The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-09
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gregational house next Sunday afternoon.
ADA f. MARTIN is hired TO teach In John
Farnham's district, Ruhamah Erskine In the
Erwin ii. Martin district, and Miss Bickford
OF Barre In the Prentiss Waldo district.
THE Congregational ladies' sugar festival
Friday evening, seems TO have been more than
ever before success In point of attendance.
We were glad OF the guests from outside the
Congregational society.
WE should say the effort to get any one to
take the office OF committee In some OF our
school districts, at the late school meetings. was
an argument, when you go to the bottom Of the
fact for the town system Of schools.
ONE OF the prettiest vehicles we have re-
Gently seen is a fancy "skeleton " built by Will
Carpenter OF our town for Harvey Cheney, and
worth about S75 II appearances are not de-
builder and ought to make his market"
HON. JOHN LyNDE received telegram on
Monday announcing the death of his sister,
Mrs. Lucy Lynde Smith, widow of the late Dr.
Elias Smith Of Racine, Wisconsin. Both were
natives of this place. Mrs. Smith was about
eighty-two years Of age. 1t could be said of
her, "None knew her but to love her.
"PuRE GUM" A sad tale and short tale.
But long moral. Month OF March, A. d.
1884: Winters SHOWS were melting Certain
boots were leaking. Merchant Lynde was
"out" OF the pure gum" An "innocent 4"
was compelled to go "abroad" Where he
stopped, we do not choose to tell. He entered
a store. He asked for the Simon-pure article
of rubber boots. He took the dealers word
He supposed he took "pure gum" He finds
he did take it. But 1t was only said dealer s
cord that was "pure gum" It won't "hold
water" though When that dealer was boy,
did never fond mother tell him the story OF the
father of his country and the cherry tree? Or,
more impressively, did never that mother hold
hpfOrp that ynutbfuI mi uInar n q
truthfulness Of the organ-selling fraternity?
Wherefore, then, this depth of depravity,
reaching even to the boots2 Our innocent
pauses for reply, as he "chews the cud " of
the "pure gum of sorrowful reflection.
THANKS to the western friend who has Just
cago on 1.-THE True and Deep Significance OF
Common Life" The professor says; "With a
deep sigh many say, 'Oh, we are only plain,
common people; we cannot do much or expect
much a sigh born out Of human errors or
folly" and we'll does he combat these errors"
this folly" II only the great mass Of unher-
aided, unknown common people" could see
the treasures the good Lord has hid in their
circumstances and lives, would they ever think
of the same as common again? passage
we shall ever like to turn to, in Emerson
English Traits" is found in one of the last
chapters, in which he speaks Of the pleasure he
had In meeting, in England, certain well-knowr
people, and adds: SIT is not in distinguished
circles that wisdom and elevated characters arr
usually found, or, If found not confined there
to; and my recollections Of the best hours &C
back to private conversations, in different parts
of the kingdom, with persons little known
WHOSE soul has not been stirred within hin
as he has thought what leeches the loafing
places everywhere are? They take the BLOOD
out of pocket, mind and soul. A little extract
from a recent address by Lawyer Chauncey M
Depew Of New York city, before the graduating
class OF the medical department Of the unver
sity of that city, will be just as good for every
| other man as for those to whom it was special!
| spoken. He told the class that the year
while waiting for practice "are the harves
years for the mind. Do not waste them whistlinl
or whiting at the corners, discussing politics
| or horse at the tavern, playing cards in thu
| office, or dawdling away all the precious
evenings in society. While waiting and work
| ing for the practice which Is sure to come,
vast treasure of learning can be stored, and
better than all for future happiness, the read
| ing and reflective habit acquired. The ode
| ten minutes which precede every engagement
| furnish the opportunity for a liberal education
or the mastery of periodical literature, even
| for the busiest of men," Now isn't this ad
vice just as good for us unprofessional folks a
for the professional, and maybe little better
| GEORGE w. House returns to Boston TO
farther treatment of his eyes at an eye infrm
| ary. The treatment consists in frequent prob
| ing of the tear-ducts, that must be kept up 70
some time, probably. Cyrus U. Lathrop ha
been appointed by the Methodist society agen
for the leasing of their Edison Martin farm
Somebody ought to be found to want this ex
celent farm. Oliver Martin has moved hi
family to Barre, where he is entering on hi
second year of stone-cutting. Tracy L. JET
fords made flying visit home, last week. fror
Burlington. He enjoys college life, whic
seems to be doing good work on him. Hi
plucky way of padding his own canoe is com
mendable and worthy Of imitation. . Mrs. Dr
Cornelius Lynde of Waterbury has been yer
sick with pneumonia in the past few days, an,
Mrs. J. X. Lynde went to Waterbury early Il
the week to care for her. Latest news Is tina
Mrs. Arthur Martin were at his old home las
| week. Deacon Jacob Flint has been sick |
the last week, his physician saying that
| never knew such an amount of canker /
another patients mouth. He was taken sick o.
the day of the burial of his sister, Mrs j. Eos
ter Wilder. We trust his valuable life may
long prolonged to his family, neighborhood
and the church, OF which he is a main stay
49,. Bad travelling enabled Arthur Ralph t
take vacation at home last week. Mr.
George A. Ainsworth was recently called I
Lebanon, N. H., by the sickness Of a famil
friend, Mrs Harvey Murch, who is dying
cancer ...Joseph Norris has been ON the sic
list for some weeks with heart trouble, but
is hoped he will recover. :. James M. Palm'
has been sick for some days. His usual ver
poor health was aggravated by his attendant
upon the funeral of his brother-in-law, Lyms
Wheeler of Randolph, last week. :. Frank
Martin, after many weeks confinement to h
bed by broken knee pan, is able to leave
and get about the house to some extent.
ElmOre.-The heaviest wind of the pa