Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-07-21
Chelsea Home News.
81. o. BIxBY. Local Editor.
Mrs. A. II. TapIey has gone to Lincoln
~ Ma N enend several weeks.

daughter, Mrs B. K. Rounsville.
Raw II. Dearborn went Saturday to
Tunbridge, vi here be has entered the EN-
ploy Of A. N. King & Son as clerk in the
store.
Roy L. Camp, son of the late Milo
Camp. who lived on the West Hill near
Randolph line, was committed last week
to the hospital at Waterbury from Ran
dolph.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver E. Burgess are on
two weeks vacation; Mr.. Burgess from
work in the store OF ordway, Holmes &
Co., and Mrs. Burgess from her duties in
the post Office.
]. NJ. Grant. n. o. Bixby and Fred
Grant attended The Democratic state con-
yention at st. Adams last Thursday. The
city did everything possible to make the
delegates feel at home In the City Beauti
full.
Stanley c. Wilson has sold the Minnie
Sanborn Goss place on Main street,
which he recently purchased, to Nathan
J. Hill for S1O75. Mr.. Hill is to take
possession Sept. 1, the place being now
occupied by c. NJ. Beckwith.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles R. Corwin Of
somerville, Mass. were here for Friday
night, having been on an auto trip
through the White mountains and north
ern Vermont. They left Saturday morn
ing for home via sunapee Lake.
The young ladies who went on tho
Washington trip in the spring from this
town were guests OF Misses Hazel and
Myrtle Bixby Monday evening TO meet
Miss Charlotte Hackett Of South Royal
ton, who was their chaperon on the trip.
While Clyde Benedict OF Bethel, was en-
route to Post Mills Saturday afternoon in
his automobile, when near Will Lin
coins, the machine skidded over a low
embankment beside the road. No one
was injured in the party but the auto was
put out OF commission for two hours.
Captain Fred W. Hentz OF Boston is
guest OF his nephew, DIR. A. 7. Marshall. |
Capt. Hentz has for 20 years been spe- /
oiaI agent OF the United States Treasury /
department Miss Fannie Maude Hentz /
OF Boston Joined her father last week at
the home OF DR.. Marshall, on Maple /
avenue.
Earl Quimby Of Melrose, Mass, came
Saturday in his % b. p. Butium touring 4
car. He was accompanied by his mother, /
Mrs. Minnie Quimby, his sister, Miss
Ruth Quimby, and Gardner Wardwell, all
OF Melrose. They drove through in one
day and are guests at A. Barnes and Ern-
est Young's.
Mrs. Lillian 81. Downs of Duluth,
Mimi. Is boarding at A. w. Whitney's. 1
Mrs. Downs was formerly Miss Lillian
Cobb and will be remembered by many OF
our townspeople as she taught several
terms OF school in the village some thirty
years ago. She is a niece Of Miss A. A.
Clement and will remain here for the
summer.
The new directory Of the Orange Coun-
" Telephone Co. is out and, while at
course there are some errors, il is by far
the best directory the company has ever
had. Il was made under the supervision
OF Director &. l.. Speare Of Corinth. All
stockholders and patrons Of the company |
are entitled to q copy and II any have not
received II they can get one by applying
10 the secretary.
Madeline, the two-year-old daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs Archie Sanborn, who live
on South Main street, was terribly
burned with hot water last Thursday.
The child, who is very active, turned
around suddenly and sat down in pail
OF hot water that had just been placed
there preparatory to washing the door.
There we're several persons present and
she was caught in an instant and plunged
into cold water which prevented the
burns from being very deep although the
skin came OF with the clothing. The
shock to the child's system was something
fearful. She had several commissions Friday
and Saturday and her life was despaired o.
but at present we are glad to announce
that she is more comfortable and hopes
are entertained for her recovery. Dr. r.
J. Fish OF South Royalton was here sat
urday In consultation with DIR. A. T.
Marshall, the family physician.
Last week Tuesday, the children Of the
Junior society met ct Mrs. Comstook's to
make scrapbooks and mount pictures Tor
the children Of a kindergarten school 10
Constantinople, where a Christmas box Is
TO be sent by the churches OF this county I
the first OF next month. All interested
are asked to contribute articles OF cloth
ing for children under twelve, toys, 4
games. books, pictures, boxes, bags and
baskets. with needle books, thimbles, /
scissors, ETC., marbles, knives, Dalls,
crayons, notebooks, pads, pencils, paper
and anything else which could be given !
child. who has nothing at Christmas
time. These msy be sent or brought in
stead of admission to an entertainment 70 I
be given at the Cong'l church Wednesday |
evening, July %, from to 10 o'clock. I
There wild be an opportunity to see the
articles made by the children and others,
to hear some stories about the children OF
Turkey, and to share in Turkish salad,
as we'll as to have a social good time.
Everyone Is invited to come ana oeip the
Juniors make the evening success, ana
help to al the box for Turkey.
The Orange County Telephone COM
pany's central office that has been IN
Blxby's store since the company made its
entrance in this town was moved yester-
day TO the upstairs tenement in W. r
Townsend's house in the rear OF the post
Office. and Charles e. Dickinson Is the
operator in charge. Many patrons have
expressed regret to lose Miss Myrtle Blk
BY as operator but Mr.. Dickinson Is
familiar with all the details Of the once
as he has been an operator at Bixoy's sew
eraI different times in the past years. Inc |
company now demands continuous serV-
ice and Mr.. Dickinson can care Tor the
system in his private house cheaper than