The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-09-27

! disregarded the warning and started out
Inc colt mad not been driven through a COW
cred bridge, and when the White River
bridge was reached he showed his surprise
by free use of his heels, entirely dismem-
beriDg the vehicle.
Fred Stevens, farmer on the middle
branch of White River, brought TO this sta-
ton last Monday and sold 10 Harry Whip-
pie twelve hogs that averaged over five
hundred pounds apiece, getting six cents
and half per pound, live weight, for them
They were probably the heaviest lot of hogs
ever brought TO this station by one man.
and the rest of the story is that Mr.. Stevens
has twelve more ready for shipment next
Monday.
Mrs. Bigelow of Amherst, Mass, and Mrs.
Boynton of Pasadena, Cal, have been
guests of Hon. A. =. Hunton == Frank
Flint and sister Of Providence. II. l., have
been visiting at Mrs. NJ. f. Harringtons.
49, Mamie Mccormack, trained nurse
of Boston, is stopping at the Wilson House.
- Ethel Morrell returned TO her home
at Somerville, Mass, last Monday after a
three weeks visit in this village.
Bradford
II. A. Winship is in Concord, n. II.
Water in the springs and wells is reported
to be low.
f. o. Leonard treasurer of the savings
A new timetable went into effect on the
Boston & Maine road Monday.
The board of civil authority met last Sat-
urday for the abatement of taxes.
Friday is the last day to save the four per
cent rebate on the payment of taxes.
The town clock has tried to deceive the
very elect by its freakiness the past week.
Mrs Fred Carter of st. Johnsbury is Wis.,
ting at the home Of her father, G. c. Doty.
The Junior League was reorganzed,
with twenty-five new members, last Satur-
day.
The Gem Minstrels played before a
representative house last Saturday evening
at the village hall.
George H. Guernsey of Montpelier the
architect of the new school building, was
in town on Saturday.
Fred Newell had his hand badly mangled
on saw in the Folder factory on Monday
1t was dressed by DR.. Wilson.
Lizzie NJ. Hanson, who returned from
Wisconsin last Friday, enters Vermont
Methodist Seminary this week.
Cards are out announcing the marriage of
Bertha Jennie Emerson to Elmer Henry
Thayer, which will occur October 10.
M. W. Farmau, the blind orator, will
| give his lecture The One-Armed Adj
miral," at the village hail. October Is.
Herbert B. Hanson and James l.. Davis
| left Monday for the University of Vermont.
They stopped en- route TO visit old haunts
on Seminary Hill.
The Young Peoples Society of Christian
Eudeavor now holds its meetings at six
o'clock Sunday evening preceding the gen
eral prayer-meeting.
Wesley Doe is in attendance at the
Worlds Fair. Carlos Renfrew, w. w.
Goodwin and Kirk Cofren returned from
the White City on Saturday with glowing
accounts of its wonders
a pleasant time at their harvest sale and an
tiquarian supper at the parlors of Grace
church on Wednesday evening. They have
all varieties of vegetables and California
fruit for sale.
The Young Peoples Reading Circle will
hold its first meeting of the season at the
Methodist parsonage, Friday evening. The
subject will be, Public Buildings of the
United States" Reorganization and cleo
ton of officers will occur.
Merton A. Hill of Corinth and Josephine
|. Kenyon of Washington were married at
the Methodist parsonage last Wednesday
by Rev l.. p. Tucker They started at
once on a tour among personal friends in
the vicinity of Brattleboro.
A public meeting of the Woman's Home
Missionary Society was held at Grace church
on Sunday evening. Mrs. B. z. Elmer of
Cabot gave strong and well-prepared adj
dress on " Personal .Glimpses of the South
Land" to a large and well-pleased audience.
Martha j. McKillips, wife of Noah Mar
tin, died at her home Monday morning.
Her age was seventyseven years. She was
born in Bradford and had spent most of her
life here. She leaves husband and four
children-Charle who lives in Groveton,
n. H., George, Everett, and Mrs Ethel
Thompson Of this town. She was woman
/ of domestic instincts, who was greatly
priced in her home. The funeral was held
at her late home on Tuesday at two o clock,
Rev. S. A. Tucker officiating.
Charles Sanborn of Fairee is visiting at
John Prescott's. - Judge S. l.. Gleason
held probate court in town on Monday.
: - David Blakely is again in town.
- Herbert w. Gwyn will move this
week to the house recently purchased of
Mrs. Eunce Wilson. - Edward K.
McDuffee cut his foot seriously while chop
ping last week. - Jennie b. Sawyer is
visiting at home - Principal F. E.
Prichard of Newbury Seminary was home
over Sunday. - H. X. Prescott has been
driving the delivery team of B. Bixby for
the past week - w. j. Eddy is back at
his counter in Doe Brothers after flying
trip to the Hub " and principal points in
Little returned on Saturday from a visit to
Franklin, n. II. - Mrs May Reufrew,
nee Fuller, greets her old friends in her ac-
customed place at j. Nj. Wardens. -
Mrs. Charles Craig and daughters Hattie
> and Ruth, returned last week from pro-
louged stay at the beach. 60 Abbie
Bliss, clerk at the savings bank, starts Fri
day for the great fair
Bradford Center
, Bradford Center is booming.
George n. Kicker is to start a meat cart
this week.
William Porter is building an addition on
his store, 26N32.
, Mrs b. f. Weede of Orfordville expects
to preach here next Sunday.
We are having grand meetings here, con-
Quoted by Rev. b. f. Weede and wife of
Orfordville y. IL.
Josiah Welton is repairing his house in
this village He will move in soon, and we
are glad TO have him and his family for
neighbors.
f. IL. Porter shot blue heron last Tues
day between William A. Porter's store and
= the covered bridge. 1t measured six feet
! from tip to tip of wings.
L. Davis of Lyme, n. H., spent Sunday
! in our meetings. - Mrs William Mack
= has been visiting her parents in Lyme, N.