The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-07-14


for himself. In his line Of work a Job
worth $50 was lately offered him in which
he was asked to begin the work on Sunday
The circumstances were peculiar, and
seemed to offer somewhat plausible ex-
cuse for what his well-trained conscience
would generally condemn. The matter was
taken into due consideration, and the young
man returned the answer that he must re-
fuse the job rather than comply with the
condition of Sunday work. But this
answer was promptly met by the offer of
! the work to him on his own conditions, and
there was thus saved to him both his "tem-
poral gain F" and what he priced beyond it.
| And isn't this, after ALL generally the case
when a similar decision for the right is
made? 49, Mr. Martin Flint Tilden, son
! of the late Mr.. Dyer Tilden, and who emf
grated many years ago from this place to
! Illinois, returned last week for visit among
| old friends. Since going from here he has
buried his wife, nee Miss - Kimball of
this place. Two daughters are all that are
left to him of his family. Custer, ILL.,, is his
residence. - Mrs. George Beckett and
Mrs. James Hopkins last week accompanied
their brother, Conductor Frank w. Flint,
to Windsor, the southern terminus of his
railway route. They visited the state prison
and, among others, saw the child murderess
| Just sent there from STAFFORD. They re-
port her as looking "below par " in the
matter of intelligence. 60 James f. Jill
son is at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, under
the care of DIR. Oscar A. King of the Oak
wood Retreat" a recent letter from there
tells us that "h his disease is organic de-
generacy of the brain tissue, and the outlook
for recovery unfavorable on account of his
age. He suffers no physical pain, and is
generally in happy frame of mind" -
Mrs. Libbie Tarbell returns from stay of
four weeks in New Hampshire with health
improved. - Principal Daniel r. Martin
of Pullman, ILL.,, is stopping in New York on
his way to this point. - Charles Erskne
has been so unfortunate of late as to lose a
valuable four-year-old colt, perhaps as the
result of the horse distemper that has been
so prevalent hereabouts. - The horse
belonging to Frank Nichols of Barre that
escaped from his barn recently, and of
which mention was made in these items
last week, was picked up by Joel Hersey of
this place and returned to the owner. -
Mr.. and Mrs. Wesley Martin, now of Mchi-
gam are visiting the old home here for the
first time since 1851, Mr.. Martin is nearing
the Eighties" but is as straight as an
arrow and otherwise well-preserved in
looks. They emigrated to Michigan from
here in an early day, and we judge, are
| much better off financially than if they had
remained at farming here. They will likely
remain here several weeks. - The yoke
of large oxen that was purchased some
weeks ago by the town for the use of our
road commissioners has just been sold.
We are told that it is not likely to prove a
The delightful day of " the coach-and-four -
Tor more) departed this section long ago
But modern stage-ride to Barre and back,
one day last week, with such travelling
companions as our westernized old towns
folk, Messrs. Walter Newcomb, Martin f.
Tilden and Wesley Martin and wife, was a
pleasant event. One needed to be only a
good listener to enjoy it, if he had any taste
for "reminiscences of the earlier days of the
place. There was story told us of the late
Judge Paine of this place, than whom the
town has hardly had citizen of more note
perhaps. Remarkable for punctualty in
meeting pecuniary engagements, he went to
bed on the last night of month to recall
that he had agreed to pay Judge Ellis Of
Barre within the month money that he had
borrowed of him. He arose at once and
started for South Barre, which place he
reached before midnight. On making known
to Judge Ellis his errand, the latter is re.
ported as saying to him that he was 60
bigger fool than he had taken him to be- >
Another old story revived was that of the
Irshman Fletcher, who came from IRELAND
to this place in an early day and courtet
and won Chloe Stebbins. He had on,
secret that could not by any means bt
wrung out of him, and that was tn,
reason for his leaving Ireland The
mother of his wife insisted, as con
dition of his marrying her daughter, that h,
tell her this reason. Finally he gave it: q" II,
set a mill-pond on fire there, and ran ava,
in the light of it, But he got the daughter
zone of their children was the late JOIN
Fletcher, who went to Louisiana and wrot,
the work, " Fletcher's Studies on Slavery,
in defence of " the divine institution" The
book was just " scabbed with Hebrew, a.
we remember it. But its logic couldn't stant
up against northern bullets in the days o
81 to '65) - Mrs. William S. Beckett
now about eighty years of age, is very feebl,
from nervous prostration. - 1t is goot
thing occasionally to take an inventory o.
one 5 wealth III common and unnoted bless
ings. For instance, "a friend has just tolt
us of his brother-in-law, who has been t,
New York and had one pivot tooth inserted
in his mouth by some patent process, pay
ing therefor sos. - Farmers are payin,
Sl.50 a day for help in haying We last
week heard of one or two hands bein;
wanted for this work by farmers. -
Charles Erskine has two-year-old Jersey
heller which he tested one day and found
pound of butter was the result She was feed
, ing only upon grass - 1t bias just beef
freshly suggested to us that it is profitable
as it ought TO be a most interesting, study Il
, see how in this life Providence often over
rules the sutferings of one individual to tn
, benefit of others. Years ago the life of one o
. our worthy young ladies went out, after man
months ofillness some of which were marked
by great suffering Toward the close of i
| all she implored one of her family to do any
, thing that lay within their power for tn
sick in time to come, for her sake if for n
other reason. How this dying request ha
never been forgotten and how man
, thoughtful attentions to the sick here an
, elsewhere have grown out of it, some da,
may reveal. - The suit brought agains
this town by the town of Topsham for de
+ termning the residence of Mrs. Moses Rim
| has, we hear, just been decided by Judg
n Rowell in favor of Williamstown. Mrs
: Ring, not a native of this place. obtaine
+ residence here through her marriage t
v our townsman, the late Mr.. Moses Ring
q After his death she went to Topsham to re
r side Some of the time since her removs
q there she has been under guardian. A
A we hear il, but for certain circumstances {
n this guardianship our town would allo'
Il that Mrs, Ring is still resident of this plaC
n in the eye of the law. Topsham claims, o
"a the contrary that she has not lost her res
i dence here Judge Rowell holds to the OF
# poste of the latter opinion. An appeal [
/ the supreme court has been taken by TOPS
ham. -=Rev. j. j. Lewis of South Boz
ton preached in the Universalst church las
+ Sabbath morning. - Mrs. May Baco
q Houston, daughter of the late Daniel Baco
$ of Northfield, is visiting friends here. -
. Our worthy young townsman, James
a Bass, who has been in Texas for some years
II has recently gone to Washington Territory
# moved thereto by maarial experience
a. - Wool-buyers are picking mp the cliI
/. in town quite largely at about twenty-hy
=. cents per pound. Deacon Francis Carl
!, ton had carried over the clips of the last tw