The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1894-01-24

therefore as a community we have the
right TO elect whether our money shall he
used Sunday or the other six days
| Evangelist meetings every evening this
week at the church, except Saturday
The sick ones in town, report says, are all
| improving, and we hope soon 10 see them all
| out again.
II: NJ. Perrin has gone to Chicago, work
ing in the employ Of w. r.. Perrin packer
OF machinery and supplies.
The Christian Endeavor Society gave
successful entertainment and oyster supper
al the church last Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. II. House left for Phila-
Iaelphia last Monday to visit their son.
lhey Will be absent three or four weeks.
West Berlin.
- There are now four men at work in the
! Trow stone shed.
to Maud s,u. Paine Of Boston is stopping with
her grandmother Mrs Leonard Fisher.
Mary Austin is seriously i'll at RrattIa-
boro Her mother went last Wednesday 10
| care for her. w
Don b. Celley is cutting a large amount
of wood and logs from the wood-lot mr..
chased by him Of A. X. Warren.
Peter Ryan took load of wood 10 Mont.
| pelier last Saturday, with a two-horse team
distance of six miles, which, on being
weighed, tipped the beam at 7 7G0 pounds.
n iCIlltSbuIhuNb VI Lue NlOQtDellBT cream
, cry was here last Saturday looking into the
feasibility of putting in a separator 10 be
used in connection with the plant at Mont
peler.
There was a most delightful gathering at
the home of Rev. II. X. Grain last Tuesday,
when several young people unexpectedly
dropped in for an evening visit. Cake and
coffee were served, and the occasion was
one OF pleasure to all
Estela Robinson is in poor health. -
H. W. Porter, doing business in Montreal
p. O., spent Sunday in town == Foster
Ayers and son of Windsor were in town
visiting friends last week - Alex.
Stevens looks rather pleasant these days.
1t is daughter.
Bethel.
Is that you, George?
The National White River Bank has de-
clared the usual semi-annua dividend of
three per cent.
The wedding bells have been quite busy
in town so far this year, and will continue
to ring for week or two longer, accord
ing to present indications.
There was an explosion in DR.. r. NJ.
Chase's office, last Thursday, caused by
chemical agency, making the doctors
office look like china shop after the visit
of bull.
Colonel H. G. White and Mrs. White of
Providence, r. l., were guests of Fred Ar
mold last week. 1t is laid at the door of Mr..
White that he is the " Grand Mogul" " of the
republican party in the state of Rhode
Island
Bradford.
Rev. Mr.. Barnard of West Rutland
preached in the Congregational church on
Sunday.
Lyman R. Woods has purchased the Hub
bard Wright meadow, so-called, near the
railroad station.
Tbara ,,,oa 40 ,,oool;..z-
Bradford last Sunday on account of the flu
neral of Jonathan Robinson.
Rev. Owen Thomas of Ludlow, editor of
the Vermont Tribune, was in town over Sum
day, the guest of Mr.. Goodhue.
Union meetings under the direction of
Rev. ID. b. Brown, an evangelist began at
Grace church Monday evening.
George III. Guernsey of Montpelier and
Mr.. Packard of st. Johnsbury, architects,
were in town on business on Monday.
Lyman R. Woods has bought the building
now occupied by George w. Brown as a
meat market, and rumor says he is to open
a tirst-class restaurant.
At the village meeting on Monday, the
old board of trustees was reelected. o. Il.
Baker, the efficient treasurer, declined TO
serve another year, and Barron Hay was
elected.
Jonathan H. Robinson, an old resident of
Bradford and a soldier in the late war, died
at his home, Friday afternoon, at the age of
seventy-seven. The funeral services were
Sunday afternoon, conducted by Rev. L. p.
Tucker.
The issue of January II of Zion's Herald
contained a tive-column write-up of Meth
odism in Bradford, which was embellished
by excellent cuts of Grace church and Rev.
l., L. Tucker, the pastor. The Herald is
Just now magnifying Methodism at the seats
of the spring conferences in New England,
w 10 t.
creditable piece of newspaper work, and,
the authors name was not given,
1t is not hard to believe that it was from
the active pen of Rev. Mr.. Tucker.
Elisha Durgen was severely injured, Mon
day morning, while drawing lumber from
turned to New York on Monday. -
Mrs. Eliza Barrett is reported ill., -
Prescott Davis and all the members of his
family are more or less afflicted with grip.
Brookfield.
1t is expected there will be lecture at
Grange Hall next Friday evening.
Mrs. Ed. Stone has rented. and moved
into the house owned by Mrs. Luella
Freeman.
The First and Second churches held a
union service at the Second church last
Sunday evening.
The creamery project is receiving consid-
outlook is flattering.
w. E. Perkins and family have moved to
Gaysvile, where Mr.. Perkins finds employ
ment getting out lasts.
Mr.. Trevise of West Randolph superin-
tended the packing Of seven hundred cakes
Of ice in the creamery ice house last week.
Messrs. Stowe-father and son-having
given up the mill property occupied by
them for two years past, it again reverts to
Mr. Marcus Peck.
The Ladies' Aid Society of East Brook
field held box socable at Mrs. w. X.
Thursday afternoon and evening,
when about 50 was realized.
Mrs d. A. Morse returned last week
rom trip to California, having been alb
sent seven weeks. She visited friends in
Kansas, Nebraska and Chicago on her re-
urn journey,
The following officers of Mystic Star
Lodge, No. ~, of Masons were publicly in
stalled on Tuesday evening of last week.
0. H Bigelow, W. NJ. L. w. Chase, S. W;
w S. Howard j. w; &. Peck, treasurer;
U. A. Clark, Jr., secretary; f. L. Stowe S.
D.; G. Fullam, j. D.: II. W, Hyde, S. S..
NJ. Il. Chase, j. s.; NJ. Peck, chaplain; w.