The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-03-02
Chelsea.

Chelsea.
The ladies of the Congregational church
will give hash supper and sociable at the
vestry Of the church on Wednesday even
ing Of next week. The fee for supper will
be ten cents, and proceeds are to go toward
the relief Of the Cuban sufferers.
Converse Bixby, who has been steadily
failing through the winter, died on Monday
night at the home OF his brother, Newell s.
Bixby. He would have been 81 years OF
age In July. The funeral services were
held on Thursday, Rev. Mr.. Allen officiat-
ing.
Rev. B. b. Sherman will preach his last
sermon as pastor Of the Congregational
church next Sunday morning. The regular
communion service will be observed at the
same time. Mr. Sherman will also hold a
service at the South Washington meeting
house on Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock.
The council for his formal dismission from
the psstorste is called to meet on the
Wednesday following.
Amos b. Wright was arrested on Friday
ON the charge Of an indecent assault on
little daughter OF L. L. Sleeper, eight years
| old. An examination was held before JUS
tice G.. l.. Stow, States Attorney 81. X.
Darling appearing for the state and j. X.
| Darling for the accused. The evidence was
deemed sufficient to hold Wright for the
action OF the grand jury in June, and the
| Justice set the bail at $500. He was given
| twenty-four hours to obtain sureties for this
small amount, and his attorney answered
for his appearance at eight o'clock on Satur.
| day evening. About two hours before this
time, he disappeared with his team, and has
| not been seen since. 1t is believed that he
went to Barre with the purpose Of taking
the train, but OF this perhaps more may be
discovered later. 1t is hoped that the court
will exact the full amount of the (not too
large) bond
Clarence Ii. Corliss has returned to town
from Whitefield, N. H, - Fred e. Smith
of Haydenville, Mass, visited his father,
Richard Smith, last week. - Wesley Fl.
johnson of Concord, N. H., who has been
visiting his parents here, has returned
home. - Mrs. Lucy G. Farnham, no "
Of Lynn. Mass, is visiting her son-in-law,
Rufus X. Abbott for several weeks. -
Mrs. f. NJ. Perkins stuff 9red a slight paraly
tic stroke few days ago, but is now i'm
proving. - Mrs. w. P Townsend visit
ed her daughter at Meriden, N. a., last
week, and attended the musical convention
at Randolph. - Mrs. G. p. Dickinson
and Master Dan are on three weeks visit
| in Massachusetts, and Connecticut. -
Mrs. Eroe A. Locke, who has been spend
ing the winter az o. d. Metcsf's, has re-
turned to her home in the village. -
Edwin @. Webster, who has lived for a
year at Fred Smiths, has returned to his
home in Barre.
We are anxious to do little good in this
world and can think Of no pleasanter OF
better way to do 1t than by recommending
One Minute Cough Cure as preventive o.
pneumonia, consumption and other serious
lung troubles that follow neglected colds
w. e. Terrlll & Co., Montpelier Vt.
Plainfield.
Bert Townsends.
Wallace Martin of Montpelier visited Elme
st. John last week.
W. E. Bartlett moved last week to the Fort
ney tenement on School street.
w. A Martin will sell his stock and farm
ing implements at auction on Thursday.
Mrs. Ezra r. Russell of Essex Junction wa
in town over Sunday the guest of relatives.
Frank j. Jackson and wife returned hom
on Monday from protracted visit in Canada
Dr. W. E. Lazelle and Nelson E. Shore
each had horse injured by running away las
we k.
H. S. Parks has sold a young horse to
party in Marshfeld and II G. Moore one tina
went to Barre
! w. S. Martin Jr., of Manchester, N. II
! spent last Sunday in town the guest of hi
, father, w. s. Martin.
Milford Kiser moved last week to the A. I
Colburn farm which he recently rented, an
Mr.. Colburn has moved to Mr. Kiser's house
Quarterly meeting will be held at the MethC
? dist church next Sunday. Presiding Eide
| Joseph Hamilton will preach in the evening
Quarterly conference Monday at 9 A NJ.
DR.. W. E Lazelle has recently placed in HI
l office la.est improved Morton Wimshurs
Holtz Influence machine for therapeutical us
with all the accessories for A-ray work,
l Charles Buckley celebrated his eightiet
birthday last Saturday by a party at his res
dence Among those from out of town VIII
attended were Levi Bailey and wife and tw
children of Berlin and Mrs. Charles Peck an
. daughter Of Montpelier.
The social events of the past week wei
many and entertaining, commencing with
r Washington party given by Miss Maut
Batchelder at Pleasant View House hall c
8 Tuesday evening. The hall was TASTEFUL
8 and appropriately draped with the nations
colors and presented very pleasing. aspec
q Appropriate remarks were made by K. ski
q first of the evening after which the guests 81
+ down to a supper prepared by Landlord Han
a ell then returning to the hall they enjoye
r dancing for some time. Finally the larf
4 number of guests departed voting it one
II the pleasantest events of the season. Thur
h Mrs. III. +. Spencer entertained about one hu
a dred guests at the same place. Friday eve
- - ing Mr.. and Mrs. Murray Martyr gave a viii
q party at their home at which about seventy fly
n were present
A CARp.-We, the undersigned, do her
by agree to refund the money on fit.
cent bottle Of Greene's Warranted Syrup
!. Tar II 1t fails to cure your cough or cole
n We also guarantee a twenty-five cent bott
|. to prove satisfactory or no pay.
i Il. w. Gilman, Marshfeld.
v e. f. Leavitt, Plainfeld
v j. M. Willard, East Montpelier
q A. A. Bliss Sodom.
j. Thetford.
Mrs. McDuffee came home from Burlin
ton last week. - Mrs. Bernice Clar
= has been spending few days with III
o parents. - Mrs Luther Yarringtonswl
. called TO Chelsea by the sickness and deaf
u OF brother. - Emma Bond has retur
70 ed from Woburn, Mass, after an absence
i year or more. - The graduating clai
l. held their enter ainment on the Odd OF Fe
\ ruary. - John Moore and wife fro
:, Springfield, Mass, are visiting his siste
u Mrs. Eliza Cummings. - School at u
= academy closed last week for a weeks v
: cation. - Mr.. Welch is i'll. - Mr.
DR.. Paine and daughter are visiting fTien'
a. in town - There WAS "a pranpa meetiI