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The Bridport Sun from Bridport, Vermont • 1

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The Bridport Suni
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Bridport, Vermont
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Bri door VOL. 7. isO. 37. ADDISON COUNTY.

THURSDAY, MAY 16, 1907. $1.00 PEE YEAE. afternoon from the residence of her THE BKIDPORT SUN. RKV. HKNKY LAM LOCAL EDITOR.

son, Fred II. Conant, Rev. D. L. Hill- iara oihciatuig.

I lie burial was in Bristol. Mrs. Brock land was a mem Bridport Directory. ber of the Congregational church and a most estimable lady. Of a family of six children, three sons remain, Clin 8 Wanted! 8 Wanted! ton HM Herbert and Fred EI.

Con. ant. Rev. D. L.

Hilliard preached on HRNU'ORT I'OHTOFFK'E. 1). II. Bennett, Postmaster. Office Hours 7 m.

to 8 p. m. MAILS LEAVE Mkldlebury 6:30 a. m. 1.

F. I). No. 1 12:15 p.m. R.

F. D. No. -2 7 p. in.

K. F. D. No. 312.15 p.

m. Middlebury 12 p. m. MAILS ARRIVE. Middlebury 12.15 p.

m. K. F. I. No.

p. in. Middlebury 6.00 p. in. B.

K. D. No. 29.00 p. m.

K. F. D. No. 36.00 p.

m. "Church Unity," last Sunday. Next Sunday he will preach on "Home Mis Wanted i sions." Mrs. Henry Washburn expects to go to May 25, where she 0 has a situation. We say to you- The commissioners on the estate of the late Josiah Cowles held a meeting Tuesday.

Augustus Doud recently set 32 eggs CHURCHES. CONGREGATIONAL. Rev. Henry Lamb, Pastor. Preaching ser vice Sunday morning at 11 a.

ni. Sabbath School at 12.15 p. m. Junior Y. P.

S. C. K. at 3.30 p. m.

Evening service at 7.3 p. in. Week' ly prayer meeting, Friday at 2.30 o'clock. METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH. Rev.

A. J. Pennell. pastor. Preaching service from which he hatched 30 chickens.

L. A. Baker went to Keene, N. last Saturday where he visited his brother and thence to Brattlebore and Sunday morning at 11 a. ni.

Sabbath school at 12 m. Evening service at 7.30 n. in. returned on Monday with the body of Weekly prayer meeting Thunsday evening at his uncle, William Masters which was f.yo p. in.

A cordial invitation is extended to all from above churches. i. taken to East Middlebury for burial. Beaver Glen factory paid $1.30 per 100 of 4 per cent milk in April. Poor makes break Look A break is money wasted Stein-Bloch Clothes do not break.

Good clothes, good workmanship. Good style, good fit. Proof a try on. A pleasure. Death of Thomas M.

Wilson. Thomas M. Wilson died at his home Tuesday afternoon of pneumonia. Mr. Wilson had been sick nearly all A small house with small stable, in good repair, located in or near small village with P.

store and church, that can be bought for from $500 to $1200. Two farms from 50 to JOO acres, within three miles of railroad, fair buildings, running water, at from $1500 to $2500, A good farm of 150 to 200 acres that is adapted to fruit. Land must slope to the south or east, with loam top soil and clay sub-soil; must be within three or four miles of railroad and on good road. If you have a property for sale answering to any of the above descriptions, write or phone me at once. winter but was much improved in health and able to be about town SOCIETIES.

Y. I'. S. C. E.

OK CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH. President, Warren C. Hold red ge; vice president, Ira E. Pond; recording secretary. Gertrude M.

Wheeler: corresponding secretary, Mrs. C. A. Pratt treasurer, C. A.

Pratt; organist, Mrs. Henry Lamb. junior v. p. s.

c. E. Mrs. J. S.

MoQuivey; ass't, Mrs. C. A Pratt: Maggie bukett; vice Francis Fletcher; secretary, Ruth Hutchinson; treasurer, Ruth Grosveuor. Meetings, Sunday at 3:30 p. mi.

in the vestry. masonic. Morning Sun Lodge, No. 5, F. A.

Win A. Dukett, W. John H. Withered, secretary. Regular meetings, Wednesday evening on or before the full moon.

BKIDPORT GRANGE NO. 303, P. OF H. Master Edward Nichols; Merrill T. Wo-cott.

Meetings second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. when he suffered a relapse and had been iu a precarious condition the past week. Mr. Wilson was 37 years of age and was one of the most active and popu lar youncr men in town. For a number of years past he had managed the home farm where he resided, and for some fifteen years had been a large dealer and buyer of livestock.

Al bRIDPORT. ways honest and upright in his deal ings with his fellowmen, his death is a great loss to the community. Mr. Wilson was a member of Libanus Lodge of Masons of Bristol and Mt. Calvary commandery, Knights Temp lar of Middlebury.

He was twice married, his first wife being Miss Alice Ward, only daughter and child of Henry W. Ward, by whom he had one NORMAN S. FOOTE REAL ESTATE. Always Up-to-tHe-Minute LS. KNIGHT CO.

Leading Clothiers of Addison Co. MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT Middlebury, Vermont JR daughter, Alice Ward Wilson, who survives. His second wife was Miss Sarah Peck, only daughter of the late Chas. Peck. Two children were born to them, a son and a daughter, both of whom are deceased.

