The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-13

Bradford.
A daughter was born on January 6 to Mr..
and Mrs. Wilmer Towe.
There is to be a cottage prayer meeting at
Robert Renfrew's on Friday evening.
The Chautauqua circle meets this week
with Mrs Dickey on Thursday, Jan. IA.
W. f. Cummings has gone to Barre to
work for Smith, Whitcomb & Cook, in one
of their large shops.
1t is remarkable fact that the hose COM
pany has not been called into active service
since August 10, 1895.
John Leslie the veteran painter from Or
ford, N H., has been at work the past few
days for E. HI. Allen.
The school tru stees have appointed Fred
E. Richards superintendent of schools for
Bradford, under the new law
Willie Cove, who sustained an injury of
one foot some days since, is improving and
hopes to resumes school shortly.
Mrs. F. w. Lewis is having a long hard
siege with the rheumatis N, but her many
friends hope to see her out again.
Our fishermen had a fine time and good
catch last week, at Davis Pond and came
home with large number OF pickerel.
Messrs Cunningham and Lamb expect to
finish the house, which they are building in
Corinth for Charles Metcaf, this week.
The meetings at Grace Church during
the week of prayer, were we'll attended,
and we hope much good will be the result.
Bradford has again been honored by the
appointment of Albert o. Leonard as aid,
with rank of captain, on General Esteys
staff.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Vance of Barton visited
the family of Rev. +, w. Lewis this week.
Mr.. Vance is brother of Mrs. DR.. Barnes of
Oxford.
The average attendance at the Congrega-
tional Sunday-school the past year has been
ffty-six. Rev. HI. T. Barnard is superin-
| tendent.
Mrs. E. H. Weton has returned from
Concord, N. H.. where she has been for
several weeks, visiting her daughter, Mrs
Z. Woods
Several of our people are having rather a
hard time as the result of vaccination. Some
of them profess that they will try small pox
instead, next time.
Beedle's orchestra of Keene, N. H., gave
a concert at village hall last Saturday even
ing that was worthy of much larger at
| tendance than it received.
Mrs. Jennie e. Garfield is spending few
weeks at Farlee at William Gaffied's, and
her daughter Florence is at Montpelier Sem
mary taking lessons in music and German.
Mrs. Ii. q. McDuffee has been suffering
quite severely from neuralgia for the past
few days. She was missed from her accus-
| JOneu pldCe dI inc organ III GrdCo CHurCn ou
Sunday.
News has been received of the safe arri-
val in Los Angeles, Cal, of Mrs. PhGba
Bailey Of Haverhill, n. H., and Mrs George
Chapman of this place. who left here few
weeks ago.
Col. c. e. Clark, Col. H. B. Chamberlin,
Col. J. III. Watson, Capt. III. T. johnson,
and other members of the military compa-
ny are attending the officers school for in
struCtiOn at BfattlebOrO,
Charles Buxton, the popular clerk at o.
r. Bakers clothing store, has gone to Bos-
ton, and is to fill his old place in the shoe
department at Jordan, Marsh & Co.'s. His
mother and aunt, Mrs. E. G. Butler, have
gone with him to spend the winter.
The books in the academy library have
recently been recatalogued by Professor
Blossom, assisted by Mrs. Blossom and
Mr. Harris. The collection is one OF the
best school libraries in this part OF the
State. There are about 5000 volumes.
The Epworth League Reading Circle will
take up the volume " In League with Is
rael " next week, Tuesday evening. This
book is pronounced especially fine. The
programme last week was enjoyed as
usual, and included vocal and instrumental
solos.
| The auction sale OF the real estate and
personal property of the late Deacon j. II.
Sawyer was largely attended Hay sold
for $l1 so and oat straw for 50 per ton. The
| farm was sold to e, W. Roby for S2,925
This is one of the finest locations in the
town, about two miles north of the village,
on the road leading to Newbury.
Rev. r. w. Lewis will preach at Brad