Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-12-21
Chelsea Home News.


There was no service at the Nj. l.. church
last Sunday morning.
Mrs. II. O. Bixby, who has been sick
with bronchitis the past week, is better.
Mrs. Melissa F. Wright has Jaen quite
sick the past few days, but is better now.
Fred II. Folsom and wife of VII AN,
town spent Saturday and Sunday wi d
friends in town.
Miss Emma Hatch, who has be- ! visit
Ing in New York for several y sks, re-
turned home Monday.
Mrs. f. H. Kennedy is very To-. She is
great sufferer and no hopes ..ro enter
tanned OF her recovery.
Miss Mary E. Scales OF Montpelier is
visiting her parents this week and is to
remain until after Christmas.
Frank and Dan Dickinson and Charlie
Densmore are home from Montpelier sem
mary for the Christmas vacation.
r, A. Ordway left last week for Aber-
deem, y. g., to spend the winter His
family is to remain here for the present.
Arthur Barber was suddenly called TO
Bangor, y. Y, last Saturday by the death
Of his brother, who was killed by falling
from the high beams in the barn.
Mrs. George ]. Helmer and family came
from New York Monday to the home Of
her father, VIM. +. Hood, TO spend the
holidays. DIR. Helmer comes Saturday for
few days.
During the holidays Mrs. r. ". Lewis
is working in the store Of II. O. BiXby,
and Mrs. W II. Dearborn IN that Of j. A.
r. Corwin a Son.
Miss Nellie Luce has finished work at {.
III. Baraw's, and Miss Sybil George, ho is
attending school at the academy, has
gone there to assist Mrs. Baraw during
the winter term.
Mrs. II. X. Darling went to Montpelier
Tuesday, where Mr.. Darling Is closing up
his work as a member Of the committee
TO revise the statutes. Mr. and Mrs. Oar
ling are TO return home Saturday.
The only public Christmas exercises in
town are 10 be in the Town hall next
Monday evening. Arrangements are be
ing made for a nice time both for young
and old. Il is to be town tree and an in
yitatiOn Is extended to all.
The many friends Of Dan p. Dickinson
will be highly gratifed 10 learn OF his re-
cent engagement as organist at the NJ. =.
church ID Barre city. Dan has been
working on the pipe organ at Montpelier
seminary about two months.
Friday afternoon the schools IN this and
noon, as il was announced there would be
a teachers convention for instruction in
new methods Of modern science OF some
kind. The teachers came, bat the speaker
from abroad did not, so they had the
pleasure OF half holiday without the lee
lure.
II. o. Bixby, accompanied by his moth
er. Mrs. Frances w. BiXby, attended the
funeral OF his uncle, Urbane BiNby, al
East Brookfield Sunday afternoon,
Among others present at the funeral from
here were circuit Bixby, w. e. Holmes,
w. h. Emery and Miss Rose Emery. Mr.
Bixby was 81 years old and had been IA
feeble health for several months.
DR.. f. L. Beckv i'm has been having a
serious time. Last week while working m
his dentist office, he got solution OF sui
phuric acid in his eyes. just at that time
there was not a physician available n
town, and he had to get along the best be
could until one arrived. One eye has re-
covered, but the other is still much m
famed and admits OF but little use. TIT
doctor wears glasses, and this no doub
saved the sight OF one eye, If not both.
Mrs. Philena Allen Hubbard, wife of tn
late Sylvenus Hubbard, died at her nom
on the West hill Dec. stu, aged 81 years
The funeral was at the home sunda,
morning at II O'Clock, Rev. Lewis y
Moody officiating. The burial was in tn
cemetery at the West hill church besid
her husband and daughter. She left on
daughter, Josephine Hubbard, who ma
/ tenderly cared for her mother not only II
1 this last sickness, but in all the years pas
/ a. the feebleness OF age has increased up
on her.
| Hale X. Darling, representative iron
/ Chelsea in the Legislature OF 1909 ana
member OF the revision committee, gave
social tea Monday evening at the Mont
pelier House to about 20 OF his friends
4 mostly newspaper men. Among thos
present from out Of town were Frank
/ Greene OF st. Adams and Luther u. Johh
SON of Randolph. The after dinner eNer
cises were entirely informal IN eharacte
and were devoted largely to a discussion
Of capital punishment. Nj. Green
I graphically described the recent execution
Al Windsor and corrected some erroneou
statements that have been made in con
nection with that event. Many brlgn
/ stories were also told and the compan
broke up at midnight.