Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-06-15
Chelsea Home News.
H.o. BrxRY. Local Editor.

H.K Darling was at St. Johnsbury on
legal business last week
Randolph Center beat Chelsea at base
ball here Saturday by two scores.
Mrs. II. II. Corwin is visiting Mrs. A.
/ H. Powers at Randolph this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. stedman Howe of South
Dakota are visiting friends in town.
John NJ. Comstock Is at Brattleboro at
tending the Congl state convention.
Ell. Perkins Of Hartford came Tuesday
for day or so soiourn in town tuning
pianos.
Mrs. Lewis n. Moody's father and
mother, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Nj. Tower OF
| Barton, are visiting her.
Miss Edith F. Hood OF Boston came sat
urday night 10 spend few weeks with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Hood.
Chas. d. Boardway, clerk in Ordway,
Holmes a Cos. store, is on vacation
visiting friends at Claremont, n. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Davis OF Bethel
were in town Tuesday TO attend the funer-
al OF Mr.. Davis brother, Rev. W. II. Davis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ned A. Griffin of sher-
brook, p. O., are visiting at his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Griffin, for two weeks.
5. w. Armstrong OF R.chtord was in
town last week IN the interest OF forming
a court Of the Independent Order OF For
esters.
Mrs. f. c. Ford and Miss Gladys Shep-
ard of Dorchester, Mass, are guests OF
Mrs. Sears and Miss Hatch for this week
and next.
Mrs. Henry Hodgdon Of Barre srent
Sunday with her father, A. w. Whitney.
She returned Monday, accompanied by
Miss Florence Whitney.
Mrs. Susan Locke Hemenway died at
Worcester, Mass, May IS OF pneumonia
l II hpIn n
daughter Of the late John Locke.
e. @. Reed went to Rlehford Tuesday to
attend the encampment Of the Vermont
! Division. sons OF Veterans, held there
, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.
/ Mrs. MAY Dickinson, who sold the hotel
5 last week to +. ID. Barnes, has moved into
lW. p. Townsend's tenement for the pres
, emit. She retains the livery stable prop
| erty.
4 Carl NJ. Beckwith, while trimming
brush badly cut the back OF his lett hand
E with an axe. II was an ugly ash and
7 Mr.. Beckwith will not be able 10 use MS
hand for some time.
Children's day exercises will be held
: next Sunday morning at the Methodist
: church, and in the afternoon at the West
: Hill church. Come out and hear the little
n ones; they always please.
n Mrs. w. 5. Hatch went to 81. Johnsbury
: yesterday morning to attend the COM
- mencement exercises Of 81. Johnsbury
: academy, where her daughter, Miss En-
J ma Hatch, is to graduate.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Willis L. Bixby of Boston
: spent Saturday night at H. y. Blxbys.
g 1'bey went to East Brookfield Sunday for
: a short visit to his father. Urban Bixby,
= returning to Boston Tuesday afternoon
Col. Charles X. Darling OF Boston came
Monday morning to spend q lev Gays
49, IT, f,ar lon Il u
though still confined to the bed most OF
Il the time, is much improved over lew
weeks ago.
Thaddeus L. Pettee. who was placed in
Waterbury asylum six months ago 10 re-
cover from the effects OF the grip, was
discharged from the institution last week
and returned to town. He is working
IN for c. NJ. Beckwith.
The Orange County hotel property has
been sold to +. d. Barnes, who took pos
session last week. Mr.. Barnes Is not a
new pru nrietor Of this house, having been
8 its owner thirteen years, when he sold the
property to the late c. p. Dickinson hYe
years ago.
County Examiner John NJ. Comstock
was called to Tunbridge May 10th to
settle disagreement between j. W.
lGrant and the school directors, they fall
ing TO provide means OF transportation
I for his little girl to attend school. They
are TO paw him for carrying his child,
there being no school in his district.
At the adjourned meeting of the Old
e. Home Week association Friday evening,
II was voted TO observe Old Home week,
. INT the resignation OF Col. &. ;. Emery as
president OF the association leaves the
n. matter in bad shape. Ii was voted 10 leave
the choice of president to the executive
committee, as well as any other vacancies
IN which may require TO be filled.
The Village Improvement society has
again, at considerable trouble ana eA-
l. pense, cleaned the Jail brook from the
court house to the main branch, sno
Y, herewith bespeaks the cooperation oil
the townspeople in keeping the channel
IN free from rubbish and refuse. ASIDE
from hygienic reasons, sense OF deceney
- and order ought to check the tendency e
"a make the brook a dump, and all interested
u are requested to note the signs authorized
" hy the selectmen forbidding such further
7, use OF the waterway.
The lecture on Yosemite valley by Rev
is w. T. Sparhawk of Randolph IN the
= yestries Of the Congl church last week
wednesday night was one of exceptional
.y interest The word-pictures OF the
le lecturer were clear and attractive, and
the lantern slides, which were loaned by
=. the Southern Pacific r. r., were remark
!, able for their brillIancy and detail
- Those who heard the lecture will join
with those who missed this opportunity
10 in hoping that Mr.. Sparhswk may again
Al bring the Yosemite to his friends who
III cannot go to il.
20 II was a sad finale to the beautiful chill
- dren's day exercises last Sunday mornln :
"A AT the Cong'l church when Rev, Herbert
Wyckoff resigned as pastor OF the church
There was scarcely dry eye in the house
20 as the large congregation left the chureh
le Although he has been here but two years
le last March, Mr.. Wyckoff has won the low
i and respect Of not only his own church
but the towns-people as well, and 1t vii
10 he a severe blow to have him leave town
L M health is the cause OF his resignation
"a and he goes for an indefinite period o.
~ rest. Next Sunday will be his last service
y as pastor here.
~ Or. w. n. Davis Dead.
Il DIR. William II. Davis died OF pernicioui
:" anRmia June :, at Clifton Springs, n. Y.
having been an invalid since the hrst O
last September.
Dr Davis was the son Of the late AaroI