Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1900-03-01
Chelsea Home News.
H.o. BrxBY. Local Editor.


Chelsea academy began its spring term
Monday ~
Mrs. Alpheus Hood lost a valuable COW
last week
p Ladeau moved his family to RAN
solph this week where he has taken a
farm.
Ordway, Holmes & Co. have added a
90 meal and feed department to their
store.
Mrs Nellie K. skinner OF South Royal.
TOMS spending 6 few weeks at +. e.
BiEby's.
DIR. ID. p. Webster, postmaster at Brat
,lsboro. with Mrs. Webster, spent Sunday
stC p. Dickinson's.
Fred r. Goodwin has sold a haif-inter.
sst in The mill property he recently pur-
chased TO Vim. +. Davis.
Mrs. Melissa F. Wright and daughter,
A5a have moved tn o p. Bacon's. Miss
Ada is very much improved in health.
Horace Moxley and his son, Guy, are
10th lick with the measles. Fred Moxley,
Mo Las been home sick with them, has
lust recovered.
q. B. Carpenter, who has occupied the
" p. smith farm the past year, has
moved % Mrs. Alma A. Davis house on
Vershire street.
VIM. g. Wightman OF San Francisco,
national bank examiner Tor the state OF
California, paid our bank an official visit
Wednesday, the 2ist.
Ur. Godfrey was called to Nershise
Wednesday 10 see Ned Stacy, who had
nsgr severely kicked by a young horse
ghich be was training.
FG. Thorne has bought the Steele Me-
AIIistpr place occupied By Moses Mouette.
Mr. M0uette has rented the h. W.. Farm
bsm farm in Washington.
Walter f. Adams and wife have been
fBgsged 10 take the place OF Mr.. Moulton
90 the town farm for his unexpired term
from March list 70 April LIST.
WI. Hill is to move from ED. Barnes |
bouse TO James Atwood's tenement on |
Maple avenue, and Forrie Hood who lives |
10 Mrs Adams house on South Main 1
street is 20 90 in where Mr.. Hill vacates. /
Ptrley Chandler OF Barre, formerly OF
This place died at bis home there Tuesday, 4
aged 90 years. The remains will be 4
brought here for interment Friday. Ser
vices will be held at 2 o'clock p. m. at the
tOngl church.
Frank +. Beckwith sustained an injury
30 bis foot while working in the saw mill,
Feb. 30lh. A log dropped from the car
rage aud struck on the instepof bis right
foot, rendering him unable TO work for
several days, but no bones were broken.
quartette OF insurance men were at
the hotel Thursday night, the 22d. They
we're Charles +. Smith OF West Topsham,
representing the Mutual Lite; J. NJ. At
wood OF Randolph, representing the
PbUuiN Mutual Life; w. n. Flint OF
Barre, representing he National Life and
hr Wood Of Barre, representing the
Equitable.
At the soclabla last week over he store
Of Ordway, Holmes a Co., there was q
slight IRE scare caused by a lamp being
turned I'D so high that the blaze heated
TOE hook by which IL was suspended and
caused the wood work TO catch fire. The
book pulled out, letting the lamp fall to
t1e floor. There was a slight panic for a
lew moments bat no damage.
f, d. Barnes devoted Saturday after.
room 20 giving the children about town
sleigh ride in his barge. The first load /
vas y boys and the next one 81 girls. He
treated the young people to apples and
confectionery aud each load had their !
pictures taken by DIR. o. NJ Rice. Il was
very enjoyable afternoon for the
children aud Mr.. Barnes seemed to have
as good time as they did.
We give a brief sketch OF some OF the
Items contained In the town repC RI, which
eomes out this week Total expense OF !
highways, sl557S5, which Is s2o6 less than
asI year. cost OF new iron bridge, S53s rs;
repairs on other bridges, S1i1.35; repairs
on sidewalks, 5, making a total expense
Oh highways, bridges and sidewalks, 81, {
tibil, or 1857 less than in 1895, exclusive OF
,ne new iron bridge. The town farm has !
, ,,l to5s So, the poor outside the farm,
$50, total expense otpoor, sS96.3S. The .
schools haye cost g, 5Si.07, which includes :
zoe building OF a new room in No. 2 that
oo,t SoSIOl, and the repairs on other
sChool buildings. The liabilities OF the
Y, own are tl5 0g S.; the resources, q, 422.
~ 'esving total Indebtedness OF si2 ,5sl.-
-. Inc increase OF Indebtedness over the
PREVIOUS year can be accounted for in
l1u bY the excess OF appropriations for
sehoolsand highways over that year. The
souf house bridge bad to be rebuilt and
y was considered cheaper In the end
W put 10 good iron bridge, which was
e,s'falngly done. There was not so large
q lsA raised as in 1898 and this reduction
w IaAt' raised as COMPARED with the pre-
:, wy, ~, year would make a difference OF
t-3'i m the town indebtedness