The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-30

and 1t 1, yet good deal of puzzle to SO
lect route with bridges through which th,
fourteen feet square base can safely pass.
At regular meeting of the board OF al
dermen, held last week, a communication
was received from Mayor Gordon express
ing disapproval of the resolution previously
adopted empowering and instructing the
property committee to engage q man and
teams by the year to work In the streets
Quite lengthy discussion on the subject
OF street electric lighting took place, and II
was voted to reject the bids of the Consol
dated Lighting Company and Of j. s. Vies
George Fl. Almon Of Montpelier presented
a petition, asking the board to contract
with him to put in telephone system
Building permits were granted to several
applicants and a number of minor bills
were ordered paid. The board held another
meeting last evening to further consider the
question Of lighting the streets by electricity.
To cure all old sores, to heal an INDECENT
ulcer, or to speedily cure piles, you need
simply apply DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
according to directions. Its magic-like &C
ton will surprise you w. E. Terrill & Co.,
Montpelier, vt.
South Barre.
Will Jackson and Miss Pearsons were
married last week. g Mr.. and Mrs. Bert
Slayton spent Christmas with Edwin Lane
at Montpelier The Christmas tree
exercises were in the Universalist chapel
and were we'll attended. - Fred Mears
has returned from Boston. - James
Young will spend the winter with his wife
and children at M. #. Hunts. There
was dance at Unity Temple, Friday night.
About thirty-fve couples attended. -
Several parties began on Monday to cut
their supply OF ice.
GranitevilIe.
Christmas day passed off quieter this year
than it has for many year.
All the quarries shut down for the hol-
mays. Some of them will not open until
spring.
Alex McIver whose leg was broken a
week ago by a log falling on it is slowly i'm
proving.
A little excitement was caused Saturday
night by the chimney of l.. Fairbrothers
being on fire.
Angus Morrison was hit by stone from
a blast last week severely cutting his leg
and breaking the bone below the knee.
A Christmas tree and exercises were
given the school children Thursday after
noon by the teachers. A very pleasant
time was had.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Buck are expected
Lake does not agree with Mrs. Buck.
Harley Stewart, who has been sick with
for two weeks was in critical
condition last week, but at a counsel Of
Friday morning, the disease was
found to have taken a favorable turn, and
he is now thought to be on the road to quick
recovery.
Christmas was observed in the usual way,
with literary exercises, land tree at the
a., IL, ;a1 DO nit t,,1t
gestion. - Ernest Brown of Lebanon,
N. H., spent Christmas with his aunt, Mrs.
j. II. Winslow.
Bradford.
Ernest McDuffee was home from Boston
a few days last week.
Miss Bessie and Lulu Lewis are at Ian
caster and Gildhall spending part Of their
vacation.
Quite a number from here attended the
exercises and Christmas tree at West New
bury last Friday evening.
Mrs. G W. Chapman and Mrs. Phebe
Bailey started last Saturday morning for
California 20 spend the winter.
L. j. Heath and wife and Mr.. Wendall
are at Lancaster for few days visiting the
family of j. M. Kimball and other friends.
Jack English, who had fall from the top
of the barn on the Upper Plain short time
at Thomas Danforths at present.
There will be watch-night services at
Grace church Thursday evening beginning
at eight o'clock and lasting with an inter
mssion) till twelve. Rev. A. w. Ford OF
Newbury is expected to assist the!pastor.
The dramatic play, Lords of Creation"
will be given by the Bradford Dramatic
Club for the benefit OF Company G Band.
1t is hoped that the entertainment will be
given liberal patronage as every one is in
terested in having good band.
Rev. w. S. Spencer of Union Theological
Seminary, N. Y, is spending few days in
town as the guest Of Mrs. j. e. Garfield.
He assisted in the morning service at Grace
church on Sunday, and in the evening de-
livered All interesting address on Africa.
The remains of David Blakley were taken
up last Monday morning and sent to New
York for postm rtem examination, to as
certain if the injury received here in our
village last fall was in any way the cause
was the cause Mrs Blakley will receive
1926, 900 from the accident insurance COM
pany.
Christmas exercises at Grace church were
we'll attended and quite interesting. A
roll call of the classes in the Sunday-school
formed part Of the programme. Some OF
the classes were rather thinly represented
with an exercise in which they marched up
to the front, where they completely filled
the chancel An unusually large number
of presents was distributed.
The selectmen have made quite an i'm
provement on the south road near the w.
c. Sanborn place, by opening new road
which is appreciated by the travelling pub
lie. 1t appears from an old manuscript
prepared by John McDuffee, many years
ago, that the south road was surveyed by
Aaron Shepherd in 1886, and built by the
state, under the direction OF Gen. Ira Aller
the same year. 1t was the old stage route
to Montpelier until the Waits River roat
was opened in 1921. 1t was while Aller
was building this road that he called at the
Benjamin Baldwin tavern, for breakfast
Mrs Baldwin, it is said, inquired who h,
was. He replied that he was brother Of
Ethan Allen and added, No woman eve
had seven such sons as my mother" Mrs
Baldwin remarked, "Oh, yes, there wa
once Mary Magdalene."
Brookfield.
The annual meeting of the Sunday.schoo
of the Second church was held last Sunday
The following officers were elected for TIL
ensuing year: @. ii, Bigelow, Superintend
emit; John Stone, assistant; Mary @. Upham
Secretary. Mrs MARY I,add. treasurer. @. A