The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-01-23

J0nn Ii, NermOutn ana DIS piiue VIII
hold reception at Mrs Vermouth's nome
on Wednesday evening.
CHARLES K. Thurston drove home two
yoke OF fancy steers last Monday-one pair
three and the other four years old. They
are beauties, we'll matched, and are now for
sale.
John II. Yarmouth Of Bradford and Miss
Mary G. Heath of Corintb we're married at
the Methodist parsonage last Thursday by
Rev. l.. p. Tucker. They will make their
home for the present in Corinth.
A Demorest silver medal prize.speaking
contest will be held at the church at West
Bradford, Friday evening There will also
be prize contest between five young chill
dren at the same place on the same evening.
While standing in front of Milo Jenkins,
last week Tuesday, j. X. Sleeper's horse sud-
denly started, overturning the cutter. 1t
then ran quite a distance, fetching up at
last in barbed wire fence with slight
bruises to itself and a badly demolished
vehicle.
The fellowship meeting of the Congrega-
tional church, Thursday and Friday, was
we'll attended and very helpful. There
were sermons by Rev. j. l.. Merrill OF
Newbury, Rev. s. V. McDuffee Of Thetford,
Rev. A. j. Flint Of Oxford, N. H., and Rev.
e. M. Hatch Of Corinth.
JIG. Ullery OF Brattleboro, publisher of
Representative Men Of Vermont" was in
town Thursday visiting his wife's aunt,
Mrs. G. G. Doty. Mr.. Ullery generously do
mated to the public library several volumes
OF particular interest to Vermonters, includ-
ing his own publication mentioned above.
Lewis G. Heath, farmer in the north
part OF the town IA patron Of the East Cor
fnth creamery, received $500 from the
milk of eight cows for the month Of Decem-
Der; number of pounds Of milk, 6, 800; aver
age test for the month, 4.70. When any one
beats this record Mr.. Heath will report
again.
The fire alarm was sounded Friday night
at about half past ten. Colonel A. M.
Dickey's hen-house, in close proximity to
his residence, was found to be on fire. The
entire structure, with its contents, was con-
sumed. For once, roast chicken was plenty.
The fire caught from an oil stove with which
the building was heated
The Bradford Creamery Company held
its seventh annual meeting Monday after
noon. The directors for the year ensuing
are j. A. Baldwin, F. o. Kennedy and 81.
+. johnson. Voted to pay dividend OF
six per cent. Reported that 1438O3 pounds
of butter were made the past year. The di-
rectors have not yet chosen president
The primary school moved, Friday, from
the old brick school house to the Woods
School Building. The sight of the scholars
and teacher in procession, with books
strapped to sled, marching up Main street
in the middle of the forenoon, was decidedly
"amoozin" and attracted wide attenti ton
and comment. Had 1t occurred year
earlier, some of the more nervous might
have feaIed an invasion Of "Coxey's Army"
A Montpelier district convention of the
Woman's Home Missionary Society was
held at Grace Church on Wednesday and
Thursday. In consequence of illness in the
homes of many of the delegates the at
tendance was not so large as was expected.
A series VI interesting and valuable papers
were read, and Rev o. d. Clapp of Wind
sor gave an address on America, Our
Home, Our Responsibility, which was in
stru ,tive and inspiring.
The Boston papers chronicle the death
OF Franklin Rand, Esq, which occurred in
that city January /. He was born in Wood
stock, VT, but his early boyhood was spent
in Bradford, where his education was begun
with his sister, who was teaching school in
town. He became one of Boston's we'll
known publishers, being for fifty. five years
member of Wesleyan Association, which
publishes lions Herald, and was for thirty
years it's publishing agent. There are those
still living in Bradford who remember his
fathers family, who lived near where War
rem Crafts now lives.
Eva Heath visited friends in Newbury,
Friday. - A. A. Heath famed his
shoulder badly while at work in the woods
last Wednesday. - Mrs. Roswell Farm
ham has been quite i'll for several weeks.
- w. j. Eddy spent Monday in town.
81. W. Bliss is about our streets
again. - Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Chap
man returned Thursday from a visit to
Boston vicinity. - Warren Davis is
suffering from rheumatism - Henry
amberlin, who has been stopping atFrauk
Avery's for the past three years, visited his
fathers family at Lisbon, N H., the first of
this week. - Mrs. Henry Carleton of
Groton is visiting Mrs, Kimball Wilson.
- A child was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Will Roberts on Wednesday. - Mrs. e
q Ieonard ia gaining in health -
Oscar Savell has been busy filling his ice-
house during the past week. - Mary K.
Jones is expected home from Pontiac, ILL.,,
soon. IT. G. Bronson of East Hard
w. b. d Avery - The infant child OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert w. Gwyn is danger
ously sic <. - George W. Jenkins has SO
far recovered from his recent attack OF
tonsilitis as to be out of doors again. -
Captain George e. Patterson and wife OF
Indian River, Mich, are visiting Mr.. Patter-
sons sister, Mrs. L. p Tucker. - Mrs
David Blood and Mrs. Harry Kelley, who
have been quite sick, are now improving
- Arthur Cowdry, who was rallying
from an attack of typhoid fever, has had 8
relapse. - The venerable Mrs. Mary
Barber is spending the winter at Frank
Prescotts. - Frank Lambs daughter
Alice is very low with painful spinal dis
ease, the result of grip.
West Berlin.
Quarterly meeting services at the Meth
odist church last Sunday, Rev S. Donald
son officiating.
Rev. H. X. Grain and wife were a
Corinth last week attending the Baptis
quarterly meeting. - Mrs. l.. Robinson
is in poor health - Henry Hewitt, wife
and daughter, are visiting in the north par
OF the state.
Brookfield.
There will be lecture in Union Hall o.
Friday evening by Rev. 1. P. Booth c
Morrisville. This lecture is the first of
series given under the auspices OF tn
grange, and is made free to the public
Cabot.
The annual sociable of the Congregations
cciety will be held in the vestry of tn
church on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. o, p Boyles were called t
Marshheld last Thursday to attend tn
funeral OF Ira Woodcock, who had me
with fatal accident.
The lecture of the Christian Endeavor Sc
ciety, which was to have been last Frida