Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-01-15
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

frank E. Bixby is sick and confined tc
the house with grip.
Frank c. Carleton OF Barre city called
on friends in town recently.
Rev. George E. Laid of Randolph is tc
nreaeh at the Cong'l church next Sunday
Fred E. Atwood Of Boston has been
spending the past week with his father, j.
b Atwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Enos Walker of Williams
town visited in town Thursday and Friday
Of last week.
cert and promenade the last of the month,
date to be announced later.
Geo. s. Bixby Of New York city came
Friday to attend the funeral of his uncle,
Hira L. Bixby. He returned to New York
sunday night.
n h announced that George Washing
TON lodge is to have a Masonic ball this
wear as near the date OF Feb. ed as posi-
bic as this date comes on Sunday.
On Jan 18th, pound son was born
10 Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Burgess. This is
their ninth child, the first one and last
two being boys and the other six girls.
The donation which was postponed
Ian. 9th, will be held, il is announced
by the committee in charge, Friday after
noon and evening, Jan. Is, at the West
Hill church.
The farm and personal properly Of the
late John A. Stanley are to be sold at
auction tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 10. Dan
I. Stanley has been appointed admins
traitor OF the estate.
The board OF civil authority win meet
TO revise the check list on Saturday after
noon, Jan. "a, at the town clerks office.
No one can vote on the license law refer
endum, Feb. 3, unless his name is ON this
list.
At the fire district meeting, Jan. 9Th, c.
D. Godfrey was chosen moderator and w.
p Townsend, clerk. The prudential COM
mittee elected were A. w. Whitney, DIR. o.
NJ Rice and Z. d. Barnes; collector, b. II.
Adams, Jr.; treas, III. n. Madison; chief
engineer, +. ID. Barnes; 1st asst. engineer,
q. $. Emery; I'd asst. engineer, o. Tracy.
No tax was raised for this year.
The following are the newly elected Of
hcors Of George Washington lodge, No. 81,
r. 4 a. Nj. and are to be installed at the
next regular communication, Feb 5th
W. 5. Hatch, w. NJ; +. II. Godfrey, s. W.;
q. r. Hatch, J. W.; IL. n. Mattison.treas.
II. o. Bixby, Sec; W. II. Emery, S. d.; +.
n Fuller, J. ID. The officers appointed TO
be Installed at the same time are: Il. ID.
Barnes, s. 5, g. ID. Medcalf, j. s.. L. A.
Dickinson, ehap G. S. Emery, mar; H.O.
Bryant, tyler
The officers Of H. T.. X. Hall Camp,
no. ~, =. v, were installed wednesday
evening, Jan. 7th, by Hale X. Darling as
follows Captain, l.. n. Lucas, Jr.
lst lieut., II. II. Lyford 2nd lieut., T.. G..
Reed; camp council, b. III. Adams, Jr.,
f. g.. Reed, W. a. Reed; ist serg., II. o. /
Bixby; Q. NJ. s., g. l.. Hayward; chaplain,
r. ". fuller; sergt. guard, W. A. Reed |
corporal guard, ,. III. Adams, Jr.; color 1
ssrgt., +. +. Wallace; prin. musician, /
a. K Darling; camp and picket guard, 4
e 6. Eastmani delegate and alternate 4
not vet elected.
The annual meeting Of the stockholders /
Of the National bank OF Orange county /
was held in the directors room Tuesday, /
Jan. 18th. The following were elected 4
directors for the ensuing year;-John B. 4
Bacon, Millard T. King, VIM. II. II. Hall, 4
f. Oscar Tracy and Willard p. Townsend. /
The regular semi-annual dividend Of % /
was declared. The directors organized |
with the folio wing officers: Pres, j. b. /
Bacon; vice pres, NJ. II. KING; cashier, III. 1
" Mattison. The annual dinner TO the /
officers and directors was served this year
through the hospitality OF Mrs. w. p. |
Townsend. IL was a sumptuous repast |
gotten up in the manner Mrs. Townsend /
knows how to do so well.