Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-06-01
Chelsea Home News.
II. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

c. Chaffee is at work for Will Reed
phiIena Slack is at work for Miss A. A
Clement.
e. Davis OF Lebanon, N. H., was in
town for Memorial day.
Smith and wife visited friends In
WiIiamstown last week.
Miss Lena Spau!ding returned to her
nome in Barre Wednesday.
Apollo auartette OF Boston at Randolph
Normal next Wednesday evening.
Mrs. s. NJ. Nation has a new gravel
walk on the east side OF her house.
T. II. Corliss and wife visited his sister,
Mrs. Jackson, in Montpelier last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. e. Godfrey visited
friends in Barre and Montpelier last
week
susan E. (Jackson), wife OF John c.
Lougee, died Saturday, May 9th, aged Il
years
Amelia Slack went to Lisbon, n. H.,
saturday for three weeks visit to her
sister, Mary.
The June meeting OF the Larkin club
noon. June 5th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Baldwin OF somer.
vile. Mass, we're guests at j. A. r. Cor.
wins over Sunday.
a. NJ. Han has lost his dog by its eating
meat poisoned with strychnine put on
the ground to kill crows.
Geo. NJ. Young is peddling for A c.
Martin OF White River Junction and will
soon canvass this vicinity.
Miss Fellows went home from II. K.
Darling's Friday but was recalled Sunday
TO care tor Mr.. Darling, who is quite i'll.
BENSON Sanborn celebrated his 9th
birthday Friday with family party. All
bis children and grandchildren we're
The &. L. society OF the Cong'l church
will give a missionary exercise'on Alaska
next sunday evening. A collection will
be taken.
CD. Howe OF Newfane came Monday
right TO visit his brother, Arthur Howe,
the electrician for the Chelsea Light a
Power Co.
Last weeks paper made the price OF
Mccormick mowers sold by w. II. Hill
go This was typographical error as II
should have been s3s.
Orcutt Bixby and several others captur-
ed fye young foxes on the James Atwood
farm above the village One was caught
ina trap and the other four were dug out
Mr.. BiKby has them row In captivity.
The selectmen have contracted for a
new iron bridge across the stream near
the court house The builders are he
Groton Bridge q Mtg. Co. Of Groton, n.
Y II expected to be in place about
Aug. lst
The schools OF Miss Howe and Miss
Fsrnham consolidated for the Memorial
exercises Monday afternoon. The child
rem did finely as usual, showing much
care 10 preparation. The exercises on the
whole were the best ever had at this time.
James w. Foster OF the James W. Eos.
ter Co., Bath. N. H., was IN town last
week, His Cloverilla team is one OIL the
best advertising teams ever seen on the
road He is proprietor OF Morrison's
remedies for horses and cattle and calls
around every year to see his sgent, W. H.
Hill.
The residents on Maple avenue seen to
have mania for painting tn spring,
which Is great improveme 70 ,hs
street. Joseph French has just comp sted
the painting OF his house. Jane, At
wood is painting his and Mr.. Hall Is 10
follow suit this week and change the
the color OF bis from white to pink.
Tax Collector c. E. Godfrey went to
Wntsteld last week and arrested george
simons for taxes due here when be moved
away. Simons had his choice TO go 10
Montpelier jail or pay up. He PAID the
AhAtr, amounting TO III anu co-Ns. AA.oAs
are others that Mr.. Godfrey will be after
soon u they do not settle their accounts
on bis book.
Rev. A. j. Eastman preached an excel
lent sermon Sunday morning 20 the vet
Grams from Psalms, 60;4, "Ihou MAST
given banner to them that fear thee,
that il NAV he displayed because OF the
truth The church was very prettily
trimmed With flowers and evergreen
around the altar aud large picture OF
the late Capt. Richard Smith occupied
place IN front OF the pulpit.
Robert r. Smith, member and past
captain OF IL. +. K. Hall camp, No. =, ,.
v. u. ) A.. delivered the Memorial DAY
address at Hooksett, n. H., where ne re-
sides. He was adjutsnt OF Vermont o.
vision, 5. ", in is90-9l when the head
quarters were al this place. Mr., smith
htted for college at the Chelsea academy
For the past few years he has been man
sger oithe Merrimac Light Power Co.
and their auxiliary mills at Hooksett'
samuel Crafts mas just bad new family
monument placed on his lot in Hlgnlanu
cemetery Of Washington granite. u was
made by the Warren Granite Co, OF
Washington from an original design oy
%, w. Lewis OF Barre. II is an imposing
structure and fine piece OF Work. Inc
bottom base is ftx3 1-2 tiki l-3 II. Top
OF that is another base with rustic letters
followed by polished base on either enc
Of which is polished die, on top OF eaen
oie Is plinth, top of that cap followed
by an arch ana neck piece, then me urn
completes the structure which STANDS Il
feet and inches high and cost s35O.