Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-12-15
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.

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Ned Stacy OF vershire was in town Sat
urday.
son was born Tuesday night to Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Goodrich of Montpelier.
Hon. w. b. Wall OF Randolph Is attend
ing court here in the interest Of the G. V.
! George Morris. an attorney at Lisbon,
y. H., IS visiting his mother, Mrs. Joseph
4 French.
Mr.. and Mrs. Il. NJ. seaver OF Washing
ton visited at II. o. Bixby's the first Of
the week.
Mrs. Herbert Kingsbury OF West FairIee
has been spending a few days with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ire Thompson.
Wood Is coming into the bobbin shop as
fast as can be expected, considering the
shedding. Price paid is 1850 per cord.
It is reported there is to be a social hop
in the Town hall Monday evening, Jan. 2,
given by the Chelsea Brass Band orches-
ira.
Read carefully what our advertisers have
10 say. II will pay you better through
the year than the ads in the Sunday
papers.
The gristmin OF Clayton Allen at East
Barnard was burned Thursday afternoon,
/ the Sth. Mrs. Allen was daughter OF
the late Henry Bryant OF this town.
DIR. Arthur V. Goss Of Taunton, Mass,
made a short visit to his parents DR.. and
Mrs. :. n Goss. the first Of the week.
He returned to Taunton tuesday morning.
John Hogan, who was committed to the
asylum al Waterbury last fall has so far
recovered that be has been released and
has returned TO town. He is stopping at
2. c. Waldo's for the present.
The teachers and pupils wish to express
their appreciation OF the desirable changes
that have taken place In the school build
| ings in the last vacation and in their hap
pier surroundings will have an added en-
| JOY ment in their work.
There Is to be Christmas tree with APP
I propriate exercises at the Methodist
church Saturday evening, the 24th, and at
the CongI church Monday evening, the
I 26th There is also TO be a tree at the
West Hin church one OF the nights.
Mrs. Wallace Sanborn returned home
| from Williamstown Sunday night, where
she had been for the past two months at
Arthur Stearns', caring for the twin
babies. Mrs. Wesley II. Bugbee has TAX
en- her place. Mrs. Stearns is gaining
slowly.
Thaddeus Pettee was taken insane Sat
urday night, probably caused by grip.
He lived alone on the East hill, with no
for safe keeping and where he could be
taken care of until he RECEIVERS. II is
thought he Will be all right in few days.
II. +. X. Hall Camp, No. Is, s. ", elect
ed the following officers az their annual
meeting Dec. 7:-Capt., II. w. Hoyt; lst
Lieutenant, Il. ID. Abbott I'd Lieut., l..
II. Bohonon; camp council, +. III. Ken
NEEDY, b. II. Adams, ID. j. McAllister; 1st
Sergt., George +. Griiiini q NJ. s., q. J..
Hayward.
A travelling troupe played "Ten Nights
in a Barroomn in the Gown hall Monday
evening. There was a fairly good audi
ence considering the short time adver-
tised, the paper only being put ont Satur-
day. The old play is always a popular
drawing card. Ii had not been staged
here for many years.
The 9th Masonic district meeting, held
here last week Thursday, was one OF the
most successful ever held in the district,
over 100 visiting brothers being present,
including Grand Secretary Ross OF Bur-
lington and Grand Lecturer Ballou OF
Chester. An excellent banquet was served
in the parlors OF the Congl church under
the supervision OF the men OF the church,
which did them credit as caterers.
AT the annual meeting Of the Womsn's
Relief Corps Saturday afternoon, the fol-
lowing officers were elected Pres, Mrs.
Ada ID. Little: senior vice president, Mrs.
Mary +. Little; junior vice president,
Mrs. Philena Davis; secretary, Mrs. Mat
tie J. Atwood treasurer, Miss Martha l..
Moves: chaplain, Mrs. Sarah j. BohonOn
conductor, Mrs. Edith NJ. Fuller; guard,
Mrs. Roxanna Jones; delegate, Mrs. susan
A. Stanton; alternate, Mrs. Mary L. Lit
tle