The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-22

this section, but we have not had any sugar
ing to amount to anything yet.
Mrs. Fred Cole of Waltham, Mass, sister
of Mrs. G. V. Kent, is still in this vicinity.
Regular meeting of Stow Post, G. A r.,
and the Relief Corps at Memorial hall, Sat-
urday evening, the 9th.
East Calais.
Rev. Lester Warren expects to be able to
preach here again next Sunday morning at
the usual hour.
Chelsea.
The meetings conducted by Miss E. S.
Tobey continue, being held this week at the
Congregational church. 1t is expected that
she will finish her labors here next Sunday.
The trustees of the public library have
| chosen Miss Nellie NJ Corwin librarian. A
| donation of forty-seven volumes has just
| been received by the library from John
| Wyman Of Des Moines, Iowa, native OF
| the town.
Quarterly meeting at the Methodist church
| last Sunday, Presiding. Elder Truax preach
ing. This will probably be his last appear
ance here in this capacity, as he expects to
| be relieved at the approaching conference
| Two ladies united with the church.
| A democratic caucus for the nomination
| Of postmaster was held on Saturday after
noon, resulting in thirty votes for H. o
| Bixby, seventeen for Miss Nellie g. Cooley
and two for j. B. Atwood. Your correspon
dent is not deep enough in the democratic
| counsels to prophesy whether this is tina
settlement of the matter.
The school directors have decided tC
maintain spring schools in school-houses
numbers 2, 81, 8, 10, II, 12 10, II. The
| spring term will be Of eight weeks, and &
uniform twenty-eight weeks Of school will
! be provided for all the scholars. The teach
ers are mostly engaged, and it is expected
| "a w 1iat ha
week.
News has been received here of the dealt
of Chase HI. Dickinson of St. Joseph hospi
| tai, Kansas City, Mo-, on the 14th instant
He was severely injured in railroad acci
dent at Barring, Mo-, February IA, while h,
was on pleasure trip with his wife, anC
| died suddenly OF heart failure when he wa
thought to have nearly recovered from hi
injuries. Mr.. Dickinson was born in Chel
sea, December 8, 1887, his father, William
f. Dickinson, now of Aurora, ILL.,, being 70
many years leading citizen. The decrase,
studied law, practiced for time in Chicago
and was in the national service as assistan
quartermaster during the war. For man
years he had been engaged in the hardware
trade at Kalamazoo, Mich
Mr.. and Mrs. William A. Durham c
Westminster West are visiting in town
Mrs Durham is well known here under he
former name of Miss Martha S. Marsh
Claremont, n. H., has been visiting her relt
lives here for a few days. - Frank
/ Skinner has given up his position with
A. r. Corwin and has gone to Barre as cler
for his brother Adelbert. - Herbert
Luce has gone to Burlington to work at h
trade of wheelwright.
West Concord
Our people are sorry to learn that Mr.. an
Mrs. James Darling are soon to leave |
5 and make their home with their son job
/ in Boston. They have passed their who
lives up to this date-more than sevent.
five years-in town, and their removal
= leaving vacancy in our community.
= Some believers in the proverb, " The earl
8 bird catches the worm" tapped their sugi
r | places before the last cold snap; but II
once the follower of this time-honort
proverb "got left and those whose bucke
are stored in their sugar houses say, kno'
y ingly, Z" / told you So l knew we shou
it have more cold weather" But the "ear
/ bird believer need not be discouraged. o.
l. old friends the crows are out telling us tn
spring is surely coming.
t North Duxbury.
y Alpha w. Davis resumes his wo
70 this week in w. h. Ellotts clapboa
- mill. - daughter was born to NJ
y Michael Reagan is slowly recovering fro
his sickness - Mrs. j. A. Durkee
quite sick. Michael Casey oommenc
III work this week for w. r. Elliott. -
e Mrs. Selden Tewksbury of Morrisville
+ visiting in town.
t. East Gilmore.
If The new mill man seems to be trying
N make his business pay.