The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-06-24

Mrs. John Buzzell and daughter Ruth Of
White River Junction, at Oliver Dutton's;
VIII @. Holmes Of Petersham, Mass. lat j. O.
Holiness j. Q. Angel and wife of Gays.
vile, at J. M. Angeles; Jed Adams OF
Chicopee Falls, Mass, and Fred Hyde and
family OF Barre, at G. 9. Dana's.
Cabot.
Dentist H. G. Williams is in Marshield
this week.
Lewis Carney is quito poorly from the
effects OF a shock and other troubles
Mrs. Edith Salmon of Greensboro Bend
visited her sister, Mrs. s. Swerdferger, last
Sunday
George and Simeon Swerdferger have just
retuin from quite an extended trip in
| North Dakota.
Several from this place attended the
funeral of Samuel Fletcher at Marshfield
last Saturday forenoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Marsh and daughter
Maude have gone to Connecticut for a
few weeks stay with his brother.
Miss Clara Knight was thrown from her
bicycle last week and quite dazed for a
time, caused by riding too fast and becom-
ing dizzy.
Fred Blodgett and Tommy Osgood are
tending measles, contracted while attend
ing the Epworth League convention at
Montpelier.
Miss Harriet Fisher attended the gradu-
ating exercises and reunion OF her class at
st. Johnsbury last week, and Bertha o.
good those at johnson.
Quite an exciting game OF baseball was
engaged in last Saturday afternoon between
the Marshfelds and the Hardwicks, which
resulted in a score Of eight to fourteen in
| favor of the Hardwicks
Jennie Gould was taken suddenly and
seriously ill last Saturday night with heart
| failure and prostration. She will be unable
| to complete her term of school, which had
only one week more. Her sister Bessie
takes her place.
Delegates to the county convention held
at Montpelier to-day are n. X. Abbott. b.
| j, Lance, o. w. Conner, George Gould, s.
b. Blodgett, j. p. Lamson and 1. f. Haines.
They were instructed to vote for Judge
Stanton for states attorney.
There was lively runaway Friday after
noon, when Parks livery team took fright
near the store of Wells & Boyles, running
at lively gait until the horses went over a
wall near Meader's Hotel at Marshf1eld,
| where they fell and were caught. One
wheel to the wagon was demoralized. 1t
is thought that about ten minutes time
took them over that distance, they meeting
| only one team.
Calais.
G. V. Kent was in town on Tuesday.
Miss Annette Malen of Philadelphia Pa,
| visited Ina Robinson recently.
There is to be a cotillion party at Me-
mortal Hall on Saturday evening, July A.
Let those interested remember the Slay-
ton reunion at North Calais next Saturday.
Miss Elizabeth Fl. Goldthwaite of Tufts
| College will preach here next Sunday at
eleven O'Clock A. NJ.
BARRows & PECK of Montpelier are agents
| for the Granite State Moving Machine the
best mower the farmer ever used
! East Calais.
George Cady has gone to Pawtucket, r.
| l., for short visit
A daughter was born recently to Mr.. and
Mrs. Levi Wheeler.
Mrs. J. o. Lamb left last Monday for Ar
| lington, Mass She expects to be gone
several weeks.
AS George Lance vas at work in his
blacksmith shop last Monday the horse he
was handling gave a sudden jump, knock.
ing him over and stepping on his hand, the
toe-calk nearly severing one finger, making
amputation at the first joint necessary.
Fortu nately it was the left hand instead of
the right
Court adjourned on Friday morning, hav-
ing put through work very rapidly in the
last few days.
A new plank sidewalk has been built on
Maple street, the expense being chiefly met
by the abutters.
Mr.. Flint of South Tunbridge preached at
the Methodist church on Sunday, in ex-
change with Rev. Mr.. Allen.
Miss Anna M. Cummings of STAFFORD,
teacher in the Huguenot College, Yelling
ton, Cape Colony, spoke in the Congrega-
tional church on Tuesday evening of last
week on mission work in South Africa, and
her address was greatly enjoyed.
Our delegates to the state convention
agree with others in reporting very dis.
graceful state OF things. We hope the whole
affair will be thoroughly shown up, and
that every man whose vote was purchased
will meet his political death
A republican caucus was held at the town
hall on Saturday afternoon. j. X. Darling
was chosen chairman, G. P. Dickinson sec
Whitney, e. A. Corwin and G. L. Hay
ward delegates to the county convention
each with power to select his own alter
nate. 1t was unanimously voted to instruc
the delegates to present the name of Hale
X. Darling as a candidate for states at
torney.
Bills are posted for Fourth of July cele
bration, to include procession Of antiques
and horribles, tug of war. a foot race,
wheelbarrow race, a sack race, race fo
the slowest horse, three-legged race and {
bicycle race, with promenade concert IL
| tHt oNcnluR, II. IA hdROOu, OICuJJ
and W. M. Flanders are the committee ant
b. III. Adams, Jr., will serve as marshal
The Chelsea Cornet Band and the Corintl
drum corps will furnish music. Let's see
what does the Fourth of July commemo
rate?
We are to have another centennial. ;
The first term of court ever held in Chelse
was the December term of 1896, and thi
event is to be commemorated at some tim
, during the present year. At a meeting o
! the Orange county bar, held June 49, tn
, !, following committee was appointed to max
the necessary arrangements: j. b. Pickett
G. S. Emery, II. X. Darling, j. d. Denison
and R. M. Harvey. 1t is now expected tina
D this centennial" will be held upon SOM
i day in August or September, in order t.
= accommodate many prominent people VIII
I are likely to be present. The proposed exer
D cises are to include literary, historical an,
. musical features, and, as now planned, will
4 occupy the entire day. A public meeting O
Z. the people OF Chelsea will be called shortly
for the purpose of selecting committee O
citizens to cooperate with the committe
b. appointed by the bar.
: A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. H. S
Eifta on Tuaadav of Last waal w M