The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-01-16

faith and with ordinary prudence, and they
approve OF and allow the accounts as pre-
sented. They also find that the relations ex-
listing between the trust and the roads operated
by the Central Vermont railroad company, and
the methods of doing business between them,
have been fair and equitable to the trust. The
masters further find the services Of President
]. Gregory Smith, in the management and pro-
lection Of the trust property, to have been ex-
ceedingly arduous, and they allow his account
as presented" Chancellor Royce has approved
of the masters report.
ROBERT E. DAY, city editor Of the Daily
Palladium, New Haven, Conn, has compiled
some Whist Rhymes" in which he has re-
duced the intricate rules which govern In this
game to a simple form, easily memorized
and readily understood. Mr.. Day says At
ter careful readings of Pole on Whist the
writer was perplexed almost as much as at
first Discouraged in these attempts, he learned
the Pole rhymes and followed them blindly
during two or three sittings. third reading
OF the English authority was more profitable
for the reasons given-for facts already pos
sessed-were easily comprehended. But much
which the Pole rhymes-forty-fve lines in all
failed to convey was learned. An attempt to
avoid omission of essential points is here made.
These rhymes are published in the belief that
accuracy will commend them to experts, clear
ness to developing players and simplicity to
beginners"
ONE of the most severe wind storms ever
known in Vermont passed over Rutland county |
and part of Addison county on Tuesday, |
January 8. Houses and barns were unroofed |
or demolished, fences and trees blown down,
and the general destruction to property was
great. The roof of the Bomoseen house in
Castleton, eighty by one hundred feet, was
taken off, cutting one building in two as it
came to the ground. One house was blown
off its foundation and laid upon its side, and
several buildings we're entirely blown away
Fortunately, there was no injury to life or
limb. The track Of the gale was about four
miles in width. When the mercury had a
sinking spell" and was in the vicinity Of 400
below zero, we have hitherto comforted our
selves with the thought that at all events we
did not have to suffer from the destructive
cyclone, but even that crumb Of comfort seems
destined to be taken from us.
JUDGE FISHER of Cabot has shown us an
article that is really a curiosity, and shows the
result of perseverance. 1t was one hundred
| feet of clothes-line made by the late Lois Ly
ford of Cabot, familiarly known in former
years as Aunt Lois, from the combings OF her
head About 1929 she commenced to save the
| loose hairs that combed from her then long
head of hair, and make it into fair-sized cord
for a clothes-line, and continued to do so until
nine years before her death, which occurred in
1877, at which time she had good head of
hair, and in thirty nine years she had made one
| thousand feet portion of which has been
used for years for a family clothes-line and, in
later years. has been taken by her children and
friends as keep-sakes 1t is made from moth
ing but hair combed from her head, and is a line
strong enough to hold heavy weight. This
one hundred feet was found with her son,
Peter Lyford, portion of which is to be given
to the historical society.
THE following speakers are expected to be
present at the dairymen's meeting at St. Johns
bury, the 23d and oath: Hon. J. B. Mead,
president of the association, and Hon. j. E..
Russell, secretary of the Massachusetts Board
of Agriculture, on English agriculture" Ed
Breeding Richard Goodhue, Jr., Lenox,
Mass, on "The butter COW, her treatment and
product" Hon. w. w. Grout, Barton, on
Common law on common matters" A. w.
Cheever, Esq editor of the Ne,o England
Farmer, and DR.. ii. A. Cutting, secretary OF
the Vermont State Board of Agriculture. The
other members of the board have also been in
vited, and will take part in the meetings.
Professor A. II. Sabin and ii. Z. Alvord, Esq.
will be present, unless prevented by sickness
Board at hotels, 81 90 per day. The railroads
: will give free return checks. On the Connection
River railroad, passengers must procure return
checks from the conductor when going up.
; THE annual meeting of Mount Sinai Temple
A. A. o., Mobiles Of the Mystic Shrine, was helt
at Masonic hall, Montpelier, January 8. The
) following officers were elected for the year en-
suing: George o. Tyler, $50, grand potentate
George W. Wing, chief rabban; Marsh o. Per
kins assistant rabban; F. Fayette Fletcher
high PRIEST J. W. F. Washburn, Orienta
guide; Frank II. Bascom, $780, treasurer; Chas
II. Heaton recorder; Albert A. Fletcher, cere
monial MASTER Rev. Howard F. Hill, standard
: bearer William A. Briggs, marshal; Rev. F. S
Ctpttiu VI SuuIu, ~ DldChWtli
I outer guard; Henry d. Bean, assistant guard
t George W. Tilden, organist; Milton X. Paine
+ $50, alchemist; Orrin W. Orcutt architect
Horace L. Johonnott, engineer; j. Henry Jack
: son, professor of Arabic Charles j. Jones
Q director; Hal o. Hatch, assistant director
8 William c. Bradbury, ARA; Albert c. Dewey
Jallad Artemas N. Pearson, Abdsllah. Tn
officers were duly installed by MIR. Frank II
q Bascom, $50, deputy for Vermont, in due an
l. ancient form.
IL THE Springfield Republican has this romano
of thanksgiving turkey: |" Little Oracle Bling
D ham Of Shoreham will be firm believer /
N Santa Claus from this time on. She put not
into one of her fathers turkeys that he was pre-
k pairing for the thanksgiving market, saying
n want Santa Claus to send me great bl
T.. dolly and some little Dishes SO please send thi
m to him. and signed her name. The turke
le found its way to the table of L. B. Coolidge
D. Waltham, Mass, and the note went straight
Df Santa Claus, OF course. little while sine
A. the Shoreham people had Christmas tree 1
IN the village academy, and among the present
IN ON its branches was great big dolly an
Of some little china Dishes the incest of the
It. kind for Oracle Kimball, with hearty lettt
In from Santa Claua aakinu har In ha va har nhf