The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-05-21
CHELSEA.

i'll the meat market and David q. Adj
ans has succeeded. Prentiss George
takes the latter's place as clerk for
Ordway, Holmes q Go.
Mrs. Ellen M. Scales is visiting in
Barre
John b. Hatch came with his moth
er from Athol, Mass. last week and
remains until he RECEIVERS his strength
from severe attack of measles.
A number of our people attended
Mrs N. W. Braley's funeral in BARRE
last week.
tion ON Wednesday of last week, at
the age of siXty-two years and ten
months. He was a veteran of the
civil war having served in the TWEEN
ty-fourth Massachusetts regiment
Rev. MIR. Allen officiated at the flu
neral services on Friday.
Willard j. Moore, a we'll known
native of Chelsea has just left Mont
pelier for Whitetield, N. H, to engage
in business as jeweller.
Russell, the young son of E. A. Cor
VIM has been seriously i'll with pneu-
monia, but is now improving.
Mrs. Lillian (Peters) Zottman of
Burlington was in town several days
last week, having come to attend the
funeral of Mrs. Mary j. f. Peters.
@. O. Slack has gone into the gro
Gerry business in Tarbells building,
in the rooms formerly occupied by f.
E. Hood
w. H. Emery and E. n Bacon have
been drawn as grand jurors for the
coming term of court, and G.. III. Ba-
con and E. d. Barnes as petit jurors.
Vinton A. Corwin came from Boston
last Friday for a short visit to his par
ents.
Herman G. Davis went to South
Royalton on Monday to work for A.
p. Skinner.
Minnie j. Carpenter has returned
from st. JOhnsbury, where she has
been for some time.
At meeting of the Congregational
church, held on Friday, it was voted
to accept the resignation of Rev A.
j. Eastman, and resolutions were
adopted appreciative of his services
as pastor during the last four years.
He will probably preach his closing
sermon on Sunday evening next.
At the adjourned meeting of the
Old Home Week Association on Satur-
day, it was voted to observe Old Home
Week again in August next and the
retiring officers of the association
were reelected.
The annual union memorial service
will be held at the Methodist church
next Sunday morning at which Rev
Mr.. Allen will preach.
The following officers of the West
Hill Sunday school have been recent
ly chosen: superintendent, H. S.
Annis assistantssuperinten A. l..
Sprague; secretary, Mrs. a. l..
Sprague; treasurer, Mrs. W. f. Dew
ey; librarian, Emma f. Flint; man.
ayers, H. L. Bixby, Mrs W. f. Dew
ey, w. O. AUSTIN trustee, H. L. Blk
by.
Mrs. F. A. Ordway and her two
children came from Aberdeen, n. @. ,
Friday to W. A Hood S for the sum-
mer. Mr.. Ordway will join them
soon.
Della l.. (Huntington) wife of
Willis Sanborn, died on Friday OF
peritonitis, aged nearly forty three
years. Rev. Mr.. Allen officiated at
the funeral services on Sunday after
noon. Mrs. Sanborn was native OF
Chelsea, but had returned to town
with her husband only few weeks
since.
Cora E. Burnap, who spent the win.
ter with the Misses Andrus, died OF
consumption at her home in Norwich,
Conn, on Thursday last.
Rev. w. G. johnson of Barton will
speak at the Methodist church OF
| Wednesday evening in defense of the
prohibitory liquor law and against
the local option movement.
The graduating exercises of Chelses
academy and the grammar schoo
were held at the town hall on Friday
evening. Original declarations were
rendered by the graduating class O
the Academy. o. Fay Allen, Olive
E. Burgess, Herman 9. Davis, Deal
H. Gilman and Guy E. Hood. Dec
lamations, recitations, and vocal ant
instrumental music were given by tn
Reta A. Abbott, Gladys @. Ballou
Gail Corwin, Jesse E. Davis, Charlie
L. Densmore, Florence M. Densmore
Dan p. Dickinson, Frank G, Dickin
son, Elsie M. Hood, Carroll P. Little
Hale W. Mattoon, Arthur A. Taylo
and Louise M. Weymouth,
Miss Lavinia l.. Farnham of Tur
bridge, formerly teacher here, wa
married to Wilbur Noyes of that tow
on Wednesday of last week,
PLAINFIELD.
Blanche Bemis of Rutland, formerly {
Plainield, who is sick with scarlet feve
was reported, on Saturday morning,
very much better.
{ A strawberry festival was held at ii
Congregational church Friday evenin
The proceeds we're about $40 which go
toward repairing the church.
John Hill and wife were in town {
Friday on their way to Berlin from
visit in Greensboro.
The Ladies' Aid will hold social
Mr.. Wright's next Thursday afternoC
G and evening, May %.
W. r. Danfoith of Caoos and Charl
Stevens from Colebrook, N. H., were
S town Saturday in the interests of t
lumber business.
Mrs c Martin of IVndOnVille