The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-07-18
Bradford.


Miss Emma Buckley, teacher ia The
schools of Worcester, Mass, is Stopping ior
time with Mrs. j. NJ. Warden.
The Christian Endeavor Society held a
"sunset supper" at the home OF Major John
son on the Upper Plain last Friday even
ing.
Rev. DR.. T. p Frost Of Newark, N. j.,
will preach in Grace chnich Sunday morn
ing, July % His many hlends will be
glad OF this opportunity to hear him.
Some of Brsdford's young men are TAX
ing in the Paris Exposition. Fred Grow,
who teaches in New York city, and John
Rowell, principal OF Vernon Street School
in Northampton, have recently sailed for
Europe.
Measles and whoopng cough are quite
prevalent. Frank Hardy's family have
perhaps been the greatest sufferers from
the epidemic, SIX, including the father and
mother, being sick at the same time with
measles.
Tie showers OF the past week have been
great boon 10 the farmers, some Of whose
crops have suffered severely from the
drought as well as from grasshoppers whose
ravages have nearly DIT stroyed entire fields
OF grain in some places.
The concert and thank offering service
given by the Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society in Grace church Sunday evening
was well attended and a generous collec-
ton was obtained for the Twentieth Cent
| ury thank-offeriug fund.
In place OF the womsn's union prayer
meetings, which have been carried on in
the village so successfully since the Gillian
meetings nearly two years ago, it has been
decided 10 hold neighborhood prayer meet.
, ings during the summer on the Upper Plain,
| Lower Plain, and in Goshen. The first OF
| these will be he'd Friday afternoon ~ TIRES
| o'clock with Mrs. Carlos Fulton on the
! Goshen road
A lecture course for the coming winter is
! projected and will Oe arranged FOR pTovid-
! ed 200 tickets can be sold in advance. 1t is
| to be hoped the people of the town will
! give the committee sufficient encourage
ment TO warrant them in p9riecting their
plans. Every town OF the Size OF Bradford
should have good lecture course. We
can dispense with minstrel shows but not
with instructive lectures End good concerts.
West Fairlee.
Mrs. W. G. Gilman has been quite ill but
| IS better.
Mrs. Thorpe of New York is guest at
| the hotel.
Mr. and Mrs. Devue are boarding at G..
| Whitcomb's.
Miss Nellie Cooley OF Chelsea spent Sun.
day at William Paui's.
Miss Florence Lyon is taking cation
| IIOA uor WOIh ~ IOSS MuiS'
Mr.. and Mrs. e. f. Dudley have retur ned
| from their trip 10 he N unlsins.
Miss Sarah Dearborn and f.iends rom
Boston are g. Henry Dearborn's.
Mrs. Cox has returned aud hes brought
her grandchild, boy six months old, with
| her.
Miss Pa nam OF New Hampshire is Aeen-
ing house FOR william Esmond N the al
sence OF bis mother.
Miss Gertrude Vsrnum hes returned, and
with Miss Mabel Varnum, is stsyiug AZ Mrs.
Morey's Tor he summer.
Mr.. Carleton, Fred Cross aud wife, and
Miss Blanchard Of Vershre, with Mrs.
Allen Smith OF This place, visited The l9Ne
| last Tuesday.
Lyman TITUS, who lived with his dsugh-
er, Mrs. Herb srt Smith, was found dead in
! his bed Thursday mOruilg, July r. Fu-
neral services were on SaluruaY, with in
! terment at 81 hord.
The death by droW o!us on Friday, July
! IL, OF George Johnson, tbe gaui'l prOprie or
| OF the Lake II 1use 3l Fsirlaa l. ke. has sad
dened one whol immunity, Til body
was not recovered unti Sunday morn n
Mr. Johnson caves a wife ,uo boy tvi
years old, also versl brothers aud sist rs.
South Duxbury.
Miss Edith Butler Is at home Tor two
weeks. - Rev. d. @. Thatcher and
| S.Somervile were n Barre last week -
Miss Mary Marble Of Fayston, is AZ work
| for Mrs. Charles Lon lie, - Fred
Somaryiiie of Lawrsncavllle, p. j., and his
brother Harold OF Waterbury, visited their
uncle, S Scmervila, lasC Tuesds y. -
Miss Corella Mckinney visited in Water.
bury last week - Mr.. and Mrs W, r
Watd Of Waitsheld visited their son Her
bert last Thursday ===== Mrs. Ed Morse Il.
| very sick - Harry, Bruce IS sble to be
GU OF doors ;- Herbert Ward led the
Sunday evening prayer service. - Rev
ID, O. Thatcher attended the preacher
meeting al Stowe last week. - Mrs. I
Hart Of Waterbury Center, Is with hel
daughter, Mrs t. Miner,