The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-04
Chelsea.
Sadie M. Eastman is quite i'll l..

Sadie M. Eastman is quite ill.
Blanche Townsend is visiting in Barre.
Q. p. Dickinson lost.a valuable COW last
week.
Anna, daughter of Calvin N. Dearborn,
is sick with fever.
Mrs. Sylvia Dearborn is spending few
days in Stanford.
George F. Goodell and family have
moved to Waterbury.
II. M. Dufur and wife of Waterbury are
spending some days in town.
Lora and Pansy Hill of Manchester, N.
H., are visiting at j. B. Atwood's.
One of E. E. Densmore's horses was badly
cut on moving machine last Friday.
Clara and Sarah Waldo of Randolph have
been visiting their sister, Mrs. A. G. Slack.
Fred E. Atwood is at home from Dart
mouth College where he graduated last
week.
Mrs. A. f. Bannister went to Burlington
last week for treatment at DR.. Spsrhawk's
sanitarium.
Mrs. Janet d. Clark was called to Ran
dolph last week by the illness of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. harrington.
DIR. j. e. Fish OF Taunton, Mass, and
his friend Mr.. Reynolds, have been visit
ing at DR.. S. n. Goss'.
Lena E. Spalding Of Barre and her niece,
stocks for few,days.
Mrs. Kate Whidder of New York has
come TO spend the summer with her mother,
Mrs. Elvira Goodwin.
The large maple tree standing at the pub
lie library corner YVES so severely injured
by the high wind of Friday afternoon that
it had to be feled.
Mabel, Nora and Fannie Berry Is now in
Bloomington, where she expects to remain
fnr tha mr. n ha n a "a
DR.. W. +. Gilman.
DR.. Mary A. Burbank is expected here
early this week from Kirksville, Mo-, where
she has recently graduated from the Ameri-
can Institute Of Osteopsthy. After short
stay with her family, she is to locate in
LittletOn, n. III.
| ORANGE COUNTY REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.
| The convention met at Chelsea on Satur-
day at eleven o'clock. 1t was called to or
der by N. L. Boyden, chairman of the
county commit 20. Prayer was offered by
Rev. A. j. Eastman of Chelsea. Hale X.
| Darling of Chelsea was made chairman, s.
z. Darling Of Vershire and e. H. Martin of
Williamstown vice presidents, l.. b. john
son and l.. p. Thayer secretaries. The
| chair appointed as committee on resolutions
| FL. W. Bailey, Horace White, H f. Wilcox,
j E. Eldredge and G. w. Lynde. The
| chairman while asserting his inexperience
in such position and disclaiming ability TO
make an ofhand speech, acquitted himself
finely both in the speech and in the con-
duct of his office. These matters consumed
the morning session.
In the afternoon, after the appointment
of a new county committee, and before the
nomination OF candidates, resolution Yves
introduced by H. w. Bailey of Newbury,
indorsing General CIRCUITS candidacy as
United States Senator and instructing the
| nominees for Senators TO support him. This
resolution was vigorously opposed, but az
ter various substitu es had been adversely
acted on, it was hlslly carried by vote
(taken by ballot( of SO to %. The canvass
for Senator from the west side Of the county
which has already been amply treated by
the WATCHMAN, resulted in the nomination
OF William b. Wall OF Randolph, who re-
ceived "a votes 10 80 for Chester Dickey of
WashiDgton- although a good majority OF
the delegates from the west side were in
favor of Judge Dickey II has hitherto
been understood that the other side OF the
county would support the candidate pre-
sented by a majority of his own district
For Senator from the east side, Charles II.
Smith of Topsham was nominated by accle-
nation.
The other contest was for states attor-
ney. David s. Conant OF Bradford was
nominated by "A votes to 40 for Raymond
U, Smith Of n 5wbury. The other nomina-
tions were made without opposition, and
are as follows: Assistant judges, James r.
Nolan of Topsham, Charles II. Bigelow of
Brookfeld; sheriff, Frank 1. Whitney of
Chelsea; high bailiff. Stephen b. Darling
of Vershire; judges OF probate, Samuel M.
Gleason of Thetford, William H. Nichols OF
Randolph county commissioner, j. W.
Jackson OF Orange.