Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-05-04
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.
Miss Ina Hackett was home over Sun
day.
II. e. Roberts of Boston is in town thi
week.
Mrs. Sarah Garvin was quite i'll last
week.
Miss Lila Robbins is working at the
hotel.
Bacon & Hall have begun work on the
new bank room.
Mrs. Lucy A. Bennett is keeping house
for II. Z. Mosher.
Ralph Merchant OF Gloucester, Mass, is
at 0reutt Bixby's.
J. b. Atwood cut a fine lot OF asparagus
in bis garden Apr. 18th.
Mrs. NJ. r. Wright, who has been sick
the past week, is improving.
Mrs. Margaret Griffin is visiting her
people in Hancock this week.
A ten pound son was born Apr. 10Th to
Mr.. and Mrs. Will o. Morrill,.
Mrs. G. A. Bacon and Miss Lou Bacon
are spending the week in Barre.
The road commissioner OF Orange Co.
hold a meeting here Friday, May 10Th.
John Knox of Manchester, n. H., is
visiting mis- sister, Mrs. A. NJ. Burnham.
Miss Nellie Cooley commenced work
last week in Mrs. Peters millinery shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale X. Darling were pre-.
sented with a fine boy Thursday, April p.
The Soap club will meet with Miss + A..
Noyes Monday, May sth, at 3 O'Clock pm.
Mrs. +. II. Kennedy, who has been
quite sick the past two weeks, is now
somewhat better.
Fishermen started out in all directions
Monday morning, but no big fish have
been caught to date.
Misses Nancy and Martha Hall nave
moved into their house recently purchas-
ed on Maple
Arthur A. Abbott of Bethel and Ned
Griffin OF South Royalton were IN town
Monday to attend the May day ball.
Misses Jennie Moore, laura Fuller,
Grace Bacon and Addie French are teach
ing school In Washington this term.
The storm Monday night kept many
away from the May day ball. There were
20 couples present and all report a fine
time.
r. L. Bixby's market and Mrs. f. f.
Peters millinery shop each have a new
adjustable awning similar to those on ii.
o. Bixby's store.
The party who took Ned Hayward's new
hshpole from the wagon under Corwin's
shed last week may save some future
trouble II they return II.
Rev. W. T.. Allen has been engaged to
deliver the address Memorial day and
Rev. A. J. Eastman to preach the Memoir
al sermon Sunday, May Is.
The first nssturtiums we have seen this
season were presented to Mrs. Emeline
Noyes by John A. Stanley, who resides on
fhs snowciad bills OF Washington.
J. Cavillion OF Boston, insurance inspec-
tor, was in town Tuesday inspecting the
electric light wires and says be finds It in
better shape than the plants will average.
Ed. Psrkhurst of South Royalton was
town Monday and Tuesday represent
ing the Mccormick Machine Co. He came
to assist their agent, w. II. Hill, in start
ing the business in this place.
Mrs. F. A. Ordway and children arrived
Thursday from Southern Pines, N. g.
Mr.. Ordway stopped in New York and
this week. They will occupy the
house they purchased and repaired last
season on North Main street.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. f. Davis arrived
friday night from Jacksonville, Fla,
where they have spent the winter. They
will occupy Mrs. Robbins house TINS
season. Mr.. Davis reports a good bust
ness at the st. James hotel, Jacksonville,
TIE past winter.
Miss Mary Burbank, who was in the
at Kirksville, Mo, last week, was
uniniured, but had a narrow escape for
Just as she got into the cellar OF the house /
where she boarded and before the trap
door was closed the house fell. At the
time she was heard from she did not
know whether she had any clothes or
BOOKS left. She assisted In removing the /
from II. X. Sherburne, whose wife I
vas killed. Mr.. S%herburne was from /
Barre and a son of Rev. J. A. Sherburne,
vel known here as a former pastor. ;
Rogers OF Lowell, Mass, nephew OF I
y r. Hood OF this place, was also In IL I
but escaped injury. :
Chelsea academy closes Friday. The i
graduating exercises are to be held in the +
very one is invited. The program is as
.ollows: Prayer; song, Coward Nations :,
nd Humanity" MILFORD A. Barnes; "a !
Years Dream" Florence L. Bemen- :
Hayi t"Common Miracles Edith r. /.
Hood; "Bismillah," Almena II. Coburn; :
.ong, Hunters; y "Matins," Gertrude NJ. :
Bacon; s"Prohibition or the Saloon, :
ieorge NJ. Davis; "The Used-to-be :
ellen A.. Dewey; "0h, the Pleasant DAYS !
DID, Adsh K. Austin ."Yes and No" :
Mary f.. Scales; piano duet, Misses Goss
md Eastman; aNational Injustice" e.
talph Walker; "a Greyport Legend
sthel s.. Folsom; strhe Girl of Today" {
D. Blanche Sargent; "The Relief OF Luck I
lowi Sadie j. Mcconnell; ."City and
5ountry," with valedictory, Henry W.. !
burbank; presentation OF diplomas; song,
"A Dream of Paradise" w. 5. Goes. !
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