The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-03-03
Bradford.


Bradford.
Quite quantity of bark is being drawn
to Bradford station this winter.
Miss Amy Worthen spent a part Of last
Sunday at her home at West Bradford.
II. g. McDuffee was called to Newbury
on Monday to attend to some surveying.
Another interesting historical sketch, by
Hon. H. @. McDuffee will be found on page
three OF this issue.
W. f. Cummings was in town over Sun.
day He is to take his family to Barre in
about two weeks,
The old folks concert at Fairlee, Febru.
airy "a, was grand success in every partic-
ular. Over S42 was taken.
II. II. Chase who has been taking ten
weeks course at the Albany business col
lege, Albany, N. Y, has returned home.
The Sorosis met with the Misses Lewis for
the regular monthly session, on Wednesday
Of last week. There was an interesting
debate and the usual programme in other
respects.
Fred l.. Cummings has moved to the
Doty house on Main street. Fred selected
the coolest morning of the season thus far
(Monday) to begin the transfer of his house
hold effects.
The members of the Bradford Guards who
arc BOluB W tuo inauguration VI NChl0leY,
are anticipating fine time, as well they
may, for it is a delightful trip as well as an
instructive one.
Rev. Samuel V. McDuffee OF Thettord and
his daughter Edith visited their uncle, II.
@. McDuffee last week. Miss Edith is a
pupil of Emerson's College of Oratory in
Boston, but is home during the vacation.
The Junior League Mission Circle of
Grace Church will meet next Sunday after
noon, March Z, at three o'clock. Subject,
Children OF Burma" and there is to be a
missionary relish" A large attendance
is expected.
Frank e. Miller came on from Rifton
Glen, N. Y, last week, spent the Sabbath
in town and started on his return Monday
night, accompanied by his wife and child.
Mrs Miller has many friends here and will
| be much missed.
Mrs. e. j. Bagley recently received let
ter from her aunt Mrs. G.. W. Chapman,
now at Coronado Beach, Cal. Mrs. Chap
man writes that it is most lovely place,
and she is enjoying good health as well as
having fine time.
| The sad news was received here this
morning of the very sudden death of Mr..
| Wiley, who was returning from his south
ern trip He died on the train. Mr.. Wiley
will be remembered by many of our people
as leader of Willey's orchestra of Woods
vile, N. III.
About one hundred and fifty gathered at
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Rugg's,on the even
ing of February 10, the tenth anniversary OF
their marriage. G. A. Dickey, with appro-
pirate remarks, presented gifts from many
friends, and Mrs. Rugg and Rev. f. W
Lewis responded.
Charles A. Kent has moved into the
house owned by Kate Buckley Fred L.
Cummings has rented the tenement vacated
by Kent and Is to move at once. The
change will be convenient for Mr.. Cum
mings, the locality being within few
minutes walk of his work.
The g. l.. s. 9. meets with Mrs. Dickey
this week on Thursday. Roll.call, charac-
ter sketches Of Greek heroes. Lesson, re.
naming questions on "Survey Of Greek
Civilization in the February number OF
the Chautauquan. Reading, 1.-THE Lotus
Eaters by Tennyson," and the story of the
"Iliad."
Mrs. Jennie e. Garfield was summoned to
Montpelier last Friday by telegram an.
nouncing the serious illness of her daugh.
ter Florence, who is attending the semin.
ary Since then information has been re.
ceived that Miss Garfield is better and
likely to be able to come home at the close
of the term this week,
Something newt The Bachelor Maids
Club will give an entertainment in Village
Hall, Friday evening, March ~, for the
benefit OF the Bradford Public Library. II
| d
the exercises will be not only unique but
interesting and instructive. We hope il
will be well patti onized.
Attendance at the Epworth League on
Tuesday OF last week was the largest yet.
People are beginning to realize the value and
interest of the League Reading Course and
Of the excellent programme rendered in
connection with it. The league is meeting
with great success The speaking by Miss
Lillian Martin and Miss Florence Morse,
and the solo on the ACCORDION by Miss De.
merritt, each were worthy Of special mention
Prof. ]. D. Chavis will speak at Grace
church Tuesday evening, March 9, in the
interest OF the Freedmen's Aid and South
ern Education Society. He is an interest
have in the South" His selection to stand
at the head of one of the most important
colleges in the South will indicate his recog-
nized ability. Probably no better repre-
sentative of his race could be selected from
| among his own people. and it may be
doubted If any white man could have 80
| keen sense of their situation and needs.
Admission free. All are cordially invited.
| Rev. F. FL. Lewis, the pastor of Grace
Church, is full of novel expedients for rails
| ing money for the benevolent societies of
| the church. Last year by means of chart,
| which he devised, composed of various
colors of silk, each divided into squares,
representing Juo ulnor6uJ tbllBlOnb ana Jl6
population of the world, he succeeded so
we'll in interesting the audience and in
showing the Importance OF missionary work
that he raised larger sum for the General
Missionary Board than the church had ever
given. Last Sabbath, with cross on which
were appropriate Scripture texts. covered
with slips of paper representing various
sums of money, $50 was pledged in fifteen
minutes. Our genial and generous station
agent, T. A. Chase, was con hand" and
ready to take the first two slips representing
twenty dollars. The good example thus set
was cheerfully and quickly followed by
others, 1t was an interesting exercise and
all seemed to enjoy it.
Topsham.
Mrs. Henry B. White is very low and not
expected to live.
A daughter was born February 2, to Mr.
and Mrs. @. r. Taggart.
The mercury was twenty-four degrees
below zere last Monday morning.
Samuel Mills and II. X. McNiece OF South
Ryegate were in town last Saturday.
Jacob Taplin, an aged and respected citi-
zen of this town, died at his home last Sum