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

attended. Nearly ali the old board Of
oifcers were reelected. The town system
OF schools was again defeated by large
majority.
Washington.
The friends of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Wason, to the number of seventy-ive, re-
| centiy reminded them of the thirty-eighth
anniversary of their marriage by assembling
at their residence, bringing with them
numerous presents. IL was q complete sur
PRISE to the worthy couple, who were much
pleased; After an enjoyable time the
guests departed, wishing their hosts health.
day. " '''0
West FairIee.
The winter school taught by Il. G.. Soutb-
worth and Jennie Southworth, his sister.
OF Muddy Brook, has been one of the most
satisfactory and profitable terms we have
had here in a long time. The " oil of brch"
mas been Jndiciously applied where most
needed, and we hope the same teachers NAV
DE secured for the coming year.
Williamstown.
PERHAPS by no means the least effective
oil MS sermons was one without words"
preached by Rev. Harvey Webster on Mon
day morning last, which we CHANGED to see.
lie was simply carrying pail of cold water
from his own to the house of an old and in
firm member of his flock, whose water sup
| ply had recently been cut off. That was
all. - We hear that Landlord Peters of
chelsea is to take possession of the Hubbard
House this week. The Walkers, who have
occupied it the last year. will go into the
mousse of Mrs. Kimball p. Martin, for
snort time any way. - Hoping to help
some young person who might be trying to
help himself to an education, we mentioned
some months ago the case of one of our
young orange county friends, who was earn
ing money for this purpose by caring for the
SICK: lie was then getting S14 and board per
week, with the no small advantage of being
with such family as we Judge it to be-
NOT long ago he was found by one of the
Leading lawyers of the state, who has been
very i'll of late. He was with this lawyer
twenty-nine days and received 500 for his
work, which seems to have been thoroughly
| appreciated otherwise. This. young man is
the son of a farmer and has his own way to
make in the world like so many other farm
ers sons lie Is preparing himself for pro-
fessional life. We know of nothing in his
makeup" or in his early circumstances
that should give him the advantage over
many another farmers son who might like
to follow in his steps and for the same pur-
pose, And may not some young lady lind
mint worth taking in our young friends
success = Hayden M. Jeffords, son of
Jason III. Jeffords, and Miss Lille NJ,
daughter of Sumner Wheatley, were mar
ried on Thursday evening last by Rev.
Harvey Webster. They are to reside for the
coming year in the Snow house," on the j.
II. Jeffords farm. - Ralph Whitney's
family seems to be afflicted, with the poor
health of all its members, and deserves much
sympathy. - Mrs. John Farnham learns
of the increasing ill-health of her father, Mr..
Reuben Hatch, now in Wisconsin. -
Our old townsman, Hyman Hatch, we have
Just been told, is in trade in South Elgin,
Ill. His son, Harry, at present is about to
conclude three years musical course in
Europe and return to America. - Henry
II. Martin, who has occupied the j. NJ
rainier farm in the past, has bought it of
DR. &. G. Ellis. - Jesse Poor will re-
main on the Briggs farm, having hired it for
. the coming year. - Charles Hayward
will stay another year on the Ordway farm
just through the Gulf in East Brookfeld
-. The Free Baptist congregation gave
their worthy pastor, Rev. III. X. Grain, a
donation visit at their church on Thursday
last, leaving something over S25 with
him. - Miss Mary Simmons of Stowe,
so well-known as a teacher here returns to
her home this week. We seem unlikely to
have her services as teacher again at pres
ent. - We had the pleasure in Barre,
last Saturday, of grasp of the hand of
Judge William Leach, now of Cedar Rap
ids, Iowa. OF course it is pleasanter than
his old schoolmaster grip, under certain
circumstances, OF many years ago. -
James Martin is to thoroughly disembowel
the house on the old Sancry place, just pur-
chased, and will renOvate and add to it.
- For some reason other no other
district in our town seems to devise so
many valuable entertainments as the Fol-
ensby Goodrich district. And these are not
carried out by the young folks alone. The
older ones are wide-awake and active in
them. Last week goody number of the
residents there came together at the school
house for select reading. Some eighteen
pieces were read. There will be another
reading there on Friday evening of this
week. Visitors will be welcomed. -
James Martin has made over two hundred
pounds of butter from each of nine cows
since April |, 1885, and Herbert Patt has
made over two hundred forty pounds each
from the same number of cows in this time
Meal has been used right along in feeding.
- George Williams has "A butternut
tree that yields, as a rule, nuts containing
three and four meats each. - j. Munroe
Seaver tells us that our old townsman,
Wesley Martin, whom he recently visited
in Vicksburgh, Mich, may, with his wife,
likely return here for visit the coming
season. MIR. Martin is now seventy-seven
years old. - Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver S.
Walker, with characteristic neiphborly love
and kindness, observed the eighty eighth
birthday of our venerable townsman Mr.
Luclus Edison, by inviting his family and
other OF his relatives to their home on Sat
urday last to a feast of good things. Not
the least of these good things was letter
from John Walker of Washington, ID. c.,
written for the occasion. - Not long ago
} an acquaintance in a town not thousand
miles away told us the remark of a new
conner 10 the town, after attending his first
March meeting in the place. Said he -" 1t
was brutal" Some one told our own,
last week, was :" like a circus" Having
no small boys to accompany to entertain
ments of the latter kind, we may not be able
to Judge fully of the comparison. We know
J that our town offices last week " ran round
l the ring" saddled and bridled and begging
riders" so that our moderator remarked
at a late hour in the day that he did not know
but we should have to go out of town for
officers" But that strikes us as more
millennial than like circus" There
seem to have been no rings" to ego
through " at this meeting, and as for
4 "cowns well, we don't yet see Just why
that meeting was lkened to a circus! -
; The enthusiastic reelection last week. OF
Miss Fannie NJ Martin as town superin-
tendent was gratifying enough to her friends
and was creditable to our town. - One
of our townsmen, well along in the
: eighties" has just given up the use OF
"the vile weed" tobacco. Isn't the ex-
ample worthy of all imitation? - Mrs
Harte Dickinson Hubbard is about to add
a barn to her otherwise pleasant place
: John Perry is to be the builder. - AT
the adjourned town meeting a tax of fifty
five cents on the dollar was voted and for
y repairs on highways and bridges ten cents
, in addition to the fifteen required by the
| state. - George w, Blanchards class
! will give a concert at the town hall this
. Wednesday, evening.