The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1883-10-10
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last milestone in having 1t" has been passed,
let all the towns from Barre to Royalton rise
up and work for the building Of the road b.
tween these towns. That Is the way to get it.
MRs. ALVIN SMITH, now in her eightieth
year, has made over a thousand pounds Of
butter this year. But abe Is OF the oaken
Martin stock, and before modern days and
ways had sapped 1t of any OF its original
tuughness.
Coon farmers sometimes differ materially
about modes Of profitable farming. Henry
Martin, whose success entities him to be heard,
says he never buys foreign feed or grain for
stock, and that when he can't raise his own
grain he will sell out.
WE hear It estimated that several inches OF
snow must have fallen here last week Tuesday,
though it melted 80 fast, 1t would he difficult tn
say just how much did fall Travel WAS seri-
ously mpeded in places by the loaded branches
OF trees along the roads,
RUNS the old adage, that land tickled we'll
with the hoe will laugh with q harvest. Newell
Farnham "tickled" n quarter OF an acre Of
land with a good feed OF manure and phos-
phate and doubtless with the hoe, as well, and
1t laughed with harvest of one hundred and
twenty five bushels Of potatoes. And MIR.
Faruham "laughs too.
WE sincerely hope many OF our townsmen
will begin to plan to hear Professor j. w.
Churchll's reading In b IRE, early next month.
Especially ought our teachers and young people
who are aiming at being good readers 10 hear
him. We had the pleasure of an early &C.
quaintance with Professor Churchill and know
him to be born artist as well as a since per-
fected one.
THE harvest service at the Congregational
house last Sunday evening was well attended,
and WAS pleasant, as 1t ought to be a profit
able, service. Rev G l.. Wells WAS in the pull
pit with Pastor Schofield. and his people, with
those OF the Universalist society, were liber-
al Va
pressed that the common grains and vegetables
and fruits could be made to present such a re-
ally beautiful appearance as they did on the
pu pit platform and about it, The fine taste OF
Mrs. Harvey Cheney, Fannie Martin and Cor
rie Hill, with the capital help of Joe SchOfed
and Frank Barnes, the committee of arrange
ments, Is the secret OF 1t on the side OF art.
Appropriate Scripture readings, Astounding
with illustrations from farm life, prayer, sing
ing, and good sermon by Rev. Mr. Schofield
tx: 81 led the hour. Surely we vermonters
have goodly heritage.
On Monday morning of last week there was
meeting OF the Methodist board OF stewards
to hear and consider the report of their COM
mittee appointed to investigate the subject of
the possibility and the advisabity OF selling
the Edison Martin farm that had been wnled to
the society. From one OF this committee we
learn that the high legal authority consulted,
thought the farm could be sold in spite of the
donors wish and will, though how valid a
title could be given, il sold, might be question
able. But this same legal authority advised
that the farm be not sold, even as a matter of
probable profit to the society. The society's
committee report in favor Of retaining the
farm and renting it. 1t is one OF the very best
farms In our town and will likely be in de-
mand as soon As ffered for rent IL is known
that Mr. Martin before making bis will, weighed
the matter carefully OF whether he would allow
the farm to be sold after his death, and the
money therefor be invested as pei petual fund
Tor the benefit OF the society, or have it kept
forever and the use # it go to the society. lie
decided upon the latter course. After his
dealh, as might be expected, the question arose
In the society whether 1t would not have been
far better for the society il Mr.. Martin had
chosen the former plan and at once there WAS
DIVISION OF opinion, and naturally enough,
an investigation made to see whether the farm
could now be sold, and if IL could be cit would
be no violation of the spirit of the will to do
So" was advocated ty one side But there are
those who feel, on the contrary, that a man who
Wills his property as did Mr.. Martin, had a
right to say in just what manner it should be
used, and that, If nothing had come up since
his death that he could not have foreseen to
materially change the aspect of things. it
would be morally wrong to accept the gift,
only in his carefully chosen way. And 80 the
question has Of late been frequently raised
here, What Is The use OF making a will? Or.
eu'e a mon mdhO Will tHhL Will insure his
wishes being carried our, after his death, to
the very letter. While laws and lawyers re-
main rs now, evidently the answers to the
questions must depend largely on the moral
sense OF every community, and since practi.
cally such diverse views are held by pet pie
who are equally honest, is it not time for
very careful re-investigation Of the grounds
taken by both sides, not only by people in our
own state, but in every other one? 1t seems az
II no one could fail to see what momentum re-
suits hang upon the answers that, at any time,
are likely to be given to the alb we and SINH :
questions, aud that the best light that can be
thrown upon them ought to be sought.
DIR. CORNELIUS LYNDE Of Waterbury was in
town over Sunday. Amasa Wells of Stowe
has been visiting his brother, Rev. G. L. Wells.
....A meeting Of several sisters called one of
them, Mrs. Chester Martin, to Champlaip. New
York, last week. Mrs. Dana Dickinson. of
Boston Is visiting her sister.in-iaw, Mrs Hsrte
(Dickenson) Hubbard. =. Friends of our ex-
townswoman, Mrs. j. Edward Ainsworth, of
Missouri Valley, Iowa, are rejoicing in the
pro.pect OF visit from her soon George
Beckett varied the monotony of life by a visit
OF several days in Boston last week. Mr..
and Mrs: James Martin go to central New York
this week, for fortnight's absence They will
visit J. Wright Briggs family at Newark, N. Y.
1.-The widow OF the late James Beckett of Bos.
ton Is visiting friends in town Mrs. J. A. S.
White returns this week to Claremont via
Montpelier, where she will remain few DAYS
on the way.