The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-11-18

whose services, we believe, would be within
our reach, financially, and If our citizens
generally should manifest desire for IL we
think the effort would be made to secure
them. There can be no question as to the
worth of such entertainments to place.
- One of our worthy ex-townsmen,
Newell b. Walker, has been in government
service in Washington, ID. c., for some
eighteen years past in connection with the
treasury department. He seems to have
filed very responsible place, and with no
stain on his name or any charge of incom-
potency laid at his door. His resignation,
however, was called for, in company with
that of several other chiefs of departments,
few months ago, by General Rosecrans, on
the ground, we believe, of their not being
in fullest sympathy with the general in the
"reform sentiment" 60 The WATCHMAN
of last week quotes the New York Tribune
as saying that there have been thrown out of
employment, in the last year, some hun
dreds of thousands of workmen, upon whom
are dependent from one to one and one-half
millions of persons. Beside this sad state
ment put the fact that hereabouts the suf-
ferers are those who want to employ help
and cannot get it oftentimes, nor at any
time at living prices, as it seems to the farm
ers especially. Good help, indoors and out,
at prices by which employer and employee
can live, has been the crying need of this
place in late years, and the same is no
doubt true of large section of the East
How can an equilibrium be brought
about? - An experiment, we are glad
to say, is to be tried here in the culture of
the German carp. Gilman Smith, as any
one else can do, obtained from the United
States fish commissioner, s. f. Baird,
Washington, ID. G., public document on
the culture of this fish, which led him to
make the trial of raising it, On the terms
given in this document nineteen small carp
were sent him from Washington, ID. c., at a
/ s.f ,lrf H..
charges from Boston here. Near his house
on the eastern rim of the town, is an artifi-
cial pond, covering less than an acre. in
which these fish have been deposited. The
result of this experiment we shall be glad tC
give the WATCHMAN readers in due time
! Should it prove as successful as hoped for
it would seem as if the farm in this town
that would not afford a suitable fish-pond
would be the exception. - Last year oul
! former townsman, George w. Smith o.
Barre, put two inexpensive silos into barn
quite full account of which was given il
our items. He told us last week that they
proved success. He is a believer in ensl
age and has filled the silos again this year
using in part a second crop of clover from
three or four acres, and the corn of six acres
A large part of the corn was allowed to ca
before cutting fine for ensilage. His expert
ence would seem well worth personal in
vestigation on the part of our farmers
- A Mr.. Kellogg, student in Dart
mouth College, is to teach the village schoo
the coming winter, beginning Novembe
3Oth. He comes here a stranger and is wei
recommended - We hear that Profes
sor George Fosters terms for teaching
class in vocal music here were decided to b
a little beyond the reach of our singers
though no fault could reasonably be foun,
with them. - Mrs. Elijah Edison ha
bought the " Deacon Ware place " of Mis-
Jeanette Wiley, and will take possession
la,,,r
poses to go soon to Battle Creek, Mich, TO
medical treatment, and thence to Nebraska
where an only son resides. Mr.. Camp wi
go West later on. - An attempt is max
ing to secure the services of George W
Blanchard as teacher of class in vocs
music here the coming season. - Georg
Wilbur is to teach winter term of school i
Sharon, and Frank Lougee one in Nortl
field Center. - Miss Lille Wheatle
has returned home from Greenfield, Mass
after an absence of many months. -
Miss Julia Blanchard closed her seleC
school last Friday, giving in the evening
party at the town hall, to which all VIII
have ever been her pupils here were il
vited. She is to teach in Barre during til
winter - Messrs. George w. Lynde an
Henry Cheney have purchased the girls
mill, paying 81 $50 for what cost, in the da
OF low prices, $1,000 We suppose it is NJ
Cheney's intention to tend the mill in pc
son after next spring. He will carry wit
him to his new work reputation fl
"honesty" that will be "grist " for h
mill. His brother will run the Institute
this winter. - Mrs. Eldon Tilden
Boston was in town last week visiting h,
Lynde friends. - The Congregation
ladies' society will give a Thanksgivir
: supper at the town hall on Tuesday evenr
OF next week, the 24th instant. The " broo
drill j" will be given on that occasion. Ever
body cordially invited. - Two Of Mr.
. j. X. Lynde's former music pupils we
buried last Saturday afternoon-Miss Lie
Newell of East Brookteld and Miss Edna
Smith of Barre. 1t was thus sad day
her, as to many another one. 60 Here
a " seed-thought " that ought to germna
/. and bear fruit in many March meeting
Vermont next year One of the very able
!: papers in the country in recent issue, sa
that Connecticut is gradually doing ava
, with the district system in its public school
and calls it I" a step forward" This comii
winter ought to be improved by many We
mont towns in getting on their boots "
a march in this advancing line. -" Do
t ME Earle has been obliged to give
1 railroading on account of ill health. -
{. Prentiss Waldo lost a valuable breedil
mare last week She was the mother
George w. Lynde's colt, " Prentiss." III
death is supposed to be owing to getting
n some India-wheat meal by stealth