The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-20


evening.
Mrs. @. G. Bagley was called to Piermont
last week by the sickness of her sister, Mrs.
Elmer Libbey. Mr.. Libbey is reported as
better.
One hundred copies of a new singing
book have been purchased for Grace Church,
for use in social meetings and the Sunday
school.
Harry e Kelley has greatly improved the
looks of his farm by cutting the brush and
trimming the trees beside the road leading
south over the hill from his buildings,
Hon. John II. Watson returned from
Tunbrdge last Saturday, where he has been
for several days as referee in the case OF
Minerva Ordway against Aaron N. King.
W. II. Cummings, who is employed at
Barre by the firm of Smith, Whitcomb &
Cook, came home last Saturday, returning
the past week,
Lowell #. Greenleaf started for Boston
last Monday morning for few days visit.
On his return he will stop at Lawrence to
make Fred I. Kent a call.
Mrs. Gardner Garfield has been quite i'll
the past week. This is the first instance in
which she has required the services Of a
physician In twenty-five years.
Station Agent T. A. Chase has sent bill
for lumber enough for q house, and is con-
templsting building one for himself in the
spring. He Is now looking for desirable
lot.
Tuesday evening, the 18th, we had the
second entertainment In the lecture course.
1t was a concert by the Ariel Quartette,
which was greatly enjoyed by the large au-
dience. Several were present from Thet-
ford.
b. f. Way OF Peacham, representative OF
the Northwestern Life Insurance Company,
was in town for a few days last week.
That company has never been represented
here before.
Miss Alice Bacon, who has made IL her
home at II, B. Stevens for a few years past,
started for Boston last Friday for a few
weeks visit. She will be the guest OF A. +.
Colburn for short time.
G. c. Doty, who has been one of the
travelling statesmen for John V. Verrick &
Co., for several years, but who has been
confined to the house for long time, by
sickness, is now able to be on the road a
part OF the time.
Rev. A. j. Hough Of Brattleboro was in
town, last week Tuesday, and received a
hearty welcome from his old friends and
parishioners. Hon. r. M. Harvey of Mont
pelier was also in town the same day to at
tend probate court.
James e Sawyer was taken suddenly ill
last week Saturday morning. AT first it
was feared that his trouble was of a serious
nature, but the first of the week he was con-
sidered much improved, and will be out
again in a few days.
T. A. Chase had letter from parties in
Boston who want to buy a thousand cords
of wood for shipment to that place. I'm
doubtedly man could get that amount in
Bradford by looking around and getting it
of diff srent ones.
Fred L. Cummings has been confined to
the house since January Z, from the effects
of vaccination. He thinks there is no doubt
but what it worked all right. There are
quite number of others who have handled
their left arms with care.
In spite of driving storm there was
good attendance at the Sunday afternoon
service at Bradford Center, and much in
terest manifested. j. g. Norcross, who has
many times in the past conducted or as
sistei in services at this point, was present
and participated in the exercises.
The Chautauqua Circle will meet with
Mrs. Farnham this week Thursday. Roll
CALL selected character sketch, Napoleon
death Of the Duke Of Wellington" by Ten
nyson. Lesson, study Of the sky, sixteen
questions
Invitations have been received by friends
in town, to the marriage OF Rev. Francis
Baker Harvey and Miss Emma May Bates,
both of Boston. The ceremony will take
place at the Bromfeld Street Church, Janu-
airy 81. 1897. Miss Bates is the grapddaugh-
ter OF Rev. Lewis Bates, who preached at
the Methodist church in Bradford, in 1877,
and the daughter Of DIR. l.. B. Bates, pastor
Of the Bromfield Street Church, Boston,
who will be remembered as the evangelist
here at the conference in 1894. Mr.. Harvey
is the young man who came with DR.. Bates
and so delighted the people by his fine
singing.
Mrs. Lucinda Knight Hobart died of grip
at Marysville, Cal, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. G. B. Andross. January Q,
1897, in the eightieth year OF her age. She
about two years ago. Mr.. Hobart came
from Hooksett to Haverhill, N. H., where
he remained few years and then came to
Bradford about 1889. In 1884 he moved
with his family to Marysville, CAL, where
he lived until his death. He was a very
pleasant, social man and Mrs. Hobart,
daughter Of DR.. Knight Of Piermont, N. H.,
will be remembered as very estimable
woman. Their daughter, Mrs. G. B. An
dross, who was a Bradford girl, has the
sympathy Of her friends here.
Last Monday morning when Doe Brothers
went to their store they found that during
the night some one had broken the glass in
had taken some articles OF clothing, gold
pens, pocket cutlery and silverware, and
had broken the money drawers which con-
tanned about So. Suspicion at once rested
on one yonDg man named Peter Burke, who
once lived in town. The adjoining towns
were at once notified, and Burke, accom-
panied by another young man, was located
at Lyme, N. Fl. The sheriff from that place
at once started with the young men from
Bradford. They were arraigned before JUS
tice Hale, and bail was fixed at 81 600 each.
They will be taken to Chelsea Jail to await
the June term of court.
The annual meeting of the Bradford
Creamery Company was held at Doe Broth
ers hall on Monday afternoon at two o'clock.
| The following officers were elected
j. A. Baldwin, G. r. Clark f. III. Bckford,
directors; j. A. Baldwin, President; #. II.
Bickford, Secretary and Treasurer. The
report is as follows for the year ending De-
cember 81, 1896: Total milk, 2,444, 49O
pounds; total butter, 133, 632 pounds; total
receipts, $26,0l3.16; patrons received, $780,.