Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-11-25
Chelsea Home News.
H. o. BIxBY. Local editor.

H. W biAhfs LOCAL EultOrs
Judge Morse Of Randolph was In town
a few days last week.
Charlie Densmore is for time working
for Terry, the jeweler at Bethel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles p. Carr have
gone to Worcester TO work this winter.
OF. Allen has recovered from his re-
cent sickness so be is back in bis store at
work.
FiHeld Bohonon is spending this week
with bis brother, Carl Bohonon, In Low
ell, Mass.
Mrs. E. b. Dickinson has gone to
Lowell, Mass, to visit her sister, Mrs.
Fred Lacey.
Curtis o. Slack a Son have recently
bought the old Stevens farm Of Phil
Clough; consideration, si25.
J. c. Hood went to New York Tuesday.
He was accompanied by Miss Kitty Hell
mer to her home in Upper Nyack, N. Y.
Mrs. Fred Lacy OF Lowell, Mass, was
in town last week to attend the funeral OF
Edmund F. Peters, her sisters husband.
Frank Carey has finished work In
Orange, where be has been at work all
the fall, and returned to his home on the
West Hill.
Mrs. elizabeth Mackenzie OF Wood
stock has been a guest at NJ. A. carpan-
ter's the past week. She Is cousin Of
Mrs. Carpenter.
Hale K Darling, who had been assist
ing ex-Attorney-G eupral Clarke G. Fits
OF Brattleboro ia bis extensive law prac-
tics for the past several weeks, returned
home Thursday.
Miss Bessie Gokey, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Gokey of the West Hill,
has decided to study for q professional
nurse end has gone TO the Randolph sana-
forum for that purpose.
Herbert Comstock of Kimball Union
academy, Msriden, and Miss Sylvia Com
stock OF st. Johnsbury academy came
Wednesday night TO spend Thanksgiving
with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. N.
Comstock.
Among those entertaining the humps
this week are c. NJ. Hunt, +. +. Blxby,
Arthur HILL Leon Ordway, n. o. Flint.
Among others on the sick list are e. ID. /
Barnes, Mrs. Q. II. Corliss, Ralph Stan
ton, Mrs. E. A. Corwin and Miss Mary |
J. George.
Orange County Court Jurors.
The following petit Jurors we're drawn
Nov. 20 for the December term OF Orange /
county COURT
Bradford, Geo. o. Luikin, Arthur N. /
Mason; Braintree, Richard B. Osha,
Theodore J. Williams; Brookheld, J. q.
Holmes, U. q. sprague; Chelsea, Fred A.
Ordway, Eugene q. Thorne; Corinth,
Frank J. Eaton, Everett B. Corliss; Fair
lee, e. W. Pierce, Q. l.. Bragg; Newbury,
8. s. Tucker, Tate Ritchie; Orange, Ed
ward II. Rock, Warren J. Morehouse;
Randolph, Clayton Wight, Fred II. Jos
iyn; STAFFORD, Leon Q. Hayes, Chas. W.
Lane; Thetford, @ c. Cook, Scott
Clough; Topsham, Nathaniel A. Abbott,
Joseph l. Feich; Tunbridee, James X.
Howe, Curtis E. Brown; vershire, George
f. Stacey, John z. Clough; Washington,
d. t. Stanley, York Ordway; West Fair
lee, Oscar Carleton, 9. +. Little; VIII
Jamestown, Herbert Plat, Pefley @. San
ders.
Another Civil War Veteran Gone.
Edmund r. Peters died suddenly Of
heart failure Wednesday, Nov. ~, at a.
m, aged 81 yrs, mos, ~ days. "Un-
Gle Ed, a. be was faniliarly called by all
his townspeopie, mad been ia feeble
health all winter, but had been better
than for some time the few days preced-
ing his death.
Wednesday morning be ate a good
breakfast and sat down in his rocking
chair. Mrs. Peters was about her morn
ing work and thought be had fallen
asleep as was his custom sometimes In the
morning, az be was much broken OF bis
rest at night. She spoke to him and be
did not answer. She went to him and
found be had passed away without a
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one hand rested on its head. He had
gone over the river as he had expressed
the hope be might do when bis time
came, suddenly and without a struggle.
Mr. Peters was born Ia Bradford. He
resided in Boston for many years and en-
listed in Co. C, LIST Mass. Cavalry in
1851 and served three years, having been
twice taken prisoner, suffering the hor-
rors and privations OF those Southern
prisons. Mr.. Peters came to this town In
1888 and bad since resided here. In
August 1855, be married for bis second
vile Mrs Elvira sanborn, who survives
him and has tenderly cared for him in bis
declining years. He left besides bis wife,
one step-son, Elmer @. Bradbury, who re-
sides Ct Springfield. He had one son
and two daughters By bis hrst wife, AZ
q whom are dead.
Ar. Peters was one 81 those county
gentlemen Of the old school, genial and
pleasant 10 meet and thoroughly posted on
the events transpiring in the country
which be helped to save.
The funeral was held Saturday after
noon a O'Clock from the home, Rev.
Fred Daniels odlciatinR, in connection
With Waterson post, No. IS. Of which de- !
Ceased was Q member. The post rendered
The burial arrvsra az fha Grand Army OF
ne Republic, conducted By Commander
A. o. Coburn. The bearers, members Of