The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-06-22
Bradford.

Bradford.
s. II. Grow spent Sunday with his son,
| Charles, at Barton.
Mrs. IL. T. johnson is visiting relatives
and friends at Manchester and Nashua.
Miss Maude H. Clark returned on Satur.
! day from short visit with Mrs. G. A. Rich
ardson at Lebanon.
Miss Ellen McDuffee returned from Mont.
! pelier on Monday aud is visiting at I. j.
Allbee's on the lower plain.
Miss Myra NJ. Fulton went to Burlington
on Monday to visit her brother who is
student at the University of Vermont at
that place.
Miss Julia Bakely arrived at the Low
mansion on Saturday evening from New
York where she expects to spend the sum
mer months.
DE-. f. II, Everett and family returned on
Friday from a carriage drive through Lis
bon and Lyme, n. II having been absent
several days.
The citizens of Bradford are making prep
arations for celebration on July 4, quite
sum of money having been pledged, and a
| fine programme arranged for the day.
Rev. A. H. Webb Miss Edith Brooks,
Miss Hattie Craig and Miss Mary Dowse
were elected as delegates from the Epworth
League Society Of this place to the state
convention at Burlington on June u to %
| inclusive.
Rev and Mrs. A. Fl. Webb have moved
into rooms rented OF B. w. Avery which
they will occupy until the completion of
| the new parsonage. The old building has
been sold to N, r. Doe who will move it
to his meadow, work being commenced on
Monday
Considerable excitement was occasioned
in our village by the continued whstling
of the locomotive on the local freight south
on Monday, it continuing steadily for about
ten minutes. Fire was feared and many
betook themselves to the station to ascer-
tain the cause, which proved to be only a
faulty valve and was finally repaired.
II. II. Pilsbury died on Wednesday morn
ing last after a painful illness of several
weeks Funeral services were held at his
late residence and at Grace church on
Thursday Rev. A. II. Webb officiating.
The services were we'll attended. The
Grand Army Post of which he was mem.
Der, the Sons of Veterans and the Woman's
Relief Corps attended in bodies. He was
about fifty-seven years of age and leaves
one daughter, Mary E. to mourn his loss.
Bradford Center.
George Fans is at work for E. P. Nor
cross through haying.
William Porter and bride are to return to
the Center to-day. All are expecting jolly
time. You had better be prepared William!
A few of the Sons of Veterans of Dudley
Andres Camp, No. "a went to Arlington
| pOuu HSuluB ldob SATURDAY, 1uty IopOTJ
quite good time considering the rain.
Some large black bass weighing one and
one-half pounds each were caught.
Josiah Welton came very near losing a
valuable colt last Thursday. He found it
hung up in barhed wire fence by the right
forward foot which was nearly cut off. A
large artery was cut, and it came very near
bleeding to death Mr.. Weton had to hold
on to the colts foot to stop the blood till
Surgeon Lamb came and tied the artery.
II think DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve is
the finest preparation on the market for
piles So writes John G. Dunn OF Wheel.
ing, w. Va. Try 1t and you will think the
same 1t also cures eczema and all skin
diseases. w E. Terrill q Co.
: st. Johnsbury.
. Word comes back from our boys at the
front that all are well. But very little sick
ness has occurred in the camp, and they
are now getting good and sufficient rations
This part OF the country narrowly escaped
a frost last Wednesday night. No damage
= was done but it was a close shave. Had
I there been frost great damage would have
3 been done to the growing crops which never
d looked better at this time OF the year thar
| now.
D., The Republican county convention wai
Q held here last Saturday. Harry Blodget
!. of St. Johnsbury and 7. b. Hail OF GrotoI
: were nominated for senators, and StepheI
u | mOTb6 Oh DdnVlll6 anu SELMA OhVlb OF Sn6l
: field for side judges, and L. p Slack fo
: states attorney. The present Incumbent
9 Of the offices of sheriff and judge OF probat,
Il were nominated.
> The graduating exercises of the St. Johns
% ;. bury Academy take place this week. Thu
baccalaureate sermon before the gradual
ing class was given at the North churcl
J. last Sunday evening by President Buckhan
). OF the University Of Vermont. His them
q was 1.-THE Higher Ideals Of Christian Char
v acter," and was a powerful and scholarl
% effort. The graduating class number
3 thirty-eight.
l. The county court has been in session 70
>, two weeks, and has nearly concluded IL
u labors The only case OF local importanc
l. was one from Hardwick OF disputed will
T. The property OF a maiden lady living i
d that place was left by her will to the HON
n for Aged and INDECENT Women in this place
70 The will was disputed on the ground of il
AZ sanity. The case has been tried once bt
A. fore, and returned to the county court froI
L the supreme court on exceptions. The ve
10 dict of the jury was that the validity OF tn
II will was indisputable The worthy Chart
as The grand jury was in session but a fe
II days. But few cases were brought to the
70 attention, and none OF great Importance.
West Berlin.
IL Mrs. Eta Adams visited her sister, Mr.
I'd Arthur Brown last week. - @. A. Sticl
of ney has a very sick horse. Fran
in Olmsted of Hardwick visited relatives hel
o. last week. - Emma Farrar is workir
III for Mrs. George Chase. - Mrs. G.
l.. Stickney is in Waterbury with her daug
lis ter, Mrs. j. G. Farrar. - George Chas
: president of the Epworth League, and Ave
no i'll Colby are in Burlington this week atten
it ing the state convention. - The We
Berlin district and district No. A, will uni
in picnic on Friday, July l.
: A MARROW EscAPE.-Thanbful words VIZ
to ten by Mrs. Ada E. Hart of Groton, S. /