The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1886-04-28

ever forget his inexhaustible fund Of humor.
An old resident of neighboring town told
us, the other day, this anecdote of him. For
some reason known to themselves he and
his wife agreed at one time to give up the
habitual use of tea Going into the house,
some time afterward, the old-time fragrance
OF steeping-tea greeted his olfactories. 1t
was in the day Of pewter tea-pots, and the
good wife had put this one into the oven Of
the stove Mr.. Pride, on discovering the
situation, quietly closed the doors Of the
oven and sat down to hot fire, awaiting
results. In due time, with affected surprise,
he called the attention of his wife to the lit
tie stream of liquid metal that was coming
from me oven. one may perhaps imagine
Mrs. Prides feelings at the discovery of the
melted teapot, but it will require no effort
on the part of his acquaintance to imagine
how keenly Mr.. Pride enjoyed the sport,
and the telling of it ever after - One
of our thrifty farmers tells us an experience
that he thinks is worth knowing, and we
gladly pass 1t on. He had a two-years-old
colt that was not wntering well for some
unknown cause. 1t finally reached a point
that led its owner to give up all hope of
saving it, and he was only waiting for a
convenient season to kill 1t. At this Juno
ture a stranger called at his house. and,
observing the colt and hearing statement
of the case told the farmer he thought the
animal could be saved. Noticing sweet
elder bushes near the house, he directed the
elder and steep and administer to the colt.
The remedy was at once thoroughly tried,
and the colt was brought out OF his sickness.
Since then this remedy has become a favor
lite with the farmer for man as well as
beast, and others of our townsmen have
used it with marked good effect - We
heard Postmaster Pearson of Berlin say, the
other day, that from an acre of land, in
Guiding that on which the buildings of
an old hotel property stand, he raises
yearly forty to. fifty bushels of apples,
his garden stuff, and hay enough to feed
his horse for the year. He is an advo-
cate of little farms well TILED" -
| Elliot Watson is to study again with Dr. G.
w. McClearn. - William G. Putnam
seems to have lost none of his old-time skill
| horse purchased some ten months ago for
$500. - John Perry has taken the
job to build for the White Brothers of
Barre house, barn and blacksmith shop
at their quarres on the East Hill in Barre
He employs Henry Poole, Frank Godfrey
and Thomas Poland in the work. - DR..
Charles Gale of Rutland was at home for a
day last week. He seems to be having a
large practice as homeopathic there.
- Gurdon Martin is to carry on the
Lyman Ordway farm Gust through the Gulf
in East Brookfield) the coming year. Charles
Hayward, who occupied the place last
year, will move off from it, - Fred Ed
wards, well-known here, tells us he is to
return West this week. He will go to
Nebraska and on to government land -
Charles Webster returned, with his family,
from South Barre last week, and will work
for Wesley M. Seaver this season. His
family will live in Mrs. Almira Prescotts
house = Major d. Flint seems in fair
way to recover from his painful illness that
has alarmed some of his friends. Mrs.
Warren Poole, though yet feeble, is con-
valescent. Miss Fanny F. Waldo de-
p1pS N taapb in plaipfal1 instead pf Will.
JAMESTOWN, the coming summer. - Miss
Josie Covel, daughter of Stephen and Mrs
Mary Poor Covel of Berlin, will teach the
summer school in the David Gale district
- Miss Ada E. Martin will teach in the
Orlando Flint district. The Easter
service at the Congregational house was
well attended, there being no other service
in the village on the afternoon of the day
- Ahiel Hatch of Barre is making com
mendable improvements in the outbuildings
on his farm here, Thomas Sheridan and
Barnet Goodrich doing the work. We heal
that carl " Clough, who lives on the place
is developing into first-class farmer. -
Mrs. Ellen Waldo Colby and little daughter
are taking the week at her old home here
- 1t has just come to /" the ear" of oul
pen-(else it would have gone out of it
"mouth at the time)-the boxes of Christ
mas gifts said to have been sent by the Bap
fist church of Montpelier to two of its aget
and infrm members, Mrs. Lydia Burnhan
Bagey and Mrs. Orrin Walker of this place
If that church only knew how much of bless
! ing those gifts carried with them they woul'
perhaps wish Christmas came oftener thai
once year But then, there is its heaven
given charter" whatsoever we will, y
can do them good. - Charles Haywar
is working at the carpenters trade witt
Chris" Hood His family is at Aaron G
Martins. - Don't fail to read the adveT
tisement elsewhere of our wide-awake
milling firm, Lynde & Cheney. - Mrs
John Farnham, after many months o
sickness, is again able to be out. -
Miss Lucia Hartman was in town las
,, week visiting friends. She purposes goin
, to Northwestern Iowa this week.