Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-12-31


thermometer we can and do bear the cold much
better than in Vermont and Wisconsin This
know from having lived in those places. The air
Is dry. Business is good and farmers are feeling
we'll The amount Of snow on the ground is
about one foot, and Indicates well for the wheat
crop next year"
THE holiday season has this year derived new
relish from the signs on every hand that the long
prostration of industry Is ended, and that bust
ness il everywhere reviving. This fact OF itself
has given depth and sincerity to the compli-
meuts OF the season which they have not possessed
during the long and gloomy years which are now
happily receding into the dim past For many
years our local tradesmen have not been 20 iber-
ally patronized nor has our community so gen.
orally observed the various methods by which the
appropriate goodwill Of the season finds express
sion. And the same Is doubtless true throughout
the country. In Boston, New York. Philadelphia
and Chicago It Is reported that the holiday trade
this year altogether distanced the sales year ago,
| and In some cases merchants dealing In holiday
goods cleared out nearly their entire stock.
THE following business was transacted in the
Probate Court for the District OF Washington
during the week ending December 29th; Decem-
| personal estate granted, Aurora NJ. Edsons es-
tate will proved, f. X. Jones, executor, and John
| A. Kent and william W. Holden, appraisers and
commissioners; Hosea Ellis estate, J. k. Tobey,
administrator, Lewis Wood and William White,
appraisers and commissioners, and license to sell
personal estate granted. December 24th-Charles
Brooks guardianship, application for license to
sell real estate referred to January GOTH A. K
Knapp's estate, Lizzie NJ. Knapp, ADMINISTRATIVE
and Edmund Pope and A. Denny, appraisers
and commissioners December 26th-Eli Coles
estate, c. w. IL, Dwinell, administrator, S, r.
HOLSTER and W. NJ, Austin, appraisers s. X, Ho-
lister and A. o. Whitcomb, commissioners, and
license to sell personal estate granted. December
26th-E. d. Stevens estate, administration ac-
count referred to January Goth.
In the hurry and hustle OF everyday life we are
apt to forget that the extreme cold weather OF our
northern latitudes is extremely trying to the en-
feebed constitutions Of old people, and that they
should be thoughtfully protected from needless
| exposure. cursory look at the obituary rec
ords of the newspapers at this season will reveal
the fact that an unusual percentage OF deaths is
among those of venerable years. And this is I'M
questonably true OF all countries in like ATTITUDES
| late issue of the London Times, published dur
ing the severe cold weather in that city, says
1.-THE obituary OF the Times OF yesterday illus
trated the effect of the severe weather the aged
and gave several remarkable instances OF lon
gevity In the case Of eleven persuasive ladies
and six gentlemen-their united ages amounted
to nine hundred and ffty-four years, giving ar
average of eighty-sx years and more than eight
months to each The Oldest was gentleman
| hal ohal t1a ~ nj No aiuh
years. the youngest of the same sex was eighty
or the ladies', the Oldest was ninety-one and thu
youngest eighty-one. There were also fifteer
septuagenarians, whose ages averaged seventy
four years and more than seven months. Tha
the ages of twenty six persons in one days obit
} uary should average eighty years is a remark
able fact"
NEVER were we so much inclined to shudder a
the chilling blasts of our native hills, and long 70
the milder atmosphere of a southern cline, a
when, day or two since, there were laid upol
our table a choice selection of genuine Flordi
oranges, fresh from the trees They came to IL
through Mrs II S Boutwell,, and to her from tn
"Oak Bluff Farm" OF her friend, Mr.. A. T
Styles, formerly of this village. While they wer
fair to look upon, the delicacy of their flavor wa
( Just marvellous to those who had known then
only through the trade. They were just pickle
from trees grown from seed of his own planting
He also says; 81 have put out over fifty thousan
strawberry plants since got back, and they ar
now blossomng shall expect some berries mex
r month-(January) | have tomatoes, squashe
and watermelons all in blossom; shall plant pota
=, toes this week. There are plenty of green pea
in the market, and saw several baskets of straw
berries on the street last week" Accompanying
9 the oranges was huge citron, measuring seven
teen inches in circumference, and resembling in al
pearaDce an unripe pumpkin; but as fragrant a
a rose. This also was grown by Mr. Styles. II
says it is called the nosegay orange" because
is " eaten by the nose only" sending forth d.
lightful fragrance for months. 1t grows on
small tree and in its native tropical climate blo
- SONS and bears fruit all the year round. VIII
u wouldn't HE away to Florida