Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-05-09
Chelsea Home News.
II. o. BrxsY. Local Editor.

]. L. Bacon OF White River Junction
was in town Friday and Saturday OF last
week.
Miss Blanche Carpenter is teaching
school at South Corinth in the Washburn
district.
Miss Lizzie Dickinson went to St.
Johnsbury Monday TO care for her sister,
who is sick.
]. X. Darling, Geo. l.. Stow and II. K.
Darling went 10 Montpelier Monday 10
attend supreme court.
BH. Adams, Jr., attended the auction
sale OF horses at West Lebanon, n. H..
Owing to high prices, he only purchased
three.
W. A. George and children arrived
Wednesday from Pardeeviile, Wis. Mr..
George has only partially recovered from
| bis illness.
The ]. B. Akerman farm was sold last
Friday to John Pearl OF vershire for
sl40O. The cows sold at an average OF
about s33 each.
T. g. Dearborn has bought "Pat," the
little black horse owned by Mrs. Will
Flanders, and which DR.. Hill has kept
the past two years.
Rev. and Mrs. George Z. Lake returned
from Haverhill, Mass, Saturday, where
they had been called by the sudden death
Of sister Of Mr.. Lake.
Messrs. j. A. r. Corwin, w. p. Town
send and O. ID. Tracy held their annual
dinner at the hotel Monday, the occasion
being the anniversary OF their birthdays.
Charles X. Corwin Of Boston is guest
Of his father, j. A. X. Corwin. He came
70 be here on his fathers birthday,
tuesday, when the latter was IS years
old.
]. B. Wells OF Randolph, county
supervisor OF roads, was in town Tuesday
and met the selectmen and road COM
missioner to discuss the matter Of work.
ing the state tax the coming season.
u. A. Carpenter has made 1900 pounds
otsugar this spring from 375 trees. This
seems to be much more than the average
Tor our sugarmakers. The usual amount
mas been about three pounds to tree.
Cattle buyers were conspicuous here last
week, among them being Ed. Lincoln OF
DIighton, Mass, John Goodrich OF South
khoyalton, Frank Alderman of Vershire.
James James Howe OF Tunbridge and Tom
waldo OF Williamstown. They bought
quite quantity OF stock about here.
0. Fay Allen, the popular clerk at J. A..
n Corwin's store, was given q surprise
party at his home on vershire street Sat
urday evening, it being his 21st birthday
anniversary. About IS were present. Mr..
AMEN was presented with q handsome
Morris chair. It was a very enjoyable
evening for all. While his wife knew all
ABOUT the affair, Mr.. Allen was totally ig-
horant Of there being company in the
mouse until he walked in on the crowd.
helreshments OF cake, coffee, etc., were
served.
Death Of Frank q. Williams.
The relatives Of Frank B. Williams we're
ssudeDed to learn of his death, which oc-
cured in Tampa, Fla, April %. Typhoid
IeVer, from which the deceased hadssuf-
iefed for about three weeks, was the cause
Oh death. The funeral took place the fol-
lowing Thursday. One of his last requests
was to be laid at rest in Tampa, the place
ne loved so well.
r Mr.. Williams was born in Chelsea, VT,
pso, ., 1885, and his death removes the last
vi the Williams family. Most Of his life
was spent in the West. A little more than
lour years ago he went to Tampa, Fla,
ahu had been engaged In journalistic
WORK, being connected with The Times for
snort period and later as local cOrrespon-
ton
copied from Tampa, Fla, Times-"Sel-
uom, IL ever, has more beautiful and sim
we're tribute been paid to the memory OF
by ~ man than was paid to that OF Frank
:. Williams this morning. Warm friends
rom every walk Of life, with tear dimmed
eyes, gathered around his bier and listened
~ Ine eloquent words OF Rev. w. w. De-
aiar,, who paid touching tribute to the
ZOO man who has gone from our midst.
Ainong those were representatives OF the
manufacturing industry who had grown
W loVe the oead man SO well, and every
o took occasion to express deep sorrow
~ ms passing. Following the funeral
,services, many accompanied the remains
tery."