The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-02-17

tering well, sheep especially. Farmers re-
port sheep generally to be In better con.
dition than when in the pasture on fall
feed. - Indications are that II. NJ
Blanchard will have very busy time at
his lumber mill, next summer.
Broosfield.
William Truman died on Sunday OF last
week. His funeral was held on Monday,
Rev c. II. Morse officiating
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus Peck drove to Rut-
land last week Monday and Tuesday, to
visit their daughter Mrs. Arthur Lyman.
Mr.. Peck returned Thursday, while Mrs.
Peck remained for longer visit.
News has been received of the death Of
two former residents of town. Il. f. Abb
bolt. who went from this place to Brooklyn,
n. Y, many years since, dropped dead
from apoplexy in New York city, last week.
Elsie Freeman died on Wednesday OF last
week in Chicago, where she went to reside
with her sister, three years since.
Mrs. Mary Adams in the ninety -seventh
year OF her age, and both her daughters
have been suffering from the prevailing
epidemic the past week. - The ladies'
aid society OF the Second church will meet
with Mrs. j. w. Parmenter on Thursday
afternoon and evening Of this week. They
are to do some sewing for Mrs. Adams
family. - A very brilliant display OF
aurora boreais was noticed here last Satur-
day evening. - Rev. g. II. Morse and
j w. Parmenter visited friends in st.
Johnsbury last week.
Chelsea.
Well, this time II was q success. 1t has
been noted in this correspondence that on
the evening OF January % fire in j. b. At
woods store was extinguished by great eff
fort and considerable damage On Wednes-
laat on m
fire was again discovered in the same place,
and was under such Roadway when dis
covered that nothing could save the build
ing or its contents, and only the most strenu-
GUS efforts, continued for hours, saved the
neighboring buildings. The fire engine
was of great service, and men and women
worked with might and main till almost
completely exhausted. The building was
owned by W. J. Tarbell. and is insured
j. b. Atwood's loss on goods is fully COW
cred by insurance.; the Sons of Veterans
and Ladies' Aid Society, in the third story,
we're partially insured. g. L. Slows Office
and valuable law library were total loss
and uninsured; the library of the Chelsea
Library Association, numbering about 200
volumes, met the same fate; A. M. Burnham
groceries, lost everything; Whitney, Tracy
& Co., lost quite an amount of roofing tools
and material stored in the building. The
wooden ell to the brick Bliss house, lately
occupied as printing office, was ruined but
not totally burned, and other damage was
done to this house. The fire was without
doubt incendiary. As to the perpetrator of
the crime, no proof has been discovered as
yet, and it is not the business of this cor.
respondence to detail suspicious or even
general beliefs.
The Chelsea Library Association was or.
ganiZed in 1S4l There must have been an
earlier organization, for some of the oldest
books bore label which antedated this
time and bore another name, but there are
no traditions of the earlier library. The
Ladies' Library, a much younger but at the
time more vigorous association, was united
with it few years ago, and the combined
collection OF books was of unusual excel
lence, and by judicious additions was rap
idly increasing in value. OF the 1 200 vol
umes, those which at the time CHANGED to
be drawn by members, not more than
seventy. five in number, remain. The men,
beers of the association are not disheartened
however, but propose to make vigorous
fight for library, and will be heard from
again.
j. X. Darling, W. P. Townsend, G. S.
Emery, K. A. Corwin and M. v. b. Davis
represented the Republican League club
at the state convention at Burlington, last
week. - Walter S. Goss has gone to
Winchendon. Mass, where he is to be en-
ployed in Dr. Russells home for mental and
nervous diseases. - Harry j. Bell has
accepted a position on a daily paper at
Fitchburg, Mass, and has gone there. His
family are at his fathers home at Lisbon
N. H., but will soon join him in Fitchburg
- Rev. II Howard is taking his vaca-
ton, and there was no preaching service at
the Methodist church last Sunday.
East Calais.
William Ellis has engaged to work for
Lew Hammett of East Montpelier, and will
soon move to the Davis house. - Otis
Slayton has sold his shop and the adjacent
land to Albert Dwinell. - Charley
Southwick has bought the Aaron Lilley
farm, and takes possession the first of
March. - DR.. b. l.. Dwinel recently
spent couple of days at /. S. Dwinells.
- The league meeting was we'll at
tended and was quite interesting. In adj
dition to the discussion were sever al decla-
nations, and manuscript paper read by
Miss Alma Leonard. The next meeting
will be on Thursday evening, February %,
at the village schoolhouse
East Montpelier.
j. M. Willard is earring hay to Manches-
ter. n. HI.
One hundred seventeen tickets were sold
at the sociabe, Saturday evening.
G. f. Dudley, Mrs. Charles Hamblin and
Mrs. Hattie Willard attended the musical
convention at Lisbon, N. H., last week.
II ouu supper anu Dali, 1Or
old and young, will be held at village hall,
this evening. All are invited.
Groton.
The village schools close this week
A. M. Heath, after having been confined
by sickness for many weeks, is just begin
ming to get out again,
Rev. j. S. Goodall, pastor of the Baptist
church. gave very interesting address
upon Spurgeon at the Methodist church,
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Sherry will, this week, open dress.
making rooms in the G. III. WEIGH tenement,
which was recently vacated by Frank
Seguin, who has moved to Wells River.
People about town have contributed quite
freely of building material, provisions and
labor for the benefit of Major Little, who was
burned out few days ago, so that he has a
new building sufficiently advanced for his
family to live in.
The funeral service of Miss Mamie Morri-
son, daughter of Orange Morrison, was held
at the Methodist church Sunday afternoon.
The large attendance was an assurance OF
the general sympathy of the people with
the bereaved family Mrs. Morrison is
seriously i'll at their present residence in
Littleton, N III.