Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-02-18
Chelsea Home News.


u Il. blanchard OF Nershire was IN town
Tuesday.
d. G. stoughton and family are in town
this week.
Samuel Beekwith is very sick with
pleurisy around the heart.
Lyman, son OF II. s. Fits, is quite sick
with the prevailing distemper.
l.. A. Wheeler Ct New York is a guest at
the Orange County hotel this week.
Fred Aldrich OF Post Mills is visiting at
his grandfather's, L. ID. Parkhurst's.
Mrs. Ned Stacy and daughter of YER
shire are visiting her mother, Mrs.
Philena Davis.
Miss RIlla Burbank came home Tuesday
from Vershire, where she has been teach
ing this winter.
John Goodrich of South Royalton and
w. NJ. Little of Nershire were in town last
week buying potatoes.
Miss Philena Slack Of Lisbon, n. H.,
was home few days last week visiting
her mother, Mrs. Timothy Sullivan.
Mrs. Frank II. Tracy of Montpelier
has been visiting Mrs. Roxanna Jones
and other friends in town the past week.
Mrs. A. l.. Skinner is confined to the
house with an injured ankle, caused by
striking il against the rocker of a chair
The Academy basket ball team went to
Tunbridge Saturday night and played
matched game. They won the game, 80
to IL.
Theron Spear OF Corinth has moved into
the Orange Densmore house on South
Main street. lie is to work in the Chelsea
market.
Miss May Sargent finished a successful
term of school in the South Washington
district and returned TO her home in RAN
dolph Saturday.
George Roberts has just bought OF G.
A. Luce new Sharples cream separator.
He tested the machine thoroughly be-
fore purchasing.
Among those who attended the masquer-
ade last week was Mrs. j. o. Perkins, who
wore a novel costume representing the
CHELSEA HERALD.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Russell, who have
been visiting at p. w. Rogers the past
week, returned to their home at White
River Junction Saturday.
The quarterly conference OF the Metho-
dist church will be held next Friday even
ing, when the presiding elder, Rev. w. NJ.
Newton, of South Royalton will be pres
ent.
Mrs. w. A. Hood and daughter, Lora,
were in Montpelier last week. Miss Lora
also visited in Barre, where she attended
"King Jollity,n returning home Monday
night.
Mrs. Timothy Sullivan has knit twelve
sweaters since last May. Most Of them
have been made from designs OF her
own. She has also knit eighteen pairs
OF worsted slippers of various sizes.
The band masquerade promenade Thurs
day evening OF last week was a success
financially and a very pleasant time.
There were not so many maskers as last
year, but the costumes were unique and
pretty.
called for S O'Clock sharp Friday evening
at the town clerks Office. Everybody
come; not those only who can play, but
all who want to see a good team TO repre-
sent Chelsea next summer.
School in No II, taught by Alice Kib-
bee, closed Feb. 5. Those pupils having
no absent marks were Ralph SanDorn,
Karl Keneson, Earl and John Doyle, John
Larrabee. Minnie Rogers and Anna Lucas.
Number of pupils, twenty-five.
Miss Maude Bliss, who had a class in
painting here last fall, was here last week
for her pupils to complete some OF their
work left unfinished. She returned to her
home in West Fairlee Saturday. She may
conduct another class here next summer.
Can't. and Mrs. Albert w. Hoyt were at
home last Friday evening to Camp No. =,
S. V. A goodly number OF the brothers,
with their wives, attended and had very
ENJOYABLE time. +. c. Waldo was present
and entertained the company with his fine
music box. Refreshments Of cake, coffee
and apples were served.
Don't forget the high-grade entertain
ment at the town hall Monday evening,
Feb. D. The Thespian Dramatic company
of Boston 1.-THE fifth number in the lecture
course) will appear at that time, and pre-
sent variety OF short plays, pantomimes
and sketches Each member OF the COM
pany is star and the program will be re-
fined, original and we'll balanced.
AT the annual meeting Of Chelsea Fire
district last Saturday evening, there was
good attendance and the following officers
were elected :--Moderator c. e. Godfrey;
clerk, w. p. Townsend; Treas, III. \.
Madison; prudential committee, o. ID.
Tracy, F. f. 3ixby, NJ. L. Hutchinson;
Col, c. r. Godfrey; chief engineer, +. ID.
Barnes; LIST asst. engineer, Z. ). Emery
I'd asst. engineer, II. w. Dearborn. lax
raised &c. on dollar.
The basket ball season is over and finds
the association slightly in debt. Two
more games will be played for the purpose
OF raising money to clear up the iudebted-
ness and at these games an admission lee
will be charged for all who attend. On
Saturday night Of this week, the run
bridge team will play return game with
night of next week the first and second
teams will play final game for the cham
pionship of the town.
Miss NJ Blanche Townsend came home
from Boston last week Tuesday. Last
week she was at Montpelier and assisted IN
making up the program of entertainment
for Ladies' night at the Apollo club. The
MONTPELIER Journal says of her:-"Miss
Townsend was on the program for two
whistling selections and in consequence
she responded twice to encores. For
second encore 10 her last selection she
gave a recitation in an apt manner, show
ing great versatility. Her whistling was
clear and sweet and covered wide range.
This was Miss Townsend's first appear
ance in this city, and she will no doubt
now be in demand"
Two new series of sermons commence at
the Cong'l church next Sunday morning,
to continue until Easter. The general
theme of the morning discourses is to be,
sJesus in Human Relations" subdlvlded
as follows 1.-THE Child, "The Artisan,
UThe Master Workman" "The Citizen,
~The Guest ssThe Friend, "The Host.
The evening addresses will be devoted 10
a study of the love Of Christ as revealed IN
fine seven words from the cross, treating
of @Love's Length" "Love's Breadth"
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