Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-01
Chelsea Home News
no BIxBY. Local Editor.


George H. Adams Of East Brookield Was
in town Monday.
Col. Emery has stenographer for lie"
weeks. Miss Severance of Montpelier
Mrs. W. F. Bixby, who is sick with
rheumatism, remains about the same
Miss Flora B. whitcomb of Hanover, n
H., is with her sister, Mrs. George y. Au-
ans.
Homer Camp of Barre city was IN town
last week in the interest OF the DAILY lele-
gram.
Frank II. Tracy's many friends here are
sorry to learn OF his severe Illness aV ms
home in Montpelier.
Mrs. r. L. Jones was called to Mont
pelier Monday by the illness Oh her
/ brother, Frank III. Tracy.
Miss Belle Chandler, who had been
spending Christmas with Mrs. John Is.
! Bacon, returned to Montpelier Monday.
! l.. II. Bohonon has Just recovered from
three weeks run of the jaundiee, so ne Is
able to walk from the house to the barn.
Owing to the sickness Of Mr.. Dixon,
the lecture that was to have been given
last night at the opera house was can
celled. -.
| No. As, G. A. r., and Waterson ": X. =;
will be held Saturday, Jan. 10th, at
O'Clock p. m.
Mrs. Mary j. Perrijo died Wednesday
morning aged 100 years, ! month ana Is
DAYS. The funeral will be held tomorrow
at the Congl church yestry.
The Christmas exercises at the Congl
and Methodist churches were excellent
and consisted of the usual singing ana
Rotations by the children.
Miss Minnie J. Carpenter returned from
ST. Johnsbury Monday, where she hau
Just completed her apprenticeship IN MISS
l.. G. Freneh's millinery store.
Albert w. Hoyt severely injured one
ankle last week while loading logs. NO
bones were broken and the injury is doing
as well as can be expected, but for the time
being ne is obliged TO resort to crutches as
a mode Of locomotion.
The installation Of the officers in Camp
No 3, 5; ", VIII occur at the reguiaII
meeting Wednesday evening, Jan. iih, ana
Hale K Darling has been designated as
the installing officer. All members should
be present at this annual affair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Monkey went to
East Randolph Monday TO visit their son,
Carl MoXley, who was quite badly IN
iured SUNDAY night while assisting in the
removal Of goods from the house Of one OF
his neighbors, George Brigham, which
was consumed by fire.
Alec Coutermarsh cut one hand badly
Monday. He had just bought one Of
Tracy's sharp double-Oi axes and was
going home when the sled tipped and he
threw his right hand out to save himself,
when it came in contact with the axe, cut
ting a severe cash in the palm.
Rev. w. r. Allen joined in matrimony
on Dec. 25th, at the parsonage, Mr.. Aiken
Edwards, aged IS years, a prosperous
farmer residing on the West hill, and Mrs.
Mary Adams of this town, aged 81 years.
May they live long and be happy is the
HERALD's New Years greeting TO them.
The annual meeting of the Orange
County Telephone company, formerly the
Corinth Cooperative Telephone company,
is to be held in the Town hall Tuesday,
January 9Th, at 10 o'clock a. m. As this is
the first meeting under the new incorpora-
ton. large attendance is expected. Only
members OF the company are expected TO
attend.
Annual statement OF the Orange county
creamery, from Dec. /, 1901, to Dec. /,
1902: Milk received, 2,S97, psf lbs; cream
received, 1888 lbs; butter made, l56,l72
lbs; butter charged to patrons, 6,279 lbs;
butter sold, 1883 lbs; average test,
400 1-9; average gain, per cent, IA; cost,
per lb., including lie. reserve, 22-5c.;
average price paid patrons, per h., 24c.
Christmas exercises were held in the
West hill church Wednesday evening and
were fully equal to any ever held on the
hill. They opened with singing Corona
tom" followed by prayer by Rev. Mr..
Allen; address OF welcome by Marion
Miller; Rotations by the children, inter
spersed with singing, followed. Last, but
not least, was the distribution of presents
from two well-loaded trees. Randolph
Sprague was presented with a fine Morris
chair as a token of esteem from his many
friends.
Miss Katherine Richardson, whose
name has been conspicuous in the Bos-
ton papers recently in connection with
the poisoning of her mother, Mrs. Halle
f.. Richardson, was in attendance at court
here last June with her mother. Mrs.
Richardson was defendant in a suit
brought by Harvey w. Bishop for ser
vices in managing her hotel at Windsor,
and was put on the stand for a brief
cross-examination by II. X. Darling,
counsel for Mr.. Bishop. The case was
settled during trial