Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-01-19
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.
.nrre z Griffin is ON the sick List

George F. Griffin is on the sick list.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. L. Mason Of Yer
shire were in town Tuesday.
L. II. Bobonon has been suffering with
Inflammation in one Of his eyes.
Mrs. Heath Of Woodstock was the
guest Of Mrs. n. II. COrwin Tuesday.
L. II. Smith is driving team for the new
Chelsea Mills, W. w. Perkins, proprietor.
Fred H. Stanton has bought OF l.. II. Bo-
honon the old richardson farm, paying
about $3.50 for same.
Miss Polly Coburn went to Williams
town Monday. where she is to work for a
few weeks in the Monument House.
Geo. r. Reed installed the officers Of
Waterson Post last Saturday afternoon.
Refreshments were served by the W. r. &.
after the ceremony.
Gilman Sanborn has moved from Barre
10 the house recently purchased Of A. 3.
Wright at the Upper village. His mother,
Mrs. Moses Sanborn, is keeping house for
him.
Amos B. Wright has bought the Birch
more house in the Upper village owned by
Robert II. Brchmore Of North Weymouth,
Mass, paying 200. He moves there in
March.
Harry II. Lyford, who has been working
on the telephone lines in Plainfield and
vicinity the past year, has returned TO
Fred e. Waldois, where be has hired out
for year.
At the annual meeting OF Orange County
creamery Saturday afternoon the follow
ing directors were elected IL. Austin
Of runbridge, Benson Sanborn, Geo. NJ.
MedcHlf, NJ. o. Gates, K. o. Nation.
John w. Sprague, who has been making
his home with his grandfather al East
Brookfield, came Saturday 10 1--we with his
father, Sheriff w. II. Sprague, who has
gone 10 housekeeping on North Main
street.
Mark II. and Harley A. Whitney OF
Tunbridge, who recently bought of Mrs.
Lucy Beckwith the Beckwith Mill prop
erty, have taken possession and are to
begin saving lumber this week. They
are not intending to run the gristmill for
the present.
A joint installation Of the oncers Of
Waterson Post and w. r. G. was held
Saturday afternoon in q. A. K. hall. The
installing officer for the Post was George
+. Reed aud for the w. r. &. Hiss Martha
l.. Moves. After the ceremony the Post
and invited guests were served with a
bountiiul repast by the Corps.
Frank 4. Townsend was the guest OF his
uncle, w. 2. Townsend, the first Of the
week Mr.. Townsend is spending a few
weeks with his father m Barre city, hav-
ing been the past three years in Valdez, /
near the Copper river, Alaska. He vas
accompanied by his aunt, Miss Lizzie /
OF Barre city. Mr.. Townsend /
the past two seasons has been gold mining 4
on the coast and says the winters at that |
point are not as severe as here. He expects 4
to return to Alaska the first OF February.
Frank T. Beckwith died Friday OF |
Brlght's disease, aged a. yrs, 4 mos, 2s 4
days. He was unmarried, aud left one |
brother, Dr. Fred L. Beckwith, OF this /
place He made his home when in town,
at w. NJ. Nations, where he has been
sick and confined to the house for the
past four months, and although gradually 1
failing. his death came sudden TO all. 4
The funeral was Sunday afternoon from
the residence OF DR.. Beekwith, Rev. II. J.
Wyckon officiating. The Chelsea Brass
band OF which Mr.. Beckwith had been
one Of the original members, attended
The funeral in body, and in their tribute
81 beautiful flowers testified their regard
Tor him. The interment was in the family
lot ia Highland cemetery.