The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1898-12-28
Bradford.

Mrs Hall at present.
Mrs. T. A. Chase and children have been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. r.
Follansby, at Guidhall.
Albert E. Sleeper OF Lexington, Mich, is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. j. Il.
Sleeper, and other relatives In town.
H. G. Roby of Nashua, N. II. is in town
buying lumber which is to be used for spile-
ing. He is stopping with e. G. Durgan.
John W. Rowell, teacher ir the High
school at Northampton, Mass, is spending
his short vacation with relatives and friends
in town.
Mrs. e. II Welton is visiting her daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. G. Woods in Concord, and ex-
poets to visit relatives in Boston before re-
turning.
Interesting Christmas exercises were held
in the vestry of Grace church Saturday
evening with speaking and singing by the
children.
Clarence Martin, teacher in the High
school at Danvile, is spending the holiday
vacation with his parents, MIR. aud Mrs. Ill.
b. Martin.
Miss Aggie Jarvah, who has been employ
ed at O. II. Curtis the past year, has finish
ed there, returning to her home at Mon
treal on Saturday.
Owing to the continued illness of the pas
tor, Rev. A. II. Webb. there was no preach
ing service at Grace church Sunday mo-
ing. The evening service was led by l.. j
Heath.
K, j. Bagley, who has been employed as
head clerk in the general store at Pike Sta
ton, N. H., for several months past, has
finished there and is stopping with his fam
lily here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred e. Prichard went to
Newport on the early train Thursday morn
ing, being called there by the serious illness
of Mrs. Prichard's father, whose death oc-
Cured few hours after they reached there.
Owing to an accident to the dynamo in
the electric light station last w dnesday
the village streets were without lights until
Saturday evening. Much credit is due IL.
A. Allen who has charge Of the station, for
his prompt attention 10 the matter.
| The death of Mrs. Benjamin Kelley oc-
| Cured at the residence of her daughter,
Mrs. d. L. Derby, last Sunday evening,
where she has resided for several years.
She was the Oldest person in town, being
held Wednesday last, Rev. III 7. Barnard
officiating.
Married, at the residence of the brides
parents in Fairlee Wednesday evening last
by Rev. II. 7. Barnard, #. 9. Cove of this
place and Miss Lillian Paine, daughter Of
Hon. and Mrs. A. w. Paine of Fairlee
| Mr. and Mrs. Cove were the recipients of
many beautiful and useful presents as well
as the best wishes of their many friends for
pleasant voyage over life's seas together.
After short visit in Boston and Lowell
they will reside for the present in Bradford
Bradford Center.
Frank Styles gave one of the most pleas.
ant dinners of the season on Sunday, enter
tanning Mr.. and Mrs. N F. Kelley, @. g..
Kelley, A. Mcclure and Louis M. Hill Of
Piermont, N II. - Mrs. Frank Higgins,
from Bristol, N. H. spent Christmas with
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram Porter.
William Hackett is improving.
- Mrs. Hiram Porter, who has been
sick the past week, is some better. - 1t
is very sickly in this vicinity. Nearly every
one has the grip.
Minnie B. Whitney has been here from
Montpelier for few days.
Byron Berry arrived last week from
Reedsburg. Wis, and will remain here.
Mrs Melissa f. Wright moved on satur-
day into II. w. Dear born's house on Jail
| street.
Fred w. Lewis has bought half interest
/ in Adams livery stable, and the firm Is now
Adams & Lewis.
Bonnie w. Flanders and Eva e. Aker-
man have assisted in Ii. o. Bixby's store
through the holidays.
The annual fire district meeting will be
! held in the village school house on Monday
OF next week, at 4:30 P. NJ.
The Christian Endeavor Society will give
an alphabet sociable in the Congregational
vestries on Friday evening.
The Christmas exercises and trees at the
two village churches on Saturday evening
called out large and interested companies
of young and old.
Julia V. Cummings is spending her vaca
ton from Meriden, N H, here with her
grandparents and has a friend with her
Ethel L. Wheeler of Monroe, Conn.
The concert by the Dartmouth College
Glee club last Wednesday evening called
out very large and enthusiastic audience
The college boys gave us rich treat
Many friends of Ralph Perkins of Glouces
ter, Mass, who has often spent some time
during the summer at #. NJ Perkins, will
be panied to learn of his recent death, by
consumption.
A span of horses belonging to Frank Gil
man, with which he was drawing logs, raI
| away last week. and one of them was so So
verely injured near Calvin GoodwiD's thai
it had to be killed.
The firm of Bixby & Perkins has dissolv
ed, and Frank e. Bixby will carry on the
business alone, removing this week to the
new quarters in Bacon & Halls block
Fred q. Sleeper will work for him.
j. A. r. Corwin's entire family was a
home on Sunday and Monday, Charles r
and family coming from Somerville, Mass.
Harry j. from Lowell, Mass, Vinton A
from Boston, Mass, aud Flora M. from New
Bedford, Mass.
Christmas calls a number OF our young
people home on their vacation. M. Blanche
Townsend, l.. Belle Chandler, Zilla N
Smith and Harold d. Comstock are at homo
from Meriden, N. H., Addie M. French
from Mortified, Mass, Flora M. CorwiI
from New Bedford, Mass, and Jamie G
Hayward from Tilton, N. III.
The following officers of the Congrega
tional Sunday.school for the ensuing yea
were chosen last Sunday: Superintendent
j. M. COmstock; assistant superintendent
W. II. Emery; treasurer, Maud S. Merrill
assistant treasurer, Annie e. Goss; choris
ter, Mrs. s. Ada Bacon; assistant chorister
Mrs. Anne e. Goss; organist Sadie M
Eastman.
During court, the States attorney flee
an information against Oscar ID. johnson
proprietor of the "Hotel Low" in Bradford
charging him with selling liquor contrar.
to law. johnson was out of the State a
the time court was in session, perhaps sus
pecting that something was about to drop
When he returned, after court had adjourn
ed, he was promptly arrested and brough
TO Chelsea. Judge Nolan fixed his bail a
81 900, which was furnished by II, M. Du
fur. A second offence is charged, Johnso,
having been convicted of number of OF