The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-04-29
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THE summer days of last week, with the
mercury at eighty degrees or above, were
followed by snow-storm on Sunday last
LEROY NORRIS has had an increase of pen
sion to $50 per month, and George Marston
has obtained a pension of "a per month and
back pay to the amount of over 5000.
NEURALGIA knocked at Conductor Frank
w. Flints door, a few weeks ago, walked
into his head, and compelled his company
wholly for itself for about two weeks.
DIR. j. G. BRIGGS is about to make small
addition to his pretty house in Barre
partly to accommodate Mrs j. M. Palmer,
who is to make it her home henceforth.
MANS memory of bad weather and roads
may not be the most trustworthy, but some
folks do say they neUer knew such bad roads
on some of the hills as the present ones
WE recently saw fne-looking Photograph
of our townsman, Clarence Hersey, an as
sayer in Leadville, Colorado. He has lately
suffered some loss by fire in his works there
If any of our young friends wish to see
what is offered them in the Chdutduqud
Young FOiks' JourBdl at only seventy-fve
cents a year, we will show them if they will
call on us.
THREE young men from our farms are in
stores in Barre. Quite large per cent of
our farmers boys do not take kindly enough
to the soil to think of earning living
always from it.
j. X. LYNDE goes to market this week for
a stock of new goods. Taking the year to-
gether, he handles a big pile of goods in his
store. In his absence, this week, Mrs Lynde
will remain with her parents in Berlin.
MYRoN AND HERMAN BURNHAM, sons of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Kidder Burnham have
purchased the old Calvin Flint place" in
Mill Village, of c. U. Lathrop, for a home
for their parents during their lifetime. Mrs.
Burnham has long been in poor health.
j. X. LYNDE made a shipment of maple
sugar and syrup on Monday last to Messrs.
Dimock, Gould & Co.. of Moline, Illinois.
They are wealthy lumber manufacturing
company, of which eX-townsman Charles
r. Ainsworth is a member, and these maple
sweets are furnished their workmen as
wanted.
TINE was when j. NJ. Palmer's sugar was
the glt-edged of the place Now David NJ.
Smith and Henry Martin, perhaps, have no
superiors in that line. Prices of sugar at
the present time are not quite as satisfactory
to our farmers as in some seasons, though no
such quantity has been made as in many
seasons heretofore.
IT was kind thing that Pastor Mcmillan
and wife of Barre did last week, when they
came up to call on Pastor r. ID. Miller, who
is a stranger to all the Congregational clergy
man hereaboutS. 1t was a pleasant call for
Mr.. Miller, and the hearts of his people, as
well as his own, will be warmed thereby
towards Mr.. Mcmillan.
PRETTY bouquets in all seasons of the
year are no uncommon sight about the pull
pit of the Congregational church here But
when has one surpassed, if indeed it has
euualed, the very beautiful ones, wholly of
the wild May-Howers, supplied by little
Birdie Sibley and her brother Willie last
Sunday? They were in the form somewhat
of mounds, the flowers being in wet sand.
If we were a school teacher we would
not be without the journal Of Education,
published in Boston at $3.50 year, or a
similar educational periodical. And if we
were a school committee, other things be-
ing equal we should feel that the teacher
who was constant reader of such period
zeal could be worth enough more in school
work to justify paying him enough more to
supply himself with it.
THERE is the highest authority for believ-
ing that "a good name " is greater
legacy to leave the world than " great
! riches Such a legacy the late Deacon
! Harvey Martin left for his family and the
place. An old farmer, who knew him well,
recently said to us that he was good Judge
of stock, and added He was so honest a
man that l would, and did, swap steers
with him, and leave it wholly with him to
say what boot should pay him.
AN old citizen lately gave us some remin-
iscences of our place that were of real inter-
est to us. Speaking of an excellent farm that
he bought forty years ago, and which is now
in the market for sale, we learned that he
paid tritle more for it than is now asked
for it, and there was no dwelling-house
on it at that time. Then working cattle
brought about half the price they do now
! horses were much lower, butter sold for ten
cents per pound, cheese for four and one.
half cents and so on. Thinking of then and
now, and of how that the greater advantages
of farming Ought to be with the farmers OF
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The reply was: 1t is the trap of these
days that places the farmers at disadvan
tage in comparison with the farmers of thos,
days. And it is this that is running our Ma
ton"
DIR. SoLoN BRIGGS and wife are to sum
mer in these parts, making his headquarter,
with his brother. DIR. j. c. Briggs of Barre
Mrs Briggs has been very feeble for som,
time past in New York city, but is nov
much improved. - Miss Alma f. Adams
is to teach in the "Den More district il
Barre the coming season, and Miss Cynthi;
Merrill in Washington. A daughter o
Denison Brown will teach in the Ervil
II. Martin district next season. -
George w. House went to Boston again, las
week, for treatment of his eyes, which con
sists chiefly of probing the tear-ducts. -
Mrs. Maria Weeden Snow is living with he
two sons, who are lawyers in Spencer, Iowa
We hear that she puts her musical talent T.
service yet. - Oliver S. Walker an,
Lewis Flint were chosen executors of hi
will by the late Alvin Flint.