Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-12-24
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.

II W DAAbAs A-Dtdl I-uAAoAs
Miss Corienne Barnes Of K. L. academy,
home.
Miss Flora Corwin is at home for the
Xmas holiday vacation from her school in
New Bedford, Mass.
DIR. Martin OF Williamstown has some
patients in town and for the present is
expected TO make regular trips here each
week.
The little daughter OF Lewis n. Lucas
fell on the stove in his blacksmith shop
last week and suffered a severe burn on
her face.
Misses Annie Sleeper of Brattleboro
and Sadie Sleeper Of Hillsdale, y. H., are
spending Christmas in town with their
mother.
The lecture Monday evening by Mason
5. Stone was highly interesting and in
structive. Those who did not attend
missed good thing.
j. A. X. Corwin & Son shipped for the
Christmas trade 1854 pounds Of poultry.
The price for nice turkeys was 25c. per
pound, the highest known for many years.
Miss Maud Merrill, the genial clerk in
the postoffice, fell on the ice when return
ing from church Sunday evening and in
jured herself 50 badly that she has been
confined to the house since.
j. II. Babcock of North Thetford has
rented the Beckwith mill property of
Mrs. Lucy Beckwith. Mr.. Babcock has
bought a lot Of ash and bass lumber in
this vicinity and is to saw it at this mill.
The mill is TO be in charge of Frank I.
Beckwith.
The annual meeting of the Cong'l
church is TO be held on Saturday, Jan. ?,
1904. The business meeting is called for
10 a. m. and viii be followed at noon by
the annual dinner and rolI-calI. 1t is de-
sired that any members of the church
unable to be present shall send re-
Spouse TO be read in answer to their
names at the roll-call.
John Hardy OF North Randolph, who
formerly lived in this town, has been very
unfortunate. For some time past he has
had a sore on his ankle caused by a sprain.
About five weeks ago he went to the sani-
tarium at Randolph for treatment. The
physicians decided he must lose his leg, as
the bone had become diseased. Accord
ingly the limb was amputated above the
knee. Mr.. Hardy has rallied from the
operation and is expected to recover.
Alpheus II. Hemenway died at his bone,
l5s Beacon street, Worcester, Mass, Dec.
9th, aged 70 years and p days. He was
native Of this town. being brother Of the
late DR.. Francis d. Hemenway Of Evans
ton, H., and half brother Of j. Frank and
Miss Sarah +. Hemenway of this place.
He had resided in Worcester about 25
years. lie married Susan c., daughter of
the late Capt. John Locke Of this town,
who, with one son, survives him. The flu
neral was Friday, Dec. II, from his late
home.
The following is a report Of the business
done by the Orange County creamery from
Dec. 1, 1902, to Dec. 1,1903:-Milk received,
3,2l5,5S9 pounds; cream received, 1888
pounds; butter made, 167,550 pounds; av-
erage price paid patrons for butter, 22lc.
per pound; average price paid patrons for
butter fat per pound, 25sc.; cost OF max
ing butter, including per cent reserve,
7-16c. per pound. There have been IL 1884
pounds more butter made this year than
last and s693.SS more business done.
DIR. Carlos r. Keyes OF Duluth, Mimi,
and Mr.. and Mrs. ID. X. Eastman OF Clare
mont, n. H., were here last week to attend
the funeral of their aunt, Mrs. Dudley
Cabot, which was held Thursday from her
late home on North Main street, Rev. w.
+. Allen officiating. The interment was
in the West mill cemetery. Her age was
81 years. She left no family nearer than
nieces and nephews, with the exception
of one sister, Mrs. Serepta Tebbets, who
resides in Salem, Mass, and is So years of
age. She was unable to be present at the
funeral. DIR. Keyes left for his home in
Duluth Sunday evening.
At the regular meeting of H. +. X. Hall
Camp, No. 2S, ). v, last Wednesday even
ing, occurred the annual election Of offic-
ers, who will be installed on Wednesday
evening, Jan. 6. An invitation through
these columns is extended to all veteran
soldiers OF the Civil war to attend these
installation ceremonies by a unanimous
vote OF the camp and all who can do so are
earnestly requested to be present. Capt.
w. II. III. Hall was chosen as installing Of
ficer. The camp had more prosperous
year than for a long time, having muster
ed eight new recruits. A list of the.new
officers will be gwen later.
John w. Annis. who resides at White
River Junction, came last week to spend
Christmas with relatives on the West hill
and Thursday of last week he took the
place OF his brother-in-law, Lewis Gray.
working on threshing machine at the
farm OF T.. NJ. Covllle in Williamstown.
W hen about to stop work for the night,
Mr.. Annis caught his left hand in the
gearing OF the separator and crushed 1t so
badly that it had to be ampntated at the
wrist. Dr. Tyndall of Williamstown per-
formed the operation. He is doing as well
as can be expected, and has been removed
TO his nephew's, Leon Grants, on the
West hill.