Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-05-04
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.

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DIR. Arthur V. Goss returned TO Taunton,
Mass, Tuesday morning.
Mrs. +. H. Kennedy went to Heaton
hospital at Montpelier Monday for an
operation.
Mrs. Eta g. Allen, who has been in
Massachusetts, the past winter, returned TO
town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. B. Atwood returned TO
town Tuesday night after spending the
winter in Massachusetts,.
The graduating exercises OF Chelsea
academy will be held IN the Town hall,
Friday evening, May 18th.
Mrs. VIM. f. Hood returned home Tues
day night after three weeks visit to her
daughter in New York city.
Col. and Mrs. c. S. Emery attended the
1 funeral OF Mrs. Emeryis stepfather, r. q.
Lougee, at Tunbridge Tuesday.
Donald Comstock, who had been home
from Dartmouth college for the Easter va
cation, has returned to his studies.
The summer preaching services at South
Washington by Rev. II. j. Wyekoff WILDE
resumed next Sunday afternoon, May It'll,
at 2:30.
Mrs. William f. Davis came from Bos-
ton Friday and will spend this month
here before going to the mountains for the
summer.
Miss Belle Judd of East Orange. n. j.,
who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. f.
II. Stanton, the past week, returned to
New Jersey today.
Mrs. w. p. Townsend went to Boston
Wednesday morning to attend the gradua-
tion OF her daughter, Miss Blanche Town
send, from the Emerson College OF Oratory.
Rev. +. A. Bishop, d. D., principal OF
MaafF.affar will "A The
Methodist church next Sunday morning
and at the West Hill church in the after
noon.
The next regular meeting of Waterson
Post will be Saturday afternoon, Nav 8,
and as it is the last meeting before Memo
rial day it is necessary every member be
present.
Among the old soldiers who were in
attendance at the funeral Of DIR. 5. \. Goss
Saturday were four from his regiment, the
9th Vt. Vols. They were Z. p. Abbott of
Co. &, George Durkee of Co. ID. Fifeld
Bohonon of Co. and \. b. Davenport of
Co. e..
One Of w. A. Reeds machine horses got
the hoof of one OF its feet terribly mangled
last week while they were saving wood at
Chas. Buttons. The hoof was caught in
the legs of the machine and nearly half
torn away. w. II. Hill was sent for as
soon as possible and dressed the wound.
The horse will probably recover after
long time when a new hoof grows.
The first game of base ball here this |
season was played Monday afternoon on
NATION park between the Normal school |
team OF Randolph Center and Chelsea. |
The game was played in five different |
snow storms but all seemed to enjoy the |
occasion Just the same. The score was II |
to in favor OF Chelsea. The next game |
here will be May 18th between Chelsea and /
Among those from out OF town who
attended the funeral Of DIR. 5. n. Goss /
were Mr.. and Mrs. A. II. Powers
Of Randolph, Mrs. {. l.. Newell OF Scmer-
vile, Mass, DIR. and Mrs. f. j. Fish and /
Harold Fish of South Royalton, DIR. j.
Henry Jackson, DR.. Joe W. Jackson and i
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank McWhorter of Barre
city, Charles Webb, 5. j. Hathaway and
John Cattanach of Montpelier.
Abbott Brothers, after being sick with
the grip at the beginning OF the sugar sea-
son, and having given up all thought of
finally tapped their sugar or
,hard April Z and and in just three
" eks made $500 lbs. of sugar from 1000
.rees. The sap ran almost continuously |
Tor three weeks and about half OF this
crop was of excellent quality. The only i
help they had was two days tapping and
seven days gathering sap. One day they
occurred 81 barrels, the most sap they ever
yathered In one day. During the season
hey gathered over 300 barrels of sap.