The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1900-08-15

the rails. Mr.. Henderson had just time to
make the curve and signal the engineer,
who turned on the brakes and stopped the
train u short distance from the obstruction.
AS soon as the train came to a halt the pas
sengers poured out OF the cars and we're
loud in their praise of Mr.. Henderson, and
insisted on taking collection for his BEN
eft, but IL is Mr.. Henderson refused to &C.
cept.
Mr.. Henderson was recently baggage mas
ter at Waterbury, but was laid off for the
sake of economy, and the railway company
refused to take him as a brakeman owing
to his being about an inch under the re-
CURED height and little past the regula-
ton age for new man.
Bradford.
Miss Rounds of Chester is guest of Mrs.
George Jenkins.
Rev. H. j. Kilburn returned from North
field, Mass, Saturday.
Mrs. j. II. Watson was in Montpelier
Tuesday and Wednesday.
A daughter was born August II TO Mr..
and Mrs. David Oonant.
Miss Thayer has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Atwood Emerson.
Miss Mayne Flanders of Concord is at the
home of her father, Moses Flanders.
DIR. Inez Ford of Dover, N. H., visited her
sister, Mrs. It. II. Biokford last week.
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their home in St. Johnsbury Sunday.
Mrs Burbeck of Manchester is at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. II. I. Johnson.
Fred Everett commenced work in Bing-
hams drug store at st. Johnsbury Monday.
Mrs. Ed. Bagley went to Lebanon Satur-
day to spend few days with her husband.
Mrs. q. o. Leonard gave a party Friday
evening in honor of Miss SHELTON of Brook
Ign.
Miss Lottie Davis has gone to Lyndon
vile to spend some time with her sister,
Mrs. Carl Dole.
Mrs Elossie Stevens returned from !Lyn-
donvile last week, wbere she has been for
some time
j. Wesley Jackson, county commissioner,
was in town Saturday, attending to his
duties here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hale Hunter of Taunton,
Mass, and Mrs. w. A. Corliss of Newbury
were in town on Friday.
Miss Della ALDER of White River juno
ton and Miss Barriette Craig Of Wells
River were in town Sunday.
Union services were held in the Congre-
gational church Sunday, Rev. Mr.. Kill
bourn giving two very fine sermons.
w. 8. Huntington of Concord, N. H., has
come to spend vacation with Mrs. Hunt
ington at the home of her father, III. e.
Parker.
Mrs. j. G. Morse, pianist, Miss Pauline
Blakely violinist, and MISS EDITH Bruce
Jones, reader, gave concert at Wells River
August 7, under the auspices of the Chris
tan Endeavor Society.
Miss Rounds of South Newbury visited
Mrs. Arthur Hale last week. Mrs Hale
and Miss Rounds taught together in Hard
wick, Mass, for some time.
A summer meeting OF the State board OF
agriculture was held here Monday with O.
j. Bell of Walden, John Gould of Ohio, j.
X. Curtis and Prof j. L. Hills members OF
the board as speakers.
Rev. DR.. T. p. Frost returns to his labors
in Jersey city this week after spending six
weeks at Lake Morey during which time he
has not only enjoyed the beauties of our re-
gon but has also afforded the people OF
| Bradford and surrounding towns the pleas
ure of hearing his vigorous discourses
several Sundays
Miss Eliza Jenkins has taken the place Of
| Mrs. HARRIET johnson as housekeeper fol
Edward Sawyer.
Misses Lena Allen and Eva Hunt wen
on Tuesday 10 Northfeld Mass, to attend
| the Institute of Endeavor work by JohL
Willis Baer
The violet class OF the Congregations
| Sunday school is to give an entertainment
Tuesday evening. August II, to raise money
to procure new Bibles for the vestry. The
| admission will be free, but refreshments
| will be served at ten cents during the even
ing.
Chelsea.
A nice convenient house on Main street
| this village, is advertised by the d. A. Per
| ry real estate agency. 1t Is a good chance
for some one TO buy cheap.
The only reliable patterns are the "But
tericks." Homer Fits, Barre, VT, ha
| them.
Byron Berry and his son Harold visiteC
| Barnet last week.
Mrs. G. b. Towner of Maiden, Mass, has
been visiting at Col G. s. Emerys
David Adams, late Of STAFFORD, is work
ing for f. K. Bixby in the meat business.
Edmund M. Coburn, now of Manchester
n. H., has been spending week with hi
parents.
Mrs. l.. M Spencer OF New York city
with her daughter and son, is boarding a
the hotel.
Charles 8. Gardner of STAFFORD has move,
on the farm on the East Hill owned by
B. Bacon and last occupied by W. q. II
| Wallace.
Miss Rachel Jefferson, a colored lady
will speak in the Methodist church on FIR
day evening in the interest of home mis-
sions.
OF schools in Topeka City. whose wife Is al
aunt of Mrs. G. p Dickinson, spent da
here last week.
There is to be sunset tea and sociable a
j. B. Atwood's on Wednesday evening, tn
proceeds to be used to provide markers fo
soldiers graves.
o. M. Rice's dental rooms in the old ban
building have been completed, and the dot
tor has transferred his office to these mes
and convenient apartments.
Henry W. Burbank, Hattie HI. Desrhor
and Gertrude NJ. Bacon attended the NEE
ing of the Golden Rule Christian Endeavo
Union at Brookfeld last Thursday.
The sudden death in Berlin, Germany,
Ernest c. Goodale of Cambridge, Mass
formerly of Tunbridge, has touched man
hearts here, where he attended school an
was we'll known. He was young man
high character and unusual promise.
The board of civil authority will meet 6
the town clerks Office for the purpose of r,
vising the check list on Saturday, the 25t
inst, at two o'clock P. M. All voters shout
remember that their names must be on tn
list If they are to vote at thes Septembt
election.
A Democratic caucus for the nominatio
of representative and justices is called
meet at Sons OF Veterans hall on Sstu
day evening OF this week at 1880 o'clocl
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