Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-04-14
Chelsea Home News.
II. o. Brxsr, Local editor.

A daughter was born April to Mr..
aud Mrs. Fred Hayward.
A. P. Button is moving this week to
his farm on the Washington road.
n. II. Adams has bought the Truman
johnson farm In vershire of John l..
Pearl. Consideration, 5000.
A. e. Rowe and family of New Haven,
s Conn, are spending the Easter vacation
at Il. 8. Annis, on the West Hill.
Justin Slack of STAFFORD is at the home
Of his brother, Carl Slack, and Is 10 . crit
teal condition. the result OF shock.
The Minnie Goss sauborn house has
been sold to Stanley C. Wilson and Is TO
be occupied by Carl NJ. Beckwith, who
sold his farm on the East Hin last fall.
Mrs. L. l.. salter of Montpelier is at
4 the home OF her sister, Mrs. l. j. Gray,
on the West Hill assisting In the care OF
4 her mother, Mrs. Ara Annis, who is very
. low.
Rev. Fred Daniels left Tuesday morn
4 ing 10 attend the Vermont Methodist con-
4 ference held this year at Island Pond. 1t
is hoped by bis friends that he will be re-
turned to this parish.
Walter Hoyt, who clerked at one time
Tor J. A. r. Corwin a Son and later was
10 business at STAFFORD, is now located in
Boston With an office in City hall as pur-
chasing agent for the city OF Ogden,
d Utah.
II you have = lot OF nice coal ashes,
don't put them in the highway. There
is law against II In Orange Co. They
are death to automobile tires. We know
all about 1t now and give this informa-
ton for the benefit of the public. For
any further information ask Road Com
missioner w. II. Luce, but do not ask
First selectman B. II. Adams what he did
with his coal ashes.
Hattie ]. Towner died Sunday morning
OF chronic enteritis at the home OF her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Milo Towner, on
North Main street, aged 80 yrs, mos. j,
IS days. She cane here from Manches-
ter, n. H., in the winter. She was then
in feeble health and has been failing ra-
pidly in the last few weeks. The funeral
was held Tuesday forenoon at 10 O'Clock
from the home, Rev. John A. Lawrence
officiating. The interment was In High
land cemetery.
As Ezra Hood was taking ensilage from
his silo last week q large rat bit him
through the end OF his thumb. 1t was
dark in the silo and he did not see the
rat. He went down the ladder and as be
stopped to pick up the basket to get the
eusilage and pass 1t up to his hired man
the rat bit him, then ran up the ladder
and escaped before they could XIII it. Mr..
Hood has had a severe time with the
wound, including blood poison to GER
tain extent. The hand is now better
and unless he gets cold it is expected to
come on all right.
Last Saturday morning Warren Stearns,
who resides on the West Hill, let his dog
out when he got up in the morning and
left the door open. The dog had hardly
got out of doors when be heard seam
pering and in came fox at the door, fol-
lowed closely by the dog. Mr.. Stearns
shut the door and proceeded 10 kill the
fox which weighed 10Is lbs. Usually te
get fox one has to tramp over the bills
for day or SO and then more often the
animal gets away without scratch. II
is an unheard OF thing for the fox te
come in to be killed.
The following teachers are engaged fol
the spring term of school;-Miss Nors
Taylor, primary, No. 2; Miss Florett'
Ward, intermediate, No. II; Miss Ols
Hood, No. s.; Miss Martha Noyes, No.
Miss Helena Sargent, No. 8; Miss jessie
Davis, No. @; Miss Lsona Thorne, No
IS. All schools begin next Monday
April is, with the exception Of No. ,
which will not begin until the 25th ow
ing to the illness Of Miss Davis, and No
;, which viii begin May End. TIT
teachers are al from this town with thi
exception Of Miss Ward, who comes froH
Amherst, Mass.