The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1897-09-15
Bradford.

Miss Helen Blake is teaching school a
Norwich.
John Rowell is attending school at Bridge
water, Mass.
Moody G. johnson returned to Boston OF
Monday morning.
Hon. Gilbert A. DAVIS of Windsor, was il
town ON Saturday on business.
Miss Florence Patterson of Mortified il
visiting friends at G. @. Doty's.
G. N Stephenson and wife are visiting for 6
few days in Boston and vicinity.
Waits River Paper Company's mill is shut
down for repairs for about two weeks.
Mrs. B. S. Hooker and little daughter, who
have been quite sick for several weeks, art
much better.
Theodore Chamberlin is at work for Mr.
johnson of Newbury and will attend school al
Newbury Seminary
Adelbert Osborne and wife. started for Til
ton, N. H., on Monday, expecting to be absent
most of the week with friends there.
A. B. Peters and wife of Fitchburg, Mass.
arrived OH Friday afternoon for a short stoI
with his brother and family, A. W. Peters.
q. H. Buxton is running the branch store Of
the Boston Clothing House at East Barre thi,
week. Kirk Coffrin goes to do it next week.
Capt. II. T. johnson who has been confined
to the house with the measles is now able to be
out again. Herb thinks one dose of them is
enough.
Fred f. Doe is confined to the house with
the measles, probably there will be Other
who never had them.
r. j. Emerson and little daughter and his
brother, S. W. Emerson, are quite sick with
measles, also Mr.. Little has two children sick
with the same disease.
There are $50 scholars in attendance at the
Woods High School. We bespeak for them Q
very successful year under the leadership Of
Fred E. Prichard, as principal.
George r. Andross has given to Bradford
Public Library the History OF the Wing
Party" written by Robert McKeen Ormsby
Who will be the next to donate some good
book?
Bradford Hose Co. No. !, took in two more
members at their monthly meeting last week
Monday evening. The ranks are now full and
should occasion require think they could dc
pretty good work.
The Congregational services were held at
the village hall on Sunday morning and it was
announced then that next Sunday the church
would be again ready for occupancy. 1t is
undergoing very thorough repairs.
The lumber for the house which is to be
built by Station Agent Chase arrived on Fri.
day afternoon and is now on his lot. He will
commence work at once. Joseph Everett is to
take charge of the work which will insure Mr..
Chase good house.
1t was a very pleasant sight to come down
Main street the other evening and see the
young men and maidens and the old men and
their wives and daughters out with their hose
watering the street. We wish that all who
can would do their part to lay the dust.
The meeting of Dudley K. Andross Camp
No. "a Sons of Veterans, will be held on Tues
day evening instead of Thursday as heretofore
1t is hoped that every member OF the camp
will make an extra effort to attend the meet
ing as we want this camp to be second to none
in the State.
Work was commenced on last Monday morn
ing by Messrs. Cunningham and Lamb to erect
band stand opposite Hotel Low. Much
credit is due our townsman G. G. Bagley fol
by his perseverance in circulating the subscrip
ton paper, he has procured cash and day:
work enough to erect a good stand which viii
be a credit to our village.
Capt Burnham Cowdery and wife, accom-
panied by Rev. II. F. Barnard attended the
reunion of the Orange County Veterans Associ
alton at Randolph last week. Captain says
that although there are very noticeable marks
of age among the veterans and their locks are
sprinkled with gray, yet he can see lots of thu
same spirit and loyalty in them that was mani
fest back in the sixties.
Frank O. Kennedy filled his two large silos
He cut up the corn with a corn cutter draw
by three horses in one day, drew it in and filled
the silo in about two days more. lie planted
the corn with two-horse planter, hoed it witt
horseshoe, and cut and bound it with a ma
| chine never using hand hoe in the field.
was one of the best fields of corn ever raised il
town. Who will say that farming in Vernon
does not pay?
Frank W. Clay of Laconia, n. H., VIII
formerly lived in Bradford, with his mother
Mrs. Luna ID. Clay, was out riding with Mis-
Minnie B. johnson on the evening of Septen
Der |, when passing railroad train struck tn
team and Mr. Clay was thrown one hundre
and six feet and Miss johnson sixty-nine fee
The young lady died the next Monday, bu
Mr.. Clay was still living at last reports. Mrs
Clay has the sympathy of her friends here.
Northheld.
j. E. Bingham has finished work for Quito
d Richmond
Miss Florence B. Patterson and her brotht
Albert, are visiting friends in Bradford.
Miss Gertrude Durham has a position {
teacher in the institution for deaf mutes
Northampton, Mass.
Misses Ellen and Grace Meade, accompane
by their uncle Chalon Meade are visitin
friends in the northern part of Vermont.
Farnsworth d Deuel. are selling out the
old stock at a discount preparatory to purcha
ing their new line OF goods Tor the HustC
store.
Mrs. Lucia Paine died on Tuesday mornir
at the home of her son, Charles, in Worceste
Mass She had been gone from her home
this village but few weeks on n visit and e.
pected to return in a few days. Her age w
fifty-eight years. Mrs. Paine was the daught
of the late Rev. Hosea Clark well know
Methodist local preacher. She was consis
ent christian, a kind neighbor and an exemr
: airy member of society.
VIII Carleton, the popular poet, author
City Ballads" ETC., will give his latest poeI
lecture at Concert Hall on Tuesday evenin
September p. Tickets will be on sale at pop
lar prices. This is a treat that does not oft
fall to the lot of Mortified people and it
= hoped they will respond and give Mr.. Carl
ton large audience. Several from this toy
have in past years taken the trip to Montpeli
r to hear him render some of his earlier lecture
BARRows & PECK of Montpelier ha
Ross Ensilage Cutters in stock but if y,
a want an elevator with it you should send
Q your orders at once, as they would have
be ordered from the factory.
Marshfield.
Ed. Parker and son visited his moth,
Mrs. DIR. j. @. A. Packer, last week. -
4 The Stars played ball with the Greer
i boro Club last Saturday. Scores Is to 4
a favor of the "Stars." - The Ladi'
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