Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-22
Chelsea Home News
n. o. BrxBY, Local Editor.


Mrs Edwin D. Fuller is seriously sick
with the grip -, % Rrool,lvn
Addie NJ. French returned 70 DiooAi' ~
\ ~ Tuesday night. -..,
Mrs.. Mary A. Folsom recently visited
~ daughter, Mrs. Nellie Bates, at Lang
aoB LLAMA z. Slack went to Lisbon, n. H.,
isst week Thursday TO care for her sister,
who is sick.
Mr. and Mrs. r. o. Tracy spent last
week in Boston, visiting their daughter
Miss Lyle Tracy.
The West Hill church will hold a
.ociable Friday, Jan. 3Oth, at Hiram A.
Kinesbury's. Everybody invited.
Mis- Pansy Severance of Montpelier is
s5ting her sister, Miss Maude Severance,
VINO is stenographer for Col. Emery.
Col G. s. Emery has another stenogra-
,,bar in his Office, Miss Bliss OF Montpelier.
Miss Nellie /. Bixby is also at work there.
Miss Bessie Mudgett, who has been at
work in the house OF {. 5. Emery, was
allied TO her home in Pomfret Monday by
ne sickness OF her family.
The Methodist auxiliary will hold
sociable tomorrow evening at the resi-
dence OF William Robbins. They cor
daily invite everybody to attend.
2. II. Kennedy left Monday morning
for BriuRepOrls Noun.i W Nisit hi9 pitth.if
II. X. Kennedy, and also take trip TO
New York. He is to be away about ten
days.
Cards announce the marriage at Wood
stock, VT, on Wednesday, Jan. IA, OF Miss
Jennie Louise Pierce, formerly OF this
town, and Mr.. Samuel Henry Smith OF
Mortified, Mass. They are to be at home
after Feb. list at Mortified, Mass.
The Chelsea Cornet band, II pieces, will
give a concert and promenade at the town
nan Wednesday evening, Jan. 2sth. Con-
csrf from S till 9; promenade from till II
o'clock. AS this Is the first public appear
ance Of the band, it is hoped they may be
encouraged by large attendance.
The donation given TO their beloved pas
tor Rev. W. u. Allen, by the people OF the
West Hin was held last Friday afternoon
and evening. The time was enloyably
PASSED with games and singing, not 10
mention a beautifully iilled table supplied
bv the genial ladies Of he hill. As usual
with this church, everything was com
pieted in a most fitting manner, Mr. Allen
receiving as tokens OF their esteem and
gratitude, s77, more than half OF this
amount being in money.
LAST Sunday, as Oreutt Bixby was driv-
ing past Beckwith's mill dam, he saw q
peculiar bird on the ice that seemed 70
have been chilled from The cold or stunned
from a fall. lie had no difficulty in secur-
ing and bringing IL home. Il proved TO be
a handsome specimen Of the red breasted
diver. a bird seldom seen about here.
From its peculiar feet and legs, II Is eyi-
IDENTIFY not much at home ON land, and
when flying must take its start from the
water. IL lived until Tuesday. Mr.. BNby
is TO have 1t mounted.
At the meeting in the Town hall Tues
dav, the 9th. to select Councils OF Safety
Tor the central towns OF Orange county,
Col. q. s. Emery, chairman of the Conn
mittee OF Fifteen, acted as chairman and J.
N. Comstock vas elected secretary. The
following were elected as members OF the
Council OF Safety;-Chelsea, r. ID. Barnes
runbridge Fred V. fuller; Nershire, Leon
e. Allis; Washington, Rev. Grant Van
Blarcom. Because OF the extremely bad
travelling, no one was present from Straf-
ford, consequently no member was APP
pointed from that town.
The opera house was well filled on
Wednesday evening Of last week 10 hear
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, president OF the
national w. G. II. L., speak on the absorb
ing topic of the time In Nermont-the
licensing OF the liquor traffic. Mrs.
Stevens has given many years TO the study
OF the different methods OF dealing with
this monster evil in all parts OF our own
and several foreign countries, and her
audience was held in close attention as she
every dollar OF revenue from license,
increased expense, as the direct result OF
license, called for many times that
amount Her arguments were forcihle
and convincing and the logical conclusion
reached was that prohibition at It's worst
was better than any form OF license at ITS
best
The many friends in Tunbridge and
vicinity were shocked TO learn OF the hor-
rble death OF John Eastman Dodge
Colby, who was killed in the wreck of
freight train, OF which he was conductor,
on the c. V. Ry., near Royalton on the
night OF Jan. sth. He had been in the
employ Of the railroad for many years as a
hithful and trusted brakeman and had
but recently been promoted to the posi-
ton OF conductor. He was in the rear car
Of his train when the accident occurred
and was probably rendered senseless by
the shock. The car caught fire and he was
burned with il. Mr.. Colby was born IN
runbridge in 1850, the son Of II. b. and |
Syrene Dodge Colby, and nephew OF the
late DR.. Albert Dodge OF Chelsea. His
home for several years has been in Barre, |
where he left wife, two sons and two 1
daughters to mourn his loss. Beside his 1
immediate family he left father residing |
in Braintree, a mother, two sisters ana |
one brother of Lowell, Mass, two sisters.
Mrs Wesley Bugbee and Mrs. Lila
Chase, OF this town. He Will be greatly 1
missed by those who were acquainted with /
him, as his was a genial, happy tempera-
ment and he bad a pleasant word Tor all. /
Mr.. Colby had been for many years a 4
member OF George Washington Lodge, No. |
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