The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-23

the Mary Fletcher Hospital, and is recover
| INK from her lameness. - Mrs. K. ID
Waldo, who has been at the Mary Fletcher
| Hospital for few weeks, Is slowly improv-
ing, much to the qualification Of her many
| friends.
East Calais.
| Bert D. George went back to Burlington
| last week to attend the lectures at the
medical college.
The Young Peoples Debating Society
| meets at the school-house on Wednesday
| evening OF each week.
The Union Aid Society will meet with
| Miss Ola Leonard on Thursday afternoon
and evening of next week.
The annual meeting of the Universalist
society will be held at the residence of A.
ID. Poaroe on Tuesday evening, January
80. at half past six.
| to CHI )ose speakers for the next Washing
ton County Good Templars' Union, will be
held at Union church on Monday evening OF
| next week.
| Chelsea.
R.w. Aliens family was increased by a
son on Saturday morning.
Some twenty couples attended the dance
at the town hall on Friday evening.
Lucien G. Aldrich, painter, has moved
| from Vershre into Mrs. K. W. Mattoon's
house.
The Womsn's Relief Corps gave very
| pleasant oyster supper on Friday evening,
which had large attendance.
The lecture by Rev. G. W. Morrow last
week Tuesday evening was not largely at
tended, but was well enjoyed.
A Mr.. Sargent from Washington has
rented o. P. Bacon's wheelwright shop, and
has taken rooms in Mrs. Woodruff's house.
Two men from Haverhil, Mass, have
been in town to induce the former EN-
ployess OF the shoe-shop to go to Haverhill
| to fill some of the vacancies caused by the
| strike.
Your correspondent has received cards
announcing the marriage at Meriden, N.
| H., the 18th inst, of Frank l.. Hudson,
formerly Of Chelsea, to Miss Frances Nettie
| Haywood Of Meriden.
Tie board OF health has forbidden the
cutting Of ice on the shoe-shop mill-pond,
| owing to the fact that the house where the
smallpox cases have been is GU this stream,
| and our ice must come from the Densmore
mill-pond.
| The teachers will be interested to learn
of teachers institute for Orange county,
to be held next week, meeting one day each
in the following places: West Randolph,
| January 30; Washington January 30; Yer
shire, January 81; Bradford, February l.
N g. Moore killed an OK for beef last
| week, and was surprised to find it in an adj
vanced stage Of tuberculosis. This is the
| first case in town, the animal not having
been long in Mr.. Moore's possession: He
| has notified the state board Of agriculture,
and is awaiting visit from them.
At the annual meeting of the Sarah P.
Bacon Missionary Society, held last Thurs
day, the following officers were elected
President, Mrs. W. Sherman; vice.
president, Mrs. l. f. Dearborn; secretary,
Mrs. P. d. Comstock; treasurer, Mrs. L. d.
Stow; directresses, Mrs G. V. Powers, Mrs.
e. j. Noyes, Mrs G. o. Barnes.
Abel Merrill died at late hour Saturday
night after a long illness. His life history
deserves more than passing mention
Born in Stowe, April 2, 1911, he removed to
Plainfeld, N H., with his parents when
seven years of age. Spending his early life
on farm, he was able to crafty his desire
for an education at comparatively late age,
and after preparation at kimball Union
Academy he graduated from Dartmouth
College in 1889 He studied law, and
graduated from Harvard Law School, prac-
ticing the profession at Hartland, in this
state, from 1912 to 1847 The practice
proved uncongenial, and he next lived for
nine years on the paternal farm in Plain
field. In 1856 he went to Kansas to aid in
the struggle to make it a free state. and for
two years managed saw-mill at Topeka.
At this and later period he travelled
largely in the western country, making an
overland journey to California in 1871. Re-
turning to Plaintield, he remained there as
farmer till 1868, when his Chelsea resi-
dence began. He owned for time the
farm where G. c. Cross now lives, and re-
moved to the village in 1874, building soon
after the house where he has since lived.
He married, in 1873, Annie Ballou of Straf-
ford, who survives him, with one daughter,
Maud. Mr.. Merrill in the days of health
was delightful companion, being possess ed
of rare store of information and large
capacity for imparting it. The funeral
services are appointed for Tuesday after
noon.
Copperf1eld.
School closes here with an exhibition
Friday afternoon.
School closed with an exhibition at the
south end last Friday evening. Abbie
Johnson, Ida johnson, Della and Grace
Harding, Fred A. Powers and Elsie Reeve
were on the roll Of honor. Della Harding
ranked first, averaging one hundred per
cent during the term, the others ninety
nine per cent. Ida Johnson had no marks
during the term.
Mary Sullivan has returned to St. Adams.
- Kate Godfrey has returned home.
Her friends will be glad to know she is i'm.
, proving in health. - Mrs. Ellis Reeve
: is in poor health, and her daughter, Mrs
Rankin, is with her.
: Corinth.
Corinth creamery paid twenty-four cents
for December butter.
Rev. f. l. Sargent has been hired to stay
and preach another year.
ID. f. Higgins OF Manchester Is spending
a few days in town, breaking his colts.
t Frank Heath, while chopping wood fol
t Granville Powers, was found dead Thurs
a day morning in the woods. He was frozer
, | when found. 1t is supposed that he dice
t while in fit
East Corinth.
The singing. school is progressing finely.
. Remember the " Skim-milk Club " in tn,
q hall, Friday evening next.
@ John and Frank James of Weybridg,
were in town last week visiting their sister
Mrs K. s. Rowland.
Corinth Corner.
y The Baptisi quarterly meeting was wei
represented from this part of the town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yarmouth will give re-
y ception to their friends on Wednesda,
:, evening at the home OF the brides parents
North Montpelier.
J. Mr.. and Mrs. o. X. HOLSTER of Goddar,
y Seminary were home over Sunday.