Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-15
Chelsea Home News.
no. BrxBY. Local Editor.

,ok Rieknell went to Athol, Mass,
Yesterday.
Alien is spending this week in Bos-
ION and vicinity
- Darling is at Randolph on le-
al business this week.
,,uls NJ. c. Morey made the first new
.,,,r nf the season March 10th.
e,ed Grant and Miss Nettie George were
ar,jsd at Tunbridge March 18th.
A., and Mrs. II. K. Darling were IN
,a,tbfrld and Montpelier last week.
~ Andrew Wills OF South Tunbridge
lg,sd Mrs. Frances w. Bixby this week.
G.,,,s A TRACY and wife attended the
-,ss1nersdel bali at East Barre Friday
night.
r,s Vest Fairlee minstrel troupe gave
an excellent entertainment mere TUESDAY
night.
Mrs. Dr. Shaw OF Beachmont, Mass; and
g.soF Hutchinson visited at Q. M. Halls
The 10Th.
M and Mrs. n. Il. Perkins OF Tewks-
,gry. Mass, have been visiting at +. Nj.
Perkins
Mrs.. James Newcomb OF Boston has
4 ,,ne to live with her sister, Mrs. 5. M.
NATION.
Mr.. Julia Mills has been spending a
lsT DAYS with ner mother, Mrs. 5. NJ.
NATION.
Ms. Kate Allen-of East Barnard came
al week 20 care for her mother, Mrs,
Henry Bryant.
NJ andi Mrs. James Hosking, Jr., Of
west Lebanon, n. H., have a little girl
born March 5th.
Walter Beekwith is at home from the
rsylum st Waterbury, where he has been
a, WORK the past year.
Mrs. A. J. Whitney Of Calliope, Iowa,
anne Monday night. She intends to make
ben future home inlthis town.
There is to be.s missionary concert at
The Methodist church next Sunday even
1g. A part OF the program will be rem
5ered By the children.
Remember that tomorrow evening II
he last entertainment Ia the lecture
course. Loveit's Boston Stars-tour peo-
4 pe-and every one Etar.
Grrin P. Bacon died at his home on
North Main street Monday morning, aged
n years, months. The funeral was
Wednesday afternoon from his late resi-
isuce, Rev. ". +. Allen officiating.
Miss Alice Corwin has gone TO the hos
g.tal al Waverly Mass. for treatment. Her
many friends hope for her speedy return
10 perfect health. She was accompanied
By her mother, Mrs. NJ. II. Corwin.
The West Hin sociable held at r. A.
Georges last Friday afternoon and even
nr vas we'll attended ana everybody had
good time. The Hext one is TO be at II.
r Walkers next Saturday evening.
Homer Alger recently caught a hawk
Ehch measured over four feet across its
sings from tip 10 tip. Il caught com
mon sized hen and carried Il OF. Mr. Al
ger set a trap aud captured IL. lie brought
. 10 Cashier Madison, who has sent Il
away 10 be mounted.
There Is town meeting warned for Sat.
1rday, March Path, to see IL the town will
vote q sum TO sustain the street lights.
This article was passed over at the annual
meeting and many feel that something
'hould have been appropriated as these
lghts ere OF advantage 10 all.
d.. o. NJ. Rice received a severe shock
saturday, as be emerged from the barber
.i0p under Hoods drug store, the snow
sliding 90 the building and pretty nearly
5aryiug him out OF sight. II was a mar
row escape, TOR had piece Of ice or slate
struck him on the head IL would surely
have killed him. The roof being OF slate,
he accumulation OF snow was only OF the
recent storms. Slt lJ5 10
Departed this life late Thursday evening,
Nafch sjh, 1900, a victim OF ripe old age,
tck, the large white and yellow cat
Fhich had been a longtime favorite at
William T. Hoods drug store. Very in
sl-gent, 81 dignified bearing, yet gentle
md shectionate nature, be was specially
Ilfactise TO the store patrons, from whom,
'hh uuerrng feline instinct he seltc ted
as friends, always coming to sit beside
thtm or 10 their laps. For eleven years he
has been a local institution Of the village,
roaming the streets at will, by men es-
SEEMED oy dogs abhorred. "Requies cat
pace"
buius Brown, who was so severely hurt
Jolly, ls9S, by falling from the hay NOV
p ms barn, has so far recovered as to be
.7le TO walk without the aid OF cane.
lls seems quite miraculous as at that
ame be broke aud dislocated his right hip
ana Pot his right shoulder ont OF joint, be-
s'les sustaining other injuries IL was
lo expected be could ever walk again,
lueh less go without the assistance OF
iltch or cane. air. Brown is II years old
~, ssys he feels pretty young now and
s.l 90 The best he can TO live to be 100.
4, tA presses bis appreciation OF his ply
esnst Drs. Goss and Smith, who at
-.llea him so faithfully during this ILL
soba Judson and Charles Williams OF
gpgrheld were brought before Justice
~ :. Emery Saturday night, charged with
EI,nittlng breach of the peace at West
-llil.e The day before by assaulting VIII
~ ~ moore 10 his house. There was no
,.leh ce against Williams and he was dis
,ra'stl. Judson pleaded not guilty, but
~ evidence, including his own testimo-
y, vas quite convincing the other way.