Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-12-21
Chelsea Home News,
y q sIxBY. Local EDITOR.

-. t,,nsred thousand best grades, New
oLasaiek cedar shingles Just received /;
I-4apd 2-inch dry pine plank. For
aso ~ n. i. Adams, South Royalton. II
~. c. q. Godfrey has new Wilcox &
rscn harrington OF Randolph was IN
town Monday
III New Years eve.
a.. FRANCES W. Bixby Is SICK In bed
this week With neuralgia.
n, \. Goss aud K. o. Tracy were In
,-yssilie last week on business.
snsttn skinner visited his son at Barre
rsnrsdHy and Friday Of last week.
p.,nb Merchant, the veterinary, is liv-
- ~ Iobn A. Stanley's this winter.
Mis- Eunice A. Noyes is at work in IL.
q BIxby's store through the holidays.
crank Bixby, who works for Judge
gats in Braintree, VAS 10 town over sun
day.
n and Mrs. George Morris OF Lisbon,
\ Il visited bis mother Mrs. Joseph
French. last week.
treasurer W. p. Townsend has turned
aver all uncollectei tax bills TO the col
.sgiOr, e. r. Godfrey,
"A Carwin 4 Son took In about
4e0 los. Of Xmss poultry saturday, for
sbieh they paid q ,g5s.t9.
pgstnaster ". Il. Hatch is detained at
acme with an abscess on bis left leg. Ghas.
aeon is at work 10 The store.
Nm. Flinders and sou have Just COM
B.s.ed series Of II signs OF the inside
decoration Of Il. o. BiKby's store.
Mr.. Jsunette Clark, who for the past
~ eeeks has been ith her daughter at
Randolph, returned home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vim. r. Davis left yester-
d5y faf the Hotel St James, Jacksonville,
Pa, where they Will remain this winter.
The Xmas tree at the Congl church will
N Monday evening. A nice program has
been arranged for the children's exercises.
Florence Densmore returned home last
week from Enoshurg Rslls, v here she has
bsen sith Der aunt, Mrs, Parmelee, since
last summer,
There II TO he a Xmas tree AZ the West
Hill church Monday evening. the 2ht h.
The exercises are 20 tie mostly by the chit.
dfen and the usual good time II expected.
Luther s, Alien, Admr. Of the estate Of
lhe late Edison Allen, sold the personal
he has rented the house 10 George faller,
who is 10 take possession 81 once.
Tuesday evening there was an enter
tainmeu at the town hall BY Prof. Helm |
HCh Meyer Of Mayence, Germany, epre- |
ssntiug the Passion Play OF Obersmmer-
gan, Germany, with moving pictures.
The third lecture OF the course Will be 1
held Tuesday evening. Dec. %, when hon. |
O. A. 9earbArt OF Buffalo, y ", will dc
liver bis great lecture on "The Coming /
Man. This will be one OF the finest en-
tertainments Of the course.
Orange County creamery, during the
month OF November, received i72,S li lbs. 4
q milk l,76s los. OF cream; made 10 or /
lbs. Of hotter; received s2,5l0 q; expenses
we're i26s 0S paid patrons y Ia cts; gain
per cent was 10 4 per cent.
No effort is being spared TO make the
Christmas exercises al the Methodist
church Monday evening an unexcelled
success. The various committees, e..
peeially the committee elected TO decorate
We church, are taking much pains aud
shoslng original Ideas IL their lines OF
work
The school IN South Washington taught
ol Grace bacon closes Friday, Dec. -,
With exercises consisting OF speaking and
singing, by the children and OF sers, at
lhe church 10 the evening. The exercises
WI begin al O'Clock, followed by dis
ubnuon OF presents from a tree. All
are invited.
Next Saturday evening Presiding Elder
davenport viii preach at the Methodist
en9feh,ailer which there viii be the quar-
ely conference. Sunday morning there
WI De The usual quarterly meeting ser
1lct snd also at the West Hill church at
4oeloek p. m. Preaching at both church
eso y Mr., Davenport.
A.N. Heath OF Buffalo, N. Y.,who came
ueit about three weeks ago to set up the
Nv olin gasoline engine for the Electric
t4ga1 70, and has since been running il,
s Wy lor his home Monday afternoon. The
Lyme was accepted by the company as
entirely satisfactory. A fine description
VII De given Of engine and plant later.
Wednesday evening, the 18th, Mr.. and
nc NC fefcy Heath we're given a pleasant
lpu,ptlse party at the farm OF Leslie II.
ib ,5l zen oy some twenty young people
.l the village. They were made the
sselp'ehts OF many useful articles in the
ssy O towels, napkins, a chair and table
~ gt iss.lt ana other wares. All report an
eh.oyable time.
=, F lst Regt., George T. Hebard, Army OF
p.,, n. ana VI, Y. v. o., or order OF Union
~, tJslie Men, Of Chelsea, VT, elected the
Ga,eNihg officers for the ensuing year
SGolonel, 4. h. Adams; lieutenant colonel,
SUI su.es nhorn; major, ]. II. Griffin; sur
a.n, d, b. Lyford; chaplain, w. II. II.
i5,a,i qoartermaster, M. d. Coburn, ad !. .
m, ~, T. r. Peters. The OF her officers ,
appointed by the colonel later. ,
.,i Lasl Friday evening about 60 OF the rel
W ps aug friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Johu
eep,ioL Da"k gathered TO give them a re-