The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-05-26

have acted on the plan Of the Indian woman
who cut off one end of her blanket and
sewed IL to the other, to make IL longer.
But If not, and he shall continue in this
unique course, BarDum will want him, II
Brattleboro doesn't! =- We learn that
Miss A. A. Clement, town superintendent of
Chelsea, who is teaching for the first time in
the Calvin Flint district was engaged with
expectation that she should serve through
the school year, in case of mutual satisfac-
ton. The report is good enough to be
true, since IL would be a long step in the
right direction - Fred jackson finds
himself drawn iuto a lawsuit with party
in or near Randolph, to whom he sold
horse some time ago, the purchaser claim
ing the horse was not as represented. The
justice court appointed for last week, was
postponed four weeks If ever the bars
should be put up, oughtn't it to be behind
horse trade? 80 That horrible mael-
strom of law continues drawing into its cir
cling current another of our citizens, than
whom one could not be a more innocent
sufferer, apparently. The trouble grows
out of a claimed incumbrance on place
purchased land afterwards Sold years ago,
! evidently without suspicion of trouble in
| the future. But it carries the lesson at the
| outset to look most carefully to any possible
! contingencies in the purchase of property.
| 80 Not cover 80, 000,' as the WATCHMAN
| types made it last week, but las we wrote it)
" over $500" is the amount said to have
|
colt. But is it surprising, when prices of
his horses are to be printed, that the ciphers
| in the printers type.case should start out
en- mdsse, and place themselves in line, like
scholars in a spelling-class, even at the risk
of some being sent back to their seats?
- Through the Kindness of Perley
Chandler, Of Barre we were recently
shown the gold watch that the formerly
well-known Mr.. Ira Day of Barre used to
carry, and now owned by his grand
son, a granite dealer of Barre. The
watch is of course an old one, and
of Swiss manufacture. 1t contains
striking" apparatus, and by pressure of
the stem the hours and the quarters are in
Dictated any time of the day Mr.. Chandler
is so skillful a workman that he has been
able to change somewhat the running-gear
of the watch by inserting two or three new
Wheels unknown to the watch before He
tells us that modern watch is constructed
with one-fourth the number of wheels this
contains. - Apropos of Mr.. Chandler,
just mentioned, a lesson worth learning by
young men may be cleaned from his life.
Born doubtless with genius for mechani-
cal work, he sought a situation as an APP
prentice with matchmaker when young
man, but at first was unable to obtain one.
Nothing daunted, he went to work by him
self to learn the principles of the trade.
He has just shown us the volume Thomas
Reid's "Treatse on Clock aad Watch
Making" a valuable book, but now out of
print, and at a premium) which he then
bought ana STUDIED. NOU many uOOrS ever
remain long shut to such persistent energy,
and in due time he had situation and the
trade, and is now reaping the reward
of honest industry and skill. - We are
asked by one of the Grand Army boys
of Barre to say to our town veterans
that they are cordially invited to go to
, Barre on Decoration day and partake of the
good things that will be served on the oc-
casion. - 1t is said the listers will this
week begin the appraisal of real estate. All
, | 10 hasnpalx ia
full appreciation on the part of our citizens
of the difficulty under which our listers
, must labor in this work. - Mr.. and Mrs.
r Sherman Winchester have taken up their
abode in Barre for the present, Mr.. Win
l chester's health not allowing of farm work.
= Mrs. Winchester finds work there and he
5 himself is on the road selling medicines.
- Dr. Charles Gale, now of Rutland,
, and Miss Aiken of that place are to be
married June LIST. The wedding will be in
the First Congregational church, at the hour
r of nine P. NJ. - Mrs Martin S. Adams of
South Royalton was called here last week
:, by the sickness of her father, Deacon Or
cult Abbott. - Mr.. and Mrs. John Poor
S now of Wolcott, were in town last week
. with old friends. - DIR. c. A. Bailey of
9 Montpelier was called here last week. as
4 counsel with DIR. G. w. McClearn in Deacon
# Orcutt Abbott's case. - Our young
e townsman, Tracy l.. Jeffords of the class
It of SO, University of Vermont, is president
l. of the intercollegiate athletic association,
., that last week held its games, etc, in the
n Howard Park, Burlington. - Mrs j. A.
n S. White of Claremont, n. H., and Mrs.
|, Laura l.. Ainsworth of Iowa are expected
. here this week. - Mrs Sylvia Clarke
e Newcomb of Waukegan, H., is expected
n back at the old home within few weeks.
e She is sturdily loyal to the Green Mountain
o State and is always welcome guest here.
:. - Mrs. n. p. Simons and daughter have
n returned from their winters stay in New
e York city to their Rutland home for the
| no To houo 10
$ to Waterbury to reside with daughter.
a - Mr.. and Mrs. Major Flint have re-
It turned from two weeks visit in Northern
< New York Mr.. Flint's health is somewhat
y improved by the trip. - Joseph A. San
y ders, the champion fisherman, took three
9 days and half at Greensboro Pond week
IS before last and caught seventy-one trout
% that weighed forty pounds. - Olney
t. Martin, son of the late Mr.. Allen Martin of
Il this place, has recently returned from a So
is journ of months in California. Ill-health has
n been his portion for long time. For this
lie cause he visited Europe a few years ago,
If spending some time in France and England.
<. - Conductor Frank w. Flint was in
81 town over Sunday - Prentiss Waldo
lie has been drawn as a Juror for the June term
ii of court. - Mrs. c. C. Barnes and
d daughter, Gertie, returned from Erie, Penn
e. last week. - Miss Fannie Martin is
TX teaching the eighth term of school in the
l. district at the head of Berlin Pond wise
\. district and likewise teacher. - Ed
s. House is learning the hair-dresser's trade
with Barre firm. - Last week, for the
first time, so far as we recall, we had the
e. pleasure of the beautiful view from the road
~ little distance beyond and north of Mr.
/. Moses Poor's place. 1t includes Berlin Pond
ID and the country about it, with the noun
se tains far beyond, and is well worth going
he there for in a clear summers day. -
v Albert Martin has just sold his fine horse
n. of the Eastern Boy stock, for something
n near three hundred dollars. But for slight
of string-halt it is said she would have sold
of for two hundred dollars more. - Mucl
re solicitous interest has centered about the
nj sickness of Deacon circuit Abbott in til,
~ last week and more. The trouble is in tn,
ne bowels. Physicians speak hopefully of hi
case, however, though it may require some
time for restoration. - Fred Austin o.
Northfeld was in town last week, having
le come by bicycle from Montpelier. 1t is sale
~ he kept pace with the railroad train from
n Montpelier TO Barre as he came up. -
w. Mrs. John Clark, "a long time invalid and 6
10 great sufferer, was thought to be dying ont
III day last week. Her trouble is of the lungs
y, - The grand list of our place is triht
~ larger than that of last year. - Elk
u, townsman j. Den" White of Gadsden
~ Alabama, keeps us posted on weather mat
e. ters in his section. The average daily TEN
Vi perature there at five A. NJ. through the