The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-11


of age, are closely akin to Jersey Queen "
on one side Of their " house." We lately
had very interesting roadside chat with
Mr.. Sargent concerning Mr.. Parks and his
dairy farming. He has fine herd of JERSEYS,
two-thirds of which, perhaps, are thorough
breds, though, strange to say, he does not
register his stock. Ten of this herd, Mr.,
Parks claims, will make each four hundred
pounds of butter a year, and this without
the high feeding of meal practiced by some.
lie mus ready customers for any surplus
OF heifer calves at $25 each when but a few
days old. Bull calves of the same age sell ms
readily at $15 each He makes butter ali
the year round, and of a quality that has
this year commanded not less than twenty
four cents pound at the lowest. His faith
in the Jersey stock seems not to waver at all
- There are some fine hocks of turkeys
to be seen at this time in these parts. farm
ers generally feeling that nothing else on
the farm averages a better profit. we hear
eighteen cents a pound talked of as the low
est price farmers hope to be compelled to
take. - One of our aged citizens. Mr..
William Camp, came riding into our village
last Friday at furious rate, accompanied
by his WIFE and small child. He was driv-
ing strange horse, that was running
with him because he had failed to provide
himself with proper holdback straps, and in
going down hill his buggy had run on TO the
animal Although one of the traces was
detached from the buggy in the affair, the
/ I'll.
without harm to anybody or anything, other
than the breaking of trace and a slight
grazing OF leg of the horse. But it was as
narrow an escape as one often experiences.
- PROVISION has been made for the
! teaching of a vocal music-class bv James
| Walbridge in the Jacob Flint district. and
work was begun on Monday evening of last
week. The class is to meet, we believe. on
Monday and Saturday evenings of each
week. - The name " Uncle Tim Bur-
| he vii fol fa,., 81.
ear here and elsewhere. An amusing anec-
| dote of this late citizen of East Brookfield
has Just been told us. He was at one time
on the witness-stand in an " old horse !"
case, and under cross-fre," evidently
He was asked If there was a way of know
ing definitely the age of horse, and an
swered that there was. Do you mean to
say, sir, asked lawyer, -" that there is a
way by which you can determine exactly
the age of any horse?' Yes, sir" said
uncle Inn, without hesitation. " And what
is that way" asked the lawyer. You
look-look-look at the horse" said Uncle
lin, and then acknowledgements +"
- This comical "Reminiscences of the DAYS
OF the survey through here of line for the
Vermont Central railroad has lately come to
hand. Not thousand miles south of us
lived man who seemed to be as much OBJ
posed TO what was known as the Gulf route
as ever Governor Paine was supposed to be-
though for widely differing reasons. If this
route should be taken the road must needs
go through his farmland he didn't want a
railroad in his town anyway. AS the sur
veyors were working up from Royalton on
this line they stopped over night at one
time not far from this mans house, and his
strong feeling on the subject was told them,
with the suggestion that they have little fun
with him as they should come to him in their
survey. Falling in heartily with the sugges-
ton, the next day they drought up -
squarely against his house with their instru-
ments. In great distress, he came out to know
what 1t all meant, and was told that the rail
road would have to be built just where his
house stood, and he would, therefore. have to
move it to one side or the other of the pres
ent location. 1t was too much for the agon-
lied man. He went to the barn, mounted
his horse, and started for a certain promi-
nent man of the village to bring him straight.
way to his house to avert such a calamity
Finding his man, he told him the sad tale of
what these surveyors had DONE adding as
the climax, that "Utey hare printed their blamed
TING "(alluding to an instrument used in
their work. rtghtunder the bed Whereon Ilcds
born!' - A friend who has kept an ex.
cellent salaried position elsewhere for wears
writes us that he thinks one great secret OF
having kept it is that he has had no " friends
about him to talk to, and so has stuck to his
work" This reminds us of the remark OF
successful farmer of our acquaintance
hereabouts, who lives at the end of a road
virtually, and who thinks his farm on this
account prottably located, for 20 he has few
temptations to stop work and talk with
passers-by. - In recent talk with a
tirst-class farmer ont of town we found he
puts a nigh value on set of scales on the
farm, used often enough to enable one to
know accurately the weights, and also the
values, of that which he has to sell The talk
grew out OF way some thoughtless farmers
have OF selling their turkeys alive, earlier
IN the season, and not realizing what they
might if they We're shrewd enough to ascer
tam their weights, and about what they
ought, therefore, to bring. And what is true
OF turkeys is true of many other things on
the tarm. - Our young townsman, Pro.
lessor Willis ii. Gale of Norfolk, Nebraska
is so far westernzed as to believe in adver.
using his wares conspicuously, as copies al
hand of the Eikhorn Vdlleu Ne1cs OF that
place show. He claims to keep "the largest
stock of musical goods in that part of the
state Northeastern Nebraska). A" local
shows that he has, this season, been assist
ing in the drill of a large chorus in his
adopted town for an entertainment for the
benefit of the religious societies of the place
In recent letter from Mr.. Gale he con
cludes that people Whereabouts know but
little OF hard times, as compared with us OF
the East, and that the chances for financial
success are better there than here. - We
recently met gentleman connected with
the board of health of Lowell, Mass, who
spoke IN warm praise of our ex-townsman,
~ w bdSs VI ludu Guy. lie ranks
him not only among the first physicians OF
the place for medical skill but as a man OF
noble moral character And whose birth
place does not feel an honest pride in such
of its sons. - Miss Lucy Earle is teach
ing in the William Bowman district in Barre
- DIR. G. W. McClearn reports less sick
ness here now than at any other time since
coming here. - Mrs. James Cheney has
been in very poor health for months, severe
dyspepsia being part of her trouble. -
Rev. j. f. Rhoades of Barre has preached
at the Universalist church on the two last
Sabbath mornings. - The first meeting
of our young folks club, newly organized
was held at the town hall on Friday even
ing last. There We're over one hundred
present. Music, literary exercises, refresh
inents, etc. made the evening very pleas
ant one. The next meeting will be held
Friday evening, November 9th. ==
George c. Earle reports favorable condi
ton of business " on the road " for the Bos
ton house employing him, and, in conse
quence, fiattering prospects for himself
- The widow of the late Mr.. Norman
Davis is in very poor health, and b seems to
be falling in strength. -" Scho
field, who has lately returned from a short
stay in Dakota, was in town Saturday
evening.
Caledonia County.
Hardwick.
THE fall term at the academy closes Wed