Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-10
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.

II. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.
William, son Of Lyman H. Burbank, has
gone to Rutland, where he is attending
business college.
Sim Fits is working for parties IN
Royalton.
Herbert Hook has rented Charles Moul-
toms farm for one year.
Mrs. j. ID. Lane OF Boston Is visiting
her mother, Mrs. w. A. Hood.
Mrs. Scribner and daughter and Mrs.
b. {. Pixley Of STAFFORD were in town
Monday.
The men have basket ball team started.
They are not going to be outdone by the
girls.
Rufus Murdoch went to the hospital at
Hanover last week and had a cancer re-
moved from his lip.
Mrs. Helen Smith returned from Boston
Saturday. where she has been the past
month visiting friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Hood were at Mont
peller last week to attend the funeral of
WILDER f. Braman, who was uncle by
marriage Of Mrs. Hood.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Hebard and daugh-
ter, Minnie, of Williamstown visited at A.
j. Little's last week. They reported good
, sleighing in that town.
Capt. w. II. H. Hall slipped on the
street Monday and hurt his right side and
limb quite badly so he will be confined to
the house for few days.
Waterson w. r. c., No. as, holds its
annual meeting for election of officers
next Saturday, Dec. II. II is very impor-
tant that all members should attend this
meeting.
There was large attendance at the hall
Monday night to hear the Slayton Jubilee
singers, the first number in the lecture
course They gave a good entertainment
to an appreciative audience.
| Miss Helen A. Woods from Boston
| Children's Aid society spent Dec. I'd at
George Taplin's. She has a number of
boys under her charge in the state. She
thought Chelsea the prettiest village she
had visited.
The Fair.
The fair held in the Town hall Wednes-
day afternoon and evening, Dec. I'd, under
| the auspices of the Ladies' society OF the
Congl church was a success, both tinan-
cially and socially. The hall looked very
l pretty with all the booths arranged for the
sale OF articles.
On the right, as one entered the hall
was the useful table IN charge OF Mrs.
James Atwood and Mrs. Harry Bryant.
Next came the punch table, which was
well patronized so that the latter part of
the evening all one could get was plain
| lemonade. This department was presided
over by Misses Florence Whitney and
Mary Scales.
Beyond this was large table decorated
] I'm green and yellow, laden with home-
made candy and popcorn, in charge OF
| Mrs w. p. Townsend and Mrs. +. l..
| Beekwith.
In the corner at the right of the stage
was handsome doll booth, made entirely
OF pink and green bunting, lastly ar
ranged, by Mr.. and Mrs. r. ID. Barnes.
The sale OF this profusion OF dolls OF all
sizes was in charge OF Mrs. II. X. Darling
and Miss Zilla Smith.
| At the opposite corner at the left OF the
stage was fish pond, made to appear in
an evergreen grove. Fishing poles were
furnished at the pond and the fee for fish
| ing was paid to Mrs. II. J. Wyckoff and
Mrs Geo. II. Tracy. The pond was tished
dry early in the evening.
! Below the pond was booth for fancy
articles, trimmed in red, white and blue,
in charge of Mrs. Susan Stanton and Mrs.
T.. d. Fuller.
In the lower corner was a vegetable
booth, attractively trimmed in green and
white bunting, which was arranged and
presided over by Mrs. +. A. Corwin and
Mrs. L. III. Bohonon.
| In range with this, at the foot of the
/ hall, was the remembrance table, trimmed
around and above with ropes of evergreen.
This was attractive, not alone for the
handsome and useful articles contributed
| by absent friends, but also TO display the
cards attached to each gift showing the
donors name. Mrs. }. NJ. Comstock pre-
sided at this table.
Last, but not least, was the Ladies'
Home Journal booth in the center OF the
hall. This was the largest and most
attractive booth, and was constructed and
trimmed by Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Lewis.
The decorations were red and black crepe
paper with garlands to match. Here sub.
scriptions were received for the Ladies
Home journal and the pictures on sale
were lastly arranged to beautify the
booth. In the evening ii was made more
attractive by the use OF lamps and cande-
labra to match the decorations in colors.
The refreshment table, which was
literally p8tronized, was in charge of Mrs.
Ellen Scales and Mrs. NJ. II. Corwin.
During the evening, music was rendered
by the orchestra of the Chelsea Brass
band, which was its first appearance in
public. The receipts of the sale were over
300.