Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1883-04-25
Waterbury Items.

Luther, Carl and the rest Of Waterbury will
need to be braeDg up their ribs and saving their
snare change for Josh Whitcomb f coming to
Vermont again and will give his mrth-provosng
Ith. April 10Th, besides being the anniversary
OF several thrilling historical events, Ia the birth
day Of many individuals, some OF whom may yet
give the day 9 new gildinR,of glory. One Of these
promising side-show anniversaries occurs here,
and this year was made memorable, while snow
capped the surrounding bills, by a present OF
some elegant flowers from another individual lu a
distant city, who also chose A!prils most dlstin-
guished day. latter the first) for advent to this
mundane sphere. The occasion was pleasant
one, and the perfume OF roses was gratefully
shared by the itemizer, o.. Mrs. Fales has sold TO
J, Sheple her fine estate consisting OF twenty
three acres OF beautiful meadow land and some
pasturage. The price received was 81 900 The
property lies contiguous TO land previously owned
by Mr.. Shepe. He will occupy the Fales man
sion and, with his former possessions, will have
most desirable farm. Mrs Fales desiies a resi-
dence nearer the HILL" William Deal, 1t is re-
ported, has purchased two acres OF the Fales es-
tate. lying In the rear Of his own property. Price,
$500 Mics II. A. Hale, who has been In Boston
under the instruction OF the eminent pianist,
Sherwood, has returned and resumed music In
structon at this place and other villages down the
valley. Miss Hale has superior musical capacity,
improved by careful culture, and che Is a teacher
OF rare ability and OF marked success This
community Is rejoicing over the return OF DR.. J.
t. Wheelock. who has decided to resume the
practice Of dentistry here and has rented rooms
In the second story OF ] A. Burleigh's building
Dr. Wheelock Is a very skilful dentist and II he
ever had doubts Of appreciation Of that fact Of
his qualities as citizen, by the eope here, they
must have been dsspated by the cordial recep-
tlon he has received. The success OF Eugene X,
Town In raising corn last year is further proof
that Vermont farmers can profitably raise their
own corn. On less than eight acres Mr.. Towns
crop was eleven hundred and fifty bushels Of ears
OF sound corn. The special fertilizer used
Crocker's Buffalo phosphate. It Is cold day
when Governor Moody gets left on trade, but
tnch days do come sometimes. There was one
last week. Giving a sick COW some medicine, the
story goes, the brute "breathed In his face,
which so alarmed the "governor" that he ac-
cepted an offer Of FIVE dollars for the animal from
George Joslyn, II she lived or four doars, II she
died. The perverse creature got we'll, and now
Mr. Moody is offering Joslyn fifteen dollars for a
cow worth thirty. That's rather worse than Mr.
Moody's average beef trades, as the gossips tell
them. M, G. Canerdy has supplemented bis
purchase OF the big steer with that OF a seven
months old turkey, dressing eighteen pounds.
Rev. G. c. Parker, many years ago, gave appropri-
ate and acceptable names TO the streets Of this
village, and they have been generally adopted.
There Is one, however, extending from Stowe
| street westerly till II unites with Main street,
! which IL sometimes called New street aud some
times Maple street. There is good authority for
| saying that this street was chTstened Union
street. with the appreciation OF its residents at the
time. That being the case, Its proper name should
be revived and as 1t IL no longer new street,
as it is generally styled 1t should be called by the
name its venerated sponsor gave it,-Union street
.....Mrs. S. L. Kneeand has gone to Lowell,
where her husband has been at work for some
| time. Mrs. Kneeland, with her pleasant family
Wells is going to New York this week for her
spring stock Of millinery. She leaves an expert
enced trimmer in charge OF her business at home,
with good line OF new spring millinery.