Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1910-08-25
Chelsea Home News.
q. 0. BIxBY. Local editor,

. Or. 2. Il. Godfrey carried Harry Lylord
n the Heaton hospital, Montpelier, Mon
day to be operated upon for appendicitis.
Mrs. Addie sanborn is being cared for
nv Miss Winifred Wells, a trained nurse
from Barre. She remains about the
same.
Mrs. A. NJ. Burnham, who resides on
the Vershire road, is greatly afflicted,
having in the past few months become
totally blind.
Miss Annie Colby, daughter Of George
b. Colby who resides on the West Hill, is
At Hanover, n. H., where she is employed
in the family of DR.. Ward.
Horace Wiley is taking advantage OF
the bobbln shop being shut down for a
short time to visit friends in Montreal.
He Is accompanied by his mother and sis
ter.
Mrs. Clayton Allen and children OF
East Barnard have been visiting her moth
er, Mrs. Elizabeth Bryant, on Vershire
street. They returned nome Monday
morning.
Mrs. Frank Bates Of Langdon, n H.,
has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary
A. Folsom, since Thursday, returning
home Monday. She had not been here
for several years.
Last Saturday, r. II. Kennedy, o. 5.
McNabb, w. II. Cook and B. X. Rouns-
vile went to Fairlee lake fishing. We
did not see the ish but they claim a nice
catch of about 30 lbs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F. Flanders OF
Boston came Saturday and are to spend
the week with his uncle, A. W. Whitney,
on Main street. They came in their auto
mobile, a 20 b.. p. Stanley steamer.
Mrs. Fred @. Osgood and children OF
Quincy, Mass, have been visiting the
past week at Fred G.. Waldo's They
vent TO Randolph Tuesday and were &C
companied by Mr.. and Mrs. Waldo.
Among those having recent birthday
anniversaries were Mrs. Frances Bixby,
aged rs Saturday and Mrs. Ann A
spear, SO, Monday. Both we're well re-
membered with post card congratulations
from friends.
Mrs. Clarence Booth and Mrs. Ed.
Kent OF Randolph were here Wednesday
night to attend the play, "The Old New
Hampshire Home.n Mrs. Booth was the
guest Of Miss Myrtle Bixby and Mrs.
Kent Of Mrs. w. II. sprague.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. r. Slack arc On a car
rage drive this week to Randolph,
Mortified and other towns visiting
friends. Mrs. Laura Hood n Mrs.
Alice Hackett are keeping house for them
on the farm during their absence.
Charles NJ. Hunt was visited last week
by his ~uncles, Henry II. Cleveland OF
F%itehburg, Mass, and Norman A. Cleye-
land OF Lsonidas, Mich, the latter being
ACCOMPANIED BY his daughter and her
$500 A. a~l Mra CLAIM namnu-
Miss Stella J. Ciough, who bad been in
Montpelier with her sister this summer,
made a short visit to her aunt, Mrs. har-
riet Jones, last week. She left saturday
for Roxbury, where she has engaged to
teach school this fall, beginning Monday.
Mrs. George II. Bacon Of West Berlin,
a former resident on the West Hill, Is
spending the week in town visiting
friends. She is being entertained at w.
F. Dewey's. Mr. Bacon came with her
and remained over Sunday, returning
home Monday.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage OF Miss Blanche NJ. Hutch
inson Of Brandon to sir. Francis W.
Sherman OF Ludlow on Wednesday, Aug
H.. The bride Is the daughter OF Mr..
aud Mrs. d. A. Hutchinson, who resided
here a few years ago, is q graduate from
Chelsea academy and has many friends 10
town.
Miss GAYLE Merrill and William II. L.
Hood Of Hartford, Conn, were married
yesterday In Corinth ut the home OF the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J, 5. Mer-
rilI, by Rev. Fred Daniels. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hood will be absent on q wedding
trip for a few days and a general reeep-
tion will be given them at Mr.. MerrilIs
home Sept. 2.
Thomas n. Hill, who is working this
season Tor Henry Burbank, while IN the
barn moving away hay or grain Thurs
day afternoon about 4 O'Clock, fell from
the high beams, a distance OF some IL or
Il feet, badly i~niuring his hip and arm.
Ii Is a wonder his back or some bones
were not broken as he struck across q
floor grit or some timber instead OF d.
reetly on the floor. He is still confined
to the house.
The csueuses.
The Republicans held their caucus Sat
urday afternoon in the Town ball with q
fairly good attendance, about sixty being
present. Judge George L. STOW was
elected chairman OF the meeting ana II.
N. Mattison secretary. This was the nrst
caucus the Republicans had held since
1896. when there was a stormy and anect-
ing time that resulted in no nomination
for representative being made. Unlike
the previous one, this was q very quiet
caucus and as only one name was pre-
scented for town representative, that OF
Ernest A. Corwin, nc ballot even was re-
quired to place him in nomination.
The Democrats held their caucus IN D