The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1902-04-02
WASHINGTON.

G.. f. Huntington and wife and Mrs. ID.
p. Smith were called to West Lchauom
N. H.. last week to attend the funeral Of
a relative.
Mrs F. c. Huntington and son, Harold,
and r. r. Butler have been visiting at
East Corinth for the past week.
Dean G.. N Seaver of Montpelier has |
been visiting in town for the past few
days.
There will be a masquerade party at |
schoo house hall next Friday evening, the |
proceeds of which will be used in furnish |
ing the new kitchen. All are cordially |
invited to appear in costume Refresh
ments will be served and good time for
all.
l.. d. and r. R. Tilotson with their
families were called to East Corinth last
Friday to attend the funeral of relative
Mrs. May Richardson is seriously ill
with ulcers in the stomach,
John Dewey has purchased the farm
formerly owned by H. g. Moody.
Mrs. F. A. Warner is in Boston pur-
chasing new goods for her millinery trade.
Richard Stratton, who recently became
town charge, is seriously i'll at the town
farm.
Plymon Seaver has rented rooms in the
Skinner block and will occupy the same
soon.
EAST CALAIS.
w. L. Pierce was in Boston last week
buying his spring stock of goods.
Mahlon Slayton has moved from his
fathers farm into the house with Fred
Slayton.
Farmers who are not sugar making thi
season are now figuring on how much they
are ont of pocket for lack of courage
Ralph Witheno of East Montpelier has
moved into A. Dwinells tenement and has
eng aged to work for Mr. Dwiuell as farm
hand.
Mr.. L. o. Leonard is confined to her
bed by ill health
Mrs. j. r. Wilson and daughter, Kate,
of Worcester have been spending the pest
week with Mrs. Guy Bancroft.
Inez Pearce is taking her usual spring
vacation and will do no more work for her
customers until after the first of May.
Mrs. D. B. Dwinell, who has been in
i'll health for a couple of months, is gain
ing in strength Mrs. G. R. Dwinell has
had tonsiltis the past We Elk
There was fine display of gloxinias at
church last Sunday, kindly loaned by MIS-
j. o Lamb. Among the blossoms was
bouquet of May flowers contributed by
Miss Minnie Cady.
On Monday evening of last week mem
beis of the First Universalst society of
Calais met at Union church and elected
the following officers: Moderator, w, l..
Pierce; clerk and treasurer, Mrs. c. r.
Dwinell; auditor, w. f. Bliss; committee
for raising money for preaching, Mrs. A.
Dwinell, w. E. Bliss, Nervie l.. Foster,
Mrs. Nathan Bancroft, Mrs. A. G. Bliss ;
delegates to Central Association, Nervie
l.. Foster, Mrs. c. j. Lamb delegates to
State convention, Mrs. A. c. Bliss, Sylvia
H. Bliss.
| CHELSEA.
| Sarah (Emerson), widow of Thomas
Godfrey, died at an early hour Friday
morning, after a lingering illness. She
was born eighty-seven years ago on what
is now the town farm, and has always
lived in town. Three children survive
her. Olivia S., the wife of H. w. Dear
born, Charles E., and DR.. Frank H.
Three other children diod in childhood,
and daughter not long after her mar
rage to Rev. w. r. Puffer. She had
been for many years member of the
Methodist church, and Rev. Mr.. Allen
| officiated at the funeral services on Satur-
day
The announcement that f. A. Ordway
had bought G S. Adams farm was pre-
mature The trade has not yet been COM
pleted, and may not be.
Allison H. George has finished work at
the Brattleboro asylum, and returned
home.
Louise Gilbert has gone to Waterbury
to work in hotel.
Samuel j. Akerman, father of Fred j.
Alderman and former resident of this
town, died at Templeton, Mass, March
Is, on his seventy fourth birthday.
Mary E. Scales and Chorene O. Barnes
| are at home on a weeks vacation from
Kimball Union Academy
Julia " Cummings is at A. H. Powers
for two weeks from Mt. Holyoke College.
Sadie NJ Eastman returnen last week to
Montpelier Seminary for further instruc-
ton in music.
A daughter was born on Thursday of
last week to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E.
Larkin.
The portrait of the late Hon. Alden
Speare in the public library has beeu
suitably draped with Grape, and resolu-
tons passed by the library trustees have
been sent to the family.
Miss Clara Avery of Detroit, Mich,
who visited Chelsea some time since in
search for material for history of the
Avery family, has recently kindly remem-
bered the town by providing for the suit
able framing of its charter, which can now
be seen in its new setting in the public
library. This is not the original charter,
which was granted in 1881, but certified
copy bearing date of 1888,
Hugh Clark of West Fairlee has been
spending a few DAYS with his brother,