Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-03-26
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor,

Miss Rena Barnes is home for the Easter
vacation from X. U. academy at Meriden,
n. II.
masquerade social dance is announced
Al Densmore's hall for Thursday night,
April2.
Loren Goodrich has finished work at the
hotel and Charles NJ. Goodrich has taken
his place.
Miss Florence Whitney went 10 Barre
saturday 10 visit Mrs. Minnie Whitney
Hodgden.
Mrs. George Lougee, who works at the
Orange County hotel, is very sick with
rheumatic fever.
Is. Densmore and Fay Allen returned
10 Montpelier seminary Monday, after a
Two weeks vacation.
Mrs. William +. Hood went to New
YORK city Tuesday 10 visit her daughter,
Mrs George Helmer.
". q. Holmes Of Ordway, Holmes a Co.,
leit Monday for his annual spring trip @
Sew York for new goods.
Miss Mary Bacon, daughter Of state
Treasurer o. l.. Bacon OF White River
Junction, is visiting her grandiather,lt Hon.
j b Bacon.
Rufus Murduek seems TO be the first
man Ia plough his garden this year. lie
aid that job last Saturday and sowed his
onions and lettuce.
w. shepard and Miss Alice Smith OF
barre city were in town Saturday, arrang-
ing for branch Of Mrs. shepard's mil
lnery store this spring.
Fay Thompson, who has been driving
stage for Warren Gilman at West Fairlee,
came home Sunday with a broken arm,
caused By the kick of horse.
81. 40
in the date OF the house in the l.. Z.
Beckwith estate. This house is TO be sold
at auction next Monday, Mar. 80.
George Griffin, pair OF horses, a load Of
manure and two boys got mixed up out IN
the field saturday. They got out all right
with nothing broken but the fence.
The local teachers and candidates for
positions can receive examinations al
Chelsea next Friday and Saturday, Mar
q and 2S All teachers now needing GER
tfcates and all possible candidates for
positions who do not hold certificates
must then take examinations.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Clark, after pleas
ant five weeks visit among relatives IN
town, left for Etna, \. H., Friday, where
they will remain for two weeks before re-
turning 10 their home in Chicago. MI.
Clark was much pleased with this town
and expressed desire to return here TO
live.
The Masquerade.
The masquerade promenade given by
the new Chelsea cornet band last Thurs
day evening scored big success. II was
one OF the largest attended and with
the most costumed people OF any similar
entertainment ever given here. soon
after o'clock the doors were thrown
open and those i'm costume filed into the
hall and proceeded with the grand march
10 the beautiful strains OF one OF the
bands best selections. II IVES 9 case OF
not knowing your nearest neighbor most
% the time. Men, women, boys, girls
and children were there in masks. IL
would not be fair to describe the cos
tunes Of any one without going through
the entire list, for all were either pretty
or grotesQue, showing much time and
interest in preparation for the aislr.
When the masks were removed NJ
o'clock there were many surprises al
along the line. From till 10 O'Clock
there was a concert and refreshments
were served. consisting OF ice cream ana
cake, after which the promenade CON
tinned until about u o'clock. The re-
ceipts OF the evening were about 30.
The boys were much pleased Win the
patronage given them by the toNhs-
people and feel that they fully appreciate
having a band in town. The older
bands viii have to look TO their laurels,
Tor within the next year our band Is
going to be the best in this county, AZ
least, We will no; except any.