The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-06-23
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her very kindly feelings for her. 80 Per-
haps some of our citizens who may have
read in last weeks WATCHMAN the death of
Mrs. Abby f. Mosher of Middesex did not
recall the fact that she was formerly our
well-known townswoman, Miss Abby +.
Nichols, granddaughter of the late Mr..
John Rood. Her very sad invalidism of
twenty-nine years forbade her visiting here
among old acquaintance, and hence she has
not been so generally known in late years
as have many Others of our ex-towns-folk.
She was worthy daughter of worthy
family To but few of our own people has
a more bitter cup, seemingly, been given to
drink in the way of physical infirmites.
- Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Martin and little
daughter of Barre have been with friends
in town the last week. Mr. Martin has
been more than three years at the work of
stone-cutting in Barre and likes 1t. His
friends may rejoice with him in his pros
perity. - Mr.. and Mrs Horace French
of Barre are taking a little vacation here in
town with friends. Mrs. French is grand
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Joel II. Shepherd.
- George Kinsman has gone to work
on a farm for some one in East Montpelier
or Barre. - Miss myrtle " Kathan,
one of our most skillful young instrumental
lists, played the organ for the Free Baptists
at their recent three days quarterly meeting.
- In his Children's Day talk Rev. AL
varo Webster spoke of his experience as
common school teacher in Florida. Any one
who knows the peculiarities of the native
dialects in the South would understand
something of the work of northern school
teacher there in the correction of abuses in
language and pronunciation Mr.. Webster
spoke of the result of such labor in the
work his pupils would do at home with
their parents in this direction, and for which
these parents would come to him and thank
him. This helps to understand the statement
of a leading southern paper, which we re-
Gently saw, viz: that the northern pronun-
citation is now penetrating all the hooks and
corners of the South" - The Congrega-
tionalists in recent Sundays have had occa-
sion to thank Mrs. Arthur Ralph and Miss
Lille Peters for the pulpit supply of beautiful
ferns and flowers. These ferns were some
how fed from hidden " reservoirs, and this,
together with their arrangement, made
them to surpass in beauty almost anything
of the kind we have ever seen. - Ex-
townsman Samuel Foster of Duxbury was
at his farm here last week. He continues
to make improvements on the farm and is
just now adding to his outbuidings. -
We were riding with a well-known resident
of another town last week who gave us a
bit of his experience. Coming from one of
probably three-score years or more, it seems
to us well worth a wider hearing. When
he was some twenty-one years of age he
was called to serve several weeks as jury
man. His experience at that time led him
to resolve to keep out of lawsuits if it was
think he said, he had succeeded in doing so.
Another early experience seems to have in
fiuenced him since then. He bought farm,
the price of which for some reason was
left out " to two or three men to fix. One
result was to lead him to decide henceforth
in his trades to act upon his own Judgment
and fix prices for himself. - Another
farmer acquaintance, far enough past the
time for cutting his wisdom teeth, has been
having recent experience as juryman. He
knew enough before to keep out of law, but
finds himself only the more confirmed, II
possible, in previous opinions on this sub
ject But, while " in vain is the net spread
in the sight of any bird," many men, far less
wise, see this snare of law spread be-
fore their eyes and hasten to get into it.
- Our esteemed ex-townsfolk, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Newcomb of Detroit, Michigan
are visiting sister in New Hampshire, and
will come here in due time to visit their only
daughter and other friends - George
Martin with his wife and son, came from
Washington, d. c., last Saturday. He will
return to Washington soon. His family will
remain through the summer. - Joel
Bass came home last week from st. Johns
| bury, where he has been attending school.
He will stay here for the present. -
The Congregationalsts will hold a straw
berry festival at their parsonage on Friday
afternoon and evening of this week Every
body cordially invited. - Not Miss Alice
Brown, as reported last week, but a younger
sister, is the teacher in the S. T. Perrin dis
trict - The delightful weather of Fri
BILE for the Free Baptist quarterly meeting
held here on those days. There were eight
or ten ministers in attendance, and among
them Rev. j. W. Burgin of Waterbury Cen
ter, and Rev. John WEIGH, who is connected
with Mr.. d. L. Moody's Boys School in
preached on Sunday. We had the great
pleasure of listening to sermon on Satur-
day by Rev. M. G. Henderson, residing in
st. Johnsbury. The meetings were well
attended, the house hardly being large
enough to bold the Sunday audiences. The
usual hospitality was shown by this church
and society in feeding the multitude. u
Without doubt great good will come from
this meeting. - The caucus last Satur-
day evening, for choosing delegates to the
republican county convention at Chelsea
this week, was quite well attended Messrs
Rodney Seaver, Albert NJ. Goodrich, Olney
F. Seaver. Warren S. Covel and b. f. Sib-
ley were elected delegates by ballot. -
A noteworthy feature of the two last repub-
lican caucuses here is the attendance Of
more of our middle-aged and younger
farmers, and the consequent election o.
some of them as delegates to conventions
This is as it should be, for no town ought to
get to feeling that certain few must do it,
public work. And one way to fit men for i
is to put them into the harness and set then
to work. We hope to see more of this her,
in the future. - Whether fortunate o.
otherwise on the whole, the fact remains
that the republicans, who are much superio
in numbers to the democrats here find i
hard to pull together" when working TO
the election of some " candidates. This il
notably true in the matter of town repre-
sentatives. The caucus on last Saturda,
evening, with its numerous ballotings, give
one, thinking of our next freemen's meet
ing, GO that tired feeling" that no "sprin,
bitters " can reach.