The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-03-10
Washington County.
Barre.

DdTEes
A PERSON can most always get what he
pays for and sometimes get things he does not |
pay for. A Frenchman from Orange came
into the Blanchard market about week |
ago. and, seeing nice turkey there, began
to tell how he would like it for supper the |
next day, as he was to have lots of company
and he wanted to treat them well. Well"
Gerry says, "you can have 1t by paying for
it," '"Well, )" says Frenchy, " I've been to
work around here and several are owingme.
I'll go out and see If / can get enough to pay
for the turkey" After few minutes he
returned, saying he could not get any money
that night, as the man that owed him the
most was away but he would pay for it
Monday night if Gerry would let him have it.
"Well, all right" says Gerry. Well-armed
with his turkey, he went out into the street
and soon converted the turkey into cash,
and also went to one of the doctors here and
wanted him to go to Orange and see his
wife, who was sick. But the doctor did not
want to go that night, but would the next
day. But the woman being very sick and
some liquor needed, the doctor gave an
order to the agent for the needful. So, armed
with the order, and backed by the turkey
money, the Frenchman got his whiskey.
Next day the doctor made his promised
visit and, after many inquiries, found where
his patient lived. Arriving there, he found
the woman well and the man dead--drunk.
- Mrs. Emily l.. Mclaughlin of Boston
will deliver temperance address at the
Universalist church on Thursday even
| ing. Mrs Mclaughlin comes here under
the auspices of the Woman's Christian Tenn
| perance Union, and a very interesting lee
ture may be expected. All are invited to
come in and enjoy the evening. - James
| M. Perry started for Florida last Thursday,
going by way of New York and Washing
ton. He intends being gone some four
weeks and will visit our former townsmen,
e. ID. Sabin and j. S. Abbott, who are To-
Gated at st. Augustine, before his return.
60 Henry Penniman spent Sunday at
home. He is working on the Wells River
railroad as brakeman and likes his work
much. - Mrs. Thomas Wilson died last
| week Monday, after quite long illness.
Mrs. wilson anu her 1usDano were llvlng
which place the funeral was attended Fri
day afternoon. il. G. Mudgett has
opened a fish-market in one of the rooms in
the basement of the French block. -
| John Magoon ia taking advantages of the
low rates To California to make a Visit there
and see tbe country, - Anson Perkins
and family exnect to start soon for Alta
Placer conntyl California he having se-
cured navinS iob there They leave here
this week: -= We tender thanks to our
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t THFRr have been two meetinos at tn,
5 Corner with reference to estahlishino .
9 craomarv thara Tha for,norS ora nonsiSar
ably Interested. Mr.. a,id Mrs. E. r.
Andrews and daughter. while crossing tn,
pond. Friday evening. with a team. broke
i: through the ice They were near the shore
and so, with the exception of a broker
harness and wet feet, no damage was done
- George Bailey is at home, quite sick
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MARCH meeting passed off quietly, the
only contention being over the Office of towr
5 clerk, in which Hiram Wells, ESQ, wa,
chosen to succeed Allen Perry Mr.. Perry
1 was first elected to the office in 1858, ant
: has held the position every year but on,
S since that time, serving a term of twenty
: six years, being the same number of years
e that the Office was held by his predecessor
u Thomas Osgood, Jr During all this tim,
. Mr.. Perry has proved a faithful and ac
o commodating official, keeping the records
: in legible and tasty manner. The select
o mems report was accepted and adopte,
9 without discussion, as was also the report o
J. the road commissioners. Later in the day
l. however, the latter report was recalled anC
j. upon examination it was discovered that
portion of the bills had not been kept a
the law requires. The road fund amounted
to 81 ,134.51, of which sum 81 ,271 40 had beel
expended. G. II. Clark had bill of SS46 "
which was a big pill for the town to swallow
and it was finally voted to recommit the re
port to the auditors for further considera
II ton. The report of the school directors re
u ceived some discussion but was accepted
i The Indebtedness for town purposes i
u $660.21. The school directors report di,
not show the exact standing of the treasury
3, q Eiai"n ~ NnoS tS Ui nal snnel' an
e ing in lumber that they could not adius
themselves, agreed to submit the ouestiol
u to Hon. C. W. III. DwinelI of Marshfield
q Merrill Batchelder of Plainfield and Truman
u Kelton of East Montpelier for arbitration
), The hearing was held at Marshfield an,
n lasted two days. Mr.. Kinney presented al
), account of S433, for the care of sheds an,
q land, boarding help. etc. After a carefu
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