The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1891-09-30

has gone to Boston to enter hospital as
nurse. - Charles Lawson has moved
Perry's house. 80 S p. Cole has put in a
harness shop under the hotel.
Chelsea.
w. A. Hood has sold his place to A. II.
Powers, for $1,000.
Mrs. Flavilla b. Andrews has returned
to town from Olcott, and will occupy
her house.
Marcellus c. Aliens young son is very
sick with typhoid fever-the first case in
town this season.
In addition to the teachers mentioned in
last weeks paper, Frank l.. Hudson begins
school this week in No. IL.
George w. Berry is in Caledonia county
selling " Bible Readings" a book setting
forth the doctrines of the Seventh Day
Adventists.
The firm of Hood & Kennedy has become
e. II Kennedy, the senior partner having
sold out his interest The store lately oc-
cuped by the firm is being remodeed,
and business is being done at a consider
able disadvantage in the rear of the build
ing.
The pulpit at the Methodist church on
Sunday morning was occupied by Mrs.
Harrington of Cambridge, Mass, an evan
gelsts who is to labor in town for some
time. She began a series of meetings at
the West Hill meeting house on Sunday
afternoon, and will remain there for the
present, but will be in the village later.
The Chelsea Granite Company has
chosen J. X. Darling, G.. s. Emery, W. S.
Hatch, s. b. Hebard and L. D. Barnes
direc ors, and the directors have chosen j.
X. Darling president, w. s. Hatch secre-
tary, and 9. S. Emery treasurer. John
Osborne of Barre has been engaged as
superintendent of the quarry, and began
work with force of men on Tuesday of
this week
For some time night watchmen have
patrolled the streets, on account of a belief
that light-hngered gentry were in the
until Friday night, shortly after ten o'clock,
when two strangers who did not speak
when spoken to were followed. They took
to their heels up Maple street, and, refus-
ing to halt, were fired at. They returned
| the fire, and a brisk interchange of shots
took place, but the men escaped in the
darkness into the fields near j. b. Atwood's
house. On the next day, near where they
were last seen, was found red silk hand
kerchief containing five new jackknives,
dropped or thrown away. Mr.. Hunting
tons store at Washington was entered the
night before, but he does not claim the
knives, nor has an owner been yet found
for them.
East Corinth.
Charles Pages new building is progress
| ing finely. - a. j. Sullivan of Boston,
Mass, was in town few days last week,
visiting at Il. r. Fulton's. j. b.
Kemp has recently sold his colt to parties
in Barre. 80 Mrs. E. w. Hatch, who has
been staying in Danville, was at home over
| Sunday.
East Montpelier.
Mrs. NJ. r. Dodge has rented two tene-
ments in her house at South Calais, family
from Barre moving in last Wednesday.
Mrs. Moses Witham of Worcester, Mrs
Randall Wood of Groton, the Chapman
family from Waitsfield, and several mem
bers of the Brown family from Warren,
were in town last week to attend the funeral
of f. w. Ormsbee.
Two ladies, upon returning from town.
Saturday evening, proposed having some
! ginger tea as precaution against taking
cold. One OF the ladies shared her cup of
tea with her mother, and the other one
| made an extra cup and drank the dregs
| Two hours later she was taken violently ILL.,
and physician was summoned. 1nvesti-
! CATION showed that a paper containing helle-
| bore had been inadvertently placed beside
the paper of ginger The lady was all right
! the next day, and somewhat disposed to
laugh at the adventure, saying that as pulse
and temperature went down to forty she
should not try again to :" warm up " with
! hellebore.
Mrs: knights and family have returned
| to Worcester, Mass. - Miss Fanny
Waldo spent Saturday and Sunday at her
home in Williamstown. - Mrs. NJ. r.
Dodgei is spending the week with her dAugh-
ter at the Center. - Charles Conant and
wife of Craftsbury have been visiting in
town. - Quite number of our citizens
attended the horse-trot at Barre on Satur-
day. - A dog belonging to Will Good
ridge developed symptoms Of hyydrophobia
to New York, this week, to visit a sister
who is dangerously ill. - Mr.. and Mrs.
j. f. Bailey of Cheyenne, Wyo., are re-
joicing in the birth of a daughter, named
Martha, and born the I'd inst - An
other son made its advent in the home of
Mrs. and Mrs Burton l.. Gale, the 12th-a
grandson TO Elhanan w. Ormsbee, who is
living with his daughter in Western Penn.
! sylvania.
Henry Adams is soon to move to Eden
! Mills.
Charles Adams lost nice two-year-old
colt on Thursday last.
Two large barns and repairs on several
! houses, indicate the prosperity of these
days. Martin Shattuck also is enlarging
! his store.
A handsome granite monument was
recently set up in the cemetery near the
! Corners, by the children of the late Leonard
and Sarah Leach.
Schools are in session, with Mrs
Wheelock teacher on East Hill, Mabel Gray
at Eden Mills Myrtle Fuller at the Corners
Blanche Powell at the white and Gertie
Shattuck at the red school-house.
Miss Jennie n. Blanchard spent Satur-
day and Sunday in town, the guest of Mr.
and Mrs. G. w. Blake. Miss Jennie is the
daughter of the late Lieutenant John c.
Blanchard of Peacham, and a great-great-
granddaughter of the renowned General
| Stark
Marshfield.
Marshfield is in luck. We have paid our
railroad debt
Frank Twist of Craftsbury is in town Wis
| itng his friends
There will be a sociable at the Methodist
vestry this week Friday afternoon and
evening.
Rev. Lester Warren of East Montpelier
will preach in the Universalist church next
| Sunday at one o'clock.
One Burke, a travelling salesman, was ar
rested Sunday and held until Monday,
when he pleaded guilty to assault on his
pretended wife, and was fined twenty dol
lars and costs. Also, the same day, III. H.