The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-07-30
BRADFORD.

The lawn party on the parsonage
grounds, given by the Y. P. 5. @. E.,
last Friday evening, was a success,
both socially and financially, the pro-
ceeds being over Sl5.
Miss Abbie Avery il visiting friends
in Barre ard vic nifty this week.
Mr. aud Mrs. Bittinger left on Fri
day night for two weeks vacation.
Mrs. Alsina Peters has gone to the
home OF her daughter, Mrs. Il. j.
Bagley, at Island Pond.
Miss Lena Allen entertained the
young lady friends at tea Friday af-
ternoon in honor OF her guests, Miss
Green and Miss Souther of Bethel
Misses Luvia and Eunice Slack from
Randolph are visiting their sister,
Mrs. Frank Hardy, this week.
V. A. Do5y OF Montpelier was in
town over Sunday.
lightning struck the house of
Thomas COSTA last Thursday. Com
ing down the chimney it tore out re-
ceivers, scattered stove pipe and
ashes over the floor and made its exit
by tearing up portion Of the floor.
The house was empty at the time
which seems fortunate thing.
Harriet5e Craig was at home from
Littleton on Sunday.
Miss Susie l. Doty of Burlington is
spending few days at the home of
Mrs. Buxton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Douglas of
Post Mills spent the day, Friday, with
Mrs George R. Grant.
Miss Grace M. Avery went on Tues
day to Worcestec, Mass, for visit of
several weeks.
Mrs. Asa Shaw has returned from
an extended visit in Massachusetts.
She is now preparing TO go to Ben
nington where she will make her fu-
ture home
kersfeld Academy and Mrs. Spencer,
who is pleasantly remembered as Miss
Florence Garfield, are spending their
vacation in town.
We "hail' with pleasure the pres
ence on our streets once more of l.. +.
Hale after an illness of some days.
Miss F. A. Sleeper passed Sunday
with her parents at Manchester, N. H.
f. H. Bickford and +. M. Corliss
were at Woodsville, N. H., on We'd
nesday.
DR.. w. E. Locke returned on Tues
day via White River junction land
Wells River from visit to Boston,
Worcester and other places in Massa-
chusetts. The doctor had very pleas
ant and profitable trip, acquiring
knowledge in lines entirely outside his
profession. Any one who is contem-
plating travelling over the b. & M.
K. II. would do well to interro2ate the
genial doctor on the methods land
practice) of taking " and ''leaving"
passengers on that line.
A creamery combine of which r.
N. Vale of Lyndonville is president !;
E. II. Darling of New York, vice
president; W. L. Powers of Lyndon
vile, treasurer and +. II. Bickford
of this place general manager are now
operating fourteen creameries in YER
mont and New Hampshire. The last
one added to their list was the Will
Jamestown creamery, which was found
ed (and confounded) by Francis Batch
elder q Co., of Boston. The fact that
the products of this particular cream
cry have increased three-fold since the
transfer reflects much credit upon the
management of the combine At the
present time about one-half of the
product of the creameries is sold in
cream, which is bottled and sold to
Boston grocers for retail trade. The
management predict that in the near
future the entire output will be sold
in the same way. The company has a
cold storage plant at Lyndonville with
capacity of two hundred thousand
pounds where surplus butter is stored
and held for favorable market. The
company is now planning to do an
extensive business in handling eggs
and expect to make this an important
factor of their cold storage business.
Rev. A. III. Webb, who has been
spending his vacation at Detroit,
Mich, will return on Wednesday and
join Mrs. Webb at Olaremont camp
ground, where family reunion will
be held.