Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-07-13

e Richards Hall, Meriden, n. II.
Miss Leonie Parkhurst is home for few
weeks from Montpelier, where she is do
: ing table work az the Pavilion.
: The Christian Endeavor society vii
! give supper and organ recital at tn,
Cong'l church wednesday, July Goth.
Nj. A. Carpenter and family spent July
. 4th at Woodstock visiting Mrs. Carpen-
] ters parents, air. and Mrs. Mckenzie,
Y Miss Blanche Hutchinson OF East
Brookfeld Is at the Orange County hotel
! for the summer season doing ia BE work.
) Karl HENDERSON is at work for Frank
! Fits in Nershire haying, and Royal
Townsend is working at Ernest Young's.
Miss Lucinda Rogers is suffering from a
quinsy sore and has returned home from
T.. A. Corwln's, where she has been at
work.
Mrs. Lyman Fits Of Vershire has been
I visiting her daughter, Mrs Byron Berry.
Mrs. Fits is 81 years old and is remark
ably smart for one Of her age.
Walter W. Perkins aud family are visit
ing his parents at Stoekbridge this week.
A. j. Little is in charge OF the Chelsea
Mills during Mr.. Perkins absence
J. B. Seaver Of Washington was in town
Tuesday morning en- route for Claremont,
\. H., to attend meeting Of the bridge
commission, OF which be is a member.
Miss Jeanette Marshall, who has been
| visiting her mother and brother the past
two weeks, returned TO Boston Tuesday.
where she IS employed in the public
library.
J. Il. Edwards, while catching in
game Of baseball on Nation field satur-
| day without mask, was struck IN the
face by foul bell, hurting him badly for
| the time being.
Christabel. daughter of W. A. Dens-
more, was nit in the face bv a basebal at
Iunbridge July 4 while at the celebration. !
The injury, though severe, was not so bad |
as at first was feared.
Mrs. w. II. Bugbee returned last week |
from Lawrenceville, n. " where she had /
been visiting her daughter, Mrs. viii |
Cady. Mrs. Cady came home with her to |
remain for a few weeks.
The Junior Benevolent society meeting
was held Monday afternoon with Mrs. j. /
NJ. Comstock on the lawn beside the
house. After the business meeting. re-
freshments were served by Mrs. Com
stock.
Mr. Blossom, the nurse from Boston,
who has been caring for j. K Darling the
past seven weeks, has returned home.
Mr.. Darling is now able to ride down
street and is slowly recovering his
strength.
Mrs. Mary Dunbar Rathburn was al
ways hard working woman, although
the past year or so her health has been
poor. This week she was out in the field
hoeing potatoes SO her son, George, could
work out haying.
School in Dist. No. l, taught by Martha
L. Noyes, closed June 3d. Number of
pupils, IL; average, 10 and a fraction.
Olive Densmore was neither absent nor
tardy, Irving Hood and Carroll Hood
were not absent. Olive Densmore and ,
Ernest Luce received prizes in spelling,
and Lyman Fits, Marion Beckwith and
Ernest Wardner in writing.
Julian hood of Lowell, Mass, has I
bought for the Hood farm an intensely :
inbred Morgan mare of Geo. H. Bacon.
She carries more Morgan blood than any
hing known of in Chelsea. The mare Is {
granddaughter of the Cornelius Robin e
ION mare, one of the greatest readers the =
own has ever known. This mare has !
'een shipped to Lowell, with another [
bought by Mr.. Hood. G
Rev. Lewis n. Moody left Monday p
morning for a months vacation. He
topped at South Royalton to attend a :.
PREACHERS meeting and Mrs. Moody and Z
iaster Paul Joined him Wednesday, when 7
hey went to the north part OF the state. fl
ir. Moody will preach at Waterbury next i,
unday in exchange with Rev. G. w. :
douglass. who will preach here at the o.
iethodist church Sunday morning and at II
be West hill church in the afternoon. n
Mrs. Charles H. Baraw gave party Fri N
ay evening at her home on Main street =,
Dr. Miss Edith K. Hood. It was called a -
Something New" party and was a very NJ
nioyable affair. There were % present.
ev. L. n. Moody received the first prize,
hich was box of bonboss. He brought
new smile. Leon Ordway secured the
ooby prize, which was a cake with the &c
ord "Booby" in letters on top. He Sc q
lred this prize with a match. Many =
lmes were played and refreshments Of ca
e cream and cake were served. sh
The law firm of Darling q Darling was eV
ssolved Saturday By the withdrawal OF pr
ale K. Darling, the son and junior mem ST
II. This firm has been in business since e.,
IN. l, 1895, and has been connected with 81
ost of the important litigation in the We
unity during this time. The business ar
III be carried on at the old office By j. fe
Darling and Stanley Z. Wilson. as =
irling q Wilson. Mr.. Wilson is a ou
tive OF Orange county, and has been di'
aetieing law in MONTPELIER since his adj or
ssion to the bar. He has been appointed an
putty county clerk ahd will hereafter -
Ike his residence here. fol
last week Wednesday John B. Bacon Of In
2 Alden Speare Public library trustees wa
,eived from DR.. B. w. Braley Of Barre, Y
a check for 500. which was
wing bequest from his mother, the late
3. A. p Braley, widow OF the late DR..
rman W. Braley, who for a score of
rs prior to 1872 was an extensive practi- the
ner and esteemed physician OF this a.,
IN and vicinity. Mrs. Braley is still VI
idly remembered by many of our older tri'
.zens for her genial ways, bright MIND up
/ excellent character. She was one Of
founders Of the Ladies library. which
5 afterwards merged into the Chelsea
bile library. As memento Of her re-
d for the old circle OF her Chelsea &C. -.
lintsnces and love for her former
rnspeople, she made this generous and per
full gift. brs