Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-03-10
Chelsea Home News.
H. 0. BIxBY. Local Editor.


Il. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.
Mrs. William F. Hood and Miss Ethel
4 Young have been on the sick list the
past week.
Noah Taylor and daughter, Miss Nora
q TAYLOR, visited friends in Nashua, n. H.,
sud vicinity last week.
Charles f. Doyle has rented the Alva
& ODonnelI farm on the East Hin and
moved his family there this week.
Chelsea grange admitted class OF %
4 new members at their meeting Friday
evening, giving them the first and second
a degrees.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. W. Hoyt, who have
occupied their house in the village this
winter, have moved back to their farm in
Washington ready for sugaring.
Only a very few have made any sugar
vet. There have been q few days OF sap
weather. but II Is not expected there will
Be much sugar made until about the goth.
IA. r. Corwin and Miss Nellie Cor
win gave a whist party to forty OF their
friends Tuesday evening. Refreshments
Of punch and confectionery were served.
II was a very enjoyable affair.
Mrs. +. @. Brown, who has been at the
Mary Fletcher hospital at Burlington for
treatment the past few weeks, returned
home last week. Mr. Brown went to
Burlington and came home with her.
Tue old bank building recently bought
By n. n Mattisou has been rented to w.
w. Underhill for printing office, aud n.
W. Hunt, who has occupied il for barber
shop, is to move over the store OF ]. A. X.
Corwin 4 Son.
The Dramatic company presented 1.-THE
Pride OF Huckins' Rum at Grange hall,
Williamstown, Saturday evening to
large aud appreciative audience. Last
night they played at East Barre, and to-
morrow night they 90 to Post Mills and
play IN Unity hall.
George Washington lodge, No. 81, F.
and A. NJ, are arranging TO celebrate st.
Johns day on Sunday, June %. The ex-
ereises are to be held in the Town hall at
D. m. Rev A. j. Hough Of Montpelier
is expected 10 deliver the Masonic sermon,
followed BY remarks from other promi-
nent Masons
Wilder H. Dearborn has bought the
house on Main street owned by Mrs.
Minnie Sanborn Goss of Chicago. Con-
sideration, 1900. N. J. Hili, the shoe
maker, vi DO since coming 10 town has oc-
cupied this house, has moved this week
to W. II. sprague's house, known rs the
Hinckley place.
Mrs Olive T. Pierson died at II o'clock
p m. Saturday, aged 81 yrs., 10 mos, IL
days Mrs. Person came here two years
ago rom Manchester, N. H., to live with
her niece. Miss Effie Coburn. She had
been gradually failing eli winter. Her
granddaughter, Miss Grace r. Pierson OF
Manchester, who had the care OF her,
came two weeks ago and was with her
until she passed away. The remains
we're taken to Manchester, N. H., Tues
day, where the funeral was held.
The big voting contest at Hoods gro
Gerry store that has been in progress for
several months came to a climax at noon
feh. Is, when the votes we're counted BY
disinierested parties and result was as
iollows:- Crystabel Densmore, 1888
votes, won first prize, q large couch: Mrs.
Scott George, l2,060 votes, won second
prize, q large easy chair; Mrs. NJ. o. Col
burn, 1906 votes, won third prize,
pretty rocker. There were ten other con-
testants, hut none Of these were within
sight Of prize by more than 1000 votes.
About o'clock Monday morning. the
iamiiv of Henry Laid. who reside three
miles from this village on the farm which
they bought Of Arthur e. Bacon, we're
aroused from sleep by the cracking OF
Their burning house. They have five
eeaildren whom they got out Of the house
IN hurry, also part OF their household
goods. There was no chance to save the
buildings, which consisted Of house,
woodshed and small barn, all connected.
Inc large harm standing some distance
sway from the house was not burned.
unly few near neighbors reached the
place and bad they been able to do so
thefe were no appliances Tor putting out
the ire which was said to be so far I'M
uer say when discovered that the roof
seemed ready to fall. It Is reported the
house vas insured for $500 and furniture
for 600.