The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-01-18
Chelsea.

Vile, N. II is at Mrs S. A Miuards.
! James Hoskiug and wife of West Leba-
non, N. H., were at II. j. Titus over Sun
day.
Nellie M. Corwin went on Tuesday TO
Somerv,l lie, Mass. to be absent several
weeks.
Mrs. e. #. Peters has bought an undivided
half OF the Bliss house for $500 Of Mrs NJ.
j. McGaw's estate,
Mrs. Joseph Knight of Newburyport,
Mss are visiting az X. Darling's.
Rev. Harvey Webster, who died in Swan
| Ton on The 9th inst, was pastor OF the
Methodist church in this place in 1874
Frank j. Titus has bought the freight
business aud teams of the late Alonzo
Noyes, for whom be has worked for a long
| time.
The sickness in town increases, and there
is hardly family where one or more are
not suffering from the grip or some similar
disorder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Baldwin of Somer-
Vile, Mass, were at j. A. r. Corwin's over
Sunday. Mrs. Baldwin is better known
here as Eva Veazie.
Edgar j. Rich died in Roxbury of pneu-
monia on the 9th inst. The funeral ser
vices were held at David Dickermau's on
the following Tuesday.
Blanche Townsend was taken sick while
returning to Meriden, N. H., on Tuesday of
last week, and her mother went there the
next day She was improving at last re-
ports.
The Epworth League al the Methodist
church has recently chosen the following
officers: President, Katie e. Laird; vice.
| presidents, Mrs. Bertha A. Dearborn, f. #.
Monkey, Mrs. Nellie S. Hood, Edith S.
Dearborn; secretary, Mar aret K. Laird I;
treasurer, It. r. Monkey.
The prudential committee of the fire dis
! trict have made thorough examination of
the engine aud put it in readiness for a fire.
They propose to build tower for the pur-
pose OF drying the hose. Something of this
sort appears to be Indispensable If the hose
is to be kept in good condition.
Chelsea people are especially interested
ia the appointment Of Judge Ross to the
senstorship, because of his early connec-
ton with the town. He came here in 1852
as the first principal Of Chelsea Academy,
and remained to study law with Hon
William Hebard, being admitted to the bar
here January 10, 1866.
AT the annual meeting Of the stockhold-
ers OF the National Bank of Orange county,
on Tuesday OF last week. A. N; King. J. 3.
Kimbali were elected directors. The di-
rectors chose A. N King president, j. B.
Bacon vice-president, and III. N. Mattison
cashier. and voted to move the bank to Ba-
con & Halls block and to sell the building
now occupied for not less than 81 900. The
usual semi-annual dividend of two per cent
was declared.
Waitsfield.
All are rejoicing in the good sleighing.
Rev e. S. Fiske was in town on Mon
day.
Miss Lucy Harris is much worse this
week
Oyster supper at Odd Fellows hall this
| evening.
Choir rehearsal Friday evening at the
Congregational parsonage.
Theme at the Congregational church next
Sunday, THE double-minded man."
E. T. McCarty is very sick with pneu-
monia. His daughter Katie is quite ILL.,
s. ID. Waterman has rented the second
story of William Palmer's house and is to
move in and begin housekeeping at once.
There is be special meeting of Ainsworth
Post, G. A. R., on Saturday, January %, at
two P. M, for installation of officers and
other important business.
Word has just been received that Will
Somerville, son of Jack Somerville, who
is a railroad engineer in Colorado, was
badly injured in a collision January 8.
The officers Of the Home Circle elected
Jan. 10 are: President Mrs. Ida LaDue
vice-president, Mrs. Andrew Bigelow
treasurer, Lulie A. Jones; secretary, Mrs
B. ID. Bisbee.
The Waitsfeld Reading club have about
finished reading their selections from Kip.
further readings for 1899 are as follows:
Mrs. Charles Eddy, Mrs. George Bidwell,
Mrs. 8. A. Norton.
On Saturday evening the following off,
GERS ere installed in Valley Lodge of Odd
Fellows by District Deputy Grand Master
III. II. Slack of North6eld assisted by Broth
ers John Cross of Mortified and W. M
Strong and Jesse Foster Of Waterbury
f. ii. Sawyer, w. c.; G. w. Wallis, V. G.
O. A. Cady, recording secretary o. M
Eaton, financial secretary; W. e. Lang,
treasurer; w. j. Robinson, warden; I. j
Ferris. conductor; o. G. Eaton, r. s. of N.
G.; r. j. McAllister, L. s, of N. g.; Frank
Atkins, r. s. s.; W. j. Palmer, l.. s. s.; j
j. Kelly, r. 8. of V. G.; Frank Story, l.. 8
of V. g.; j. @. Moriarty, g.; NJ j. Long,
o. g.; r. A. Maxwell. chaplain. After
lodge an oyster supper was served and a So
cial hour enjoyed.
Fayston.
Chester and Clayton Dsns are i'll with
the grip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sumner Wallis are rejoicing
over young son.
LAUNDERING has been at standstill on &C.
count Of lack OF snow.
Mrs. j. III. Small, who has been i'll with
pneumonia, is improving.
Wedding bells are ringing. This time il
is Vernon @. Pierce Of this town and Miss
Ethel Bingham OF Duxbury.
When returning from Waitsfield last Fri.
day evening, Nathan Hill made a call on
John Martin, leaving his team on the high.
way. When Nathan came out the team
was gone and Mr.. Hill proceeded home on
foot thinking his team had gone in that di-
recton, but 1t had not been there. Mr.. Hill
hitched up another team and returned to
Watsfield but it was not there, continuing
the search through the night, he found the
team at John Waits, or at least part of il
as the horse in its perambulations through
out the neighborhood had left the sleigh
and its contents in various places
SodOm.
Chicken pox has gone the rounds here
Mr.. and Mrs. Myron Daley are visiting
in Canada.
James McDermid of Winona, Wis, has
been visiting his son.
There Is to be sociable at Fri Morse's in
East Montpelier Thursday evening OF thit
week.