The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-07-28
Chelsea.
[erman W. Hook is seriously i'll.

Herman w hOOh 10 noIlOu5iy III
Samuel Kline is visiting at f. j. Thorne's.
E. L. Larkin lost heifer last week by &C
cident
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Will II.
Titus on the 18th inst
Mrs. William II. Davis and children Of
Newton, Mass, arrived on Monday at g. L..
Slows for stay of some weeks.
A horse of o d. Medcalf was killed by
lightning on Tuesday of last week. -
The guests at the hotel picnick ed at Will
Jamestown Springs on Wednesday OF last
week. Arthur A. Abbott is at home.
w. d. Walker of Barre is visiting
his mother - Principal w. Il. Cum
mings of Merden, N. H., is at A. Ii. Pow
ers', and Florence Lease of Milford, n. H.,
is also visiting there. - Mary B. Camp
is working at g. P. Dickinson's. - Mrs.
G. j.. Knight OF Melrose, Mass, is boarding p;
at II. A. Kingsbury's. - Sylvester Bill
has gone to Manchester, N. H., to live with
his daughter. u. Oliver Perkins has
returned to Barre, where he will work in a
meat market. - Jesse Gilman OF Lowell,
Mass, is visiting his uncle, Frank Gilman.
boarding at W. NJ. Flanders - Mrs. f.
Fl. Tracy and her daughter Fannie of Mont
peler have been visiting in town. -
Mrs. Wilmot of Bellows Falls has been Wis
iting her niece, Mrs. @. A Densmore -
Fred g. Sleeper was married to Lucia E.
the 18th inst They are now staying in Tun-
bridge. - Ernest Longley of Sher-
burne, a brother Of Mrs. f. M. Hackett, Is
with her, to remain for some time. -
Mrs. Mowll of Medford, Mass, is visiting
her granddaughter, Mrs. e. ID. Fuller
- George N. Simons has returned from
the White Mountains. - Mrs. Wheat
ley and daughter of Connecticut are at O.
P. Dickinson's, and Harley Wheatley, of the
same family, is at George Goodrich's. -,
lnf and
her mother. Mrs. bennett, of Flushing, N.
" are boarding at j. G. Atwood's. -
Mrs. II. o. Bixby and daughters are visit
ing in Lunenburg. - Mrs Olive Pier
son and Der granddaughter, from Lowell,
Mass are visiting Mrs. Persons nieces,
Mrs. l. H. Bohonon and Effie M. Coburn
- Mrs. Abigail G. Hood and Mrs. Julia
A Rogers have arrived from Lowell, Mass.
and are at w. f. Hoods. - The trus-
tees of the public library have purchased q
fine sepia portrait of Alden Speare, which
will soon be hung in the library. -
Miss Jessie Hampton and mother Of Boston
are at H. L. Bixby's for several weeks
- The stage competition on the South
Royalton line finished Saturday night, as
M. H. Hazen has bought out j. B. Corliss
ira mail service requested by petition was
put on Monday. This mail leaves Chelses
at 9: 90 p. M, and arrives here at IL: 30 A. NJ
1t will be maintained till September 10
- Miss Florence Henry OF Washington
is visiting at DR.. Goss'. - Mary A. Bur
bank has finished her teaching in Barre fol
the summer, and has returned home. -
Principal John III. Bixby and wife of Ber'
nardstown, Mass, are at N. 8. Bixby's
- Miss Laura Hurd of Sherbrooke Que
is visiting at Rev. Mr.. Sherman's. -
Rev. L. H. Elliot, secretary Of the Vermont
Bible Society, presented the claims of the
society at a union service at the Methodist
church Sunday morning, and preached to 9
union congregation at the same house in
the evening. He also spoke on the Wes-
Hill in the afternoon. - Rev. Mr.. Sher
man is expected to return during the week
and to occupy his pulpit next Sunday
- Richard II. Bacon is taking fort
nights vacation from his work in Corwin's
store.
The Epworth League will hold social in
the Methodist church parlors, next Friday
evening,
Orange Morrison has bought lot at the
head OF Main street, where he will at once
commence the erection of house.
Under the auspices Of the Groton Public
Library Society, Frank G. Reynolds of Bos-
ton will give literary entertainment Fri
day evening, August 6.
The one hundredth birthday of "Aunt
Nabby" WEIGH will be celebrated next Sat
urday at the home of Hosea WEIGH. A cor
ulal invitation ID extended 10 ALL
Mrs. Daniel Coffrin died suddenly OF
heart disease at her home on Main stree,
last Thursday afternoon. Mrs. Coffrin was
apparently healthy woman and her death
is surprise to all. Funeral services were
held at her home, Rev. w. l. Todd officiat
ing. The remains were taken to Danville
for interment. Her invalid husband will
receive the sympathy of all in his bereave
ment.
Mr., and Mrs. Moses II. Whitehill cele
brated their silver wedding last Tuesday
afternoon and evening. They were mar
ried in this town July 20, 1872, by Rev
Lewis Hill, have slways lived here and
have enjoyed the confidence and esteem o.
their many friends. Their son, II. @
Whitehill, of Waterbury was present to as
sist in celebrating this happy event. The
gifts were many and beautiful. The occa
sion was thoroughly enjoyable, not only tC
the worthy couple in whose honor the com
pany gathered, but to everyone who wal
present, and will be pleasantly remembered
long after the bride and groom of twenty
five years have gone to their reward.