The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-01-05
Chelsea.


Bixby, Mrs. Louisa Clough; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. s. Albina NATION; cha plain,
Mrs. Betsey M. Underhill; guide, l.. Belle
Chandler; assistant guide, Mrs. Emma
| outside guard, Mrs. Carrie A Locke.
The annual meeting OF the Congregational
church was held on Thursday. The dinner
and roll-call were well attended and very
enjoyable. At the business session the
resignation Of Rev Mr.. Sherman as pastor
was regretfully accepted, and the deacons
were appointed committee to unite with
him In calling council for formal dismiss
sion during the first week In March. The
following officers were chosen: clerk, j M.
Comstock; executive committee, to serve
with the p lstor and deacons, DR.. NJ. II. Cor
win. Mrs. Sylvia Dearborn, w. II. Emery
Anne r. Goss, w. Il. Emery; treasurer, W.
b. Hatch; trustee for three years. j. X.
Darling; chorister, W. S. Hatch.
Lucy Hale Of South Royalton has been Wis
ting at j. b. .Atwood's. - Mark Riley
has % sI removed from town, l. is reported to
and Womsn's Relief Corps have rented the
rooms over f. K. Aliens harness shop, and
have removed there from their former quar-
ters in Bacon's block. - James Hosk-
ing, Jr., was here from Clsremont, N. H.,
last week. He has now gone to johnson
to work in store. - Herbert j. Kings
bury Lost one OF his team horses last week
- Mrs. r. II. Stanton visited in Bel
lows Falls last week. - Charles r.
Button has gone to burlington for treat
ment at the Mary Fletcher Hospital. -
Christmas day is worthy Of note. Twenty
i've persons were present, representing four
generations, all but one OF whom were near
ly related. - Willis Scales lost his val.
liable Shropshire buck, Consol, last week.
- Mrs. Nellie Alexander has finished
IL h. DtaI a,I
williamsburg, where she is to cook in the
hotel. - According to all reports,
the New Years dance at Densmores hall
was disgraceful drunken affair. A re-
deeming feature from Chelsea point OF
view is that the participants were almost
of Mrs. Edna f. (Robbins) Martin, and her
husband, Frank II. Martin, will be glad to
learn OF the birth Of q daughter at their
home in Williamstown last week.
The Week OF Prayer is observed by meet
ings each evening at the village churches.
- Worshipers at the Congregational
church were pleased to see and hear q large
addition to the choir on Sunday.
Dyspepsia cured. Shiloh's Vtalizer i'm.
mediately relieves sour stomach, coming up
OF food distress, and is the great kidney and
liver remedy. Sold by W. e. Terrill & Co
MarshfieId.
Mrs. A. Nj. Shepard wishes to express her
heartfelt thanks 10 her friends for the dona-
ton left her at the entertainment last FRI
day night. - There was no preaching
in the Methodist church last Sunday, on
in Hardwick by the storm. He took his
family there in carriage to spend New
Years. A. FL. Davis got quite Sc
we're shaking up last week by being thrown
from his wagon. - G. A. Dwinell con-
templates building barn in the spring.
II haa a ~,
job and A. 7. Durant is to furnish the lum.
Der. - N. G. Tabor and wife visited at
e Sh, pard's last week. - G. o Da-
Wis was In Wells River last week.
Mark Davis and friend of McIndoes Falls
spent New Years with his father, G. O..
Falls. N. Y. is visiting his brother, Henry
Kellogg - A w. Reed Of Wells River
has taken Mr. Kelley's place in the cream
cry this week. - The stockholders Of
the Creamery Association are requested to
call at the treasurer's Office 10 receive their
ficers of Marshfield Lodge, No. ID. Knights
of Pythias, for the co ling year and they
will be publicly installed next Monday
evening, after which oysters will be served
at fifty cents per couple; G. q. Lamberton,
q. o.; Ira H; Edison. Y, c.; Rev: S. g. Da-
man. X r. S.; B. L. Cameron, M. of E,
James Bouldry. NJ. of F.; Charles Bouldry,
M. at A 20. H. Smith, president OF
the creamery company, and Mr.. Kelley, the
butter maker, ara in st. Adams this week
attending the Dairymen's meeting.
Mr.. Clough and his brother spent New
Years day in Randolph. The young man
remains there instead of returning to school.
A CARD.-We, the undersigned, do here
by agree to refund the money on fifty
cent bottle of Greene's Warranted Syrup of
Tar II 1t fails to cure your cough or cold.
We also guarantee a twenty-five cent bottle
to prove satisfactory or no pay.
E. W. Gilman, Marshfield.
Il #. Leavitt, Plainfeld.
j. NJ. Willard, East Montpelier.
A. A. Bliss. Sodom.
Hardwick,
TIE churches unite In holding services
| each night during the Week Of Prayer.
Mrs. j. A. Aipsworth after q lingering
illness died on Tuesday. Interment was
Friday afternoon.
Rev. Mr.. Lewis wife goes this week to
visit her people in the west. She expects
to be away about three months.
Over three hundred people sat down to
the New Years dinner at the Methodist
church last Friday. A watch meeting was
part OF the programme.
The law suit of DR.. Crane v. DR.. Darling
for Islander was tried at the county court al
St. JObnSbury last week and afforded no
little amount OF amusement to outsiders
II was hard fought case from first to last.
Verdict was in favor of the plaintiff, the de.
PENDANT being required to pay about $500
aud costs OF prosecution.
On last Wednesday morning this town
was startled with The news that James Ma.
COON had taken his own life. 1t was not
known but Mr.. Magoon was in his usual
health until the sad event occurred. He
cut his throat, completely severing the
windpipe. He lived about thirty minutes
but was unable to speak. He leaves wife
and two small children, an aged mother,
two brothers and one sister, who have the
syn patty Of the entire community.
The exercises in connection with the pre-
sentation OF the Judevine Memorial Library,
held In Academy hall Thursday afternoon,
December 80, were Of high order. The
hall was filled with an interested and APP
preciative audience. Hon III. III. Powers,
in Mrs. Judevine's behalf, made the pre-
sentation speech, to which j. II. McLoud
replied with some very pleasant reminis-
cences Of the Judevine family and accepted
the gift In behalf Of the town; expressing to
the donor the high appreciation In viii III
she was held by her townsmen together
with the heartfelt thanks OF every man,
woman and child in Hardwick for the m ag-
nificent gift. An address OF rare merit
upon the library and its uses was then de-
livered by Hon. w. III. Smith Of st, Johns