Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-01-14
Chelsea Home News.
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week with her nephew, Frank H. kener-
son.
Miss sybil Thompson, who has been
working at West Fairlee, is al home this
week.
The International Correspondence school
OF Scranton. Pa, has an exhibit in Bnbys
shoe window this week.
The directors OF the Orange County Tel
ephone company meet here the 10Th and
X. II. Williams, the treasurer, will be pres
ent.
Miss Nellie M. Corwin, who has been
sick for several weeks at her brothers, e.
X. Corwin's, in Somerville, Mass. is better.
She was able to return home yesterday.
Fred f. Monkey, who has been in Cali
fornia the past two years, came home
Monday for a few weeks stay with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Monkey.
w. F. Dewey reports the mean temper
allure of December for the past nine years
as follows :-1S95, 20; 1s96,17.5a 1897, ~
1895, p 1899, 24.6o; 1900, 1917; 1901, 2l.6'i
1902, l6.3' 1903, ID.
VIM. L. Barnes, a former resident Of this
town, died at the home OF his son. Herbert
w. Barnes, in Hanover, y. H., Thursday,
Jan Z. The funeral was Saturday afternoon
from his late home. He had been sick for
the past year with Bright's disease.
The annual communication Of George
Washington lodge, No. 81. F. and A.. NJ,
will be held Thursday evening, JAMS, at z
O'Clock. All interested should take notice
and govern themselves accordingly with
out further notice from the secretary.
At the annual meeting OF the stocKhold-
ers of the National Bank Of Orange Coun-
tn Tuesday, the same board Of officers was
reelected and the semi-annual dividend
OF 25eo was declared. Dinner was served
By President JONI b. Bacon to the officers
and directors.
Married, at the parsonage, Tuesday
evening, Jan. u, by Rev. w. +. Allen,
Norman Walter Hunt and Miss Sybn
Hinckley Sargent, both OF Chelsea. The
couple left at once for Boston to be absent
until the 18th. They are to reside on
North Main street.
Fred s. Osterhout OF Lowell, Mass, has
been at b. II. Adams, Jr's., for a few days,
returning Monday. He brought Ben the
four horses he purchased by telephone last
week. There must be a great demand for
horsehesh here 10 have TO order them from
Lowell by telephone TO ill orders.
II. X. Darling is now manager OF the
basket ball team in place of ;. T.. Mills,
who has left town, and Cd. Tracy handles
the referees whistle. The team will play
Montpelier seminary here next saturday
evening and the West Fairlee team the
2Sth. The M~ontpeliers are a hot team,
second only to the Barre clerks.
Mrs. c. 3. Emery is now advertising in
! these columns for another hired girl. We
might add that il there is any reliable girl
who wishes to get married this Is her OPP
p%Ortunity. The last few girls Mrs. Emery
has had have remained with her until they
were married. Mrs. Ned Griffin, who has
been there the past year, is now serving
her notice and waiting for her successor.
Mrs. r, T.. Peters, who for nineteen
years has conducted a millinery and fancy
goods store in this town, has closed out
her stock and retired from business. She
was fourteen years in the Tarbell building,
and the last five years in Bacon a Halls
block. Many friends in this n adioin-
ing towns will greatly miss her and "Unele
Ed in business.
The annual meeting Of the Orange
County creamery was held Jan. 9TH and
the following directors were elected
Benson Sanborn, n. III. Austin, Nj. o.
Gates. Frank Gilman and George NJ. Med
calf. The directors organized by electlng
Frank Gilman president, A. w. whitney
treasurer, Mrs. A. w. Whitney secretary,
+. A. Corwin. W. p. Townsend, w. A.
Hood, auditors.
The mems Chelsea Basket Ball team suf-
fered ITS first defeat his season Thursday
evening, Jan. 18th, when II lplayed the
Barre City Clerks team. The game stood
IS TO IL in favor of the Barre team. Our
boys have nothing but praise for the cour-
tesy exhibited by the victorious team and
learned many points Of science in the
game. The Barre team probably stands as
the best team in Central Vermont this
season.
The double game of basket ball Monday
evening between the Chelsea teams and
the Thetford Academy teams was very en-
tertaining. There was a large audience
present and to many this was the first
game of basket ball they had witnessed.
The girls game was very exciting; some
times one team was in the lead and some
times the other. The game closed with
the following score .-Thetford Z. Chelsea
8. The mems teams then had the floor,
playing three 15-minute bouts. The game
closed with the score Thetford p, Chelsea
5. There are more games to follow and II
you never saw a game come and see how
IN is done.