Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-30
Chelsea Home News.
H. 0. BIXBY, Local Editor.

H, 0. BIxBY, Local Editor.
Mrs, Lucinda Hood is very sick at the
bone of the daughter, Mrs. Frank Lou
gee.
III. F. H. Godfrey has been re-appoint-
| ID nv the state board of health as local
| health officer for term of three years
from April 81.
Last Friday evening, as Henry Royce
vas driving to the village from the West
Hill. when going down the steep hill
int above A. Barnes one mile out on
| The Washington road, the harness broke,
Nj. Royce was thrown out and the horse
ran to the village, lodging between trees,
telephone and electric light poles, and
landed in W. P. Townsend's yard.
Neither the horse nor buggy was injured
10 sny extent 1t was a narrow escape
70. teams on the street. Mr.. Royce was
not injured.
Death of circuit 6ixby.
Orcutt Bixby died suddenly at his
home on Main street Sunday night of
acute Indigestion. Although he had not
been feeling well the past two weeks, he
had been about town and was on the
street Sunday night as late as p. m.
About $50 o'clock he awoke with ter
ribe pain in his stomach and physician
was called at once. He died at IL o'clock,
aged Il years, months and 20 days.
Mr. Bixby was born in Williamstown,
the son of the late Daniel and Thirza
,Spiller) Bixby and was the last of the
family, Thirty-eight years ago he moved
to the Dudley Cabot place on North Main
street and nine years later sold it to Mr..
Cabot and bought the place on Main
street where he had since resided.
He had a wide acquaintance in the
county, as he had been cattle drover
practically all his life and until the past
few years had done large business in this
direction. Mr.. Bixby was a kind neigh
Dor and will be greatly missed in the
community where he had been familiar
figure for so many years.
Besides a wife, he left one son, Frank E.
BiIby, and one daughter, Mrs. j. Olive
Perkins, both of this town. The funeral
was Tuesday afternoon at 2 O'Clock from
bis late home, Rev. George E. Lake Off
eating. The interment was in the fami-
" lot in Highland cemetery. The bear
eE were Messrs. F. E. Bixby, j. o. Per
kins, B. H. Adams, Jr., and II. o. Bixby.
Ira Thomson Dead.
Ira Sanborn Thompson died at his
home on Main street Saturday morning
Of valvuar heart disease, aged " years,
lOmonths and s days. Mr.. Thompson
had been in poor health for several years
and since January had been unable to
work and most of the time confined to
the house until last Friday, when he
worked part of the day repairing. shoes,
young man, and said he felt the best for
along time. In the night he was taken
worse and lived but few moments.
Mr.. Thompson was the son of the late
Lewis Thompson and was born in this
Town in the house recently sold by Fifield
6ohonon when it stood on the old acad-
envy ground. He was a man of few
words, honest in his deal and was always
% be found at home as he had been out
q town but two or three times for more
Inan thirty years. He will be greatly
missed by his neighbors and friends,
VINO had known him so many years. He
isit besides a wife, three sons and two
uaughters-Fay L. Thompson, who re-
SIDES at North Java, N. Y; Mrs. Herbert
hhingsbury of West Fairlee; Leonard |.
thompson, Mrs. Simon Gage and George
NJ thompson of this town; also one sis
tef, Mrs. Sarah Thompson Lincoln, OF
fltehburg, Mass.
The funeral was from his late home
monday at p. M, Rev. Fred Daniels
oneating. The bearers were his two
sons and two sons-in-law. The inter-
nlent was in the family lot in Highland
cemetery.
Successful Sugar Season.
Inc sugar season just closed has been
one OF the best known in this section for
many years. Seldom is an excellent sug-
al season known to follow SO good one
az iast year. Owing to the strong cold
WINDS that have predominated nearly
ee'efy day, some of the sugar orchards
I not done themselves full justice and
nave been beaten by their neighbors that
were fortunate enough to be sheltered
nun the wind or with frontage to the
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