The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-09-01
CHELSEA.


into a tenement in the Dana house.
Cora M. Whitcher who has taught
the intermediate school for the last
two years, is to teach this year at Wells
River.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Lacey of Valley
field, Que, are visiting Mrs. Laoey's
came in their automobile.
Road Commissi oner Gates is laying
out the State tax on the stage road be-
low the N. g. Moore place.
The seleotmen have bought new
furnace for the town hall, which is to
be installed this week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer o. Bradbury
and child of Bellows Falls are visiting
at E. +. Peters.
Henry Martin. who is connected
with the sub treasury in Chicago, is
visiting at H. .. Bixby's He was
born on the East Hill in this town,
but left here nearly forty nine years
ago.
At base ball here on Saturday after
noon, the Brookfield nine beat the
Chelsea nine 13 to IL. AT the same
time there was game on the West
Hill in which Chelsea West Hill beat
Williamstown West Hill 10 to IL.
j. M. Comstock has been appointed
| county examiner of teachers to fill out
the unexpired term of 4. E. Prichard,
who has left the county.
A. w. Edison, associate superintend-
| ent of schools in New York city, was
here for short time last week.
Albert B. Emery and family of Mon
| hau M ta N
at David Emery's for a week, return
ed home on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G.. Hayward of
I Tiltop, N. H., are visiting at g. l..
Hayward's.
John H. Flanders has moved from
the Vincent house to the Chase house
in the lower village, h. e. Parkhurst
leaving the latter for the Kimbsll
house.
Florence j. Moulton of Thetford is
visiting at A. W, Whitney's.
GA Symphony. in Black" was pre-
sented by three of our young ladies
and two visitors at the town hall on
Saturday evening, dance following.
The proceeds were for the benefit of
the. Village Improvement Association.
The mother of Perley w. Rogers is
visiting him from STAFFORD.
Mrs. Alice L. Welcome, who has
been for some weeks in Montpelier,
has been sick in the hospital there and
returned to her parents here on Satur-
day.
On Wednesday evening of this week
the Endeavvr society will serve sup
per at the Congregational church,
after which an address on India will
be given by Rev. f. S. Hatch.
george M. Davis returned on Sat-
urday to Middletown, Conn, where
he is shortly to enter Wesleyan Uni
versity.
Norman W. Hunt finishes work this
week for j. A. r. Oorwin & Son, and
his place will be taken by o. Fay AL.
len, who is to return from Boston.
Norman is soon TO go to Barre, where
he will work for Eastman Brothers.
Several of our teachers are to teach
out of town, among them Sadie j.
Mcdonnell, IN Worcester, Gertrude M.
Bacon at North Randolph, Grace G.
Bacon aud Florence l.. Hemenway in
Williamstown. Laura r.. Fuller con.
tinues to teach in No. 10 under the
) management of the town of Washing
ton.
EAST CABOT.
Harry Gate Of Wyante, ILL.,, recent
ly visited his father, Nelson Cate
whom he had not seen for twenty
years.
Harley Hanscome is quite i'll.
Charles Scribner, wife and children
spent Saturday and Sunday at d. A
! Blsin's in West Barnet.
The community was saddened By
the death of Mrs. Leonard Houghtor
on Friday, August 26. She was con
fined to her bed but short time anC
t was a great sufferer. Her death wa
caused by trouble of long standing
and the doctors thought pest to per
form a surgical operation to prolon;
her life if possible, which it did onl,
four days. Through all her suffering
she was ever patient and thoughtful
. for Others. Loving hands administered
to all her wants, her husband seldom
leaving her bed side. She was kim
neighbor, loving wife and mothe
Besides her husband she leaves si
children, one sister and a mother t.
mourn her loss. The family have tn
heartfelt sympathy of large circle o
friends IN this SAD bereavement. Drs
:. Burbank and Warren attended her
q Funeral services were held at tn
= home ON Sunday at O'Clock p. m.
Rev. f. w. Buck of Marsh6eld Off
= ciating The flowers were many an
beautiful. Interment was in the fam
: ily lot at Lower Cabot cemetery.
r PLAINFIELD.
! Mrs. e, f. Leavitt, who has bee
J in Burlington for a short time, re
= turned home on Saturday.
= A large party went to Woodbur
It pond to spend the day Saturday.
Walter Kidder and wife of Barr
2 were in town on Tuesday.
$ Nahum Palmer, who recently had
h paraly tic shock, is slowly improving
He was able to ride out on Tuesday.
q Thomas Bartlett has been quite il
a for the past week.
Charles Buckley left ON. Tuesda
u for Berlin to visit his only daughter
y Mrs. Levi Bailey.
" The Republicans of the town wi
"A hold a rally on Thursday evening an