The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-14
Bradford.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Martin have been
quite i'll for several days with the grip.
Mrs A. Ii. Webb has been suffering
quite severely for several days with ton
siitis.
Fred l.. Cummings, the popular clerk
! with Doe Brothers, is quite i'll with typhoid
I yer.
Mrs. r. II. Aldrich, who has been very
| i'll for several months past, is slightly i'm
| p owed.
| The funeral OF the late Mr.. Sturgis was
held at his residence Sunday afternoon at
one o'clock.
| Mrs. Hiram Carleton and son Ernest
have been quite sick for several days will
symptoms OF pneumonia.
Clayton l.. Erwin, who has been confined
to tho house for the past week with So
we're cold, is much better
II. W. Blake, principal Of the high school
al Barton Landing, is spending his two
weeks vacation at his home here.
K. G. Osgood, who has been spending a
few days with relatives here, returned to
his home a. Bellows Falls ON Monday.
e. G. Dur in has engag, the services Of
S. q. Smonds OF South Corinth to drive his
heavy lumber team during this winter.
w. A. Corliss has moved from the rooms
occupied by him in the Little tenement
house to the small cottage house owned by
Doe Brothers on the meadow.
Mrs A II. Webb and Mrs Emma Ken
Won returned last Thursday evening from
Springfield, Mass, where they had been TO
purchase goods for the Methodist parsonage.
The third quarterly conference will be
held in jhe vestry of Grace church Saturday
evening, December II. The esding elder,
w X. Davenport, Is to be- present, and
will preach at the regular Sunday morning
service, ID cember IL
Maaara Dutoin and Goldan have O oop-
tract to deliver a large lot OF choice red oak
lumber to the Boston q Maine railroad this
winter This in connection with their sew
eral other lumber jobs will give employ
ment to several men. The lumber is to be
delivered on the nj the side track near
the residence OF Mr.. Durgn.
The merchants of this village are taking
special pains to render their stores and
show windows attractive for the holiday
season. V. A. Doty & Co., jewellers and
stationers, and j e Hunt healing the list.
Messrs. Kemp aud Coffin have pair OF
large gray squirrels in one window which
attract marked attention, as we'll as the
cage of mice in the show window of Mrs.
9. III. Curtis millinery store.
The memorial parsonage which is being
built by the Methodist society of this place
is rapidly nearing completion. 1t has been
spoken of by many who have been through
ii as being model for taste and convent
society and village and an honor to those
who have had charge Of the building. The
cost of such building of course is very
large but the expense has been met cheer
fully in most part, each one feeling spe-
cal interes, in the work. III there should
be other readers OF this paper who would
like to take part in contributing for this
purpose, such contributions will be gladly
accepted by the treasurer, Vernon A. Doty.
Bradford Center.
Mrs. Ellis Shumway is dangerously i'll
with grip.
There Is to be a Christmas tree at the
school house on Monday evening, Decem.
Der rs.
N. r. Kelley is numbering and Is to cut
nearly two hundred cords OF four foot wood
this winter.
Leroy Davis has built him a new horse
barn, which adds very much to the appear
ance of his place.
George Cole was elected captain Of Dud-
ley X. Andross amp, Sons Of Veterans, OF
Bradford, last week
William Hackett returned from Hanover
hospital last week very much improved in
health, where he was under treatment for
appendicitis.
Brookfield.
The orange socable at the First church
last Thursday evening was a success, SC
cially and financially.
Mrs. Philbrick of Hartford Conn, spent
several days recently with her sister, Mrs.
U. A. Clark, returning to her home last
"Wednesday.
The annual meeting of the Brook field
grange occurs Friday evening, December 16,
for election of officers. 1t is desired that
all members are present.
Mrs. Lucinda Smith presented the town
library with one hundred dollars at its
quarterly meeting last Wedne day, for
which hearty vote of thanks was extend
ed to her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Ladd of Barre spent
last Sunday in town with Mrs. Ladd's sis
ter, Mrs. Walter Howard who is quite ill
from the effects of being thrown from a
buggy last week.
Christmas exercises will be observed at
the Second church on Friday evening, De-
cember %, and at the First church on the
evening of the oath. Everyone is invited to
be present at the exercises at both churches.
The Order OF Eastern Star elected the fol-
lowing officers for the year ensuing: Mrs.
Louise Bigelow, w. M; Charles II. Bige-
low, w. P; Charles FL. Bigelow, w. R.;
Mrs. Eta Sargent, A. M; Mrs. Alkaline M
Peck, treasurer; Mrs. Sophia X. Follausbee,
secretary; Mrs Mabel Blodgett, conductor |;
Mrs. Harriet Morse, assistant conductor.
East Brooktield
Earl Simmons arrived in town last week,
having recently come from England.
w. r. Richardson was laid aside from
labor last week because Of an attack Of
lumbago
Wallace Dutton visited his son, Oliver
Dutton of Bethel, last week.
Freeman Edison united with the We'll
come lodge, Good Templars, at North Ran
dolph recently.
At the d. B. Buck auction last Saturday,
Walter Perkins bought the farm for So, 600.
Mr.. Perkins is to be congratulated upon his
purchase and the townspeople will well
come him as permanent resident
Cabot.
L. j. Walbridge has completed his feed
store opposite the creamery and opened for
business.
Mrs. Hickie has closed her house and
gone 10 spend the winter with her son, AL
fred Hlckie, at Burke.
Harlow Haines, w. p. Hickie, Fred o.
good and Arch Stone have all returned to
Montpelier Seminary for the winter term.
Walter S. Ford has taken some very fine
views of the interior OF the Congregational
church, and sells them for twenty cents