Mr. Wilson took a lively interest in all town matters, always ready to assist at social gatherings, had served two years as lister and was elected last March ior the third time but was unable to serve. He had served as a delegate to a number of Republican conventions and almost everyone within a radius of 20 miles knew Tom Wilson. He was a true friend, always bright and cheerful and that he should be cut dowu in the prime of his young manhood is sad in the extreme. Mr.

Wilson is survived by his wife, one daughter, his father and mother, one brother, W. W. Wilson of Bristol, and one sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Hoff-nagle of Ticonderoga, X. Y.

Mr. Wilson made a heroic struggle for life and his death will be mourned by a legion of friends, not only in New Haven, but in all parts of Addison county, who extend their heartfelt sympathy to the aillicted family in the hour of their great sorrow. The funeral will be held Friday morning at o'clock at the house. Rev. E.

B. Harris is on tlie sick list at this writing, and is afraid be is coming down with the measles. Some 34 or 80 cases of measles are in town at the present time. The Bridport Grange is invited to Cornwall some time early in June, to observe "Neighbor's Night." Memorial Sunday will be observed this year on May 20 in the Methodist church with Key. E.

B. Harris as preacher. Frank Eldredge was in Port Henry on business on Tuesday of the present week. L. S.

Burwell was a business visitor in Vergenues on Saturday of last week. The house recently occupied by Mrs. Dotha Hemenway and Miss Esther Gibbs and which was purchased by 0. E. Converse at the recent auction has been sold again to Elwin Norton.

Rev. y. II. Barnum of Cornwall preached here last Sunday in the Congregational church in exchange with Rev. Henry Lamb.

Russell Walker, who has been sick for a couple of weeks, is improving in health and able to be up again. Mr. Benton of Vergennes was in town surveying land for Joseph Bissette on Monday. I Byron Crane of Middlebury was in town last week the guest of Mr. andj Mrs.

C. L. Wing. Mrs. T.

II. Hutchinson and son, Harry, were business visitors in Burlington on Saturday of last week. C. P. Crane was a visitor in Middlebury on Monday of the present week.

John Sunderland and Mr. Julia' Sunderland were visitors iu Bristol tli is week. John O. Hamilton is quite sick at this writing and hopes for his recovery are very few. Some from here attended the electric railroad meeting.in Middlebury on Thursday of last week.

Also the cantata "Belshazzar" the evening of the same day. The subject for the Y. P. S. 0.

E. for next Sunday, May 19, will be "Little faults that spoil our Leader, Mrs. C. A. Pratt.

All are welcome. Mrs. C. A. Stone and Mrs.

Howard Stone are on the sick list and under the doctor's care. A Store You Can Rely Upon. You'll find in dealing with this store that Honest Goods at Honest Prices is the basis upon which we do all our business. You'll find that the store doing busines on a Cash Basis at both ends (we buy and sell strictly for cash) Can Do You Good. Can Save You Dollars.

No Exaggerated Advertising. No Exaggerated Statements WHAT WE SAY WE HAVE WE HAVE. We are here to serve you in a way that will gain your confidence that will win your patronage. We'd Like to Show You Our New Spring Line. SUITS, $5.00 to $25.00 TOP COATS, 4.50 to 15.00 RAIN COATS, fO.OO to 20.00 SALISBURY Are You Going to Paper This Spring If so come in and look over the Largest and Most Up-to-Date Line of WALL PAPERS in Addison County and the prices will suprise you.

WHEN IN WANT OF Furniture look myistock over; prices right You will find all the latest Edison and Columbia Phonograph RECORDS IN STOCK. Come in and hear them. No one is better fitted in regard to UNDERTAKING and give my personal, attention to every detail. Calls promptly attended to day or night. CHAS.

A. PIPER, MIDDLEBURY, Addison County's Leading Furniture and Undertaking Headquarters, Miss Margaret Severy very pleasantly entertained the ladies of the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union on Tuesday, the 7th. A good number were present. Mrs. Wm.

Branch and Mrs. Elizabeth Crook were in Brandon the 14th on a business trip. Yale, who has been away from home nursing for the past few months, has returned for a short time to superintend the spring work on her farm. C. A.

Bump, master of C. J. Bell Tomona Grange, was called to Rutland the llth, to meet with the masters of Killington, Washington and jjillen district Pomonas to decide upon a field day meeting. It was decided to hold the meeting in Rutland the 24th of August N. J.

Bachelder, National Master and G. W. Pierce, State Grange Master will be present. A fine program is being arranged by the committee and a pleasant time is expected. Master Ernest Cutting is the owner of a new bicycle.

The residence of George Noyes i having some repairs this spring, consisting of a new piazza, paint and paper. 1. II. Norton and John Ariel are doing the work. Some of the farrr.ers have taken their young stock to the Goshen pastures.

Lute Stowe and wife of Middlebury Visited their daughter, Mrs. Frank Francis, recently. Oliver of Leicester is with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. L.

A. Ellis, for a few days. NEW HAVEN IVES SHAMBO, Prices Always the Lowest Dr. E. S.

Weston and V. M. Benedict and wife went to Montreal Monday. A. P.

Koscoe was on the sick list several days last week but is on deck again. F. M. Partch took a vacation last week, but went on the road again Monday. The funeral of Mrs.

G. II. Brock-land, formerly Mrs. John B. Conant, was held at one o'clock last Sunday MIDDLEBURY, VERMONT.

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