Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-08-10
Chelsea Home News.
Il. O. BrxHY. Local Editor.

Bliss Beede OF Orange is visiting at w.
II. Hills.
Mrs. c. A. Densmore is visiting her sis
ter at Barton.
Hale X. Darling was home from Montpe- !
lier over Sunday.
Miss Marion Badger OF Barre is visiting |
at Walter II. Adams.
VIII. Hin has been engaged as starter 1
for the races at Woodstock fair.
Henry A. jerks OF Melrose Highlands, |
Mass, has joined his family at the An |
drus'.
r. L. Hayward of Barre, general agent |
for the Edison Photograph Co., was IN
town Monday.
County Examiner ]. NJ. Comstoek is
holding teachers examination at Ran
dolph this week.
Misses wis and Alice Taplin of Corinth |
are spending two weeks with their COUSIN
/ Mrs. Z. ID. Fuller.
The A. L. A. c. will meet at its rooms
next Friday evening, Aug. II, at 1880. A
full attendance is desired.
| Col. c. 5. Emery and family went to
their cottage at Lake Morey last week Ito
remain most Of the season.
Mrs George l.. Hayward is suffering
/ from nervous prostration. She IS more
4 comfortable at this writing.
/ T. G. Dearborn has finished work at
I the Chelsea livery stable and is working
/ for +. ID. Barnes at the Orange County
hotel.
Miss Grace Clough, telephone operator
/ for the y. +. Telephone Co. at Barre, Is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mark
\ Clough.
Miss Myrtle Patterson of Lowell, Mass,
4 granddaughter OF the late William Roberts,
I is stopping for a few weeks at \. ).
Bixbys.
/ Miss Lyle Tracy. who has been spending
a two weeks vacation with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. +. o. Tracy, returned to Bos-
/ ton Monday.
Alfred Fisher, who has been guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Sprague the past
week, returned to his home at Worcester,
Mass. Monday.
! Dr. h. L. Beckwith has engaged III. G.
Moore OF Hartford TO play with the or
chestra for the drama and dance Friday
evening, the 18th.
Miss Jessie Tucker of Orange is assisting
in the care OF Edgar. little son OF j. II.
Edwards, who has been sick the past week,
/ but is now better.
Mrs. +. w. Lewis has been engaged to
play the part OF "Sadie' in "The Convicts |
Daughter" She is a well-known mem
Der OF the company.
Mrs. George F. Reed has had ripe toma-
toes from her garden for the past two
weeks. We know, as the HERALD Office
| has been the recipient OF some OF them.
Mrs Harriet A. Jones sister, Mrs. Good
ale, OF Groveand, Mass, who had not
been here for l6 years, is visiting her.
Mrs. Goodale is mother OF Mrs. Mark
| Clough.
Mrs. r. n. Lyon and daughter, Airline,
/ OF Montpelier are visiting Mrs. Lyons
sister Mrs. A. b. Smith. Mr.. Lyon drove
them over Thursday, returning the same
evening.
Mrs George Whitney and sons Of Wake
/ field, Mass, are visiting her cousin, Miss
/ Mary J George, and her uncle, A. w.
| Whitney. Mrs Whitney is a sister OF
1 Col. Charles Woodland OF Wakefield.
Two more piazzas have recently been
added to beautify houses in the village.
These have been built ON the residences OF
/ DR. r l.. Beckwth and T.. r. Wallace.
Mr.. Wallace is now entitled to house.
keeper.
Harry F. Bryant, who has driven stage
! for NJ. II. HazeD for several years, has bid
off the mail route between Chelsea and
south Royalton and is to take possession
( of Uncle Sans business ON the route to-
morrow.
! Richard H. Bacon OF this place has
/ bought the general store OF L. 7. Grant at
/ North Charlestown, y. II. He took i'm
mediate possession the last OF July and IS
now sole proprietor. We wish him sue
cess in his new home.
| The game OF baseball on the program for
Friday OF Old Home week is to be played
/ bv teams from Granitevlle and Sharon,
| instead OF Grauiteville and South Royal
| ton, as announced. These are hot teams,
and a very interesting game may be ex-
pected.
Miss Marcia I. Dickinson OF Aurora,
/ ILL.,, arrived Friday night to visit her
| cousin, Mrs T.. o. Tracy, and other TRENDS
1 in town. Miss Dickinson had not been
] here for sixteen years. She II daughter
OF the late William F. Dickinson, who was
| in business here forty years ago where D.
4 A. r.. Corwin a Son now are. When ne
moved West he owned the house now
occupied by John b. Bacon.
/ Height above sea level OF villages and
hills in this vicinity: Union Village, 30
/ H.: Post Mills, 700; West Fairlee, $50;
1 Copperfield, $50; Nershire, 1900; Nershire
/ Center, 100; Spear schoo house, 1850;
south STAFFORD. go; STAFFORD, $50; An
drus farm buildings, 1870; Tunbridge
j (King'sl, $40; North Tunbridge (Wightsl,
/ 500: Chelsea town hall), $50; Chelsea
/ West hill church,. 1920; Cotton hull,
/ 2l12; Brocklebank. 2ls0 Merrill hill, 1864;
4 Hood hin. 1900; Stanley hill, 1850; Annis
/ hill. 2olO. We are indebted to W. F.
i Dewey for the above interesting statistics.
The Game with WilIiamstown.
The Wuliamstown baseball team played
| 49, ,sryt .,an,s here Saturday losing hy