The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-30
WilliamstOwn.

REV. WILLIAM SCHoFIFLD closed a series of
excellent sermons on " The Prodigal Son " last
Sunday.
OUR brass band seems to have taken new
lease OF life, and Is to meet occasionally for
practice.
WE are told that a western man, stopping
here, says: MEN working on farms get better
wages here than they can West"
WE learn that one Of our farmers is buying
wheat for 81 bushel, on which to feed to his
hogs, regarding II as cheaper than corn.
REV. Mr.. SYKES. who supplied the Universal
list pulpit last summer, Is to preach here for
four Sundays to come, it being vacation sea-
son.
THE South hill lyceum discussed, on Mon
day evening, the relative advantages of pow
erty and wealth in the development OF desir-
able character.
THE Congregational Sunday-school will have
concert some Sunday evening in the near
future The committee in charge OF 1t will
surely make 1t an interesting occasion.
FRIENDS of homeless children may be glad
to knows that very good home seems to have
been found for the two little orphans, through
| the medium Of an item from here, some weeks
since
A CIRCULAR CONFERENCE will be held at the
Congregational Westinghouse in this place,
| February ~ 1t will be a grand opportunity
for the churches In this conference to heap Goals
of fire on our Congregational heads by turning
| out we'll on the occasion
A FORMER resident of this town, but now OF
| Barre, recently materialized the spirit OF
brotherly kindness in the shape of barrel OF
flour, and sent 1t out here, to cheer less fortu-
nate brother. Such materializations we are
no. likely to get too many OF in this world.
WE hear that Tracy L. Jeffords of the pres.
ent sophomore class OF the University of Yer.
mont is the only sophomore who has taken the
| 4 l. H. - Al
| only member OF the college literary society, to
| which he belongs, who has been thus success.
full So we tally another for Willamstown.
FRANK MARTIN, son of the late K. P Martin
and who has been teaching in Connecticut, had
the misfortune, last week, to fall on the ice
and fracture knee-pan. He reached home or
| Saturday. 1t is now hoped the injury is not al
| great as was at first feared, and that he may
have the use of the injured member in due
! time though he can hardly hope for an en-
| tirely sound leg. The kindness which Mr.
| Martin received from his friends in Newtown
Conn.,, where he was hurt, was royal.
THE time was when we did not envy the lif,
| Of farmers boys. But that time has passed
| We doubt II any other class of boys has 81
| good capital to start out in life with as hav'
| farmers sons of good character, health, anC
the education within their reach at the presen
time. This opinion has just been confirmed b,
| the recent remarks to us of the proprietor of
cations have been made for chance to fill
possible and desirable vacancy in the house.
WE have had the pleasure of visiting Luci'
Harrimans school, and saw earnest and goot
work done Miss Hartman seems to be get
ting reputation for such work. Dan Web
ster, a former resident Of this town, has re
Gently died in the West. Julia Bass return
to St. Johnsbury academy this week. -. Austil
jackson has been quite sick with erysipeas, o
late. He will soon return to his farm here il
town. Mr. and Mrs Harvey Cheney and MI
and Mrs George Lynde visited DR.. Corneliu
Lynde's family, at Waterbury, last week. (.
DR.. Mayo and wife Of Mortified were in tow
a few days ago. The doctor has a splendid
practice. Mrs. Oren Smiths family has
pleasant way of remembering family birth
days. That OF Miss Harriet, on Saturday last
brought together friends from Worcester an
Randolph. We hear that Minnie Clark
married, and is, probably, to reside in Boston
80. Mr.. and Mrs Herbert Martin took sleigh
ride over the mountain to Rutland, one da
last week, to visit DR. Elan c. Lewis, brothe
of Mrs Martins. Herbert Bowman, who's
eye was SO badly hurt some weeks ago, is abb
to be out of doors. He will not wholly los
the sight of the eve.