The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-01-29

nice village But is distinguished for
its good diaries. aud ior making the
best grades Of maple sugar Along
the tighwsys Of this aud many other
towns, the traveller sees sugar houses
skirting the maple billsides With ths
recent Introduction Of evaporators the
production OF superior article Is eff
fected. And with the large quantities
produced often on single farms reaching
900 lbs sometimes 1000 lbs., and
occasionally 1900 los. this spring har-
vest often proves as valuable as airy
realized during the year. The recent
statement that Vermont produces more
maple sugar than any other state, is
beyond dosbt correct.
At Montpelier we had only few
hours with friends. But we saw en-
largemeuts OF the village. aew stores
aud costly edihces, which show that
the capital OF Vermont is still rising
with its large village in material and
religious prosperity.
Barre is Que of the beat OF Vermont
farming towns. It's beautiful and grow.
ing village is reached by branch Of
the Vermont Central running Eve miles
east OF Montpelier. It's academy for
twenty ak years under the care OF its
excellent principal. Jacob S. Spalding,
L. l.. d., and his talented lady con-
tinues to be blessing and ornament
to large numbers OF the youth in GEN.
trial Vermont. This village is also
becoming famous for its quarries Of
superior granite. And the monuments
there qusrried and flushed are fast
taking the place Of the imported Scotch
granite
We were intent on visit to the val
ley Of the Mad river, southern branch
OF the WiDooski, and especially TO Its
best town Waitsfeld, where the writer,
spent bis frat twenty one years. On
the banks OF this river we first came to
the fresh looking vile called Moretown
Hollow. While teaching in that town
10 1925. we formed an acquaintance
with senior student OF Mddlebury
college also teaching IN the Hollow. A
young pair were pleased with tho good
candidate for the ministry. and called
their little son by his name, Merritt
Harmon. That son was not contented
to settle down in that mountain town
And be went forth to make bis fortune
and TO create q reputation, and is now
in Wisconsin with bis name abbreviated
from Merrittto Matt H. Carpenter, He
stands forth for the second term Sen
ator in the Congress Of the United
States.
After an Absence OF twenty two year.
there vas fresh charm TO this valley
as we rode along It's itch aud broad in
teryals 10y moonlight some ak mIIeI
from the Hollow 10 the village in
Waits6eld, where mills aud stores and
q two story school house and church
edl6ces have been erected since oul
early manhood The old Center where
for forty years stood the first house .
wosrhip and IN which the Rev. Amariat
Chandler, ID. D., was the able and ven
Grated christian pastor for twenty years
was deserted in 1916. as every roaC
seemed to point to the rising village
Besides the many farms on the sides o
the river, how good those uplands nov
appeared, on one Of which these haudI
had laboted till they were fully twenty
one years old How the faces OF til,
former iillers Of those farms came OF
At the call Of memory. as we rode
through the neighborhoods or IN th'
cemeteries read for the fst limo many
OF their epitAphs. Aud how fresh anC
grand those bills appeared Old ScragI
and Blue Hill on the east. and in th,
south west Old Lincoln iu all it's wid,
stretching aud towering majesty. Ant
further In The north west stood the "a
, known CamePs Hump in full view.
The cause Of education 10 Waitstielt
was greatly prcnoted for many year
! by the employment Of college students
! IS teachers ia the common schools. s,
that many Of the youth who could no
. well secure the means for few term
, Of study 10 an academy. made attain
. msnts 10 the sciences al home, thA
we're Of great service 10 them. Quit
number. in this way. became eompe
tsnt teachers themselves. while other
! became better prepared for the work o
later years aud secured = high standing
10 the walks ii common life Moreove
the list was not small Of those wh,
sitter having filed up their minor year
wilb daGiiul services TO their parents
sought further advantages 10 pabli,
Institutions preparatory 10 public
! teaching ARd to toe learned proiessioni
Sons Of then studied their way iat,
the practice Of medicine. Quite = nun