Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-08-13
Chelsea Home News.
H. O. BIxBY, Local Editor.

II. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.
Mrs Ella Herrick johnson Of East Ram
doInb has been in town, renew ing old
scousintances since Tuesday.
Miss Anna Dearborn is spending the
week at Highgate Springs, the guest Of
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Parker of Barre.
son. weighing 10 pounds, was born
Sunday to Mr.and Mrs. E. A. Taylor.
This is their eleventh child; all living.
Henry Menard has bought of Charles
". Goodwin the Hyde Cabot farm on
The West hill, where he has lived since
Iast spring. Consideration, 300.
Mrs. Euclid Fish Of Canton, Mass,
came Monday night and is with her
mother, Mrs. A. E. Goss. Mrs. Fish is
accompanied by her two children, Doro-
thy and Martha.
The Republican party has filed papers
for two candidates for town representa-
tive. E. n. Bacon and w. H. Emery. The
Democrats will hold caucus tomorrow
evening to nominate candidate.
Dan P Dickinson of Montpelier came
Monday night for few days. visit to his
mother, Mrs. May L. Dickinson, and his
brother, Frank C. Dickinson. Dan, for
the present, is organist in Bethany
church in that city.
Congressman and Mrs. d. j. Foster of
Burlington, accompanied by two OF their
daughters, Misses Mabel and Mathilde
Foster, made a flying visit to town Mon
day. They came by automobile, arriving
for dinner, and left at 8 O'Clock for home,
having only opportunity for brief call
on friends.
Miss Flora NJ. Corwin of Somerville,
Mass, came Sunday for months vaca-
ton at the home OF her father, j. A. r.
Corwin. She was accompanied by two
friends. Misses Isabel and Marie Tiff,
also OF Somerville. The Misses Tifft have
rooms at DR.. Corwin's and board with
the Misses Andrus.
Pearl Davenport, while working for c.
NJ Blaisden on the Moore farm, tore
his arm badly on rusty nail. He was
coming down the stairs from the hay loft
when the stair broke, causing him to fall
partially and catch his arm at the elbow
en- projecting nail. DR.. NJ. H. Corw in
was summoned and dressed the wound.
There was good attendance at grange
meeting Friday night. The debate onthe
question, Resolved, That the farmer has
more labor-saving machinery than the
farmers wife, was interesting and
amusing. 1t was decided in the affirma-
tive. The next meeting will be Aug. 21.
Miss Noyes has charge of the program.
There will be roll call, to which the
ladies are requested to respond by some
fsyorite recipe, and the gentlemen by
notes on farming. The Pomona grange
will meet with Chelsea grange Aug. &c.
J. B. Pickett, the Republican nominee
for probate judge of the Bradford district
at the hands of the recent Republican
county convention, will have opposition
in the person of the present encumbent.
Samuel M. Gleason, whose name has been
filed with County Clerk Hale K. Darling
by more than one per cent of the entire
vote in the Bradford district, under the
head of independent Republican.
This bolt from the Republican ticket
comes as surprise through the district
As the nomination of Mr.. Pickett was
made in the convention without a dis
sentiag vote, alt hough it was known at
the time that he was not the unanimous
choice of the delegates from the Bradford
district. Judge Gleason has held his
Office for % years. Judge Gleason will
draw strong Democratic vote, having
been nominated for the place by that
party.
Farm House Blaze.
Sunday morning about 9 O'Clock, the
house on the Rufus Brown place, two
miles from Chelsea village. owned by
Charles w. Bacon and occupied by 0. 5.
MacNabb, came near burning to the
ground.
The family of Mr.. MacNabb, consisting
of his wife and three small children, were
II ho
in front of the house after his COW when
he looked down and discovered the flames
coming through the roof around the
chimney. He rushed to the house and
called for help on the telephone and IN
short time, although it seemed long
time to him, neighbors came from all di-
rections, and at once got busy. Several
fire extinguishers were brought by the
crowd and it was due to their effective
work that the buildings were saved.
The fire evidently caught around the
chimney and ran nearly around the whole
top of the house. About half OF the rooi
is burned off and the chambers Quilted.
All the furniture on the lower floor was
carried out and much of it was damaged
by being broken and by water. Upstairs
the winter clothing of the family was
packed away and was all burned.
The insurance on the house was $5uV
and on the furniture, etc., $3.50 IN the
Granite Insurance Co. of Barre city.
1t was a close call for the buildings ana
only the prompt action OF those present
saved total destruction.
CheIsea--vershIre Game.
1t was an interesting game OF base Dali
on Matoon field last Saturday afternoon
between Chelsea and Vershire, and there
was good crowd out to see it.
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