The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-12-23

vive "-as some scientists tell us is the law
of the animal kingdom-it is certainly an
exhibition of what is very far below the
spirit of Christianity and the noble charac-
ter that is held up as the end of all teach
ing. Let us not be misunderstood as think
ing these "gentler " and "duller " natures
in children are the " worthless ones. Far
from it. How often they prove, finally, the
most worthy ones.) Will not our own com
mon school teachers labor to correct this
evil? These rough " boys-yes, and some
girls-most of them have nobler side to
their characters, which the teacher, who
understands them, can get hold of and de-
velop Unless we mistake the spirit of
Mrs. DIR. McClearn, we shall surely find
her looking carefully after this matter in
our village school, to correct so great IN
evil If it shall he found to exist. And surely
there are Others of like spirit we trust,
in the other schools of the town. -
Mrs. Aurora Howe Burnham's first grand
child was recently born to her daughter,
Mrs. Mary Benedict Seaver, in Washing
ton. 1t is granddaughter - Mr.. and
Mrs. George &. Earle are staying in Barre
at present. - We hear that marked in
terest already attends the meetings being
conducted by Rev. II. X Crane at the school
house just south of Broughton's Corner,
on the Chelsea road. = Misses Graves
of Brookiield and Clement of Chelsea, town
superintendent, were in attendance at the
educational meeting here last week Tues
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were also several other out-of-town ladies
! present. 60 There was feeling of dis
appointment that State Superintendent
Dartt was limited somewhat in time at the
educational meeting, last week, in discuss
| ing the town system of schools, of which he
| is an avowed friend and advocate. He
however, made four points in its favor
which will be convincing to some of our
people, and from which we have, as yet,
heard no dissent. If the effect will only be
nD tn gnf ta fs.1lr
investigation and enlightenment on the sub
ject, this good system will get jog in the
| right direction - Burt Demeritt whom
we are glad to claim as one of our towns
men by recent adoption of his fathers fam
lily, was in town over last Sunday. He
leaves Vermont very soon to engage in
work in wholesale shoe-house in Worces-
ter, Mass, work for which we Judge him
well qualified by his apprenticeship with j.
G. Griggs of Waterbury. - G. c. Barnes
and son, Frank are at present in the neigh
borhood of Hornellsville, n. Y, at work.
- Il. ID. Barnes of the Gulf Spring
House is assisting in the Chelsea Hotel
during court season. - Seeing Calvin
Flint-a man nearing the Eighties conn
ing in on load of logs that he helped to
cut in neighboring town, one day last
week, and finding S. 7. Perrin-a man
nearing three-score-and-ten years-about
the same time in his woods, getting up his
winter stock of wood, and cutting about OF
quite as fastlas hired man could draw it, is
enough to make younger degenerate gen.
erations sigh for the lack of physical vigor
- A thorough-going, level-headed, sue
cessful Orange county farmer, who has had
experience in our county court as a Jury
man, said to us, recently, that if he had 8
case of much Importance to be settled he
should prefer to leave it to one competent
man, skilled in law, rather than to the de
cision of the usual jury of our courts -
The Mr.. Lewis who has this year carried OF
Alvin Flint's farm has rented II. ID. Alb
bott's farm for the coming year. - Oil
yer S. Walker and Sherman Winchester
have both been able to ride to the village o
late. Frank o. Beckett Washington, ID
c., continues to gain