The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-12-15

certain day last fall three physicians in
council said her little child could not live
through the coming night. A telegram was
AT once sent to a " Christian scientist T" in
neighboring state asking for immediate
treatment for the child 1t was found after
ward that in the same hour the telegram
was received the child began to mend, and
Is now one of the healthiest of children
=" 1t is not faith cure, nor prayer cure, nor
Spiritualism, or anything of the kind, but a
scientific method of treatment" saws one of
these ladies in regard to the subject. Well
facts ought always to be Welcomed what
ever the true explanation of them may be-
and we pass these along. - However a
man may look at the subject of the conse-
Grafton OF ones property to the Lord, or of
saying much or little about it, il a believer
in 1t, who will fail to admire the actual car
rying, out. in proper manner, of the pro-
iessed principle of certain farmer in
another town, of whom we recently heard
this? He says he holds his team in readi-
ness to go on the Lords errands, as duty
may require, and he won't take his old
mare Tor 1t, either, but one of his young
horses -= Carlos Clough has returned
from visit in Massachusetts, whittier he
went TO find work He tells us that he was
offered $500 year and keep for his own and
his wife's services on a farm, which is not
much like taking farm on shares here
lie tells us OF resident of town near by
here who, with his wife, is getting $500 per
annum on farm in Massachusetts,, and paw
ing of debt Herewith on his Vermont
farm. 80 SO much enjoyment and profit
have the residents in the Luther j. H. Mer-
rill school district found in years past in
their public readings that they have begun
them again this season at their school
house. Some ten or twelve persons take
part each evening in reading their own
selections. One feature of this season is the
reading of book that will occupy a part of
quite number of evenings. The example
of this district is worthy of large fol-
lowing here and elsewhere. - The
Methodist society will this year act the
part of host in our Christmas festivities, to
which they cordially invite all the other So
cieties in the place to come and bring their
" gifts" The exercises will be held at the
town hall on Friday evening of next week.
James H. Walbridge will have in charge
the preparation of the music for the even
ing. - The friends of our young towns
woman, Mrs. Frank o. Randall (nee Miss
Sadie Sherdan) will wish her many good
wishes for her married life. How untir-
ingly, and much to her credit, she has
worked at the WATcHMAN printing -office as
a compositor in years past some Of them
know. - Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Colby
are to he residents of Barre henceforth
- Herbert p Martin was recently
elected superintendent of the Methodist
Sunday-school. - Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Fogg are staying with sister in Chelsea
Mr.. Fogg is gaining III health and able
again to work. - General f. Bass has
of late been suffering severely from what
seems to be an acute attack of rheumatism
- Master Davie " Gale has %. five
cent counter" in his mothers millinery
room. - Mr. Edwin Baker, a merchant
in Ohio whose late wife was Miss Nancy
Carpenter of this place, was in town last
week visiting his sister-in-law, Mrs. War
rem Poole. - Barnet Goodrich is to live