The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-09-30

verhill and Hanover Inc result OF the
game was IA to II in favor of the Bradfords.
by f. e. Kimball of Newbury. The special
race was won by Honest Strike" owned
by Mr.. Keith of Haverhill. The green race
was won by Harry" owned by II. X.
Prescott of Bradford. The most exciting
race was the fve-year old won by jim
ford. The bicycle race was quite feature
in the days recreation and was won by
Willis Kelley of Bradford.
Hon. A. B. f. Hildreth of Charles City,
Iowa, who has been visiting his sisters in
Corinth, called on some of his old friends
in Bradford one day last week. He il a
very active, intelligent and well-preserved
gentleman although nearly eighty-one years
OF age. He was born in Chelsea, VT, on Feb
ruary 80 1916. He attended school here at
the academy for several terms and boarded
at Mr.. Houghton's. The late II. o. Hou Oh
ton of Boston, son, was also a student
at the same time and place. Mr.. Hildreth
learned the prin ter's art and began business
in Lowell, Mass From there he went to
Boston for a short time, but in 1872 through
the influence of Asa Low, he came to Brad
ford and started printing and publishing
business. He printed not only school
books but also monthly magazine, called
the Green Mountain Gem, and two weekly
newspapers. The first was the american
Protector which advocated the election of
Henry Clay for president, and, Of course,
favored protection. This was the first pa
per printed in Bradford. After Clay's de-
feat, he substituted literary and family
paper with the title Vermont Family Gazette.
In 1852, he sold out his business to Elizur
Southworth, who had returned from Cal
ifornia. He was paid in gold, and to this
day, he prefers that kind of money. Mr..
Hildreth went to Iowa and settled in Charles
City in 1856, where he now lives. He car
rieQ on the printinp huainaaa thara varv
successfully for many years and then re-
tired. During his visit Mr. Hildreth re-
ferred, among other interesting things, to
the meetings which were held in the differ
ent towns about, for the purpose of arous-
ing an interest in the proposed railroad
through Bradford, and said that he attended
the gatherings in company with Asa Low,
Joseph Sawyer and John McDuffee. The
last named was the civil engineer who had
surveyed the different routes and who was
very enthusiastic over the project, which he
deemed entirely feasible, although many
were the SCOTS and jeers hurled at him for
advocating anything so absurd as rail-
road in Vermont Mr.. Hildreth Is as strong
protectionist now as when he came to
Bradford ffty.four years ago, and says Nc
Kinley will be our next president and Iowa
will give him large majority of her votes.
SPEED and safety are the watchwords of
the age. One Minute Cough Cure acts
speedily, safely and never fails. Asthma,
bronchitis, coughs and colds are cured by it.
W. K. Terrill u Co., Montpelier, vt.
Cabot.
The town clerks office and drug store are
having new hardwood floors.
The annual Missionary Tea was held with
Mrs. James Stone on Friday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Wells have returned
from two'weeks' trip-one week in Fall
mouth, Maine, and one week in Boston
They were accompanied by Mrs. Wells
parents
The Daughters of Rebekah work the de.
gree for the benefit of the East Hardwick
there will be a social, and refreshments will
be served.
Mrs. Prudence Durgin. residing in the
east part of the town, fell on the floor of hel
room one day last week and broke one hip
She is ninety-three years of age. This is
only one Of many broken bones she has had
e. G. Converse and wife of Newport, N
H., are visiting Mrs. Mary Atkins. -
Mrs. e. d. Waldo, who has been in poor
health for some time, is quite low. -
Clarence Heath and wife of Barre, former
residents of this town, are visiting here
- Selden Smith is sick with typhoid
fever at the Hitchcock Hospital, Hanover
N II. - Beauman G. Rogers and wife
are in Boston this week.
East Cabot.
| Mrs. Prudence Durgan, who is ninety.
three years old, fell last Wednesday while
walking across the room and broke her hip
- Mrs. Mary Burt, from st. Johns
bury, is at G. b. Hills, helping to care fol
her mother. - Charles Batchelder o.
Newport has been visiting a few days the
past week at E. II. Clark's and w. l.
Adams - Mrs. George Heath is i'll
- Charles Austin and family have
been spending the, past week in Morris
vile. - Mr.. and Mrs. n. X. Abbot
have been visiting in Barre the past week
- Mrs. A. w. Lane, Adolph Lane anC
Fred Moulton were at e. H. Clark's ovel
Sunday.
IT don't rot clothes-Hsrmless Soap.
Calais.
There were corn-huskings at A. G. Car
ver's and j. B. Van Ornam's recently.
The annual Harvest Concert will be he'll,
at the Christian church on Wednesda.
evening, October 7.
A. P. Murray, travelling salesman TO
Luke Brothers & Co., nurserymen, Mont
real and Miss Anna Jacobs were marie,
on Tuesday of last week.
Mrs. Jennie Bingham of Worcester
Mass, has been visiting at II. A. Kent's
- Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. White attende,
the Morrisville fair last week. - Mrs
L. A. Kent spent last week in Montpelier
- Miss Lucy Steward visited at A.
Guernsey's over Sunday.
East Calais.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. b. Marsh are in NeV
York City, going on the excursion on Tues
day.
l.. L. Provost has so far recovered fror
his recent injuries as to resume his work /
w. l.. Perce's store, while the latter wa
absent the past week in Boston.
Bert d. George, graduate in class of e
of the medical department of the Universit
of Vermont, has recently located at Hare
wick to begin the practice of medicine.
Measles has made its appearance anon
us. DR.. A. HI. Wishart was confined to th
house last week with the disease, an
others are expecting their turn every day.
Bert Bancroft has just moved from Mort
Calais into Mrs. Dwinell's house, recent
occupied by George Sanders, and has el
gagged to work for his brother Guy, I'll
miller
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Dwinell intend to E
to Portland, Me-, the last of the week, for
stay OF few weeks hoping that the chang
may prove beneficial to Mrs. Dwinell
health.
DR.. M. X. Dwinell of Waterville Me-,
spending few weeks at his old home. q
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