Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1909-12-23
Chelsea Home News.
q. o. BIxnY, Local Editor.


lssi week.
Miss Fannie Dunbar is sick and con
snad TO the house.
The Public library will not be open
saturday afternoon.
NJ. Hall is again confined to the
house but it is hoped only for short
time.
Miss sylvia Comstock comes tomorrow
from st. JOhnsbury for the Christmas
holidays.
Mrs. Ada Hall Bacon went Monday to
BOSTON and vicinity where she will spend
the winter.
Mrs. Ruth Kennedy has gone to
bridgeport, Conn.,, TO visit her son, Her
bert r. Kennedy.
REGULAR communication of Geo. Wash
iueton lodge. F. and A. NJ, tonight.
Work on NJ. NJ. degree.
B. q. Adams was at Lebanon, n. H.,
Lowell and Boston, the first OF the week
buying horses for his sale stable.
The Christmas tree and exercises at the
West Hill church will be held Saturday
evening when the usual good time is ex-
peeted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Corwin oisLowell,
Mass, and Miss Flora Corwin Of Boston
come tomorrow to spend Christmas with
their people.
Mr. and Mrs. II. K. Darling went to
Brsttleboro last week. She returned home
saturday and Mr.. Darling is to remain
this week.
Hilas E. Roberts OF Boston has sent to
the public library gift of nearly 200 vol
umes. making over $50 volumes that Mr..
Roberts has given to the library the past
few months.
Miss Marion Annis left Monday for
a Lowell, Mass, where she is to be the
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. @. r. Hemenway
8 for two weeks.
Charles +. Button went to Boston Mon
4 day with his poultry for Christmas mar
. ket. OF which he had $3.50 lbs. OF turkeys
and some chickens.
A pension has been allowed Mrs.
& Eunice A. Adams, widow Of the late Ben
jamin H. Adams Of Chelsea, at the rate Of
Si2 per month from Nov. 10, 1909.
Mrs. zeruab seaver, who has been liv-
ing with her sister, Mrs. r. W. Bixby, /
the past two years, went Saturday to
Washington to reside with her son, e.
NJ. Seaver.
Miss Ruth King, assistant principal at
the academy, gave . candle party at the |
school house last week Wednesday even /
ing. About 30 were present and had an
enjoyable time.
Mrs. Celia Flanders, who Is cook at |
Goddard seminary, Barre, was in town
with her daguhter, Miss Hazel Flanders,
l.. ID 49, -
to Barre Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Myron Daily OF Calais
came Wednesday Of last week to remain
for few days with Mrs. Daly's mother,
Mrs. Albert w. Hoyt. They returned
home Sunday. Mrs. Hoyt is nos inn
proving.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. p. Townsend went
Monday to Boston to remain about two
weeks visiting friends. They are to meet
their daughter, Miss Blanche Townsend
OF Washington, ID. O., in Boston where
she comes to spend the Christmas vaca-
ton.
Among those at home for the holidays
are Miss Ida Z. Lougee OF East North
field, Mass, Harold Z. Corwin Of Mt
Hermon, Mass, Herbert F. Comstock of
Meriden, n. H., Miss Gertrude Bacon of
Claremont, n. H., Joseph Tracy and Lyle
r. Beckwith Of Albany, N. Y.
Charles Davis, who was in Jail here last
spring on drunk charge and who was
let out TO work for w. A. Reed and who
stole check for t26 and took French
leave via South Royalton, returned to
town last Saturday night on the stage
and went to the jail for lodging. He had
been injured, he claimed, in q railroad ac-
cident. He will no doubt have an oppor-
tunity 10 serve q sentence as long as the
law will allow.
At the Grange nesting Friday even
ing, the following officers were elected
Master, z. Ralph Walker; overseer, Hale
Maltoon; lecturer, Marion Ramsdell;
steward, L. II. Bohonan; assistant stew
ara, Frank Gates; chaplain, Roy San
oorni secretary, Mrs. Nellie Perkins;
treasurer, John Bicknell; gatekeeper,
george Dickerman; Ceres, Mrs. e. r.
WALKER Pomona, Mrs. Elisha Burgess;
Flora, Mrs. c. H. Bohonan; lady assist
ant steward, Eudah Larkin.
The Christmas tree exercises at the
Town hall Friday evening will begin at
o'clock. The program is arranged as fol-
loNs;-'The Joy Of the Christmas" di-
Ilded into parts; Part /, "Joy at His
hlthi" z, Joy in the Home;n 3, "Joy
o. the Children" 4, "Joy Of the World"
among the characters represented are
loaf Bethlehem girls, "Night," ''Morn,"
Inc Shepherds" The program will in
GUIDE solos, duets, choruses and recita-
uons. Everyone is invited to come and
!oln in singing with the last chorus, "Joyl
the World The Lord Is come. " There
y 70 be a real Santa CIaua The ladies' in
snarge have spared no pains to make this
pleasant occasion for all, hut especially
LOT the children.