The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-12-26
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MERCURY registered thirty degrees below
zero here on Sunday morning last.
REV. CHARLES NICHOLS will remain here a
part OF this week, and possibly over another
Sunday.
In litigation with the town of vershire, in
case OF person needing town aid, our town is
the victor.
FRED MARTIN failed to make trade with
Frank Godfrey, last week, to hire the hotel
here, the latter liking 1t well enough to stay on.
DAVID NJ SMITH has just been appointed
administrator OF the estate of Alvah Simons,
who died here nearly thirty years ago, but
whose estate was never settled by law.
Mrs. J. K LYNDE will give musicale, In
place OF the Congregational ladies sociable, on
Saturday evening next, at her home. Admis-
sion, ten cents. Everybody cordially invited.
THE Methodist society offers for rent their
Edison Martin farm. Terms, 81 900 in hand,
and $50 yearly for as long time as the one
renting 1t desires. The lease would be made
perpetual II desired The farm is considered
an excellent one.
THE fftieth anniversary Of the marriage OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Flint occurred on the 9th
OF this month. The event was kindly remem-
bered by their son, Conductor Frank W. Flint,
who presented his father with handsome
gold-headed cane and his mother with valua-
Bile gift.
THE debating club in the Prentiss Waldo dis
trict, last week, discussed the question of
whether or not agriculture in New England is
on the decline. In this club are found some Of
the most industrious of our young farmers, who
are practically solving the question how to sue
coed as New England farmers.
AN honorable deed was recently performed
towards one of our townsmen by q man who
left here, in straitened circumstances, and
went West nearly thirty years ago He was
owing this townsman debt when he went
away that the latter had entirely forgotten.
| The western man is now able and ready to pay
! it, being manly enough to recall the memory
OF 1t, though forgotten by the one to whom he
was owing the money.
THE widow of the late President Garfield
| has written an autograph letter to our towns
man, DIR. Gideon Dickinson, conveying to him
"her grateful regards" and saying: " Pray
accept my thanks, especially for the tribute OF
love and remembrance which you have paid to
General Garfield" The occasion of Mrs. Gar
fields letter was DR.. Dickinson's poem, The
Fallen Chic" which, says Massachusetts
paper, " has been pronounced by good judges
the best poem elected by President Garfield's
sufferings and tragic fate"
WE record with pleasure the success of oul
young towneman Tracy L. Jeffords, a mem.
Der of the sophomore class in the University Of
Vermont, on Tuesday evening of last week
Ii was on the occasion OF the annual University
prize defamation, which brought out large
audience OF Burlington people at the College
Street church. There were ten competitors
from the three upper classes OF the college, and
three prizes of S25, SIS and $40 The frs
prize of $25 was awarded to Mr.. Jeffords
This young mans success in working his Owl
way through college ought to encourage other
to attempt it who hesitate for want Of means
True grit will generally do it,
WILLIS GALE is teaching a class in voca
music at Berlin, and is open for engagement
pleawhpra 10 Of fO
him. Abundant success to him?. -. We hea
that Russell Jeffords is doing the good work al
a teacher in the Calvin Flint district that 1
was expected he would do. John Perry re
pains very sck but his recovery is hoped for
DR.. Lee Merrill, now Of st. Adams, was a
home last week. Our respected ex-towns
man, Sam" Foster Of Duxbury, was in tow
last week.