The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-12-12
Chelsea.


ming hearty communication from the large
audience. The next entertainment in the
course, which is to be given on Monday
evening, Dec. II, is entitled "a Night on
the Old Plantation" by ID. Webster Davis,
colOred man Of education and ability.
The programme may be expected to be an
entertaining one.
The engine to be used in the bo' bin fac.
tory arrived last week. requiring fourteen
horses TO draw it tom South Royslton. 1t
Is OF 125 horse power and weighs eight and
one-half tons. The engine house Is to he Ia
front of the long part of the old building,
and the work on this and the other add.
tions to the building is going rapidly for
ward. M pie, yellow and white birch will
be used for the bobbins, and much of this
timber will be drawn this winter, In readi.
ness for active manufacture in the spring.
The company means business and has al
ready engaged several hands.
W. #. Davis and wife left on Saturday
for Jacksonville, Fla, to enter upon their
hotel work for the winter.
Perhaps some new corners in town are
not are that the fine collection OF books
in our public library is absolutely free to all
residents OF the town, Call in on Saturday
afternoon and get some reading for the long
evenings
Mrs Byron Berry is sick.
The village churches are each to have a
Christmas exercise with tree on Tuesday
evening Of Christmas week.
Zila N. Smith is employed in H. o. Blk
by's store during the holiday trade.
Florence j. Moulton OF Thetford is visit
ing at A. W. Whitney'e.
West Topsham.
9. r. Smith is attending court at Chelsea
Charles Beede OF Barre visited in town
last week.
#. A. Church and family visited in
Groton and South Ryegate last week.
DR., Willard was called to Orange Sunday
morning to see Burt Crockett, who is quite
ill.
Perse Bailey has lost his valuable sorrel
mare. The DeighbOrs are contributing to
help him purchase another horse.
Mrs. o. s. Jewett and Ola Cunningham
were in Barre Saturday.
E. w. Eastman of Warren, N. H., is visit
ing st A. 7. Smiths
The village school is progressing finely
under the management of K. s. Locke of
Waits River
Mrs. Emma Stewart has not been as
well during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Pearsons of Barre are
in town.
Miss Eta Norton has closed her millin-
cry store at East Corinth for the season and
has returned to Charles Mills.
The young people are to have an enter
tanment at village hall Friday evening.
An oyster supper will be provided at the
vestry.
The pew holders of the Union meeting
house held a meetinp Saturday evening and
raised the tax ten Genus on dollar.
Monday morning the mercury registered
10 below zero.
Washington.
Mrs Ruth Dickey of Bethel is visiting in
town.
Charles Paine of Colorado is visiting in
town for few weeks.
ID. e. Worthley and wife were at Ran
dolph over Sunday.
Miss ElVa Welton has gone to Topsham
for an indefinite stay
W. r. Guthrie and wife OF Barre were in
town recently.
G. NJ. Seaver is soon to move his family
to Wiliamstown for the winter.
Miss Hittie Huntington is employed at
the Orange County Hotel at Chelsea during
the December term of court.
Mrs. f. G. Huntington and son Harold
are visiting at East Corinth for few days.
Lewis Seaver of willamstown made a
visit here recently.
The school in the Simpson district is
closed for this week as there are several
Remember the dates of the Union fair,
December 10 and 10.
Miss Edythe Brush of Williamstown clos
ed very successful term of school in the
town farm district last week.
Mrs. Louisa Whitcomb, who has been ill
for several weeks past, is not as well at the
present time.
This is real fine weather il you are in neeo
of any furs better see the line at Homer
Fits, Barre,
1t may not seem strange that young
man should get frustrated when riding out
with young ladies', but 1t does appear even
more strange that gentleman OF middle
age should so far forget himself as not to
remember the necessities of life which his
better half had sent him to procure and, for
all that we know, are in his sleigh now, as
he did not deliver them at the house on his
return.
Misses Myrta and Georgia Hawkins re-
turned to their school at Randolph last
Monday.
Miss Hall and Miss Sherburne of Glover
are visiting at John Hawking.
Miss Irene Burnhsm of Barre is teaching
in district No. 7, Miss Helen Mcknight at
No. TO- Miss Blanche Nelson at No. IL and
G. Leon Wells at No. 10.
George Kent has returned from his trip
| to Pawlet.
Dorman B. e. Kent of Montpelier was in
| town on Sunday.
The musical convention at Memorial Hall
North Calais, under the direction Of PROBES.
sor Charles Dudley Of East Montpelier was
a grand success. Among the prominent
singers from out Of town that were present
were, Mrs. Hattie Willard, Mrs. Charles
Hamblin, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Kelton, Mr.
and Mrs, James Young of East Montpelier
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Dana, Mr.. George W
Foster and M. L. Foster, of Woodbury.
There was fine chorus Of about forty
voices. Much credit is due Miss Nervit
Foster for the untiring efforts of herself anG
assistants in providing entertainment fol
the singers.
At the annual meeting Of Stowe Relief
Corps the following officers were reelected
President. Nervie l.. Foster, senior vice
president, Lizzie K. Fay; junior vice.presi
dent. Jennie Strong. The officers elected
by w. r. Burnap Camp, Sons OF Veterans
were at follows; John Morse, captain; K
A. Lamphere, first lieutenant; W. l. Leon
ard, second lieutenant.
At the annual meeting OF Stowe Post G