Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1899-03-02
Chelsea Home News.
IL. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

Miss Flossie Tyler is i'll with neuralgia
Martha E. Stevens has gone to Barre for
a few weeks
ID. O. NJ. Rice was at West Fairlee the
81 first OF the week.
p. L. Sargent went to Boston Monday,
s. looking for horses.
Al. Dexter and wife visited friends in
81 C0rinth last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. f. Hood returned
Il from New York city Thursday night.
r n. Adams, Jr., was at West Fairlee
q Monday and Tuesday clipping horses.
Arnext Sunday mornings service there
q will be communion al the Congl church.
n. NJ. Dufur, accompanied by his cous.
8 in, Slime NJ. Dufur, went to Waterbury
q Monday.
Mrs. Lillian Lowell Burbank went last
q week to South Londonderry, where her
s. people live.
VIM. Robbins, who bad been under the
q DOCTORS care for the past three weeks, is
q now able to be out
FRANKLIN T.. Davis went TO Lebanon, ~.
n. Monday for an indefinite stay with his
4 son, John Il. Davis.
Mrs. Dan stoughton OF South Royalton
is spending the week with her mother,
Mrs. Ellen Cleveland.
Ben F. Moulton and wife went to the
town farm Monday 10 take the place OF
s r. Harrington who has moved to Ran
d5.ph.
The Ladies' Benevolent society will
serve a bean dinner at the Cong'i church
vestry on town meeting day, Tuesday,
Marco z.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas p. Moore cele-
brsted their golden wedding yesterday
afternoon and evening, a full report OF
which will be given next week.
Frank W. Bixby, who has been at work
this winter for Judge Fits OF Braintree,
returned to town Saturday and is stop
ping with his cousin, Charles BiXby.
Chelsea academy opened Monday, ex-
cspt The intermediate department., which
did not Begin until Tuesday owing to
Miss Spaulding being detained at home.
The electric street lights were turned on
temporarily for the first time Saturday
evening and made quite brilliant display
showing what we may expect In the near
future.
Mrs. Mary Ann Vincent, widow Of the
late Steven Vincent OF this town. died OF
pneumonia at the home OF her brother Ira
Stone, 10 plainheld Monday, Feb. p, aged
so years.
Henry Boyce, an old gentleman 10 years
OF age, living on the East hill, fell while
getting out OF his sleigh Sunday night
and fractured his right hip. DR.. 5. y.
Goss attends him.
Miss Blanche Townsend OF Kimbsll
Union academy, Meriden, n. H., had the
honor OF being selected as member OF the
Junior class to speak al the public rhe-
t0rIc4is given there the Path.
Richard Bacon, clerk for J. A. X. Cor
win, celebrated his 2ist birthday Feb. p
with party Of invited guests ct the rest
denCe Of Mr.. Corwtn. About . OF his
friends we're present and an enjoyable
evening was passed.
Tho Orange County Creamery company
received 1880 pounds OF milk during
January; butter made, II, 236 lbs; received
Tor butter, s2,21712; running expenses,
t25l 50; paid patrons, II l-2c. per io.i gam
per cent over Babcock test, 10 20 per cent.
Ira Thompson's family have moved into
the house OF Mrs. Thompson.s mother
near the electric light station, Mrs. Sybil /
Minsrd,to care tor her while she lives. Mr.
Thompson will rent his house on Main
street bat will keep his shoe shop just the
same.
AZ the last meeting OF the fire district
bylaw vas adopted to the effect that ali
ashes kept IN barrels or wooden recepta-
Giles shall be kept at least 80 feet from any
buildings. This is in keeping with the
regulations % fire insurance companies
and policy holders, and property owners
Will do we'll to bear this in mind.
The lecture course closed last Thursday
evening with the ever popular Beedle's or
chFstra. The house, as is usual when THIS
orchestra comes here. was crowded. The
lecture committee are to be congratulated
on the success OF this, the first course ever
held here. Beside giving six good enter /
taluments and paying all bills they have a
surplus OF sS707 on hand Tor another year
Mr.. Dufur's lecture on "The Horrors OF
Andersonville" saturday evening was very
interesting. He told his story In man
uef 20 hold the close attention OF bis
hearers for the two hours In which ne
spoke. He relieved, to a certain extent, I
the horrors OF the tale by weaving in out. /
side "reminiscences which he had gathered /
10 those three years OF hsrd-earned eNpe- !
Renee.
Sheriff Frank l. Whitney has appointed I
the following deputy sherihs: Homer 4
Camp, W q. Jackson, Orange; John X. I
Bi8Isiell, Union Village; John A. Boswell, /
]. &. Lamson, Randolph; stephen Oar I
ling, Nershire; Geo. W Downing, W. +.
Worthley, Washington; b. III. Adams. Jr.,
Chelsea; Frank Lamb, Bradford; VIM. Z. /
johnson, II. +. Baldwin, Wells River II.
NJ. Miller, West Fairlee; Henry B. White,
Iopshsm; Hiram hyde, STAFFORD; Charles 4
smith, West Topsham: Luke Parish,
EHWHnHNks RrufnfFRn.