The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-08-22
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THE Universalist society had picnic at the
Gulf Springs last Thursday.
Mrs CALVIN FLINT continues to gain slowly,
life coming slowly back TO the paralyzed side
OF her body.
ORvrLLE BRIGGS lost horse few days ago,
by inflammation OF the brain, and one upon
which he set high value.
THE farm Of Orange Dickinson, that Is being
advertised In the WATERMAN for sale, Is one OF
the best cultivated and ceanest farms In the
town, probably. But we are not anxious to
lose Mr.. Dickinson from the place.
THE Congregationalist ladies' society will
give basket picnic at the Gulf on Friday OF
this week. Everybody cordially invited Rides
will be provided for the teamless. Starting
point town hall; hour, eleven A. NJ. proceeds
to apply on minister's salary.
MRS. CHESTER MARTIN learned on Monday
evening OF the death of her mother, Mrs. Han
nah Parish Stanton, In Wisconsin Mrs. STAN
ton was native of Brookfed, and was nearly
four score and ten years OF age. Her body Is
to be brought to Vermont for burial this week.
THE owner Of the Hubbard House is putting
a real Barre-look upon it, as we should expect
Barre man like Mr. Templeton would do.
He was to be seen on Monday morning last
crush in hand, giving a skyey look to the over
head of piazza. Thanks, Mr. Templeton for
this.
A DIFFERENCE OF opinion among some OF
our villagers as to what constituted too hard q
road to travel, resulted finally in calling out
the selectmen for hearing on Tuesday after
noon of this week. The portion of road in
question extends from near Warren Poole's to
near the Lynde store.
JASON JEFFoRDs took one hundred and
twelve ox-loads of hay off his one-hundred-
nd-ffty-acre farm this season, and he raises
the usual proportion Of other farm products.
ride over his beautiful farm the other day
discovered as clean condition of things as one
often finds on a Vermont farm.
BY what alchemy pills and powders, btters
and blisters, can be transformed into very
pleasant house. Doctor Bailey can tell. He
moves into 1t this week, and we congratulate
his family on entering into possession of a
home of their own. Edwin Smith has rented
rooms in the upper part of the DOCTORS house,
and will move to them in October.
A YOUNG son of Denison Slack in the south
east part of the town has been very sick with
typhoid fever, and was given over to die but
more hopeis entertained of recovery this week.
Last week the father was taken with the same
disease. With commendable neighborly kind
ness, Mr.. Slack's neighbors, to the number of a
dozen or so, took hold on Thursday last and
finished his haying.
REV. WILLIAM SCHoFIELD returned from
East Arlington last week He has a call to the
plhCb, Will u salary uedTly lW6Uby-OV6 per cent
larger than he has been getting here. An ef-
fort will at once be made by his parish here, tc
raise the sum needed to keep him, but with
what success is uncertain Some of oui
Stocking" will have to yield more than they
have done, to succeed
WHERE could a teacher in all these parts
take school with more pleasure and profit
than to the state house in Montpelier for 9
day? Give the teacher first few visits to the
cabinet, the historical society's room. ETC., Il
note points OF most interest and to post them
selves sufficiently in regard to them, and
day with school there could be made worth
weeks work. to say the least, at home. Try i
teachers. You won't regret it.
ONE wonders how the time can be spent IL
some of our district schools where there is Blu
handful of scholars. A teacher of long ex
perience recently told us of an exercise upor
which she places great value. Every few day
she selects and reads story of real worth :,
the pupils of her school. Not word of com
ment is made at the time by teacher and pu
| pill, but after few days the story comes NJ
for consideration by the school, when tn,
teacher ascertains the work done in the mind
and hearts Of the little ones, so far as that cal
| be done. 1t looks like an excellent exercise
and worth trying elsewhere.
WE CHANGED to be in Watsfied one day las
week. and heard the question asked there by
citizen of another place, as to the working O
ing now to give any other part of the answe
! to the question, we may just say that after
| trial of it for ten years or more, at the las
March meeting an article in the warning look
| ing to a change back to the old system, was re
jected by a vote of three to one, and even thi
large proportion in favor of the town system
it was thought did not express fully the salts
faction with it, Our town may yet fetch - il
| The cause has warm friends here.
ELISHA GALE has just returned from tri
| to Saratoga Springs. Elma Ralph of Ware
began term of school in this village on Nor
day. She boards at George Martins. .. Hal
vey Cheney and wife take an outing at Plair
field this week. He deserves it, tooa Luci
Hartman will teach a term of twelve weeks |
the Kim" Blanchard district in Barre, b,
ginning next Monday 8. Mary Simmons
Stowe, who has made good friends here as
teacher in terms past, has been suffe rin
greatly from ill health this summer. He
mother was sent for few weeks ago to cal
for her,. Mrs. Ruthie Smith Thurston {
Montpelier and Mrs. Allie" Smith Chandlt
of New York, granddaughter Of the late Jo
Bass, Esq, were in town last week. . Cha
lotte Tarbell, a teacher in Gaysville, and Hele
Tarbell, teacher in Quincy, Mass, were
town last week, visiting with Mrs. Libbe Ia
bell. 80. Herbert Martin and wife in compan
with brother-in-law, DR.. Elan c. Lewis ,
Rutland, will visit the West soon. Mr.. Ma
tins health has improved much this season.