The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-23

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w. L. Pierce made a business trip to
Manchester, N H.. the first of the week.
| - Mrs. @. II. Dwinell is still visiting in
the West, and Inez Pearce is not expected
home from Massachusetts before the last of
October.
Chelsea.
p. w. Rogers has bought building lot in
the upper village of E. b. Dickinson, and is
putting in the foundation for house.
Mrs. Nellie NJ. French, wife of George F.
| ID. French, died early last Wednesday
morning. She had seemed to be recovering
of her disease, erysipelas, when intlamma-
ton OF the bowels set in, and she failed rap
idly. Mrs. French united with the Congrega-
tional church last January, and had been
leading an exemplary Christian life. The
! funeral services were held at the Congrega-
tional meeting house on Friday afternoon.
The following are the teachers of the fall
district schools in town, nearly all the
schools having now begun No. 1, Sarah
e. Hemenway; No. o. Clara j. Laird; No.
| 6, Mrs. Emma l.. Thurston of Corinth; No.
| Z, Edna f. Robbins; No s, Jennie e. Moore;
| No. 8, Martial f.. Flint; No. 10, Martha
L. Noyes; No. ~, Mrs. Clara A. Goodwin;
! No. 10, Mrs. Abbe l.. Davis; No. IT, Matte
Clough of Vershire No. Is, Mary E. At
wood.
The Chelsea granite quarries, which have
| been attracting much attention and have
been visited by many people interested
in the business, are to be opened by
stock company recently formed and
which will elect its officers this week
| and be known as the chelsea Granite
Company" 1t will have ample capital and
operations will be commenced at once.
| Great pains have been taken to ascertain
the quality of the stock. 1t is believed that
this granite has no superior in the world,
which, together with the fact that the town
exempts the company from taxation for ten
| wears, gave rise to this movement.
Flora NJ. Corwin and Emily F. Carpenter
are teaching in Washington, Ethel r.
Barnes in Williamstown and Matte L.
Carpenter in Corinth. - Rev. Mr. Sher-
man is absent on his vacation, and there
was no preaching at the Congregational
| house last Sunday. 1t is uncertain whether
there will be preaching next Sunday, but
in any case the Sunday-school and evening
service will be held as usual. - DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. III. Corwin and their daughters at
tended the marriage of Carl II. Corwin, at
Hubbardton, on Wednesday of last week.
- Miss Adeline Clark has moved into
Mrs. e. A. Locke's house. e. f.
Peters has secured a pension. - A cor
net band has been organized with George
Hutchinson as leader.
East Corinth.
Horace Blood, formerly of this place, was
in town last week. - Mr.. and Mrs. r.
d. Currier of Brockton, Mass, are in town
a II . L 3.
lin has recently sold his colts to parties in
Montpelier. - Several from this place
attended the fair held at South Ryegate
last week.
Duxbury.
Miss Mary Russell has been appointed
one of the attendants in the female ward at
the state insane asylum at Waterbury.
- The thunder-shower of last week
Thursday was rather peculiar, the cloud
being small and high mp. The electric fluid
found its way to the EARTH however, with
ear-splitting reverberations.
East Montpelier.
Lindsey Goulds barn was struck by
lightning and burned last Thursday.
Miss Hattie M. Foster is to take the place
OF Miss Kendall as music teacher at God
dard Seminary for the present.
During the thunder-shower, last Thurs
day, the telephone poles at the Center were
struck by. lightning. and one wire was on
the ground till Saturday, when repairs were
made. Two of the poles were so badly
damaged that new ones are to be set.
Edward West Ormsbee died of Bright's
disease of the kidneys, on Saturday, Sep
TENDER 10, aged sixty-three. The funeral
was held at the family residence yesterday,
Rev. G. L. Raymond officiating. Mr.. Orms-
bee had been in poor health for several
years, and failed rapidly during the last
two months Well-educated, an extensive
reader and profound thinker, he had clearly
defined ideas of right and wrong and lived
up to his convictions. To whatever he saw
to be for the public good he gave not merely
passive consent but hearty support and
encouragement. A man of unquestionable
integrity, he filed acceptably various town
offices, and was clerk in the Center school
district more than quarter of century,
but resigned at the last annual meeting;
and 80 for year past he had been laying
aside the active duties of life, till at last he
slipped quietly and peacefully into the life
beyond, and is at rest. He leaves a wife
and four sons to mourn his death, and a
large circle of friends who will miss his
ready sympathy and helpfulness.
Theo. Clark is remodeling his barn.
j. s. Wheelock has added an ell to his
house. - Miss Mercie Clough returned
from Waterbury last Saturday. - Aus
tin Teinpleton is ill with rheumatism. -
The opera house is nearly finished.
Miss Hattie nj. Foster spent several days in
Barre last week, having been called there
by the death of Miss Kendall - Miss
Ellen j. Nye of Maiden, Mass, is spending
several months at her former home, and is
forming class in music. - Mr.. and
Mrs. Davenport and son of Bethel visited
in town while on their way to Albany.
- Mrs. Eva Nouns, who recently re-
turned from Worcester, Mass. has been at
e. w. Ormsbees since last Thursday. -
Mrs. n. A. Goodwin has returned to her
McAllister is at the Center this week. She
received the intelligence of the death of her
mother on Friday. - Professor c. f.
Dudley is visiting in Boston. A large
number of our citizens attended the fair at
Mortified last week. - The family of
I'll. b. Woodward moved to South Hadley
Falls, last Thursday.
CRANKY.
The destructive tornado that swept over
this town Friday afternoon damaged several
buildings and wrought havoc with sugar
orchards and wood lots. Large trees were
torn up by the roots, and others broken off
like sticks. In one place several acres of
heavy timber lies fiat on the ground, and in
other places pathways We're made through
the forest
Work on the new Catholic church at Gal
lups Mills is going rapidly forward and
the one at Stevens Mill is we'll on the way
towards completion.
The new dwelling house being built by
Mr.. Thomas Haughey was badly twisted
from its foundation by Fridays tempest.
Lexington.
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