Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1908-04-02
Chelsea Home News.
H. 0. BIxBY, Local Editor.

Hrs 4. f. Goss is confined to the
s,r.s this week with indigestion. Miss
,mL Morey of Wilder came Monday to
are for her.
pbilip J. Little sold his personal prop
.-v at auction last Saturday and has
i.sded his farm on the East hill to Henry
~ of Washington. Consideration,
' $780,
Phil CIough has sold his farm on the
/ ali STAFFORD road to Bert Fletcher of
Washington, which sale included four
avs and some other personal property,
M 1850. The transfer was made Mon
&.
tameeting of the Alden Speare Pub
III library trustees, the following officers
ware reelected President, George L.
SOW; secretary and treasurer, John M.
Comstock; librarian, Miss Nellie NJ. Cor
win; assistants, Mrs. George L. Stow and
Mss Mary Atwood.
Mrs. W. P. Townsend left Tuesday
morning for Washington, d. c., where
de Is to remain for month visiting her
daughter, Miss Blanche Townsend, Mrs.
III Foster and other friends. Mrs.
Gertrude HYDE Goodrich of st. Johns
bury, sister of the wife of Congressman
Foster accompanied her.
Mrs. Ceylon Elwen died at her home in
Lowell, Mass, Sunday afternoon, aged 81
ysar. She was formerly Mrs. Eta G.
Allen of this town. Her remains were
brought here Tuesday and the funeral
va; held at the West Hill church
Wednesday, Rev. Fred Daniels officiat-
Ing. The iuterment was in the West Hill
cemetery beside her first hus band, Carlos
Allen. Mrs. Elwell left beside her hus
band, one brother, who resides in Clare
mont, y. H.
Henry Hyde Dwight, who committed
suicide by poisoning at his home in Los
Angeles, Cal, last Friday afternoon, was
gandson of the late Elihu Hyde of this
town and will be remembered by many,
having spent mis- summers here some
thirty years ago. From reports, he seems
to have led a criminal life in the past few
years. Many of his friends believe he
vas insane, having squandered not only
bis own fortune, but that of his wife,
which amounted to over 800, 900. His
wife, who was Boston woman, heart
broken at her husbands criminal act,
committed suicide about two weeks ago.
III. Dwight was a graduate of Harvard
College and formerly stood high in his
FOtessiOn as artist and architect, being
anenber of the Boston Society of Archi-
tets His only sister resides at Cam
bfdge, Mass.
Toclear Telephone Company Debt.
The directors of the Orange County Tel
splone company, in session recently at
Barre, made one important move. A vote
vas carried that an assessment of three
Collars be levied on each share of stock,
Out II was further provided that dis
count Of 80 1-3 per cent be allowed If the
anOunt of the assessment was forthcom-
ing on or before July LIST, reducing the
AMOUNT to two dollars on share.
Inls assessment is for the purpose OF
lqudating the present Indebtedness of
ne company. The debt amounts to
scout $1,000 and was incurred largely in
as Introduction of the system in Barre
Aaa Montpelier within few years. The
,9onpany IS making good Roadway in
montpelier, having already installed
scout one hundred phones, with the pros
pect Of putting in forty more within
short time.
Ihls company has had remarkable
growth since it was incorporated in 1907.
ohee that time, the number of instru-
asnts has increased from 600 to. over
L!OO at the present time.
Inc officials of the company were all