The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-07-03
Bradford Center.


Sunday, to attend service at the school.house.
On his way home he stopped to go bathing |
with ernie Emerson, in a deep hole in the |
river near Mr.. EmersOns house. Not know
ing how to swim he dove into the water about |
ten feet deep and never came up Mr. Elmer
son dove three times before bringing the body |
to the surface. lie made his home with his |
/ grandparents, Mr.. and n rs. frank N ason.
He was a very bright, smart and active young
man well liked by all who knew him and was
boy of good habits. He was sixteen years
old. The family has the sympathy of the com
munity in their sad bereavement This is the
third death in Mr.. Masons, family in three
weeks.
The most enjoyable event of the season was
the e,ent last Friday evening at the school
house A lady preacher named Lasher is
| stopping at Mr. Emerson's holding meetings
three times week, Mrs Lasher took a good
deal of pains to get up the sociable There
were over fifty attended including u good many
from Bradford village Ice cream and cake
were served,
Mary Sumner of East Topsham has been
visiting at N. # Kelley's the past week.
The farmers have lost over one-half of their
Strawberries on account of the drouth
arthur Mcclure was home on Sunday.
East HrookheId,
Miss Lima Price is spending her vacation
| with her parents, MIR. and Mrs Il. V Price.
Mrs. p Reed of Williamstown visited her
husbands relatives here last week.
Dr. NJ. S Marshall of Montpelier visited
relatives here last week.
Mrs Luela Woodruff and Mrs. II. G..
Woodruff and daughter Margaret OF Manches
ter n Ii are guests Of A & Hubbard.
Miss Carrie NJ Heath who has been the guest
of Mrs w. Ii. Sprague for two weeks, left for
her home in Concord, N. H., last Thursday
Judge and Mrs Bigelow we're called to Bur-
lngon early last week by the alarming condi'
ton of Mrs Edith Peck Bigelow. While
she was reported more comfortable on Satur-
day there seems no hope OF her recovery as she
is very low with tuberculosis.
The Brookfeld ball team went to Randolph
/ Center last Saturday afternoon and defeated
the local team there by score Of Is to o.
There s large attendance at the lawn
party at W W. Sprague's last Friday evening
The occasion was pleasant one.
! Mrs E. 9. Jackson left for Albany, n Y
last Friday to visit her mother and sister.
: w. II. Sprague went to Mirror lake, Berlin,
last week to be present at reunion and ban
Duet of the class of '91 of Norwich University
!. of which he was a member. While the mem
bers were not all present the occasion was very
= enjoyable 1t was the first time the boys hav'
4 | lueJ Ill UeH years.
= East Calais.
A son was born June 81 to Mr.. and Mrs
n B. II. Bancroft
> Willie Smith OF Brooklyn, N. Y, arrived
at #. e Marsh's last Friday to spend tn
summer vacation.
Mrs. Leon Remission was called to Gran
l. vile last Friday by the critical illness @
her father.
a Roland Andres OF New Britain. Conn, /
a Joseph Darling's for the summer vsca
ton.
During the hard thunder storm OF Las
Friday evening lightning struck tie farm
/ house OF John Thomas, doing considerable
damage, but iDjuring no one. One Gimme
o was wrecked, The floor boards in the kitct
en- with the sleepers underneath, and tn
o frame work OF the iron sink we're torn NJ
!, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and Webster Lair
:, were in the dining room with an open doc
~ between, but were not affected by tn
shock.
/ Cabot.
Q School at Lower Cabot, taught by Berthl
M. O,good, closed June 81. Whole mum
q Der OF SCHOLARS was 81. Those having NJ
= absent marks were Ida Noyes, Lizzie Da
wilson, Katis Mile, j 9ssie, Amy, Ida, Ads
II Ethel. Bertha, Albert Wade, judith Hsinet
:. Eula Putnam, Susie Stone, Gladys Fifeld
o Alice Harvey, Julia Rollins, Msbelle Gil
!. man, Cora LeBsrron, Wesley Chester
. Charlie Ford, Frank Davidson, Eddie Nor
o ill, Carroll Goodridge. Eddie Burbank
Monroe and Luther Flfeld, Fred Dawson
n and Helen Conant. Arthur Morrill, was al
sent one-hslf day, Grace Wade three day
and Carl Harve, two and onG-fourth days
The teacher received several pretty gift
Q the last day. On Friday the school wen
to Woodsville in company with Town Su
y perintendent j. p Lamson, who had invit
ed them. The teacher wishes to thank the
Q scholars for their ready obedience, prompt
t ness and diligence in study.
Miss Margaret M. Barr OF this town al,
John II. Darlington Of st. Johnsbury wer
married last week at the home OF the trid
: in the presence Of about fifty friends an,
relatives, Rev. d. l.. Hilliard.
: Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Hodgdon in behalf o
the Christian Endeavor society invite tn,
: public to lawn party at their home tn
evening OF the Fourth.
A large number OF scholars and parent,
went to Woodsville last Friday, and re
!, ported good time, thanks to our populs
4 superintendent oil schools, j. p. Lamson.
Track Kensston and Mabel Hoyt, boil
OF this town were married last Saturday b,
Q Rev. d. L. billiard. A reception was
5 given on Tuesday evening.
Joe Miller OF Chelsea, Mass, is stopping
In town during his vacation.
t Mr.. and Mrs. A, W. Boxer have arrived
Y at their home for the summer,
The Good Templsrs are to give drsml
in the near future.
Lightning struck the house OF G. II
Goo isle during the severe storm, but did
little damage.
PutnamsvilIe.
w S. Nourse OF Brookline. Mass, Is tn,
guest OF w. III. Berry.
Deer are getting very plenty in this vic
Unity. Two were seen last Saturday q
Shady Rill and Monday afternoon George
NJ. Whitney saw two on his farm in Calais
Two others were seen at Albert Wheelock'I
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. e lson Putnam OF 0akfield
a Wis, are guests OF O. @, Putnam.
The Boston Sunday Post of June % con
Q tsins a cut Of the graduating class OF thu
Quincy Mansion School In Wsllaston
n Mass, OF which Miss Eula Putnam was
n member.
John w. Dillon Of Barre spent Sunday II
I town.
o Miss Kate Hutchinson with friend from
Boston is stopping at T. T. Hutchinson's.
;, Topsham,