Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-02-20
Chelsea Home News.
H, 0. BIxBY, Local Editor.

lanes Sanford is sick with grip.
The family of Walter Arbuckle have
ben sick with the grip.
Mrs.. A. E. Goss is slowly improving
nm an attack of bronchitis.
Uncle Moses George has been very sick
h mast week, but is better at this writ
g
H.F.L. Beckwith goes to Post Mills
AZ last three days of this month to do
s.nal work.
Herman Davis of Barre city visited his
snnts. Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Davis, the
Int Of the week.
Stanley c. Wilson was called to Wash
raon Monday afternoon by the severe
| illness Of his father.
George F. Griffin is reported as having
xHIed Oscar Trombly's farm and taken
NaessOn of the same.
Hon. j. K Darling is slowly improv-
ag after being confined to the house for
s7eral weeks with rheumatism.
Mrs. circuit Bixby fell on the ice Sun
|ay morning and severely injured her
|ip, but fortunately no bones were brok-
Il.
Leon c. Ordway has finished his stu
|das at the Albany Business college at Al.
any, y. Y, and returned home last
Thursday,
The Valentine sociabIe held at P. j.
Hsaths last Friday night, in spite of the
ain and bad travelling, was well attend
Cd and all had a good time.
Mrs Clara Bennett Fits returned to
br home in Manchester, n. H., Monday.
She had been with her sister, Mrs. HI.
n Fits the past few weeks.
George Skinner, who has been with his
bother, Austin L. Skinner, assisting in
aiing for MIN during his sickness, re-
tuned to his home in Lowell, Mass, last
week
twas said by some that Flagg's Nov
ing Picture entertainment given in the
Town hall Friday and Saturday evenings
Ess better than seen in Keith's theatre,
Boston,
Last Sunday both ministers at their re-
;EeGtlve churches observed Lincoln day
VIII appropriate sermons. Among the
deofations was picture of Lincoln in
tOnt Of the puIpits.
b. 0. Bixby, who has been confined to
taa house with rheumatic fever the past
agLt weeks, is now able to ride out a
.Ac't distance. His wife is also improv-
ing from severe attack of grip.
school in No. II closed Feb. IA. Num-
q Oh pupils, s; average attendance, l.
L. Shirley Camp and Ellen Larkin had
&c marks during the term. Earl Larkin
asa0sent one day and a half. Grace
0lllell, Sylvia Royce and Agnes Larkin
I'D no tardy marks. Blanche Carpenter
VH teacher.
Philip J. Little of Leominster, Mass,
u ~ been in town the past week visiting
fslas and looking after his farm inter
$ Mr., Little has been having a severe
ane Tor several months with his left eye,
W Il Is now better and the prospects are
.la' he will not lose the sight of it, as
vas first feared.
me f. }. S. club of Chelsea academy
va give promenade at the Town hall
.so' g. Special leap year features will
Z Introduced, among which will be the
u 4s,Aahge IN the prices of admission, the
--5s paying the larger fee Everybody
v. .ns and enjoy the good time which is
ENG prepared.
i, V'ange County creamery made during
y month OF January 1874 lbs. of butter,
y psia SAC. per pound for butter fat.
Jun, .-.I paid to patrons, S2,375.04. The
~ ..o argest checks to patrons amuonted
Io'-'oo. The amount of butter made
. !. January, 1907, was 6, 147 lbs, show
y an increase over the same month last
ear Of 2,527 lbs.
~ :, ~ Bacon was at Montpelier last
pa ana appeared before the commits
-ruers appointed by Governor Proctor to
~ sS'4gate the evils of double taxation.
was N.Y. was public meeting before the
.ulnisslon and several were present
~, ,.a over the state. Mr.. Bacon has
l. !. s'fong points in the matter of dou-
nv aAation and has given the subject as
y. study as any other man probably
No. ~. oscar d. Tracy and Miss Ethel M.
r9Suer' both of Chelsea, were married
,s 1.sy' FEB. Is, at the home of the
,.s.' brother in Randolph by Rev.
,nr I' Metzger at II o'clock m. The
~, W. let on the afternoon train for
M IN ior short wedding trip and are
u ~ home the last of the week. Mr..
49,, ts' Tracy are to reside in George A.
,.Ns mouse on Court street. Their
, .rt friends here wish them a long and
Spy life.
ui,a ngh water of Saturday created
i sensation on South Main street.
n ~ ~ uammed up above the iron bridge
o1,ol VIC water completely surrounded the
Us VI Newell Bixby and Arthur Nor
~ III ~, was three to four feet deep in the
. t oeiow the bridge. Sunday morn
III - road was completely blocked
,s..n iSe, as was also the road out to the
.. a",y' Commissioner w. II. Luce
n va tIy on the ground and with teams
b. len len soon had it passable for travel.
Vent uge IN Orcutt Bixby's field was
Em away and the old part of the bridge
blacksmith shop was taken.