The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1899-05-10
Bradford.

| e. o. Leonard spent Sunday with rela-
| tives in town.
| Charles r. Craig Is spending the week
| with relatives In Boston,
Herbert L. johnson has been loading hay
| the past week at Durgan q Golden's log
| siding.
The ladies' union prayer meeting will be
held with Mrs. p. s Chamberlin Friday af-
| ternoon.
II. II. Chase, night telegraph operator at
| ST. Johnsbury, was in town for few hours
Saturday.
e. r. Aldrich left Saturday for Boston
where he expects to remain with relatives
| for several weeks.
Judge J. H. Watson, who has been spend
| ing several weeks at his home here, went to
Montpelier on Monday.
l.. S. Erwin has secured work at Lyndon
vile for the season on one OF the large
| blocks to be erected there.
| Mrs. j. B. Pickett, Mrs. b. s.. Hooker,
Miss Maude Clark and Miss Maude e. Har-
| ris attended the musical festival at White
| River junction last week.
At meeting of the Congregational So
ciety held last Wednesday evening Rev. II.
| 7. Barnard rendered his resignation as pas
| tor, to take effect about July /.
An excursion from here to Chelsea is an
nounced for June T. about sixty-fve of
| Bradford's citizens having received special
invitations through @. #. Smith. The party
| is expected to leave here in the morning
| and arrive at Chelsea at about noon, where
| a reception will be given them at two
| O'Clock at the court house, Those to whom
| invitations have been sent are very enthu
| siastic over the trip.
| 1t was announced last Monday evening
that Captain Charles e. Clark and wife
would visit Bradford to arrive here on the
o1axy
Although the time was limited in which to
prepare suitable reception for the world
| famed commander of the Oregon, yet ar
| rangements for his coming visit to his boy
| hood home were at once began. In short
time Tuesday morning the business houses
and many of the residences on Main street
were in Fourth Of July attire. Captain and
Mrs. Clark were met at Wells River by
party from here consisting Of DR.. Fred
Fletcher, Rev. III. L. Barnard and III. K.
Parker, who extended the first welcome to
the captains former home. A large COM
pany, with scholars and teachers of the
graded and primary schools assembled at
the station and greeted the hero OF the day
with rousing cheers as he stepped from the
| train. Carriages were in waiting for the
party and they were Immediately driven to
Hotel Low, where a short informal recep-
ton was held in the hotel parlors. In the
afternoon Captain and Mrs. Clark called on
few relatives ia Oxford and visited Fair
lee and Lake Mercy. They were guests of
Ex-Governor and Mrs. r. Farnham during
the evening. Wednesday morning Captain
Clark visited the high school, speaking for
few minutes to the scholars. The re-
mainder of the day was taken up calling
upon and receiving old time friends. A
| reception was held in the evening at Arm
DRY hall. About five hundred were pres
emit. The receiving party consisted of ex.
Governor r. Farnham and wife, Hon. and
Mrs. II. @. McDuffee, Col. and Mrs. j. G.
Stearns and Hon. j. III. Watson and wife.
The ushers were Hon. John B. Pickett, G.
e. Clark f. K. Prichard and II. j. Kemp.
Captain Clark wore the full uniform he did
| while on duty. Short and appropriate re-
marks were made by Ex-Governor r. Farm
ham, Rev. IL. T. Barnard and Rev. A. II.
Webb. Captain Clark entertained the
crowd for nearly an hour with an interest
ing description of the Oregon. After these
| exercises 81 had an opportunity to shake
| hands with the famous commander and
wife. Music for the evening was furnished
| by the local orchestra. Captain and Mrs.
They were escorted to White River juno
| ton by Rev. A. II. Webb, V. A. Doty, II.
| G. McDuffee from this place and ex-Gov-
ernor s. e. Pingree, Hon. John L. Bacon,
Rev. A. j. Hough, K. j. Wallace, d. A.
| Perrin and DR.. o. W. Daley OF White River
| Junction, where about two thousand people
had met to extend congratulations to YER
| monts noble son.
Cabot.
s. D. Whittier of Lyndon is town.
Frank Cate OF Boston has arrived in town
and is ready to occnpy the farm bought by
him of Mrs. j. g. Hodgdon,
Rev. n. L. Hartwell is in Andover, Mass
Rev John Henderson OF Roxbury supplied
his place in the pulpit Sunday.
The courts commissioners on the L. c.
| Fisher road met for the last time May 3.
| 1t is understood they will recommend that
the road be built. An offer of $3.50 for
building the road has been made.
| Schools start in with good prospects. 1t
is earnestly hoped all will unite in making
| it the most prosperous year on record Sec
tional feeling and all animosity should be
set aside. The law in regard to attendance
will be strictly enforced.
| The Good Templars' officers the coming
| quarter are az follows: @. T., g. ID. Lance;
| Y. T., Blanche Hickie; p G. T., W. j.
Lang; chaplain. Scott Perkins; secretary,
treasurer, Mrs. f. M. Marsh; guard, Julia
Blodgett sentinel, Dean Batchelder. There
are about 125 members.
The Epworth League sooiable will meet
with Carol Lance next Friday evening.
- Antoine Adamar has returned from
Florida where he spent the winter. -
Hiram Putnam has recovered from his re-
cent lllnebb anu ID SLOWLY improving.
Mrs Lillian Wells Fletcher is finishing
writing for the town clerk which she com
menced a year ago. - Charles Utley has
moved into his new house on ELM street.
A CARD.-We the undersigned. do hereby
agree to refund the money on q 80 cent bot
tie of Greene's Warranted Syrup of Tar Il
it fails to cure your cough or cold. We also
guarantee % cent bottle to prove satisfac
tory or money refunded.
Wells, Boyles & Rogers, Cabot.
Morse Brothers, Cabot.
8. g. Voodry, Cabot.
Topsham.
Charles White has purchased the Love
we'll farm in Corinth and has moved to it.
Mason 8. Stone, State superintendent o
education, will deliver an address In tn,
town hall, Monday evening, May 10. AL
are invited.
, Warren Bowen and Alkaline Stanley wer,
married in Topsham. May 1. The fiftiett
anniversary OF this suspicious and happ,
, event was celebrated last week Monday a
| their home in the village, when, in an in
formal way, about fifty of their friend
gathered and rendered hearty oongratula
, tons to the worthy couple upon the rar,
, | occurrence OF half a century Of welded LII,