Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-05-14
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.

Miss Della Whitney is sick with the
nreyaling distemper and her niece, Miss
| Ellen Dewey, is caring for her.
DEF. H. Godfrey has purchased of F.
A Ordway his runabout automobile, The
Autoear, and Mr.. Ordway has gone to
Boston to buy touring car.
Mrs. Mary Parks Flanders of Bozeman,
Mont, has been elected president of the
DEPARTMENT of Montana w. r. c. She is
daughter of the late John Parks and
formerly of this town.
Chelsea High school ball team played
Wlliamstown High school team Saturday
afternoon on Mattoon field with a score
oils too in favor of Chelsea. This game
was Of but little interest after seeing the
one Of Friday.
Mrs. W. P. Townsend arrived home
lsst week from Washington, D.. c., where
she has been spending the past month
visiting her daughter, Miss Blanche
Townsend, and the family of Congress-
man D. ]. Foster.
Hazel Luce, daughter OF Charles A.
Luce fell down stairs Monday night
about o'clock and sustained severe in
uries of her back and head. 1t was in
an open chamber with no rail around the
stairway and she walked off the landing
and fell to the room below, striking on
the stairs.
Memorial day. Rev. E. E. Herrick of
Milton has been engaged to deliver the
address, and the Chelsea Brass band are
to furnish music. A program will be
given next week. The Memorial sermon
will be preached by Rev. George E. Lake
in the Methodist church Sunday morn
ing, May "a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Parker arrived FRI
day night at the home of Mrs. Parker's
parents Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Ordway.
Nh, and Mrs. Parker have spent the
winter at Southern Pines, N. c., and are
on their way home to Barre city. Mr..
Ordway and Mr.. Parker went to Boston
Saturday in the interest of Mr.. Ordway's
automobile business.
William H. Hill, who has been study
ing at the Ontario Veterinary school of
London, Ont, since September, 1904, has
received his diploma from that institu-
ton dated May 2, 1908. He passed an
excellent mark on the some 400 questions
at the final examination. DIR. Hill has
had fine success in treating both horses
and cattle in the past two years and now,
as full tledged V. S., will no doubt sue
coed to even greater extent. He is add
ing constantly to his already extensive
line Of modern Instruments for veterinary
surgery.
Charles Thompson, one of the inmates
OF orange county Jail, who is Charmed
OUT under the present law, was sched-
uled to work for c. M. Hall, who lives
about one mile from the Jail, last Friday
afternoon. Failing to connect with his
100 in due time, Mr.. Hall notified Sheriff
w. d. sprague, who, with Deputy Sheriff
b. d. Adams, Jr., started at once to
round him up. The man was seen climb
ing the hill over back from the Rufus
brown place and was not seen again until
ne walked into the Jail Friday night
ABOUT regular feed time, followed in
snort time by the officers in search OF
MN. Thompson would give no account
VI MS wanderings or why he did not GO
70 MS work like a good boy, so he was
paced in solitary confinement to think
1t over. Either he thought he could get
away and changed his mind, or he
'uought he could take an afternoon OF
ana not be missed at the jail if he was
Dack to supper on time. Thompson is q
russian, about % years old. and serving
a ~ days sentence for vagrancy.