Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-01-20
Chelsea Home News.
II. o. BrxBT. Local Editor.

Mrs. Whitcomb OF West Fairlee 10 a
onest of Mrs. II. N. Mattisop.
Miss Sadie Spooner Of Randolph is Wis
itiue her sister, Mrs. 0. D. Tracy.
Charles Durkee OF Tunbridge spent
sunday with his nephew, c. R. Durkee.
Mrs. Jennie Robbins is sick at the
nome OF her daughter, Mrs. Harry Flint.
Gerald Virgins Of West corinth is Wis
itine his cousin, Tom Densmore, this
week.
Miss Luvia c. Hatch has been sick and
confined to her room the past week but
. is nos gaining.
A SON was born 10 Mr.. and Mrs. q. H.
garaw Thursday, the l4th inst, and has
been named Stanley Otis.
william Austin on the East Hill has
been suffering with blood poison in one
OF his legs the past week.
E. II. Kennedy was in Barre Tuesday
TO attend q meeting OF the directors OF the
Orange County Telephone Co.
DR.. and Mrs. w. II. Hill went to
Washington today to attend the funeral
Of Mrs. Hills aunt, Mrs. Ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kingsbury OF
AarAnifc NlBllCu ~ AACutJ SloAA AsaAaA-
day and at w. A. Reeds Sunday.
W. d. Walker OF Barre city. who has
been with his mother the past three
weeks, returned TO Barre Saturday.
Wallace H. Sanborn, who makes q
business OF going out butcherinR, has
killed 70 hogs and II beeves this season.
Miss Edith Magoon OF Montpelier is
visiting her cousin, Mrs. Hale K. Darl-
ing, and her aunt, Mrs. Lizzie P. Smith.
James r. Leonard, assistant cashier OF
the National Bank OF Orange County, Is
on weeks vacation at Brandon visiting
bis people.
Mrs. W. II. sprague and son, John,
visited at j. n. Sprague's in East Brook
field Friday and Saturday, returning
home Sunday.
Richard Bacon Of North Charlestown,
N, H.. came Friday to visit his parents, !
Mr.. and Mrs. E. N. Bacon. He returned
home Tuesday morning.
News was received Monday by Mrs. w. |
II. sprague that her daughter, Miss Eva
Jackson, who Is teacher in Barre city, |
was sick with scarlet fever.
Mrs. Ellen Bixby Clough OF RoslindAle,
Mass, came Sunday night, called here by |
the death OF her father, Newell s. Bixby. I
She returns home next Saturday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. A. w. whitney gave a
birthday dinner to their niece, Miss Rose
Mary Lewis, last Monday, the occasion
being her fifth birthday anniversary.
Mrs. Gilman osgood and two dauRh-
tiers Of Randolph were in town Monday
to attend the funeral Of Newell Blxby.
Mrs. osRood is a sister Of Mrs. Bixby.
Rev. Mr.. Whitney gave an interesting
talk sunday evening on the advancement
OF Christianity in the Pacific islands
where he had been q missionary for many
years.
Mrs. W. II. Beckwith, who has been
caring for Mrs. Newell Bixby the past
three weeks, has returned home and Mrs.
P @. Fletcher OF Washington has taken
her place.
Ned Hayward, who Il employed at the
Pavilion, Montpelier, has been spending
the past week With his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs G. L. Hayward. tie returned to
Montpelier Tuesday.
Mrs. Emma wilson Hteere Of New
Haven, Conn, came Monday evening to
visit Mr and Mrs. A. W. whitney, with
whom she lived when girl. Mrs. steere
hsd not been here for the past twelve
years
MI aud Mrs. 4. NJ. Banks cf Bradford
were here last Thursday night. They we're
en- route TO Brookheld to visit their
daughter, Mrs Harley Wheatley, at
BrookHeld. Mr.. and Mira. Banks were
the guests OF Mrs. Lucina French on Ma
pie avenue while in town.
Miss Florence NJ. Price, who has been
one OF the young women workers OF the
state and is now field secretary Of the /.
women's work, will speak In the Congre-
eational church next Sunday morning on
nef work and experiences In the state.
Ihls service Is sure to be interesting TO
everyone, and good attendance is ex-
peeted
Willis Hill, aged about IL years, SON OF
N j. Hill, works on the ice pond for 9.
H. Bsraw Saturdays, and q week ago Sat
urday the lad cut 206 cakes of ice, the
largest number OF cakes anyone had cut
70 that time. The cakes are cut one way
oy horse cutter, then sawed across the
other way by hand. Willis started in
that morning to saw more cakes than any
man on the job, which be did by several
cakes
Albert L. stillwell, e former resident
Of this town, died at his home in Ludlow
Jan. ID OF pneumonia, aged about 81
years The funeral was last Sunday. He
vas proprietor of The Chelsea Livery here
Iof several years, moving to Ludlow
scout 10 years ago. He was a member of
eeotge Washington lodge, No. 81, 2. and
a. H., OF this place, having been made
Mason in 1890. Mr.. Stiilwell represent
"a bis town in the legislature in 1908 and
nela various town offices including select
man. He is survived by a wife.
II our report OF the Orange County
telephone meeting held here Jan. 4, the
result OF one ballot got mixed in tele-
pnoning it to the Office. This was on the
amendment Of the bylaws to compel the
Onpany to construct and repair its own
unes, those in favor to vote yes those OPP
posed, no. As it was change in bylaws It
.equifed 2-3 vote to carry the amend
nlen'. Total vote cast was 728; necessary
~ ehoiee, ass; no votes, 255; yes, votes,
20 ana the motion was lost by just -
votes. More than this number OF voterE
hn 90 = rs.-fH