The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
Chelsea.

q. N. Dearborn lost his COW last week.
Nellie q. Cooley Is working for Mrs. e.
+. Peters, mllliner.
Frank W. Bixby is working for Willis
Scales for the season.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. w. o.
Morrill, on the 10Th ult
Kate M. Sanborn is working in the fam
lily OF B. II. Adams, Jr.
Ara A. Annis broke his arm through a
fall on Tuesday OF last week.
Rev. W. e. Allen has been engaged to de-
liver the Memorial Day address,
Leroy Goodell has begun his weekly
rounds with his hulled corn cart.
Joseph II. Edwards has returned from
his winter sojourn in Norfolk, Va.
III. E. Roberts is here for a few DAYS from
Boston, as the fish find to their cost.
Wesley Underhill has begun work for the
summer for l.. II. Denison OF Washington.
John Knox of Manchester, N. H., has
been visiting his sister, Mrs. A. M. Burn
ham.
The store occupied by G. p. Dickinson
and II. W. Dearborn's building are freshly
painted.
Rev. Almon Shepherd OF BrookfieId
preached on Sunday at the West Hill meet
ing-house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank j. Thorne arrived in
town Thursday, and will occupy their place
through the summer.
The schools in the village began on Mon
day, Vim l.. Farnham and Anne r. Howe
OF Tunbrdge teachers.
The Congregational church received
seven persons into membership on confess
sion and three by letter on Sunday.
III. I. Cushman Of Bennington, the own
or of the plumbago mine property, is one of
two men who have just bought the Corinth
copper mines.
i.
Burbank gives an account of her expert
ence in the Kirksville cyclone. The house
in which she boarded, directly opposite to
that in which Mrs. Sherburne was killed,
was demolished, she and the other occu-
pants having barely time to take refuge in
the cellar.
The town hall was filed to OVERLOOKING
on Friday evening for the closing exercises
of Chelsea Academy. The graduates are
Henry W. Burbank and L. Blanche Sar-
gent. The speakers besides these were
MILFORD A. Barnes, Florence L. Hemen-
way, Edith +. Hood, Almena II. Coburn,
Gertrude M. Bacon, George M. Davis FL
len A. Dewey, Adsh e. Austin, Mary e.
Scales, K. Ralph Walker, Ethel S. Folsom
| and Sadie j. Mcconnell. Some musical Sc
lections were interpreted, and Walter s.
Goss kindly contributed a song.
! Middlesex.
Miss Grace Moulton is at j. II. Knapp'a
from Hot Springs, Va.
Mrs. George Andrus OF Bradfork is visit.
ing her brother, H. j. Taplin in town.
f. A, Hudson arrived from New York
city on Friday and is visiting bis sister and
parents.
Rev. Francis w. Holden OF Stowe has an
engagement to preach in Middlesex Sun
day, May IA. Service at 2 P. NJ.
Miss Nina F. Converse returned to Mont
peler on Monday after a short visit with
her parents on MoretOwn side.
The Argus again Slipped cog' when it
| reported the contract for the new bridge as
being let If it is 80, the selectmen are
wondering who let it.
E. e. Campbell has written seven new
policies for the Mutual Benefit the past
week, which would seem to exclude compe-
tition from other companies.
The Home Circle will hold IA social on
Wednesday evening, May IT, at the home
of Myron Miles. Ice cream and cake will
be served. All are cordially invited.
II. L. Root has finished work at the viles
plant and is to go to Montpelier to work at
his trade OF painting. He will store his
household goods and make his residence
with Nj. j. Long.
II anyone receives any express not con-
signed to them or has any other mishaps at
the depot it is due to the arrival OF another
son born to Mr.. and Mrs E. e. Campbell
Monday morning. Congratulations are
|
ed.
Why not form young peoples literary
club in town. There is plenty OF material
and surely the amount OF enjoyment or
chance OF lettering our condition socially,
morally and practically is very meagre and
demands more attention than 1t receives.
Let us hear from you.
Worcester.
Allen Bagey and son were in town Sat-
urday.
The Mite society met with Mrs. Harry
Hall. May 3.
Mrs. Ordway andlchildren are visiting at
Mr.. Henry Abbott's
Mr.. Holmes has purchased the farm Of
Myron Markham at Shady Rill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darlington of Montpelier
were at Mr.. Dugar's over Sunday.
Arthur Batchelder has gone to Barre to
work in l.. M. Averills grocery store.
Myron Markham has moved from Shady
Rill to the Templeton farm on West Hill.
Mrs. Carrie Towne is teaching in Middle
sex village, where she taught last winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Holt and son OF
Montpelier spent Sunday at Chester Ladd's.
The annual church meeting at the Con-
gregational church will be held on Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cameron were in town Sat
urdsy visiting their daughters, Mrs. Leon
ard and Lawrence Bruce.
The regular monthly union temperance
meeting was held at the Congregational
church last Sunday evening.
!. Lawrence Bruce is moving his goods re-
Gently purchased Of Henry Abbott, to his
market which he has refitted into store.
Communion service was held at the Con
gregational church last Sunday. One per.
son was baptized and two others were re-
ceived into the church.
Mrs. #. II. Jacobs desires to announce
that she will be at II. W. Jacobs, East
Montpelier, Tuesday and Wednesday. the
23d and Oath Of this month, with a large lo'
Of trimmed hats, also some hat trimmings.
She will be glad to see her friends and car
9 assure them very low prices
James Bagley, when returning from
Montpelier last Tuesday, was quite badly
Q hurt. One Of his horses was frightened by
his raising an umbrella The team ran
= throwing Mr.. Bagley from the wagon. Two
I wheels went over his leg, but no bones were
: broken. He is recovering as rapidly al
5 could be expected.
! East Calais.
a | Horace Pike ia i'll with a serOus hear,