The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

out. Later, about nine o'clock, part of the
mill dam gave way from the pressure of ice
and water, sweeping out the shingle shop
of A Dwinell Il Son, with its machinery,
tools, etc. together with about hundred
dollars worth Of shingles The highway
brid &c below the village was washed out
At a special meeting Of Moscow Lodge,
No. %, 1. o. Of g T., held April 10, the fol-
lowing resolutions were adopted: "Whereas,
1t has been the will of our Heavenly Father
in his providence to rem owe from our circle
by death our esteemed brother George II.
Gray, II is therefore resolved, that while
we bow in submission to the divine will,
Wa deeply regr9t the loss of one who was
not only numbered with the faithful work.
ers in the temperance cause, but was an
honored charter member in our fraternal
home; that we tender our sympathy to the
aff icted family who are called to mourn the
loss OF an affectionate husband, father and
brother. May the love of the Infinite
Father sustain them, that they, too, may
say, 1t is all right; that the vacancy made
ia our band serve to bind us closer together
and lead us to strive to initiate in our lives
those virtues that made our brother re-
spected for his temperance principles, hon
ored as citizen and beloved as physician
by all who knew him" Signed by A. Dwi-
nell, l.. G. Dwinell, Inez NJ. Pearce.
Chelsea
No mail on Tuesday OF last week. as Mr..
Burnham did not succeed in getting through
and Mr.. Corliss did not make the attempt.
Easter services were held at the village
churches Sunday morning, but the town
was so thoroughly under water that the at
tendance was very small. The continuous
rain for over two days made high water sci.
dom equaled, but we hear OF no serious
damage at this writing.
The ladies of the Ten-Pln Club have pro-
cured an elegant table of quartered oak for
hn That, ha,y IL, ,,,,. a
raise money for further furnishing of the
rooms by entertainments. Charles K. Cor
win has remembered his native tow by
gift of 1915 for the purchase of books for the
library.
Following are the officers of the Methodist
Sunday. school for the ensui & year: Super
intendent, Mrs. Vesta M Allen; first as
slstant, Benson Sannorn second assistant,
p. j. Little; secretary of Sunda, school
board, Luvia G. Hatch; treasurer, Carl ii.
Moxley; librarians, Katie e. Laird, George
I. Densmore; organist, Edith s. Desrb I'm.
Mrs. Esther A., widow of the late Harvey
Lincoln, died on Tuesday of last week in
Cambridge, Mass, where she had made her
home OF late with her daughter, Mrs. Fannie
CRANES. The body was brought here for
burial, and the funeral services were held
at the Congregational church on Thursday.
Mrs. Lincoln had been a m amber OF the
congregational church in this place since
1886.
There was row on Monday evening of
last week at the house occupied by John
Flanders, by the turnpike bridge, resulting
in the prosecution for assault and battery
of the two leading participants, Almon /.
Dexter and Clarence FL. Goodell The case
was tried before Justice Emery on Friday
and Saturday. II X. Darling assisted Grand
Juror E. o. Tracy in the prosecution, j. X.
Darling defended Dexter and G. l.. Sto "
defended Goodell. Both par les were bound
over in $500 to county court.
Rev. Mr.. Forrest is at Waterbury, attend
ing the annual session Of conference. -
K. W. Ware arrived from Hamilton, Onta-
rio, on Friday, and will PROBABLY remain
through the summer. - Gail G. Hood
returned home Saturday for short vaca-
ton.
West Fairlee.
Following is the list of teachers, so far as
they have been engaged, for the spring
term: District No. l. Hattie s. Putnam; No.
3, lizzie Dodge; No. 4, Minnie Southworth;
No. 8, Emma l.. Beckwith.
AT the annual communication of Jackson
Lodge, No. 60, f. & A. NJ, the followin 2
officers were elected: Master, George w.
warden, John H. Cook; treasurer, Ii. a..
Gillett; secretary, G. W. Bliss; senior dea-
con, e. f. Dudley; junior deacon, G. III
Mum; stewards, Fred Lorey and George
Warren; mar hal, e. E. Smith; chaplain,
William Paul. organist, II. j. Kenney
tyler, Richard Smith.
Following are the names of scholars hav.
ing no absent marks in the primary depart.
ment of our village school, Albert Bidder,
| Grace Coburn, Grace Darling, Ernest
Rogers, Helen Rogers, Edith Scribuer
| Ralph Scribner, M abel Smith. Absent one
half day, Johnnie Coad, Willie Coad, Ray
| Hutchins and Mary Rogers. Ernest Rogers
had no absent or tardy marks during the
year. Mary Rogers and Grace Coburr
were each absent one-half day during the
year.
Stanley Roberts has finished work for
G. Smith. - Frank Cove is at home
from Barre. Charles Dodge cam,
work in Norwich. = B. F. Hyde hal
moved from the Sibley house into the mil
house q. w. Stevens made his par
ents short visit last week. - Nellie
Roberts is working at William Paul's
- Harvey Marston of Manchester, N
H., is visiting in town
West Fairlee Center.
Kate M. Titus of Union Village spen
Easter Sunday with her parents and friend
Of this place.
We are experiencing the heaviest rail
since September, 1869. The streams ar
very high, some bridges are carried away
and the roads badly washed in many places
Leonard b. Morse has recently bought O
Frank Kimball of Newbury fine pair o.
black western colts. These, added to hi
span OF gray Normans, make the fines
business team in town.
George w. Kimball and daughter Helen
from Greenwood, Mass. and Mrs. Fanni
X. Morse from Brooklyn,lN. Y, have bee
visiting at their old home with Mrs. S Z
Kimball, the mother, and John N. and w
b. Kimball, their brothers, of this place.
Much satisfaction is experienced by thos
interested, in hearing the mill saws an
planners hum in the old Stearns mill. Unde
the able workmanship Of the owner, Ros
we'll Q. Corey, the old mill seems to run a
we'll as ever and cut as much lumber rs i
its best days.
G. s. Scruton, who recently commence
the job OF drawing the milk from the "Scral
BILE Hollow" neighborhood to the "Goos
Green" creamery, in Corinth, met with a
accident. The kingbolt broke, his load VI
set, and he was badly hurt about the hea
and shoulders.
Owing to the incessant rain, no Sunda.
, school or church service was holden at til
Center on Sunday. The people could nc