The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-02-10

ment. With the man and his methods we
are not acquainted, but the more real health
full life that he will bring to the Mace tbe
better. We can assure him that The more
cold water, too, that he brings to the house,
the warmer the shoulder that will he turned
TO him by the mass of our citizens. ---N
What are you saddling on to your sons
townsmen? Two of our most worthy friends
were lately looking at the face Of an ex.
Vermonter in a public .journal-the face of
one whol achieving " big name" whatever
the moral quality of it, in the country, An
entire stranger to both of our friends, one
said to the other. owe should think mora
OF him If we had not known his father 40
we'll" If at first thought it does seem hard.
Is not this, according to the law of the
Maker IN the constitution of the world
- If, as some think those who have
gone out of this life look back with solid
pleasure upon all good, honest work done
here, however humble and commonplace it
be-, II seems to us that the old chair-maker,
). Wight, who lived and died here so many
years ago, and whose name is branded on
the bottom of we know not how many good
solid chairs yet in use here, has something
10 cheer him. His name is about all that
most OF us know of him, but it does one
good to see the material work that survives
MN In these days of tiimsy furniture, and
one can look beyond the work and fancy
that he sees the man in it yet - We
have just learned what our bows NAV he
glad to know, viz: that not only are "to-
boggans " not very expensive " sleds," but
that they can be used at any time on the
snow of our hills. No "crust f" nor artificial
track are necessary. They can learn of Ar
fist Sherburne of Barre how to get tobog-
gans from Canada. 80 Some of the old
students of the Randolph Normal School
will recall their fellow-student of twenty
years ago and more, ID. II. Farley. From
Mrs. Harvey Webster, whose nephew he is
we learn that he is professor of book-keep-
ing and penmanship at the State Normal
and Model School in Trenton, N. j., with a
good salary We have just seen an engrav-
ing of remarkable pen-and-ink sketch by
him that has taken the prize offered to the
photographers of America for the most origi-
nal design in pen-work. The periodical con
tanning the engraving pronounces Mr.. Far
ley second to no other penman in this coun-
try. - Mrs. Joel II. Shepherd has so far
recovered from the injuries received by her
iall IN barre some weeks ago, that she
hopes to be brought home soon - Last
Saturday Lyman Ordway of East Brookfield
| found fur glove in the road, near David
Gales, and, as any man ought to do in like
circumstances, left it at j. X. Lynde's store
for the owner to prove and take away.
| - James s. Tileston, son-in-law of the
late Darius Pride, Esq. is, with his only
daughter, spending the winter in Marietta,
! Georgia. He has been in quite poor health
and finds a southern climate necessary in
| winter. The winters there are said to be
about like our spring and autumn. -
The number of births here last year were
! fifteen; number of marriages, nine number
ofdeaths, twenty. - The farmers meet
ings have been revived in the Folensby
Goodrich district, and are held on Monday
evenings. They are sure to be interesting
On Monday evening next papers are to be
read on The Raising of Steers and Sheer
and The Profits of Dairy Farming. The
| public is cordially invited to come and par.
ticipate in the discussion. Albert
Bruce received dispatch from Montpelier
Tuesday morning, saying that his daughter
Mrs. Marion Kathan, was apparently but
just alive - The farm and persona
property belonging to the estate of ASS
Simonds is to be sold at public action or
Tuesday of next week. - Leroy Norri.
is preparing to build house in Barre, the
coming spring which he will occupy him
self. On account of her illness, Mrs
DR.. McClearn's school will be given up fol-
this week