.. %. smith OF post % Is among those
mentioned for 5. v. department COM
mander at the encampment soon to be
held in the city OF Montreal, Canada.
Fred E.Atwood accompanied by Messrs.
Reyes, Brooks, Moulton, Merrill and
Drew OF the Dartmouth college junior
class, spent Sunday at j. b. Atwood's.
A short special meeting OF corps 5. v,
t. 5. A., is called for next Saturday even
ingat O'Clock. The SD bject OF Memori-
al day ID OF interest to all and special ef-
fort should be made to be present.
The following are the big four fish to
date Orcutt Bixby, Id H., measuring
14in: Dr. Godfrey, 10. measuring Is IL
ID: Fred Park hurst, ID; A. III. Morey,
81 TO- There are more to follow-later.
Honors come fast to Maj. Charles K:
Darling. On Monday he was elected
colonel OF the Sixth Massachusetts regi-
ment, when has resumed It's place in the
nstional guard. IL was with this regi-
ment that he rendered distinguished ser
vice IN Porto Rico.
Waterson post No. As, @. A. r., have
made the following detail to visit the
schools In town Monday, May -; Or ,.
n Goss and Freeman Noyes, No. ~ ~
field Bohonon, No. 5; Nathan Moves, NO.
q n. Hardy and b, r. smith, no; - a.
B. Atwood and n. T.. Mosher, No. ~ a.
Barnes, No. 70; c. o. Slack, No. lbi Z. r.
BononoD, No. II.
The next regular meeting OF the Relief
corps will be held on Saturday, May y, az
g. A. X. hall. Every member IS desireo
to be present as the afternoon Is 10 pc oe-
voted largely to the making oil Sreaths 70
be used on Memorial day. The assistance
OF any patriotic ladies so inclined VIII DC
acceptable. Gifts OF flowers. either ON
Saturday or Mon-ay, will be gratefully
received.
Mrs. Rose Abbott, Mrs.. George simondss
and ner son, Fred, aged about IL years, all
former encum brances OF this place, were
arrested in Morstown Monday, toe l2tn,
the wagon and many more at their nome
in Waitsheld, which was duly searcheo,
The boy was sent 10 the reform school TN
ofage, Mrs Abbott 20 the house OF cor
rection for three months and Mrs Siinonus
was ined s45 to be paid in 20 days OF tneh
go to the work house
The newly elected officers OF the W; =
T. u. are as follows: Mrs. Ellen l.. CoI-
win, president; Mrs. Carrie y barnes,
first vice president; Mrs. Laura j. hszi-
lett, second vice president; Mrs Eoitn
Fuller, recording secretaryi Miss l. -
Hatch, corresponding secretaryi hrs. -
Tarbelt, treasurer; superintendent, MIS-.
c. 0. Barnes, Jail and aims houses MIS-.
l. j. Hazett, flower mission; Mrs. T. Il
Corwin, health and hygiene, sabbath oo-
servance, franchise; Mrs. q. A. bohanon'
evangeistic work; MISS l.. Z. haten,
press work, w. T. p. A., Legislative work'
Mrs. p. ID. Comstock, purity Mrs, =. D.
Corwin, narcotics, Mrs. l.. +. Eastman,
sri; Mrs. c. V. Powers, Mrs. Edith
Fuller, social work.
As Alva Robinson was coming 10 'ne
creamery Friday morning with loso OF
about 600 pounds of mil l. the young horse
he was driving became frightened az souse
boards and began a lively pace down VIZ
bill. Mr.. Robinson did his best 70 stop
the animal until be saw IL was OF no USE
when he took his chance for terra ntn ..
and landed safely except lew Sign
bruises. The horse kept on unth oppo-
site the house OF Mrs Susan Swsntoh,
when il fell, breaking its fofeleg pear ~ -
knee Joint Mr.. Robinson could prof.
bly, have got the horse under controi IA
not one nf the hold straps broken