Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-29
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.


Hale X. Darling is IN Boston for a few
days.
Fred E. Allen is working for Byron Ber-
ry in the harness shop.
Miss Lillian Robbins OF Lisbon, N. H.,
is visiting at T. j. Titus.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Dan
Robinson Tuesday morning.
Q. L. Speare and X. II. Williams of West
Corinth were in town Tuesday.
There will be dance at Nights hall.
North Tunbridge, Friday EVENING" Jan. 9th.
The electric lights for the present will
90 out at IL 80 p. ID. and come on at a.
m.
The Orange County Telephone Co. will
hold its annual meeting here on Tuesday,
January 3.
William F. Davis is at home this week
for few days before going TO Boston Tor
the winter.
Messrs. Irish of Dartmouth college and
Kimball Of Meriden, n. H., were guests of
Donald Comstock over Sunday.
DR.. S. n. Goss is confined to the house
by sickness. His son, Walter, of Mont
pelier has been with him the past week.
Chelsea Fire District No. will hold its
annual meeting for election OF officers and
other business Monday, Jan. 2, 1903, at 2
o'clock p. m. in the town clerks office.
The large plate glass window in the
store of Ii. o. Bixby which was broken
| few weeks ago, was replaced yesterday by
new one from the Plate and Window
Glass Mfg. Co. of Boston.
Mrs. W. IL. Lincoln, while attending a
social dance in Densmore's hall Friday
evening, fell upon the floor and fractured
the bones IN her left wrist. DR.. Marshall
was summoned and set the fractured
member before she was taken to her
| home three miles away. This is serious
misfortune for Mrs. Lincoln.
Under the new law passed by the last
| legislature, authorizing a State Board OF
/ Medical Registration, Gov. Bell has APP
pointed DR.. +. II. Godfrey OF Chelsea as
/ second member of the board. This is a
/ fiattering tribute not only to the doctor,
but also to the town, to be represented on
| this board by one of its physicians.
The Christmas exercises at the Congl
church were held Monday evening.
/ Three trees laden with gifts occupied the
south side OF the pulpit. The church was
\ lastly decorated for the occasion with
evergreen. The usual exercises OF music
and REGULATIONS preceded the distribution
| OF the presents. All bad very enJoyapie
evening, especially the little folks.
/ Ihe following we're NlelloIn III Wv ~ III
| the holidays:-M and Mrs. III. j. Corwin
/ OF Lowell Mass, at j. A. h. Corwin's
/ Miss Mary Scales, Montpelier, at Mrs.
/ Ellen Scales: Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hodg-
don, Barre, at A. w. Whitney's; Miss En-
ma Hatch, st. Johnsbury, at W. ,.
/ Hatch's; Miss Sallie Emery, st. Johns
\ bury, ut Col. G. 5. Emery'si Miss Lucinda
| Rogers, Hartford, at p w. Rogers; Dom
/ AID Comstock, Hanover, n. H., at j. NJ.
I ~ MpnfngllpF at
DIR. S. y. Goss'; Misses Annie and sadie
Sleeper. Montpelier, at Mrs. Leroy Sleep
er's: e. NJ. Coburn, Hartford, Conn.,, at
| NJ. o. Columns.
The church on the West Hill, which has
been newly rebuilt and refurnished IN the
past two years, is now completed IN every
/ detail. Last spring new white iron rooi
was put on the entire building, ana now
new chairs have been added for the Choir
and also fine new chandelier, when was
used for the first time at the Christmas
exercises Monday evening. These were
secured by subscriptions from friends at
home and abroad. The parish now has
one Of he best and cosiest churches TO b'
found in any suburban place in the state
The Christmas exercises Monday nigh
we're of the usual order, and the tree
were well laden with the fruit OF the sea
son.
The NJ. f. church was well filled OF
Christmas eve to listen TO very pleasan
program, consisting OF prayer by TN
pastor, delightful Christmas songs an6
Rotations BY the children. which wa
rendered with credit to those participant
ing, A special feature was touching
song by the PASTORS wife, with an accom-
paniment on the autoharp. After the ex
ereises, came the part most interesting Z
the children-the distribution OF present
from three very fruitful trees, and whel
ali was over, the pastor was able 10 TEL
lust " hat time il was, and those wh'
wished were permitted to see the time
/ keeper for themselves. Everybody mus
have gone home happy, bearing burden
with rejoicing.