Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-05-12
Chelsea Home News.
Fl. o. BIxBY, Local Editor.


Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley {. Wilson arrived
home Tuesday night from their trip
West.
Miss Lila Sleeper returned home from
Coruth last week where she had been Wis
Ting the past two weeks.
NJ. F. George has just completed
pretty sign for w. w. Underhill which is
hung over bis job printing Office.
Miss Lora Hood is at West Corinth this
week typew riting for Charles L. Spear on
work for the Orange County Telephone
Co.
Charles r. Corwin OF somerville,
Mass, was in town a few days Iast week,
visiting his father, J. A. r. Corwin. He
returned home Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. Walter Beckwith has been caring
Tor Mrs. Frances Bixby a few days,
Mrs. BixbY, although not yet able to sit
up, is much improved over last week.
Earl Parker OF Barre city was in town
sunday with a new Hudson touring car,
and Sheriff F. n. Tracy Of Montpelier
vas also here with Ford touring car.
Mrs. {. NJ. Bickford came Thursday of
last week to spend the summer with her
daughter, Mrs. w. II. sprague. She had
spent the winter with her son in New
I York.
At the directors, meeting yesterday
I stanley c. Wilson was elected a director
+ Of the National Bank OF Orange county to
/ I'll the unexpired term Of f.. O. Tracy,
deceased.
o. r. Alien has new gasoline engine
10 turn his ice cream freezer which will
save him lots OF hard work, and w. w.
tlnderhill also has a new gasoline engine
to run his printing press.
The Crystalline Glass Blowers are here
I all the week holding their entertainment
/ in the Town hall. They not only make
pretty things in glass, but have music,
dancing and pictures every night.
q. S. McNabh has moved into the teue-
meut which f. H. Kennedy has recently
Finished in the upper story OF the Rogers
shop at the Upper village. Mr.. McNabb
will have his paint room upstairs In Ken
nedy's shop.
The Sunday Memorial service is to be
held at the Methodist church this year
and Rev, John A. Lawrence Of the Cong1
church is to preach the sermon. Rev.
Fred Daniels has been engaged as speaker
for Memorial day.
Charles r. Durkee. rural mail errrier
on Route No. 2, has bought the Royce
farm on the East Hill occupied by John
Royce. Consideration, s3i250. Mr..
Durkee, who has been living in Ellen
Hoods house, will move 10 his farm this
week.
While at school last week, the boys
we're throwing stones into the brook at
recess, and as one Of them brought his
arm back TO let a stone go With greater
force, il struck Joe Darling. who stood
too close behind him, on the side Of the
head, infiieting an ugly cash but il is
healing ali right and Joe is In school this
week.
Friday evening as Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Emery we're going home from Grange
meeting they collided Yith Ben A. Good
rich, who was coming in the opposite d.
fection Just this side OF the watering
trough. No one was injured, but Mr..
Emery's buggy was demolished TO such
an extent that he was Obliged to walk
home, while Mrs. Emery rode with
neighbors who we're along with them.
Rev. II. NJ. Springer OF North Hartland
hes been engaged 20 deliver the address
10 observance OF st. Johns day, Sunday,
June %. in the Town hall. His subject
viii De The saints John aud what they
stand for in Masonry" The exercises
are to begin at o'clock. A lunch will
be served from ~ to O'Clock in Grange
hall. An invitation has been sent to ad-
joining lodges and a large delegation is
expected to be present.
Willie Adams, the 11-yesr-old son OF
Deputy Sheriff B. II. Adams, was thrown
from a bicycle last Friday evening and
badly injured for the time being, he
had started out from the house on
wheel he was not accustomed 10 ride and
carrying a pail which ia some manner got
between his knee and the handle bar.
The young man was thrown over the han
die bars and struck on his head, render
ing him insensible. He was at once car
ried into the house and DR.. Godfrey sum
moned. For several hours there were
grave fears how the scoident might re-
salt, hut the next morning be wss out OF
danger and has come out all right al
though be was not able 70 go 70 school
for few days.
Al the last two meetings Of the Grange
there has been q composition between the
ladies and gentlemen, the side giving the
better uroRram 10 Be given a supper by
The other party. The lanies gave their
program April ] 5. which was pronounced
one 81 the best Last Friday Night tbs
gentlemen gave their program, one tea-
ture being a recitation b J. "A. Z. Cor-
sin, the Oldest member of the Grange, Il
years Old that day. Al she close Of the
program, ii was announced that the last
number would be furnished by Bro. Fay
Allen. Il proved 10 be ice cream snd
waters, q surprise 10 she ladies and very
much appreciated BY them. The judges,
W. n. Emery and Mrs. ". p. Townsend
Of Chelsea and Mrs. VIII Scott Of wash
ington grange, decided in favor Of the
gentlemen.