The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-12-23

Berlin.
There are to be the usual Christmas exer-
els 80 at the church, Thursday evening.
Rev. j. j. Goodacre holds meetings Sun
day afternoon in the Loomis school-house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Buck are at Saranac
Lake, N. Y, for the benefit OF Mrs. Bucks
health.
Harley, little son of G. II. Stewart, has
been very sick the past week with APP
pendicitis.
Bradford.
The services at Grace Church Sunday
evening were of more than ordinary interest.
Captain e. H. Nye returned from New
port last Saturday, where he has been visit
ing relatives for few day. He reports the
sleighing as very good up there.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. II. Bickford we're made
happy last week Tuesday by the birth of an
eight-pound boy which Fred says will be
able to assist him in the creamery before a
great many days.
Charles Kemp OF Bristol, N. H., is
stopping with his aunt Mrs. W. e. Gage,
and remained over Sunday. His voice was
another addition to the choir at the Congre-
gational church.
Bradford until Friday evening, when APP
propriate exercises will be held at the
church. There will also be Christ mas
tree at the Center the same evening.
Miss Nella Sinborn has arrived home
from Waterbury where she has been teach
ing, and good reports follow her. The peo-
pie of Bradford all feel well pleased at her
marked success, as she is q graduate OF
Bradford Academy.
Last Thursday morning, before daylight,
the hired man of w. G. Williams hitcbed
up his horse best harness, sleigh and robes
and left for parts unknown. Mr.. Williams
has looked and telegraphed to several OF
the adjoining towns but no trace OF man or
team can be found
Christmas exercises will he held at Grace
Church Thursday evening at half-past seven.
The program includes an original story and
an original poem, both written especially
for the occasion. The musical part of the
program is receiving due attention, and
will include several solos. The chorus of
children numbers over thirty.
The lecture at Village Hall last Saturday
by j. Leavitt Miller was well attended by a
very appreciative audience and as a whole
was not only interesting, but very bene-
fetal. Sunday evening Mr.. Miller spoke to
a large audience at the Congregational
church which also tends to show that the
people of this vicinity all appreciated his
lecture of the night before.
II. G. McDuffee presented to the Bradford
Public Library, last week, another lot of
rare books, which he has been collecting,
including A Narrative of Col Ethan
Aliens Captivity from 1775 to 177S," written
Papers," Morses Gazetteer of New Eng
land Hayward's New England Gazetteer;
and Morse's Geography Of the World" in
two large volumes AS Bradford has the
honor of having the first chartered library
in the state, Mr. McDuffee is trying to make
the present library the most complete of
any in Vermont in regard to the history of
Vermont and Vermonters and the early
Colonial times. Any donation or collec-
ton on this, his favorite line, will be APP
preciated by him and by the Library AS
ISOLATION
EXCUSE me-" observed the man in spec
tacles, " but am surgeon, and that is not
where his liver il" retorted the other. eff
it was in his big toe or his left ear DeWitts
Little Early Risers would reach it and
shake it for him. On that you can bet your
gig-lamps." w. K. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, Vt.
Bradford Center.
Theron Aldrich has gone to Orfordville,
N. H., to work at numbering for George
Sampson. - Hiram Porter recently fell
while fixing his dam, and cut large cash
in his scalp, He is now able to be out again.
- Francis Porter has moved into the
house on the lower plain formerly occupied
by the late Willard Porter.
Brookheld.
Mrs. f. j. Partridge and children went to
their home in Worcester, Mass, last Thurs
day.
The First and Second churches held a
union meeting at the First church, last Sun
day evening.
Edward Glysson and several others from
town attended the funeral of George Bige-
low in Barre on Monday of last week.
Harry Jones and Miss Zoe Fullam were
married last Saturday evening, the service