The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-09-05
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at Randolph on Monday.
APPLE blossoms were not long ago taken
from tree In Calvin Fints orchard.
CARRIE HILL has returned from stay Of
several weeks, In and about Burlington.
FANNIE MARTIN and Lora Bass are visiting
in Randolph with Mrs. Mary (Bass) Clark.
FRANK MAoKER, "Joe" Schofield and
Don Earle are attending school at Barre
academy.
QUITE severe frost on Tuesday morning
Murcury stood at about thirty degrees at six
, o'clock A. NJ.
HERBERr MARTIN and wife propose two
months visit in the West, and intend to go
early this week.
THE owner of the four-year.old colt, " Twin
kle," that J. X. Lynde sold last fall for $500
has refused $4,000 for him.
THE mantle of Mrs. Enoch Howe as fine
cheese-maker seems to have fallen upon her
, daughter. Mrs James Burnham.
AT present writing, on Monday, the outlook
Is more favorable that Rev. William Schofis cid
| may remain with the Congregational society
| another year.
S. TALooTT PERRIN has lost grandson of
| nine years Of age in Des Moines Iowa. He
was son OF William and Ella (Perrin) Wheeler.
Death caused by pneumonia.
A BARREL Of -four and other necessaries we
saw being taken to sick mans house In the
southeast part Of our town, the other day, the
| gifts Of the right kind of neghbors in tire of
| need.
AN heirloom In possession Of Lyman A.
Work is a parchment containing the autograph
| OF President Andrew Jackson, and his Secretary
of War, Lewis Cass. The Vermont Historical
Society ould doubtless like the keeping of the
| document.
A Mr.. HUDSON, the son of missionary and
| born In India, lectured to very good audience
in the Methodist church on Monday evening.
| 1t was said to be very interesting lecture Mr..
Hudson is in college, and preparing for mission
| airy work. His lectures are given in part to So
cure means to complete his education.
HANNIBAL WOOD and wife Of Malaga, ILL
nois have been visiting his sister, Mis-. Chester
Martin. Mr. Wood is Vermonter, but has
great faith in the West and echoes Horace
Greeeys advice, go West young man. "
| Northern Kansas, Nebraska and southern Da-
kota, he prefers for man to go to Ito get a
start in. His successful life as business man,
makes his opinion worthy of consideration.
MAJOR ISAAC LYNDE left on Monday for Ra-
| cine, Wis, to visit his only remaining sister,
Mrs. DR.. Elias Smith, and thence be will
soon return to his Florida home. He thinks
Florida offers great attractions to settlers, and
| orange growing as holding out great induce
ments to those who can hold out" till a grove
| gets to bearing. Friends of his wife will regret
to learn that she has lost the power of speech
| as result of exhausted nerve power.
RECENTLY we made the first visit TO the
| granite quarry Of Lamson & Prize on the old
Amos Paine farm. 1t is the second quarry
that has been opened up here in town, and /.
| said TO produce an excellent quality of granite
1t does seem as if new day would dawn upor
| Williamstown IL but the railroad could be ex
tended from Barre to our town, and branch
run up to the quarries. Isn't it worth des
perate effort on the part of our towns people
to get it, and that at once?
How some " busy bees ~ improve 9Th,
shining hours" and we should Judge tn,
dark hours as well, may be seen by Charlie,
| Adams report of their work done at his oace
| June swarm of last year. has this YEA,
swarmed twice, filled twenty four-pound DO,
with honey, and have two more boxes of tn,
same size nearly full One Of the two swarm
of this year, has filled a twenty four-pounc
box with honey, and swarmed; and this fourth
swarm has filled hive with honey
WE have just learned the success of silois
in neighboring town last year. He has 81,
acres of land, four of which he devoted to ma
terial for his silos. He first cut crop of win
ter rye and put into silo, and afterward raise,
a crop of corn fodder from the same ground
and made into ensilage. The stock kept wa
eleven cows two yearliDgs, thirty-six sheen
eight hogs and fifty hens. Cotton seed an,
corn meal was fed with the ensilage. and
small quantity of hay purchased and fed tn
| sheep in the spring. His cows came out sleeI
and healthy and fat enough for beef in tn
spring.