The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-05-23

succeeded in securing constant revival
without evangelists, led over 5000 souls to
Christ, united over $50 in membership with
particular churches, and passed ninety
eight per cent of those received on proba-
ton into full membership, will shine for
years to come as a brilliant record A
correspondent Of the Boston Record relates
the following interesting incident. "The
last time heard DR.. Peck preach was some
ten years ago in the little church in his ma
tive village in northern Vermont. He was
there for the afternoon, and at the solicita-
ton Of his old friends he consented to
preach at five o'clock in the church that
summer afternoon. A. messenger was sent
through the village from house to house to
make the announcement. | was by acct
dent in the place and so attended the SER
vice. He preached and the people were de-
lighted. Their countenances showed that
they were conscious of hearing some one
extraordinary, and that this was a product
OF their own village. There was something
amusing in the show, for show it was, but
1t was pathetic, too"
Chauncey Wiley is visiting at his old
home in West Lebanon, N. II. - Mrs.
f. l.. Hayden and children visited in New
bury last week. 60 Rev. G. w. Longren
was in Boston last week. - Fred King
visited last week at Mooer's' Junction, N. Y.
= Mrs. N. b. Boutwell, and Miss Flor
ence Beard of Boston were the guests of
Carl Benedict last week. - A daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. James Brown
last Thursday. - A. D. Morse is at pres
ent in Los Angeles, Cal, where he expects
to remain several weeks - Deputy
United States Marshal Thomas Failey of
Burlington was in town on business last
Friday. - Mrs. Bert Gale and son of
Warren, Penn, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
John l.. Dix. - e. l.. Smith went to
Buffalo, n. Y, last week on a business trip.
- Miss Alice Smith is visiting in Boil
ton. - Fred Cool was summoned by
telegraph to Brandon last week by the
alarming illness of his mother. - Will
Clapp was given surprise party last week
on the occasion of his thirty-sixth birthday.
- w. A. Smith and wife visited last
week in st. Johnsbury. - Il. l.. Smith
attended the funeral of Mrs. Lucy Steele,
his foster. mother, at Roxbury last Friday.
g. Mrs. s. ID. Allen is visiting in Bird
port. 80 Mrs. H. o. Worthen and daugh-
ter Grace are visiting in Boston.
West Berlin.
w. B. Worthing and family had field
straw berries and cream on the 10Th, the ber-
ries picked that day.
E, l.. Glynn has improved his house very
much with paper, kalsomine and varnish
inside, and shingles and paint outside.
d. B. Celley met with a serious accident
last Friday. He had forty-foot stick of
timber on his wagon, and coming down the
hill between the Martin Campbell place
and James Wooster's, the neckyoke broke,
letting the wagon upon the horses, causing
one of them to kick. Mr.. Cilley was hit on
the leg, producing compound fracture
! just below the knee. DIR. Chandler of
Montpelier reduced the fracture and he is
doing as well as can be expected.
Bradford.
Rev. l.. p. Tucker has gone to Lake Morey
| for three-weeks' vacation. Rev. Mr.. Ford
of Windsor takes his place.
At the auction last Saturday afternoon,
the old academy building was purchased by
George Dickey for $32. The primary school
building was sold to Colonel Andross for
| $50.
| The contractors completed their work ON
the new school-house on Saturday. 1t is a
substantial building, and is not only a
monument to the memory of Mr.. Woods
but a lasting recommend for the contrac
tors.
Major j. III. Watson and Colonel A. M
Dickey are in Montpelier this week attend.
ing court. - David Blakely of New
York was in town last week to attend the
| funeral of j. b. Pickett. - A. w. Moore
returned to Boston Oh Friday last. - K
I. Smith, Jr., was at home over Sunday
- Edith B. Jones returned home from
Detroit, Mich, on Saturday. - Chaun
cey Morris is visiting his father, George 7
Morris. - Mrs. A. w. Peters is very
sick with pleuro-pneumonia.
Bradford Center.
Ella Silloway is working for George
Mcguire. - Mrs. I. G. Aldrich and Mrs
David Cunningham are sick. - George
Kicker and wife are working for James
Mckinley. - Mrs. Getchell has moved
back to her old place.
Brookfield.
Rev. j. o. Sherburne will preach at Eas
Brookfield next Sunday afternoon at the
usual hour.
The machinery for the creamery at East
| Brookheld has been received. 1t will prob
ably be set up this week. ready to com
mence running June l.
The usual arrangements are being made
for the observance of Memorial Day w
A. Lord, Esq, of Montpelier is to deliver
the Grafton on that occasion.
A large force of men has been employed
the past week on the new road being bull
from the j. B. Perham place to connect
with the Williamstown road a short dis
lance north of Marshall Peck's.
"a Reader of the WATcHMAN is in.
| formed that anonymous communications are
never published. The name of the writer
must always be furnished, not necessarily
for publication, but as guarantee o
good faith"
Robert II. Ford, civil engineer of tn,
Central Vermont railroad, Of St. Adams
and A. F. Booth, principal of the North
field High School, with Misses Emma Jack
son and Helen Kenyon of Northfield, have
been in town.
The First and Second churches are to
unite in a memorial service, to be held a
the First church next Sunday afternoon al
one o'clock. The Henry Freeman Post, G
A. R., is expected to be in attendance. The
sermon will be by the pastor, Rev. G. FL
Morse.
Alice Frink, who has recently returned
from Florida called on friends in town last
Sunday. - Jane Smith is still an inva
lid - Mrs. j. B. Kingsbury is now suf
fering severely from intlammatory rheuma
tism in addition to other ailments. -
Almira Fisk is still seriously i'll. -
Marcus Peck returned from a trip to Sara
toga and vicinity last Saturday - DIR
V. G. Goodrich took little outing at High
gate Springs for two or three days las
week. - Mrs. Nellie Thwing of Barre
and her daughter Bessie are spending few
DAYS in town. - Mrs. DR.. I'll. ID. Newell
and children of Proctor are visiting Mr. an(
Mrs. w. A Robbins, parents OF Mrs. Newell
Cabot.
The creamery is receiving new coat o