The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-01-06


in town short time last Saturday. Col
Baldwin was one OF the party who went to
Canton, Ohio last September TO visit MAJOR
Mckinley and he now expects to go to
Washington to the inauguration.
A very pleasant wedding took place at
the home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles L.. Sawyer, when their daugh-
ter Jennie and George H. Woods we're
united in marriage by Rev. A. W. Ford Of
Newbury. They started on the after
noon train for California, but will make
several stops on their way, and probably
return to Bradford in the spring. They
have the best wishes Of all their many
friends for their future happiness and pros
perity.
Miss Elizabeth A. johnson, v no has made
her home with her niece, Mrs. j. A. Water
man, at Lakeport, N. III for the past few
years, died Dec 20, Of pneumonia, in the
eighty-sixth year of her age. Miss johnson
was daughter OF Jesse and Elizabeth Saw
yer johnson. She was born in Newbury,
VT, August q, 1911, and came to Brad
ford, with her parents, when quite young,
and lived here until within the last eight
years. All the old people will remember
her as AUNT Elizabeth who kept house
for her brother, r. @. johnson.
Our village was pretty we'll stirred up last
week Wednesday morning when the doc
tors reported q case OF smallpox at Hotel
Low. The report spread like wildfire. The
business men got together for consultation
and decided to have an expert come and
investigate the matter. They telephoned
to Hanover and not finding any one there,
were directed to DR.. George Cook of Concord,
who arrived here on the afternoon train.
After looking the case over carefully, he
decided that there were no symptoms of
smallpox or varioloid about it, which was q
great relief to our village people, and much
greater to Mr.. johnson and family. DIR.
Cook was the only attending physician at
Claremont, N. H., when smallpox ragged so
there about year ago.
The matchmaking at Grace Church
was very impressive and much enjoyed by
all present. Rev. Mr.. Ford OF Newbury
was not able to be present, so the exercises
were conducted entirely by the pastor. A
service of song and prayer opened the meet
ing at half past eight and was followed by
sermon from Deut. xvii: 16: I" Ye shall
henceforth return no more that way" AZ
ter the sermon there was an intermisson of
nearly an hour, spent in social way, dur
ing which light refre sbments were served
A second sermon was followed by testi-
monies, and then by a conservation service.
The entire company spent the last moments
of the old year on their knees in silent
prayer, and season of vocal prayer conse
Grated the beginning Of the new year.
Capt. Burnham Cowdrey has rare old
book, which he picked on Capital Square,
the size of the d" Vermont State Papers,"
and contains the laws of Virginia from
1919 to 1860, aud many interesting facts
about the early history of the state We
hope it will find its way into our public Ii
brary some day, where it will be kept for
Bradford's heroic soldiers. Capt. Cowdrey
was "good slayer" as the horse men
would say, for he went into the war at the
beginning and stayed until it closed. He
enlisted from Bradford in Company D. First
Vermont Regiment under Capt. d. X. An
dross and remained until it was mustered
out. He afterwards enlisted in the Ninth
Vermont Regiment, Of which his old cap
tain, ID. X. Andross, was then colonel. He
was stationed for several days to guard the
capital at Richmond after the Union army
had taken the city His health is fairly
good, but he is obliged to use two crutches
or canes, as he cannot walk without them.
The government has given him good PEN
sion, as it ought to do for all good and true
soldiers.
ScALY eruptions on the head, chapped
hands and lips, cuts. bruises, scalds, burns
are quickly cured by DeWitts Witch Hazel
Salve. 1t is at present the article most used
for piles, and it always cures them. w. X.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, Vt.
Brookfeld.
The week OF prayer is to be observed lby
the First and Second churches with union
meetings. The meeting on Wednesday
evening is to DO at the First church; the
other meetings will be at the Second church.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Clark, Jr., and Mr..
and Mrs. Billiard attended the funeral OF
Orion Smith at his late home in Northfield
on Tuesday Of last week. Mr.. Smith was q
former resident OF this town and his remains
were brought here for burial.
A farmers institute, under the direction
OF the Board of Agriculture will be held at
Brookfield on Thursday and Friday Of this
week. The programme includes addresses
on " Raising and Marketing Farm Crops"
G. j. Bell, Walden; Management Of
Roads," j. X. Curtis. Georgia; Fertilizers,
Natural and Artificial" Professor j. l..
Hills, Burlington; - Relation Of the State
" Feed and Care of Dairy Stock" J. O.
Sanford, Stamford; "The Outlook for Rails
ing Horses" f. G. Williams, Coventry;
Vermont, its Past, Present and Future"
Alpha Messer, Rochester; Turning the
Grindstone," G. j.. Bell, Walden. All
meetings are free, and the ladies are espe.
cially invited to be present.
A farmers institute will be held in this
place Thursday and Friday, January and
8, under the direction of the state board of
agriculture. The following is the program
Thursday afternoon-Address Of Welcome;
Raising and Marketing Farm Crops, O. j.
Doll, w dluOhJ management VI AsOhubt ~ h
Curtis, Georgia; discussion; Thursday even
| ing-music; Fertilizers, Natural and Arti-
fetal, Prof. j. L. Hills, Burlington; discus.
sion; Friday forenoon, Relation Of the State
to tuberculosis, V. l. Spear, Braintree dis.
cussion; Friday afternoon, Feed and Care
of Dairy Stock, j. o. Sanford. Stamford
The Outlook for Raising Horses, f. c.
Williams, Coventry; Friday evening, music
Vermont Its Past, Present and Future
Alpha Messer, Rochester; Turning the
Grindstone, G. j. Bell, Walden; Question
Box. All meetings are free and ladies are
especially invited to be present.
At the annual meeting of the Second
church, last Friday, about sixty members
responded to the roll call in person and
nine others by letter. Dinner was served
and very pleasant social hour enjoyed
previous to the business meeting and pre-
paratory lecture. AS usual reports were
given by the officers of the church, CLERK
and treasurer, and Sunday-school superin
tendent; also reports from the Missionary
Christian Endeavor, and Ladies' Aid SO
cieties, all Of which are in substance in
cluded in summary report prepared by
the pastor and presented to the members
which is as follows: Present membership
of the church, 1876; resident members, 106