The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-11-24
Bradford,


in the Methodist church next Sunday
morning.
Union services we're held in Grace church
Sunday evening. In the morning Rev. Mr..
Cudworth of Waits River preached in ex-
change with Rev. A. III. Webb
A successful and very interesting meeting
OF the Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of the Montpelier district, was held in Grace
church last Wednesday. Addresses and
papers were given, reports made, and Off
GERS elected for the ensuing year. Mrs.
l.. l.. Beeman, Mrs, G. S Nutter and Rev.
A. Ii. Baker were the principal speakers.
Mrs III. G.. McDuffee gave an excellent re-
port OF the Hartford meeting, and Miss Ida
Gilman of Springfield had on exhibition
some Chinese curios, sent by her sister,
Miss Gertrude Gilman, missionary in
China
Bradford Center.
James W. Kelley is slightly improving.
A son was born November Is to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clark.
School closed on Friday with good salts
faction. Miss Hettie Beck, teacher.
East Brookfield.
Charles Campbell has finished work for
j. w. Parmenter. - Eugene Marshall
and Anna Marshall are at home from Chel-
sea and Randolph respectively, where they
have been attending school 60 Miss
Mary Sweet is at home from South Royalton
for few days. Ezra Durkee and wife
have moved to Quechee to live with their
daughter, Mrs. Albert Emery. - Mrs.
Matilda Hovey has returned to her home in
Lynn, Mass. 60 The series of revival
meetings which have been in session during
the last two weeks, closed on Sunday even
ing, when large and appreCative audience
greeted Rev. Mr.. Womer, the pastor, who
preached very brilliant and forcible SER
mon from the following TEXT" Like Sheep
nit narH'
ings about thirty persons have started in
the christian life. IL. G, Holmes was
called to Everett, Massachusetts on Satur-
day morning by the dangerous illness of his
daughter Miss Myrtle Holmes Jewell. A
telegram was received here on Sunday
announcing her DEATH A more extended
notice will appear in next weeks issue.
- Fred K. Holmes of Burlington and
Will G. Holmes of Chelsea are called to
town by the death of their sister, Mrs.
Jewell.
Corinth.
School closed at Cookville on Friday, No
vember 10 Miss Daley is expected to re-
turn for the winter term. 1t is hoped after
voting twice for new seats and other re-
pairs, that the scholars might begin the
term with comfortable seats and floor
through whose cracks the light will not
peep through, for seven windows should be
suff cient for lighting purposes. If this can
trict better go to school and the scholars
remain at home, - Mrs. G. III. Wilson
has returned from her trip to Keene and
Claremont, N. H., and Orange, Mass. -
Repairs are being made at the Corinth
creamery during which time the milk goes
to East Corinth creamery. - Elder Sar-
gent and family have moved to Corinth
Corner where he is to preach for while.
- Fred @. Hutton has been on the sick
list for few days. - Mrs. Mary Colby
has gone to Manchester, N. H, to visit her
daughter and family and expects to visit
- Mrs. Moore, who has been with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Sleeper, for
few weeks, has returned home.
East Corinth.
Mrs. A. II. Fulton and son, Robert, are to
go to Bradford soon, where they are to
spend the winter.
G. w. Jewell has commenced work on
the abutments of the bridge which crosses
the river near his house and later an iron
bridge is to be placed there.
1t was with sad regret that the people of
this place heard of the death of Henrietta
daughter of Charles N Fox, M. D., of Barre,
formerly resident of this place.
West Corinth.
Arthur Blake and wife are stopping at
present with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Gilbert Blake.
1t is expected that Rev. Mr.. Vance will
conduct Thanksgiving services here in the
church at II o'clock on Thursday.
1t was reported q few weeks ago that
George Mcguire had sold his stage route
from here to Bradford to a Mr.. Garland
who drove the stage few days; but
George has for some time been driving it
are unbelievers in regard to the sale. How
is it George?
One day last week as George Maynard
was driving across the Wason fiat on his
way home from Cookville his hat blew off,
consequently he had to get out and leave
his horses while he went after it. But the
horses did not wait for him, but started into
a run and ran as far as Mr.. Clements, where
they were captured and cared for until
George arrived Fortunately no damage
was done.
AS Stillman Virgins, whose age is
seventy-five years, was on his way to cook
vile on Thursday he reached out to pull
his rope back into the sleigh and dropped
his lines. He then reached over the dasher
after them and the sleigh tipped up letting
him over under the horses feet on to the
ice and frozen ground, bruising his head and
face quite badly. The horse ran under the
shed at Mr.. Scribner's store, and no damage
was done the horse or sleigh. Mr.. Virgins
went to DIR Locke's. had his wounds dressed
and returned home. He is now comfortable
and it is hoped nothing serious will result
from his mishap.
East Calais.
Rev. Elizabeth Goldthwate will hold
Thanksgiving service this evening at Union
Church at half past seven o'clock.
Henry Severance moved last week from
Clarence Bills house to Harvey Freeman's
farm - School begins again next week
with Miss Anna Wilson, teacher.
Mrs. Leon Remission is at home again after
several weeks absence at her old home in
Granville. - Mrs. Asa Dutton expects
to spend Thanksgiving with her mother at
Hornellsville, N. Y. - The creamery
paid its patrons only twenty-one cents for
October butter, not because of any lack in
the quality of the butter, but because of the
decrease in the amount of milk. - Last
week was a record breaker with our black
smith, Theodore Morrison he having shod
sixty-four horses in the six days. His re-
ceipts were about $43. - Merrick Aims
worth celebrated his eightieth birthday last
Saturday. His children were all present
and all the grandchildren excepting one.
This is the first time for thirty years that all
have been together at the old home.
There is no need of little children being
tortured by scald head eczema and skin
eruptions. DeWitt's Witch Hazel SaIve
gives instant relief and cures permanently.
w K, Terrill & Co.
West Topsham.
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