The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-28
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was an old lady and an 1912 pensioner. She
was buried on Sunday afternoon, Rev.
Harvey Webster officiating. She leaves one
daughter Mrs. Elliot, who lives elsewhere.
- James S. Abbott of st. Augustine,
Florida, arrived here on Thursday last for
a stay of few weeks He is in fine health
and likes his southern home and business
- The body of our former townswoman,
Mrs. G. A. White (nee Miss Lucinda WILSON,
OF Waterbury Center, was brought here last
Sunday for burial in the village ceme-
terry. She had long been ill., - The
rumors that continue to come to us here
concerning the much and long-talked-of
railroad extension to this place are calcu-
lated to keep up hope and expectancy. 1t
may not be amiss to be thinking what re-
Spouse the citizens of the place will make
when the railroad company shall knock at
the doors of their pocket-books--fo the
knocks are almost sure to come before the
railroad does. - An epidemic of colds
and whooping-cough, or something akin to
it, prevails here, and many are complaining
- If agricultural associations offered
premiums for the fnest-looking growing
crops land why shouldn't they?), we recall
nothing in our meanderings this season
more likely to take the highest prize than
Russell Nj. Jeffords' crops, as seen from the
highway. They show mind and muscle in
their management. - Landlord Charles
Peters lost valuable horse and had fine
carriage demolished in a runaway in Mont
pelier one day last week. We Judge the
loss must have been perhaps $500 or more.
- The other day we heard some one
here complaining that the main-springs of
watches are not as good in these days as
they used to be-they break more easily.
An authority explains the fact to us in this
way: The thinner watches of the present
day require narrower spring, which conse-
quently needs to be made thicker, and thus
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acy is said to be not in the material. But
the same authority adds that we neverthe-
less get better time-keepers than formerly.
- 1t must be characteristic of all forces
that they are capable of back-action. The
latest kick of the gun we have heard of was
recent complaint of one of our farmers,
who has raised family of boys, all of whom
have left the farm and taken up mechanic s
trade. This farmer, himself of decided
mechanical turn, has a shop on the farm
and taught his boys the use of tools, to find
(his wife says that it was to spoil them for
farmers, to his regret - This is a part
of the legacy left family by one who lived
to be an old man, and who shall say the
estate was not far greater than any amount
of houses and lands would have been with
out his character? Not long ago we heard a
member of this old gentleman's family say
OF him, with proper pride: " l never saw
one little mean streak in him" Happy the
parent whose children can speak with such
satisfaction of him or her when their life
work is laid down. - Our esteemed ex-
townsman, Dr. William Bass of Lowell
Mass, is in Europe. - George Wilbur
is in Barre working as an apprentice at the
carpenters trade. - Miss Alice Church.
i'll of Lyme, n. H., is visiting her school
friend, Miss Julia Bass - Gratifying
reports of our young townsman, DR.. George
II. Bass of South Chicago, Ill.,, reach us.
Wouldn't any one knowing him expect to
hear of his growing practice as physician?
- George Adams brought a friendly
greeting from DR.. George K. Lane of Lud-
low, formerly of this place, to all his old
friends here. All reports of the doctor
speak of good practice in his present field
AS a conscientious, worthy man, without
any shoddy in his makeup, we here know
him we'll