The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-27
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WE hear that Russell M. Jeffords Is engaged TO
teach next winter in the AFRO Nichols district.
A CARPENTER who has been working about
Lowell, Mass, reports wages better hereabouts
than there.
FRANK j. MARTIN speaks in high praise Of
the kindness shown his friends and himself at
Berlin pond, recently, by Landlord G. II.
Stewart
THERE will be n musical soiree at John
Farnham's on Saturday evening of this week.
Everybody Is cordially invited to attend. Some
good music Is expected.
JOEL HERsEY is building a slo, which he
will fill this season. He is one Of our leading
dairymen, and his experiment with ensilage
will be studied with interest
To our list OF music teachers is added the
name OF Miss Nettie Gale. She has class in
Washington, and one in Barre we believe Her
playing gives much pleasure Success to her
OUR town promises to furnish some eighteen
or twenty pupils to schools in towns about us
the coming fall, and will support select school
at home. Miss Annie Martin will teach the fall
term of the village district school.
ONE who was born with neither poverty nor
riches, but now knows all that great wealth
can do for ones happiness and wel-being, has
said to us that the former condition is doubtless
more conducive to real happiness in this life,
as the rule.
CHARLES ERsKINE must be the champion
hay.maker here this year. He has cut one
hundred and fifty-fve loads that he thinks
will average one ton each. Ninety three were
cut on the Edison Martin farm by four hands
In sixteen days.
The Congregationalsts are yet without a pas
tor. They want good one but do not know
just where to look for him. II anybody can
put us on the scent of such an one, he will
confer favor by addressing Deacon Edwin c.
Smith at this place.
THE selectmen were called out last week by
Messrs. Joel Shepherd and Gilbert Smith, to see
II they would give them new road, beginning
at point on the county road just beyond
George Jackson's place, and going In more
direct line to their house.
AMONG our valued friends is a Virginian
who left his native state after the war OF the
rebellion and settled in Indiana As might be
expected, he was for years democrat. But
last week he wrote us that he ardently favors
the election of Blaine and Logan
CONDUCTOR FRANK W. FLINT has bought
his fathers farm. He is not likely, however.
to conduct" the running of it, only at a dis
lance. The purchase was made to relieve his
parents of the care of it in their old age and to
make life peasanter than it could otherwise be
for them.
Mrs WILLIAM SCHoFIELD and her son Joe
drove down from Irasburgh last week, for a
short call Joe will attend school at Barre
Academy next term. Will Schofeld will attend
the select school to be taught here. We are
told that Rev. Mr. Schofield likes Irasburgh, his
new field of labor, we'll.
SAID most estmable Christian woman and
mother whom we knew in her lifetime, " II
were to live my life over again | would take
more pains with the manners of my children
The little politenesses should be more carefully
cultivated by them, and this, though her fam
lily seemed model one in many respects
THE warm thanks of our citizens are due
Hawley Gales family for the rich musical en-
tertainment freely afforded them on Tuesday
evening of last week. There was a large
gathering at Mr.. Gales, and the music is
highly spoken of; and not alone the instru-
mental part. Our new man-choir sang finely,
it is said.
The republican caucus for nominating candi-
dates for representative and justices of the
peace will be held on Monday next, Septem-
Der LIST, at seven O'Clock p NJ, at the town hall.
so far as possible every member of the party
should be present, that the work of eecting q
representative may be virtually done in the
caucus. if it can be.
SAID native of our place who recently
revisited it, Among my pleasantest boy
hood recollections is that of listening to the
stories told me by Aunt Lovisa Royce" His
kindness to this homeless and relativeless old
lady was shown by offering to assist in getting
stone to mark her grave. But this cannot well
be done by one or two persons, and so some as
sistance must be had from others. Who will
respond?
OUR ladies' reading club some weeks ago laid
| off its armor for the summer But being about
| to lose highly esteemed member, Mrs Dr.
| Bailey, meeting was held on Wednesday af-
ternoon last, in the pleasant orchard on Lucus
| Edson's place. But one member of the club
was absent. On this occasion, Mrs. Bailey
was presented with choice volume Of Long
| fellows Poems. picnic followed, to which
the husbands OF suudry members of the club
were invited. 1t was very pleasant affair.
If Thursday of next week Is a pleasant day,
the descendants of the late Jacob Jeffords, Sr IL,
will meet on his old farm-now owned by
Daniel Royce-for sort OF centennial ceebra-
ton of Mr.. Jeffords' going there. 1t can be
made the opportunity of bringing forth family
and local history that ought to be very inter-
esting. And the custom is one that ought to be
more common for the cultivation Of some of
the best feelings of our natures. Should Thurs
day OF next week be an unpleasant day, this
meeting will be postponed one week.
OUR ex-townsman, A. J. Dufur. is peregrin-
ating about here among "auld acquaintance q"
He was Oregon's commissioner at the centen-
NAL in 1876 and the states appreciation of
him WAS shown in the gift of a gold cane,
valued at one hundred dollars, and gold watch
and chain I'll presented by the governor. He
and two sons have been in the legislature of
Oregon. He has voted the democratic ticket
always in Oregon heretofore, but says he shall
vote for Blaine for president. He is a protec-
ZIONIST. His sons are sheep-growers in Oregon,
one OF them at the same time studying law.
If our town authority was right in its de-
cision, some months ago, that under the law OF
our state the Edison Martin farm belonging to
the Methodist Episcopal society was not sub
ject to taxation, then some of our citizens are
DESTROYS that that law be repealed at the next
session OF the legislature Can there be any
question with the majority of Vermonters that
such law ought not to be repealed If it
exists? The Congregationalists here have a
church fund that is not taxed, we suppose
But we should be sorry to think that any OF the
society would object TO the repeal of the law
that prevents its being taxed, Ii Is to be de-
sired that this subject get ventilated thoroughly,
and the sooner the better for our state.
Misses CHARLOTTE AND HELEN FARRELL
were in town last week. guests of Mrs. Lbbie
1arbell.. DR.. Charles Gale was home from
Rutland a few days last week. He is doing
we'll as physician in Rutland. j. Ii. Cheney,
Vermonter by birth, but now a resident OF
Milwaukee, Wis, is visiting his only brother,
James Cheney OF this place. II Is twenty-eight
years since these brothers last met :. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Cheney propose an outing of a
week in Mortified, Stowe and elsewhere.
They we'll deserve this rest Our ex-vilager,
Mrs. Tirzah McAllister, now almost four score
years of age, was in town last week. She
makes an annual pilgrimage to the graves OF
two children In our new cemetery She has
buried her husband and all her children; a
pitful case indeed. Mrs. Ellen Bruce Har-
rington and pretty little three-y ears-old
daughter have been visiting the old home here.
Mrs Harrington resides not very far from
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