The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-16
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A UNION service was held with the Metho-
dists at their vestry, Sunday evening, it being
the last In which Rev. Mr.. Wells was to take
part.
THE colt that George Lynde bought of Prem
tiss Waldo stands fifteen hands and three
inches, and is not yet two years old. Probably
Mr. Lyndes price for this colt "stands" higher
even than that
WE take the liberty to say that the letter
from Dakota, in last weeks WAToHMAN, was
written by Williamstown boy, Arthur f.
Burnham. Hope he will write occasionally to
the paper of Dakota matters.
HERBERT BOWMAN feels compelled, by physi-
cal infirmity, to give up farm work, and has
bought out fruit store and eating-room in
Montpelier. He is a worthy young man, and
we especially commend him to his Methodist
brethren at the Capital.
REPUBLICANS should not forget the primary
meeting at the town hall, Saturday evening
next. Three delegates are to be chosen to the
republican convention in Montpelier, April 30,
that is to choose delegates to the national re-
publican convention at Chicago.
THE Easter concert at the Congregational
church, Sunday afternoon, was a delightful,
impressive and profitable one. The service
was well attended, the Methodists and others
being present. An effort is being made to
have a photograph OF the platform, as dec
GRATED for the occasion.
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died on Sunday of last week. at the advanced
age of more than eighty. years She was
native Of this place. Both her husband and
herself were prominent members of the Metho-
dist church in Lebanon, and highly esteemed.
Mr.. Murch died from the result Of railroad
accident few years ago. They left no
children
MRS CHESTER MARTIN collected little over
twenty dollars here during the winter toward the
support OF lady teacher of freedmen in
Georgia. A barrel Of clothing was also obtained
and sent to this teacher, a Miss Plimpton from
Massachusetts. Miss Plimpton writes Mrs
Martin that the clothing has been received,
and every article is serviceable and thank
fully accepted.
A CAPITAL column was that $50 prize column
OF Farming Facts-Boied Down." from the
Rural Ne1o Yorker, given US in The WATcHMAN
last week. But in vain we looked through 1t to
find the buying of an organ or piano advised
We are sure, though, it is hidden in the sentence
Money spent to make the home attractive
bears good interest" What is home without
one or the other?
1.-THE truth is that the number of people
who do not have hidden fondness for seeing
| their names in print constitute very small
part of the human race" This is the way the
Boston Journal forcefully put it in an edito-
| rial some time ago. We would respectfully
| inform the Journal that this very small part
| etc, is living here in Williamstown, Vt. Let
| it come up here and itemize, il it doubts this
statement.
REV. GEORGE L. WELLS of the Methodist
church preached his farewell discourse on
Sunday morning last, after three years Of
| work here II we, an outsider of his society,
| may be able to Judge, he has been " abundant
and untiring in "labors - to build up the cause
of religion here, and "done what he could " in
that direction. Mrs Wells, too, has been, it
seems to us, a true hepmeet in this work Her
| phparful parnast life q hpnadintiOn
| to the place.
WITH sorrow-yes, and with shame-we re-
cord the fact that on last Fast day there was
| no religious service in this place. We find no
one who recollects another such instance in
| three or four score of years. 1t grew out of the
| fact that the minister who was to preach was
| unable to get time to prepare sermon, as he
| is about to go away. But that was no sufficient
excuse for Not 80 much as social service We
think it will not be allowed to occur here again
| very soon. But in all this, blame attaches not
to any one person alone. but to many of us.
WE are glad to record the vote of the Jason
Jeffords district, at its recent school meeting tC
| thoroughly repair the inside of their school
| house this season. Messrs. Newell Farnham
Jason Jefords and Cyrus U. Lathrop are the
| committee appointed to supervise these repairs.
| New and modern style desks are to be put in,
which fact some manufacturer wants to "pu,
| pin through Another year it is hoped the
outside of this school-house may be attended
| to. 1t is no waste Of money for district thus
to provide for its school children, and it is to BIZ
hoped other districts in town will follow suit.
DIR. c. C. Ellis is settled again in his new
| house, "a, Franklin street, Nashua, n. H., and
says he likes it much. He is full of business
....Alvin Flint has lost COW by lung fever
lately. George Martin, son of Denisor
Martin, goes to Dakota this week. His brother
Elisha, is living in Highmore, Dakota to which
place he goes. He proposes to take up land
near there His family will remain here fol
the present. Annie Martin is to teach thu
summer term Of our village school. =. Charles
Hayward has sold the west half of his farm tc
Return Davis for Sc an acre. We hear tina
Mr.. Hayward is to join forces with his father
the east half of his farm to be added to hi
fathers farm. Frank Walker wrote that h,
was to start from Illinois last week Tuesda,
for Vermont with some half dozen horses.
Julia Bass has just returned from a seconC
term at the st. Johnsbury academy. CLAIR
Dickerman is visiting friends in town. She |.
to teach in Chelsea the coming season. -. W.
regret that the health of M. Palmer continue
so poor and hope we are not to lose him..
Miss Lucy Earle has engaged to teach the
coming season in David Gales district. =.
Eliot Watson has chosen the medical profes
sion, and is preparing to enter upon it in du
time At present he is teaching in New Hamp
shire. Gurdon Martin has hired the Hibbar
Sprague place, just through the Gulf in Brook
field, for the year to come. -. Henry Martin
son of the late George l. Martin, has engage
temporarily with d Dewey of Montpelier +
sell tin-ware
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