Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-04
Chelsea Home News.


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mores hall tonight.
DIR. +. L. Beckwith returned home from
Danyille Friday night.
Mrs. Charles P. Dickinson is sick with
whooping cough and confined to her
room
Mrs. Dan stoughton of Berlin, n. H.,
spent Sunday with her mother, Mrs. Ellen
Cleveland.
The Chelsea basket ball team will play
the West Fairlee team at that place next
| Monday evening.
Mrs. A. w. Whitney went to Barre city
Tuesday morning to see her daughter, Mrs.
Henry Hodgdon, who is sick.
Charles +. Dickinson. clerk IN Bixby's
store, is sick and unable to be in attend
ance at the telephone switch this week.
Postmaster Willard S. Hatch, who was
confined to the house last week by sick
ness, has now recovered so that he is able
TO again be in the postofiice.
Miss Florence Webster is working at
George l.. Slows in place OF Miss Mary
Scales, who has gone TO Montpelier as
bookkeeper in the n. r. telephone office.
Miss Blanche Townsend, who is in Bos-
ton, has an engagement for an entertain
ment for the graduating class OF the Nor
NAL school at Randolph In the near future.
The Snow Shoe club, consisting OF Misses
/ 1dfolNH fuiAtfs Oofd NuilEutI anu A.ha
| Chadwick, practice every Saturday morn
1 ing and are becoming quite experts in the
art.
/ The basket ball game last week Thurs
| day evening between Chelsea and West
/ Fairlee teams resulted in victory for the
/ visiting team by IA to 10. II was quite a
hot game.
Mrs. Charles A. Densmore and son, Tom,
are at Lowell, Mass, with Mrs. Dens-
more's sister, Mrs. c. A. Dickey. Miss
I Iiila Smith Is keeping house for her dur
/ ing her absence.
The Christian Endeavor society gave
/ farewell reception in the parlors Of the
Cong'l church Monday evening for Rich
ard II. Bacon, one OF their members, who
left yesterday for California.
viii Seeley, who lives at Truman STRAIT
tons, while loading logs Tuesday, caught
chain hook in his hand, tearing it fear
fully. DR.. Godfrey dressed the wound,
which required eight stitches.
Thomas II. Perry, who has been here the
past few years and had tin shop in the
Tarbell block. has sold his stock to George
Dewey at South ROyalton and left town.
The in health Of his wife was the cause Of
his removal.
George A. Tracy has moved his grocery
and provision business from the Tarbell
building to Bacon a. Halls block in the
apartments recently vacated BY Mrs. T.. +.
Peters. This makes an exceptionally fine
store for Mr.. Tracy's business as there is
q nice room in the rear for lunch room.
The Montpelier Male quartet will appear
at the town hall Thursday evening, Feb.
IS. The members are as ws:-Joseph
yiau, lst tenor; Walter 5. Goss, I'd tenor;
Hermon,D. Hopkins, LIST bass; William 5.
Smith I'd bass; Mrs. Joseph Niau, accom-
PIANIST. This quartet has been here before
and fine entertainment may be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. John Oliver Perkins were
Sat homen last Friday evening, and their
many friends availed themselves OF the OPP
portunity TO call and extend their best
wishes for many years OF happiness. Mr..
and Mrs. Perkins were the recipients OF
many useful and valuable presents, among
them being a beautiful clock from the
Chelsea Brass band, OF which Mr.. Perkins
is a member. Refreshments Of cake, coffee
and chocolate were served the guests
throughout the evening.
The death of Miss Susan NJ. Gilman oc-
CURED Friday, Jan. % She was aged 5S
years and months. She had been a great
sufferer from cancer for the past two years.
She left two brothers and three sisters
Frank Gilman OF this town, Warren Gill
man OF Lowell Mass, Mrs. Il. w. Garlic
ton OF Somerville. Mass, Mrs. b. w: Smith
and Mrs. Il. II. Wright Of Lowell, Mass.
IT. NtfiNtI "a HnNei-
clan at Buffalo, n. ", is a nephew. The
funeral was Sunday afternoon from her
late residence, Rev. w. +. Allen oificiat-
ing.
Miss Alice Moulton closed a very sue
cessful term OF school IN district No. 9
West hilD last Friday. There were eight
pupils as follows Henry Stone, Johnny
Stone, Marion Miller, George Lyford,
Warren Walker, Olive Walker, Clayton
Bearor and Evelyn Sprague. Against
these pupils, there was only one mark dur
ing the term. This was against Evelyn
Sprague, who was sick and Obliged TO stay
al home the last day but one and received
an absent mark We do not believe there
is another teacher in town that can show
so clean a register this term.
There was pretty wedding at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Bicknell Tuesday
evening. when their daughter, Miss Carrie
l.. Bicknell, was united in marriage to Mr..
Fred f. Monkey. The bride wore beauti-
full dress OF sheer muslin. The bridesmaid
was Miss Anna A. Wells and the best man
was Frank A. Bicknell, both from Athol, |
Mass. The ceremony was performed by
Rev. w. +. Allen. Only the immediate
friends of the bride and groom were pres
ent. They were the recipients OF an
unusual abundance of beautiful and use
full gifts. Light refreshments OF cake and 1
coffee were served. The happy couple left
Wednesday afternoon for Bishop, Cal, |
where they are TO reside. Their many /
friends wish them long and happy life.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children.