The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-20
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trict. She will attend school at Barre Academy
next term.
A PUBLIC invitation was given our lovers of
music to attend an amateur entertainment at
Hawley Gales on Tuesday evening, where the
Nyes Of North Montpelier and our promising
young cornetist, Fred Blanchard, were to assist
In these days of concentrated food" one
should zee the corn-hed on Asa S. Simonds
place. How many fields have you "concen-
trated " into that one, Mr. Simonds? 1t is like
Chinese town for populousness. But Mr.. 81
monds knows how to farm.
OUR ex-townsfolk, Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Dufur,
now residents Of Oregon, me back last week
for what we hear Mr.. Dufur calls his farewell
visit We hope yet to draw out from Mr.. Dufur
some items of general interest concerning the
Pacific State for THE WATcHMAN.
Miss JULIA BLANCHARD closed her school in
the II d. Abbott district on the I'd instant
Mary Abbott, Nellie Pond, and Garder and
Freddie Poor we're without marks during the
term Mary Abbott had the highest report In
recitations. Nellie Pond was oftenest at the
head In spelling, though Willie LouRee mis-
spelled the fewest words.
This is the last bell-toll over the departure
OF DIR. Bailey and family as they are to re-
move to Montpelier this week. We believe
that Montpelier people will find the doctor
worthy of confidence as a practitioner. The
only thing in his, pharmacoreis conspicuously
absent is " gas He seems to have been born
without generator " of it.
GEORGE WILLIAMS recently called our atten-
tion to a field OF oats on which he is expert
menting. In preparing the ground for sowing
he plowed in the manure on portion Of it;
on the remainder, he narrowed it in. In the
first instance the crop at present promises to be
much heavier than in the other, while in the
latter case the grain may mature a week
earlier. Mr. Williams would like to hear Of
the experience of other farmers in this matter
Of preparing their fields.
ENJOYABLE were the selected "reminiscences
Of Miss Mary Lyon in THE WATERMAN, not
long since. More than score of years ago we
made the slight acquaintance Of a Vermont
lady who had recently been pupil Of Mt. Hol-
yoke Female Seminary, with Miss Lyon as
principal. This young lady had at sundry
times pocketed food, as she was passing places
where 1t was, and taken 1t to her room. The
fact had come to Miss Lyons ears, and she one
day sent for her to come to her study-for a
reprimand, of course. Without suspicion of
what was wanted of her the pupil, In answer
ing Miss Lyons summons and passing through
room where were some cookies, took one,
and, putting it in her pocket, went on. I'm
agine her surprise on learning that she had
been found out as food-snatcher by the prin-
cipal. Under Miss Lyons castigation she was
soon in tears, and into her pocket went her
hand for handkerchief. Out it came, as am
munition for the discharge, the just-soen
cooky, which rolled over the floor. Cold hor-
TOR seized the vitsls Of both teacher and pupil.
was left in her own locker" and, without
any further words, dismissed her.
CANvAssERs need some fun to make the
average of their work tolerable to themselves.
A young friend tells us the following, which
not only has funny side, but is another tally
for perseverance, which is generally sure to
win: With two or three other school-mates,
he took the summer vacation last year for can
wasting, in company in neighboring state,
for the sale of maps. In one instance when
they were at work the lady of the house where
our friend called closed the door in his face
Nothing daunted, he called the next day, with
q similar result This raised the grit of the
crew to the boiling point. 1t was arranged
that on the third day each one should cali at
the house during the day, for admission must
be had Thinking his partners were on another
road, our friend, in passing the house. resolved
to try again. This time he was met at the door
by a gentleman, who gave cordial admittance.
On entering the reception room who should
our friend meet but one Of his partners, with
map unrolled and tongue unloosed. At once
the former, as II all unknown to the latter I'M
rolled similar map and duet began The
latter then dropped the map he was showing
and took up another, for they were selling two
different maps. The music went on until each
one made a sale, and it doubtless was enjoyed
as much by the conquered as the conquering.
There is many Kingdom" which the "vio-
lent take by force"
ONE is often tempted to call Gubbins meat.
axe, and that to his face. But he would only
retort to one Of an opposite temperament, with
disgust that is unreportable, "and you are
only soothing syrup" We fell in with him
the other day when he was taking Blank to
task for bowling to everybody he meets, whether
he ever saw him before or not, and looking SC
smilipgly, etc. I'D leave that for political
demagogues, II were you," said Gubbins
ITS blank hypocrisy. You don't care fig
for them, more than do 1t was casting
pearls before swine" perhaps, but Blank re.
piled, " Yes, do do as you say, but with nc
such notions as you attribute to me- have
cultivated the habit Of thinking Of the rea
dignity OF every man. because he has been
made in the image Of God And the more
you think Of that fact the more wonderful will
It seem to you.l Then | cultivate the habit Of
thinking OF every man as my brother, and that
in reality. 1t is no fancy, no fiction, and with
these thoughts in mind want to give every mar
the hearty recognition these facts demand ant
deserve as meet him. If only by a bow or q
smile" Good for you, Blank" we said
And how much pleasure one may give his
fellow-men by simple, hearty Good morn
ing" AS Mrs. Browning puts it in one of hel
poetical gems, one by his "good day" may
make another's "day good" Twenty-Five years
ago we spent some weeks in Binghamton, N
Y, the home at the time of United States Sen
ator Daniel S. Dickinson. Each day we hat
occasion to pass his residence and often me
him on the street. We were nothing to him
but he never passed us but with a kindly bow
ana now pleasant TINS recognition (WDlcn wa
tribute to his own manliness, we love t,
think was, stranger as we were to every one
It IL a pleasure even now to think of the lttl
black eyed, gray-haired, straight, dignifed oil
man, rs he appeared to us then, and thu
thought stimulates one to ever follow hi
example
MRS ALMA p BASS recently visited Mrs
William Duncan of Lebanon, N. H.. Mrs
Pierce and Mrs Bradley, sisters of Mrs. Enoc
Howe and residents Of Chicago, H., are il
town. Our old townsman, Perkins Bass, rar
up from his summer residence in Peterboro
e., last week, for short visit with old friends
He has spent quite good deal OF time in vari
GUS parts of Europe since last we met him.
Conductor Frank w. Flint was in town las
week. Rev. o. d. Capp is camping at High
gate Springs with friends from here. -. Gu
ex-townsman, Myron Ii. Bass of Chicago, OIL
whom fortune has graciously smiled in tn
West, has Just built house in Evanston, Ill.
and will go thither to reside, while his two son
and daughter take collegiate course there
Charley Edison laid aside some OF hi
WEAKNESS at Weirs, N. H., last week. Bel
Bowma Is home from Barre, and quite sick q
his father's..... f. X. Sibley, a Vermonter b
birth, and now a prominent railroad man, "
take 1t, in the Southwest, recently came o
from Little Rock Arkansas, and has been vii
iting his brother, b. f. Sibey .. John Wake
is home from Washington, d. c. vacationizinl
LIEUTENANT GREELy was warmly receive
by the people of Newburyport Mass, the 14tl