Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1907-11-28
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

in town.
Mrs. Ellen Hood is sick in bed with
neuralgia.
Dea. E. P. Brown of Vershire was in
town Monday.
Chelsea academy begins twelve weeks
term next Monday.
Harry Daniels and son of East Mont
heller we're in town Friday.
O. Bixby went to Boston Monday with
COWS purchased by Ed. Lincoln.
PARTY from here attended grange
meeting at Tunbridge Friday evening.
Mrs. Edna Cosgrove moved back to her
farm on the West mill the first of the
week.
c H. Corliss, who has been working at
Lisbon, n. H., is now at home for few
weeks.
There is to be a union Thanksgiving
service at the Methodist church this even
ing at o'clock.
R. H. Lyon and daughter, Gladys, of
White River Junction spent Sunday at
Dr. a. B. Smiths.
Miss Florence E. Spear went to White
River Junction Tuesday to work in the
family of DIR. Dartland.
There were four inches of snow on the
ground Monday morning to remind US
that winter was right here.
Miss Releaf Leavenway, assistant in the
academy, left for her home in Milton Fri
dav afternoon. She is to return Monday.
Commander c. w. Osborne and Past
Commander Tucker of Tunbridge were
guests at Camp % last week Wednesday
evening.
!. NJ. Comstock was at Bradford Tues
dsv and Wednesday, where he held teach
ers examination. He returned this
morning.
Uncle Moses George, who has been con-
fined to the house for the past two or
three weeks, is now able to walk down
street again.
Miss Lizzie Braman of Washington is
working in the family of E. A. Corwin in
place of Miss Ada Sanborn, who is at
home on a vacation.
Mrs. D. G. Stoughton and Mrs. A. T.
Neff of South Royalton were in town last
week visiting Mrs. Stoughton's mother,
Mrs. Ellen Cleveland.
The Chelsea grange will celebrate the
40th anniversary of its founding on the
evening of Dec. at Grange hall, and the
public is cordially invited.
The Ladies' Ten Pin club met with
Mrs W. S. Hatch Wednesday afternoon
Of last week. An excellent supper was
served, to which the gentlemen were in
vited and a very pleasant evening was
passed.
E. G. Reed inspected the camp of Sons
of Veterans at Tunbridge Saturday night.
He was accompanied by w. A. Reed, l..
n Lucas and George Thomas from Camp
2S They reported nice time and a
fourishing camp.
Cards are received announcing the mar
rage of Burnham R. Greer of Cleveland,
O., to Miss Margaret A. Phillips Nov. 16.
Mr. Greer is son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
Greer, who formerly lived in town, and
is grandson of the late Carleton Burnham.
VIII A. Reed has just received S24.92
Insurance from the U. S. Health and Ac-
cident Insurance Co. The check was
received in just one week from the time
the claim was sent to the company at Sag
NAV, Mich, and was for an injury to his
finger while working an ensilage cutter.
Charles NJ. Blaisdell, who recently sold
his farm on the East hill through the
George A. Tracy agency, has just pur-
chased the Beckwith place near the Whit
,ney mills about 1 = miles south of the vii
lage, through the same agency. Consid-
Grafton, $3.50. Mr. Blaisdell is q good
citizen and we are glad he is to remain in
town.
As Mrs. Mary A. Folsom was driving
home from her work last Saturday night,
she collided with a team near Durkee's
and was thrown out and quite badly in
Iured. No bones were broken, but the
buggy and harness were. Mrs. Folsom
held to the lines and the horse did not get
away. 1t was very narrow escape from
serious injury.
Probably the only person in town who
saw Edward Payson Weston on his walk
from Portland to Chicago 40 years ago is
Fernando NJ. Perkins. Mr.. Perkins saw
him at Lynn, Mass, where he was work
ing in shop at the time. Word was
sent in when the pedestrian appeared on
the street and all hands rushed out to see
the noted walker just as they have done
now all the way from Portland tc Chi
Gago.
Uncle Charles Parker, aged 81 years,
Two months, died at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. David Dickerman, on the
randolph road Nov. %. Mr.. Parker was
Inc oldest man in town. He had enjoyed
very good health until this fall, when he
mad failed rapidly from old age. He was
Inc son Of Phineas Parker and was born
IN Iunbridge within rifie-shot of the
nome where he died. The funeral was
tuesday at o'clock at the house. The
ihterment was in the Dickerman ceme-
terry.