The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-07-08

and II the property owners are disposed TO
do their share it is probable that South
Main street from the post-office to Aver
street will be built in that way.
You'll use third less soap by using
Harmless 1t is heavy-bodied.
East Barre.
d. w. Lathrop and family are camping at
Woodbury. Pond.
Banchi Brothers are placing their new
ffty-horse-power engine on its foundation.
The railroad company has force of men
| putting in new sidings, an Improvement
| greatly needed.
Walter N. Grearson, OF the firm OF Grear-
son Brothers, has gone to St. George, N. B.,
his old home, for short visit.
The Montpelier Minister'S Association en-
| joyed full and very pleasant meeting and
| picnic dinner in Keith's grove on Tuesday
June 80.
j. M. Uarnes has purchased the engine of
the owners Of the Chelsea shoe shop and 1t
was moved here last Saturday. He in
tends to have 1t in operation at his new
| shed soon.
South Barre.
Mrs. Laura Stevens and the wife OF her
son, George 7. Swasey, lately visited at the
home OF n. b. Arbuckle.
II. B. Arbuckle is building an extension
for A M. Testers residence in Cabot. His
wife accompanied him last week for visit
with relatives there. A fine dish of berries
were picked in his garden last week. one
strawberry measuring four inches one way
| and three and seven-eighths inches the
other, and another one four inches one way
and trife less the other.
Bradford.
Five or six fishermen start for trip to
Canada to-day Wednesday.
L. w. Woods has been building one of
the finest cottages to be found at Lake
Morey.
Mrs. Marinda Bill of West Topsham is
spending the summer with her daughter,
Mrs II. G. McDuffee.
William Shepard and family are to move
from the farm of G.. w. Brown back to their
home at Bradford Center.
w S. Spencer, who has been assisting
Rev. F. E Lewis for few weeks, left last
Thursday for the Adirondacks.
Miss Vida Albee was thrown from her
wheel last Saturday and badly hurt. At
present writing she is doing well.
Mrs. H.. G. Brock was called home to
West Newbury last Saturday by the death
of the little child of Warren Carlton.
Carl Renfrew, on account of i'll health,
has left the work at the depot. His many
friends hope he will soon be well again.
The straw berry season is nearly over.
Probably the recent rain will make a few
crates more. AS a whole, the season has
been unsatisfactory
A number from here attended the ride
and Fourth of,July celebration given by the
Boston & Maine railroad to Newport and
across the lake. With the exception of a
rainy day all enjoyed the occasion.
Several deer have been seen of late in the
the back part of the town. and few days
ago one was seen on George Andross' lot.
From there it came into the village and into
the yard Of Mrs. Nourse. 1t was frightened
away by some boys and has not since been
seen.
Hon. H. c. McDuffee has discovered
another bit of early Bradford history. P r.
Follansby of Guildhall, while looking over
his Rreat-grandfather's papers, in compliance
with Mr.. McDuffee's request, found a paper
which has the appearance of having been
posted up and exposed to the weather. 1t
is call for meeting of the first religious
organization in town, which was the Bap-
fist Society. The paper is dated March %,
1889, and is signed by Simeon Story and
Thomas Rowell, in behalf of said Baptist
Society Dea. Thomas Rowell lived on the
farm now owned by Herbert johnson. His
granddaughter, Mrs. T. A.
Chase, wife of our respected station agent,
has had the paper framed and has presented
it to the Bradford Public Library. We
learn that at the meeting in answer to this
call the society voted to hire a preacher by
the name Of Rice, and also voted to build a
Westinghouse, which they did in the fol-
lowing year, 1870, and this was the first
church in town.
E. G. Libby and wife of Laconia n. a..
arrived last week Friday and will stop here
for weeks vacation. - Moody c.
Johnson is up from Boston for a few days
vacation. d. A. Folsom of Waits
River was in town Monday. u. E.
Worthen spent July and with friends in
Wells River. - G. II. Buxton, formerly
clerk for O. R. Baker, now at the head Of
the ladies' footwear department, is spend
ing few days with his mother, Mrs. Fl. NJ
Buxton.
Brookfield.
Clarence Fulham returned to his work on
the railroad last week. - Ed Little is
in town for few weeks. - Mrs. Frank
Morse and daughter are spending a few
days with Mrs. Clarence Fullham -
Will Blodgett starts on Monday morning
for his vacation trip. - Merton Girls
void will graduate from the medical de-
psrtment of the University of Vermont next
week. His mother will attend the exer-
cises. - Miss Leila Peck graduated
with Phi Beta Kappa honors at Burlington
last week. Her work was sixth in the
class. She had an essay at the class-day
exercises.
Miss Marcia Salmon of Greensboro spent
Sunday with her aunt, Mrs. 8. Swerdfeger.
Farmers have commenced haying in
earnest. A light crop is anticipated on the
hill farms.
Mrs. Earle Webster and son Allan of
Tilton, N. H., are stopping with her father,
Paul Lance, at Lower Cabot
Young America ushered in the Fourth in
good shape, but the morning light brought
the most quiet day of the season.
The infant daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ty-
Ter Dow died Saturday, aged five weeks
1t had been a sufferer from birth with scrof-
ula.
The Epworth League gave a literary en-
tertainment in the Methodist church last
Tuesday evening Cake and ice-cream
were served under a tent in front of the
church.
Miss Luna Atkins attended the Epworth
League convention of St. Johnsbury dis
trict at Barton last week Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday. She was a delegate
from this League.
At the close of the communion at the
Congregational church last Sunday, the pas
tor announced the beautiful new COM
munion service that was used that day for
! the first time was Gift from one that loved