The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-04-06
Bradford.

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store.
Miss Florence Paterson is visiting at @.
O. Doty's.
Mise Edith B. Jones went to Concord, N.
H.. on Monday.
Miss Maude e. Harris returned to New
port, N. H., on Monday.
Charles B. Allen visited his uncle at
Worcester, Mass, last week.
Mrs. A. r. Martin moved to Barre on
Friday, where she expects TO open board
ing house.
Charles Danforth, who moved here on
Wednesday of last week from Wells River,
moved to Barre on Monday.
The funeral services OF Miss Matte
Boroughs were held at the residence Of her
sister, Mrs. H. e. MeDuffee, on Monday at
twelve O'Clock.
The new Springfield rifles assigned to
Company G arrived on Wednesday. They
are much better than those previously used
and put the company In first class shape.
The comic opera "The Doctor OF Alcan-
tara" which was presented by home talent
at Village Hall on Tuesday and Wednes-
day evenings OF last week, was very sue
S s.s and attended by large audiences ,d
The opera was presented under the man
agement Of Z. K. Mum, assisted by Miss
Georgia L. Erwin as pianist.
1t Is gratifying to the friends OF Rev. +.
W. Lewis in this place to know that his
passionate at Bellows Falls the past year
has been very successful. There has been
o marked increase In attendance both at
weekday meetings and Sunday services.
The finances are in highly satisfactory
condition. notwithstanding the great loss
sustained by the church In the death OF
one OF its wealthiest members and chief
supporters. The collections for benevo-
lencies have also advanced over previous
To IN hri m oh
are 80 well appreciated by the people that
the official board unanimously invited his
return for another year.
The annual school meeting was held at
the town house on March 20, with large
attendance Of voters. The following off,
GERS were elected: Moderator, ex-Gov. r.
Farnham; clerk, j. NJ. Warden; trustee for
three years, Vernon A. Doty; auditors,
Col. D. X. Andross, j. B. W. Pritchard and
II. G. McDuffee; treasurer, r. II. Everett.
Voted to raise seventy-five cents on the
dollar, and to pay the trustees as follows
-chairmen, forty dollars, the others thirty
each. Vernon A. Doty, the newly elected
trustee, is one Of our young and popular
business men, graduate Of Dartmouth
College, and in every way we'll qualified
for the position which he now occupies.
Cspt. Charles Edgar Clark, who has been
in command Of the battleship Monterey on
the Pacific coast, was ordered to take COM
ship Oregon, which sailed from San Fran
cisco March 10. 1t is said that she will 20
with all speed to Callao, Peru, and there
await developments. Ii war with Spain Is
declared, she will continue her voyage to
the Atlantic. Capt. Clark Is regarded as
one OF the best officers in the United States
navy. He is true and loyal Vermonter,
and man that our state may well be proud
Of. His parents were James Daton and
Mary Sexton Clark. His grandfather, Ma
jor Sexton, was in the war OF 1872. He
lived for several years In Bradford and
built the foundry which was afterwards
owned by Hon. Horace Strickland. James
d. Clark, father Of Capt Clark, was born
in Bradford and lived here until he moved
to Montpelier. in 1864, where he carried on
the book bindery business until his death.
The following sketch is taken from DR.. Nc
Keen's History of Bradford" written in
1875. "Charles Edgar Clark born in Brad
ford, VT, August 10, 1843, through the in
auence Of Hon. Justin s. Morrill,, member
OF Congress from this district. was appoint
ed cadet midshipman to the United States
naval academy at Annapolis, Maryland, in
1860, and in 1868 was ordered into active
service. From that time until the close Of
the war he was attached to the western gulf
blockading squadron, under Admiral Far
ragut participating in the battle Of Mobile
Bay, August 5, 1868, in the attack upon and
capture Of Fort Morgan, on the 23d OF the
on the Mississippi river and the coast OF
Texas. Since the war Lieutenant Com
mander Clark has been employed mainly
on the Pacific and West India stations, and
has made several short cruises on the
coasts, not only Of our own country, but OF
Europe. He has also been on duty at the
navy yards of Brooklyn, N. Y, and Ports
mouth, N. H., and during the years 1870-1-2
and 8, was instructor in the naval academy,
and assistant to the commandant OF mid
shipman. He was attached to the flagship
of Admiral Thatcher when Queen Emma
was carried home to the Sandwich Islands,
and to the flagship Of Commodore Rodgers
when that officer urged in vain the English
admiral to unite with him and prevent the
bombardment OF Valparaiso. He witnessed
also the severe engagement between the
Spanish feet and Peruvian batteries at Cal.
lao. He was on board the United States
ship Suwanee when that vessel was lost near
the coast OF British Columbia, July 7, 1868,
and when the larger portion OF the officers
and crew were taken by Her British Males.
ty's ship Sparrow Hawk from Hope Island
on which they had landed, he remained in
protect from the Indians what had been
saved from the wreck, until relieved by 8
| steamer sent for that purpose by Admiral
| Thatcher. Mr.. Clark was promoted. DC
tober 1868, to the grade OF ensign; May
| 1866, to that Of master; February, 1867, tC
Of lieutenant commander, which position
after the lapse Of six years, he still holds
He seems to have acquitted himself will
honor in the various positions which he hal
been called to occupy. He was married
April 8, 1859, to Miss Maria Louisa Davis
daughter of W. T. Davis, Esq. Of Green
field, Mass. They have two daughters
Mary Louisa, born March 10, 1870, and Car
RE Russell, born January Z, 1872.
Bradford Center.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Barber and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Styles were tn,
guests on Sunday of N. f. Kelley.
Thomas Woods, the hostler Of Styles &
Mcclure, is laid up with q very severe an(
dangerous hand. We hope for speedy re
| covery.
| Ira Leon brought to the creamery the
| other day goose egg measuring nine inche
one way and twelve the other and weigh
| ing ten onnces.
| Tho Sons of Veterans gave on Monda.
evening of last week one OF the most en-
joyable sugar parties and entertainments O
the season. The entertainment consisted
OF prayer by Rev. Comrade Barnard; ad
dresses by Rev. Mr.. Webb and exGoverno
Farnham; singing and speaking by tn
children music by Mr.. Sawyer and Mis-
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