The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-03-06
Chelsea.

OnoIS6hs
Frank Mcwhorter and family returned TO
Barre on Saturday. Mr.. McWhorter is
purposing to take a trip to California at
once, for the benefit of his health.
# Elmer Cox and wife of Walden, visited
last week Mrs Sylvia Dearborn, who is an
auntof Mr.. Cox.
Mrs w. Hood went to New York last
Thursday to AXE an extended visit to her
daughter, Mrs. Helmer. She was accom-.
panied by her niece, Emma W Hatch.
Ned A. Griffin, who has been working in
Bellows Falls as barber, is now at home.
Arthur o Howe has returned to town to
run tho engine and dynamo at the electric
light plant.
Mrs. An lie Pierce of Oxford, N H., is
visiting her sister, Mrs. j. q Atwood.
Bertha Pike OF Waterbury, a fellow work.
or wi h Minnie B. Whitney in the Barre
telephone Off q, visited the latter over
Sunday.
Ernest M. Young has engaged to work
| for year for his father-in.law, Azariah
Barnes.
Hale x. Darling is slowly recovering
from bis attack OF grip, but Is still very
sick His sister Emma came from Boston
on Saturday to remain for time.
Rev, w. e Allen Is quite sick with, the
grip, aud was unable to occupy his pulpit
! on Sunday.
Rev. A. H Baker of Copperfeld, who
was fifteen years miss onary in India, will
give lecture on that country, illustrated
with stereop'icon views, in the town hall
| on Wednesday evening of next week.
Walter s. Goss is in Taunton, Mass, for
short time, and Amasa p. Button is taking
| his place n the feed store.
Mrs. Edgar Grosvenor is critically i'll
with obstruction OF the bowels.
William d. Walker and his son Guy are
at Mrs. Mary E. Walkers,
West Fairlee Center.
Mrs. Willard Smith died February 81,
after long time Of patient suffering. She
had been tenderly cared for by her dsugh-
ter, Mrs. Alma Wymsn Kidder. Mrs.
Smith was eightysix years OF age.
Roy A. Southworth met with very Sc
we're accident while unloading lumber in
the mill yard at Post Mills. He was struck
by skid and knocked unconscious fourteen
OF fifteen feet to the ground. 1t was some
time before he regained consciousness. He
was badly cut about the ear and neck and
injured on the side. 1t is thought he is not
injured internally.
Miss Perry is slowly improving.
Miss Lizzie Wise is expected to come to
Ely to f ank Hatch's on Monday, and from
there home as soon as she is able.
James W SO returned to Reads Ferry on
Friday OF last week.
A birthdav party was given Fred Cook
last Saturday, at which he was the recip
lent of a handsome desk and chair from his
young friends He also had other minor
presents.
The saw mill has been rented to A. j.
Russ, who will begin saving by April /.
Lumber is already being drawn to the
mill.
Mrs Minnie Kid1er is quite sick and
under Esmond's care. John iOrdway is
also quite sick The grip claimed many
sufferers in February and the prospect
seems just as promising for March. The
weather has been most uncomfortable for
four weeks past.
Miss Mamie Slack has gone to assist Mrs.
Hutchngs at the village.
East Calais.
The Ladies' League holds drive whist
party at Levison & Lambs hall Wednes-
day evening.
Guy Bancroft and wife spent several days
last week in Barre with Mrs. BancrofPs
sisters
There were eleven tables of whist at the
party given last week for the library,
Mrs f. B. Gray goes to Montpelier this
week TO remain some time for medical treat
ment by Prof, Wilkins.
Several members of Moscow lodge of
| Good Templats visited the lodge at Cabot
, last Saturday evening aud report fine
| time. Quite delegation had planned to
| go but MAN proposes and grip disposes"
| is the adage now days.
| Lucy Pray is i'll with measles at Mrs. O.
| II. Dwinells. The girl had been working
| at Hardwick and without knowing she had
been exposed to the disease came to visit
! her foster mother, Mrs. Lsvinia Pray
d. d. Lamb started to drive to Cabo'
| Saturday evening to visit Winooski lodge,
| but vas taken suddenly ill on the road and
| obliged to return home. He had been hav-
ing the prevailing distemper, and having
| driven to Montpelier and back that day the
exposure to the cold winds came near re-
sulting in congestion of the lungs.
East Brookfield.
| K. Q. Jackson is seriously i'll with the
! grip, and his wife is recovering slowly from
| pneumonia Mrs. @ W. Fisher re-
turned to her home in Worcester, Mass 4,
| the first of last week. - W. w Sprague
and wife were called to East Montpelier
| last Saturday, by the serious illness of Mrs.
Sprague's mother, Mrs. l.. L. Mallery
- p. j. Heath and wife completed q
years service for r. III. Wilcox and returned
to their home in Chelsea last Friday. Mr..
and Mrs. Heath are very fine people and
made many friends here who regret their
| departure from town. b. w. Daven-
port and wife of West Topshsm came Sat-
urday to commence a years work for II. ii,
| Wilcox - Gladys Holmes, George and
Ernest Wheatley united with the Congre-
gational church last Sunday. - Allen
Abbott visited his father, Joseph Abbott Of
| laQf