The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-04-05
Bradford


tack OF the humps
w. b. G. Stickney Of Bethel was in town
for few hours on Tuesday.
Mrs. Charles Jones aud daughter lave
been spending several days in Boston and
vicinity.
The ladies' union prayer meeting will be
held with Mrs. N. w. Cunningham, Friday
afternoon.
George r. Brock, who has been stopping |
at Burnham Cowdrey's for several months,
commenced work for Q. IL Curtis on Satur-
day
Mr.. and Mrs. B. s Hooker and DR.. Fred |
Fletcher and wife left Friday for Washing |
ton, ID. G. They expect to be absent about |
ten days.
Miss Hattie e. Craig was at home from
Wells River over Sunday, assisting the
choir of Grace church at the Sunday morn
ing service.
Rev. II, 7. Barnard was at Littleton, N.
! H., Monday evening and called upon Rev
Ralph Gillian who is holding evangeistic
services there.
Charles o. Davis, who has been employed
| in the drug store of Aldlich 81 Dutton at
/ Keene, N. H., for the past year. has finished
there aud is stopping with relatives here.
The services of W, j. Eddy have been
secured as watch reDairer by Doe Brothers.
! Mr.. Eddy is an experienced workman and
genial good fellow and will be welcomed
! back by his many friends.
Lewis Bushaw died at his home on the
| Lower Plain Friday night, Mr.. Bushaw
has been resident of Bradford for several
years and was we'll known about town. He
was eghty-four years of age.
The teachers in the graded and primary
schools are spending the weeks vacation at
their several homes. Miss e. n. Jones is
at Claremont, Miss Emile Stevens at Man.
chester, Miss III. l. Mehuron at WaitsviIle
and Miss Taylor at Winslow, Maine.
Special and appropriate Easter services
we're held at the Congregational church
Sunday morning by the scholars OF the Sun
day-school under direc ion OF f. e. Prich
ard, superintendent AT the evening service
special music was furnished by the choir,
followed by an excellent discourse by pas
tor Barnard from the subject 1.-THE Wit
nesses of the Resurrection"
The winter term of the graded and prim
airy schools closed Friday with an exhibit
ton at the primary school in the afternoon.
In the evening an entertainment was given
by the scholars Of the graded school which
consisted OF speaking, cbarades, etc. Music
was furnished for the evening by W. S.
Davis and family, assisted by #. 8. jack
man, whistler and solo harmonica player.
d. X. Andross Camp, Sons OF Veterans,
held sugar party at Grand Army hall
Tuesday evening, which was attended by
large company. The exercises opened with
music by Messrs. Cowan and Davis. Hon.
Horace W. Bailey of Newbury was then
introduced, he giving brief but interest.
ing talk. After refreshments were served
remarks were made by Capt. Davis of White
River Junction, Harry B. Martin, Clarence
Martin, George ID. Thompson OF Lyndon
Vile and others.
During the absence OF Fl. T. Barnard and
family from their home Friday evening a
surprise party which had been previously
arranged to the number OF nearly eighty
, neighbors and friends quickly gathered,
3 bringing with them several gifts as tokens
, OF their esteem. also as q reminder OF his
! fifty-eighth birthday which was 80 near at
hand After every thing was satisfactorily
arranged member OF the party went to
= summons him home. The surprise was
complete. After a social hour the gifts
s which consisted OF nice chair, drugget,
: a fine table spread sum OF money, ETC.,
t were brought in aud presented by ex-Gov;;
= r. Farnham, after which poem which had
g been prepared for the occasion by e. E.
+ Mum was read by Rev. A. FL. Webb
Light refreshments were then served after
il which the party broke up with the best
/. wishes OF all for Rev. Mr.. Barnard ana lam
d lily.
Il A merry party OF thirty couples Of Brad
= ford's married people took trip to Wells
e River last Tuesday evening, their head
At quarters there being Hale's popular tavern
IS 1t had been arranged for sleigh ride bu
on account of the storm the teams were dis
a. missed the party going on the fast mixed
m train and returning on the night mail. The!
a were cordially met by Landlord and Mrs
In Hale who gave them entire liberty through
a to make the entertainment pleasant ii
I'd which they fully succeeded. After the ban
he uuet, which was served at half past nine
IN until time for the return train every me
ment was pleasantly passed. That eac
felt we'll paid for the trip is proved by tn
'e- remarks of one Of the older and more sedat
"a "a members OF the party, who said, when ash
ty ed to go, "Why wouldn't go up there fo
on Ave dollars" but after going said, II
on on wouldn't have missed it for ten dollars"
,ty East Montpelier.
I9' Earl Doty of Calais is at work for f. :
h;s Carr In the store.
Miss Emma Foster is to teach the scho
at the village this summer.
US US Ellen o. Bailey, our town superintendent
rs is to teach in the Peck district.
vor George Daniels has moved into his hou
to recently vacated by j. j. Jackson.
ain Norman Goodwin and wife are spendil
vas few weeks at George Goodwin's.
was Philip Smith has moved his family ba
a. to Barre, where he has found work again
w" Aaron Whitman has moved from @.
Willards tenement into Hiram Sparrow
'nu vacant house.
,et Several couples of young people fro
apd this vicinity enjoyed social dance at
ing hall Monday evening
es- A. II. Stevens has broken twenty.h
res colts this winter and has had some We
S. good ones in the lot.
tits, G. r. Willard has established IN
AIR, route through the village, which is gr
rnit accommodation to the people.
i Inis G. A. Reed has been confined to
,;e.a house for the past week suffering from
&c effects Of the German measles.
: of Frank Carr has put in meat market
de- connection with his store and Is prepal
to supply the people with all kinds OF mel
ere II any one has hay to move they wo
cent do we'll to hire Harry Daniels. as he thii
Tar nothing OF drawing rom mtg TO Sixty a
We dred at a load. He drew from the T
sat- Stevens farm to the scales at the store g.
pounds with one pair OF horses.
Or. George II. Dix died at his home in Be
r. last Friday morning OF pneumonia.
had recently moved from his home II
here into a new house he had built In Ba
He was held in high esteem by all ,
knew him and will be missed by Ia
ands circle OF friends. His wife and three c
- 10 dren have the sympathy OF the entire C
SIay- | 1t batr aad hara