Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-09
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

H.O. BIxBY, Local Editor.
Mrs. Herbert Judd was in Barre satur-
day.
Jenness Bugbee was in town over Sum
day.
Mrs. Bina Nation was in South Roy
alton Monday.
Miss Alma Wheaton Of Barre is visiting
at Willis Scales.
Frank ii. Tracy of Montpelier was in
town over Sunday.
Filena Slack has finished work in the
family OF j. b. Bacon.
Chas. A. Luce lost FULL blood Jersey
heifer a short time ago.
F.E. Allen is at work for the Electric
Light and Power company.
William Morrison OF Corinth visited his
sister at T.. r. Peters last week.
no. Bixby was in Montpelier on BUSH
ness Thursday ana Friday OF last week.
f. NJ. smith has returned from Wilder,
where he has bsen TO visit his son, Sidney
Smith.
Mrs. Susan Stanton has returned from
Tuut ridge. Her sister, Mrs. Durrell, is
better.
Martin Richardson Of Braintree spent
last week with bis daughter, Mrs. T.. l..
Harwood.
Mrs. c. A. Densmore and sen, Charlie,
went to Lowell, Mass, Saturday to visit
her sister, Mrs. Dickey.
State Treasurer John L. Bacon OF White
River Junction was in town Monday, Wis
iting his father, j. b. Bacon.
Mrs. Nora Bohon on returned to }. B.
Bacon's last week from Orange, where she
has been caring for her sister.
Mrs. Frank Hackett and daughters, who
have been at Rutland the past month, re-
turned nome last week Tuesday.
Miss Nellie Corwin returned Monday
night from Boston, where she has been
the past seven weeks with friends.
Edwin Dockum OF Worcester, Mass,
came Monday night TO attend the funeral
OF his mother, Mrs Sibyl Minard.
The stage and freight teams to South
Royalton are In doubt every morning
whether 10 start on runners or try wheels.
Thomas h Perry has moved his tin shop
from c. A. Densmore's TO Tarbel's block
and his family into the tenement upstairs
in the same building.
Mrs. Lillian Lowell Burbank OF South
Londonderry and Mrs Nelson Minard and
son OF Montpelier were called here by the
death Of Mrs. Minard.
Charlie Hopkins, who Is working for
the Electric Light company, has returned
from a weeks vacation, having been In
HardWick, Morrisvile and vicinity.
Robert II. Lyon has rented his farm TO
the estate OF Dea. franklin Dearborn and
is 10 work for Mrs. Dearborn the coming
year. he Is to move his family TO the
Dearborn homestead ana begin work at
once.
ED. Ab bolt Of West Hartford, who has
bought the harness business OF l.. $. Al
len, Was here Monday and will move here
and take possession as soon as the travel
ing win permit He has rented the L. c.
Beckwith house on Prospect Hill.
Walter n. Beckwith went to Waterbury
Wednesday OF last week, where he has
position in the insane asylum. Walt said
that la would meet any OF his old antago-
nisis 81 the checker board Ia the recep-
ton room ofthe Waterbury insane asylum
any time when IL will be convenient for
them ta be here.
There was great excitement among the
owners OF swine Sunday night when the
telephone from the electric light station
lingled out that the water was coming
down through a hole in the dam and to
look out for the hogs. There was hustling
Tor the pork, which was reused from
peaceful slumber and moved to saiety.At-
ter reasonable time for the food TO APP
pear, telephone investigation replied that
the water was coming through the " heel /
az terrific rate. Then there was a funny
feeling at this end aud some said bad /
words.
Died, March 5, Sibyl Dockum, widow OF
the late Josiah Minard, aged 81 years. Her T.
death followed an illness OF several weeks
10 which she bad been gradually sinking /
away. She was formerly married to Mr.. /
Dockum and has one son, Edwin, who re- /
sides IN Worcester, Mass. BY MIR Mtnard, /
who she survived six years, she had four 4
children, Nelson, who is a travelling man 1
living 10 Montpelier, Mrs, George Lowell 1
OF South Londonderry, Mrs. Ira Thomp. /
son OF this place and Ann f., who died /
about wear ago. The funeral was at her 1
late residence Tuesday at O'Clock y. M, 1
Rev. W. +. Allen officiating.