The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-12-06


OF North6eld we're in town to attend the
funeral OF Mrs. Charles II. Rood - M.
o. Brown, formerly Of Bethel, but now OF
Lebanon, N H., was in town last Thurs
day. - Mrs. II. w. Beckman OF Winchen.
dom Mass, were guests of Mrs. Beckman's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. G. Chadwick, last
week. - Nellie Terry has returned from
the West.
Bradford.
Mrs. Emma Lovewell will teach in Fairlee
Henry Staples and wife are sick with
the grip.
Miss Fannie Martin is teaching in West
Newbury.
Congregations at the churches we're small
on Sunday.
The Sunday-school OF Grace church is re-
hearsing for Christmas cantata.
Mrs. Joanna B. Welton has a position as
cook in hotel in Haverhill, N. II.
Jessie Martin returned last week from an
extended visit in Boston and Maiden.
ii. w. Gwyn has built an l. on the house
he recently purchased OF Mrs Eunice viii.
| son.
William e Gage has moved to the house
| which he recently purchased on North Main
street
Professor Heiss is spending his vacation
among old associations at Harvard Uni
versity.
| MdJOT H. w dlSOU HAS DStn COu0ntu 10
his house more than week as the result OF
a cold and overwork.
Carroll Eastman and o. K. Dearborn are
petit jurors at the Orange county court,
which convened in Chelsea on Monday.
| Nellie Harty, who has been preceptress
| in the academy, has resigned. Her place
will be taken by lady from Georgia, Vt.
Mr.. Lamb OF Topsham has moved into
| the Merritt Davis house near Baldwin bridge
| Wis ha hil hnua.. In ha will
| pleted and is now occupying 1t.
The reading circle met last Saturday
with Miss Annie w. Blake to study the
Government and Religion OF the Colo
MES" There will be no meeting this week.
The graded school will omen again next
Monday. Miss Lena j, Dnffee of Georgia,
VT, will take the place of Miss Nellie Harry,
and Mrs. l.. p. Tucker the place Of Miss
Fannie Martin.
b. T. Pillsbury has built barn and l. to
replace the ones recently burned. He has
also repaired the damage done by fire TO the
upright part Of his house, and will soon
move back again
+ Is. Prichard, who has spent his vaca-
ton at holne, aud Miss Florence b Patter-
son, who visited Boston and Rutland,
returned to their duties AS teachers in New
bury Seminary on Monday.
Several are sick with "grip" Among
others are l., j. Heath, Mrs II. W. LDwd,
Mrs. James Sawyer. With six inches of
snow and smart winter wind the reign Of
grip" ought to be- btief however.
Rev. J. E Diverty Of Bellows Falls will
give the second lecture in the Epworth
League course, Friday evening, at eight
o'clock. His subj ct will be, The Ideal
Epworth Lacquer" All are invited. AID.
lnlttance free. Mr.. Diverty is fine speaker
aud deserves large audience.
Mrs. NJ. A. Kelly has sold her farm on
Waits river to Ellis Shumway of North
ThetfOrd, who will take possession March
14t, Mrs. Kelly sold her stock and house
hold goods at auction on Monday, She will
go at once TO Boston, and possibly, later to
southern California. where. it is hoped, her
health will improve.
Almon f. Tabor and Carrie o. Worthen,
both of West Bradford, were married at the
Methodist parsonage on Wednesday, No
vember 20, by Rev. l.. p. Tucker; also
Samuel Beatty OF Corinth and Mabel
Hackett OF Bradford drove over and were
made one at the same place, on Thanks
giving day, by the same Clergyman.
Mrs. Lucy Smith is seventy-three years
old, yet she can remember when there
was only one store in Bradford, small
grocery near where J. b. Pickett & Co =
office now stands, and which was kept by
Asa Low. AT that time there We're but
two dwellings in the village north OF that
store. The old academy and the Bliss build.
ing, now o. h. Bakers store, were then
standing. The venerable Lucy Hartwel
moved TO Bradford in 1882 She is very con
iident that there is but one person in the
village now who lived here then, Miss Heller
NJ. Low, who WAS then young child. Such
are the changes that one person lives to wit
, ness in a country village.
Bradford Center.
Josiah Weton has moved into his new
house. - James Mckenley has moved
| 70 Rurt tDy rNfs fur Ira
liam Eastman aud George Linton have
moved back to their home at the village
- Mrs. NJ d. Hackett is improving in
health.
Brookfield.
Susie Goodrich has been quite i'll with
the grip for a few days.
Scarlatina has been prevailing quite Ok
tensively on West street.
Rev. g. II. Morse exchanged with Rev. j
n. Perrin of Willlamstown last Sunday.
There was a heavy fall of snow here last
Sunday. II showed necessarily from day
break until night.
The students from the Vermont Univer
sity and also from the high school in Bur
lington, who came home To spend Thanks
giving, returned last Monday.
Eliz ,beth Abbott, who went to q hospita
in Boston for treatment some time since, ID
now Spending few weeks in the family Of
j. Ii. Klbbee at Chelsea, Mass.
Hayden Gaylord took large amount o.
poultry to Boston for Thanksgiving week
He was fortunate In that it was previously
contracted so that his trade was not seri
} Ously affected by the moist weather.
There is to be an experience sociable In
) the parlor Of the Second church Thursday
J evening. at which time IL is expected the
ladies will tell ia rhyme how they earned
} the dollar which they contribute to pay
the parsonage debt
Cabot.
Hon. J. NJ. Fisher has been quite sick
but is now convalescent.
Eddie Gould has been confined TO thu
house the past week with jaundice.
The school in district No. commences
this week with Jennie Gould as teacher.
About fifty couples attended the dane
and oyster supper at Peck's hall last Thurs
day evening.
Arthur Lamson is at home from St. Johns
bury Academy, and has been confined L
: the house the past week.
The attendance at the meeting OF Gree
Mountain Chapter was large, instead OF no
large, AS stated last week.