The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-06-20

in the laying out of dead body where
speedy decomposition might have been an
ticipated. In the absence of the facilities
of larger places, the body was placed upon
fresh turfs laid upon board, where it
rested till nearly the time for burial. This
and bromo choralum in open vessels near
the body, with some use of the same about
the body, sufiiced to accomplish the most
desirable results - Miss Abbie Garlic
ton, recently froin the West, tells us of a
late very pleasant visit of few weeks with
our old towns-folk Mr. and Mrs. Martin
Burnham of Martinton, Ill. AS is we'll
known among his old acquaintance here,
Mr. Burnham has been very prosperous
there He and his son have $50 acres of
land, and this year they are cultvating
three OF potatoes. Last year they raised
5000 bushels of shelled corn. They keep
fifty Hereford cows, thirty-one calves,
fifty yearlings, twelve warehouses, nine
colts and any quantity of Poland China
hogs, and fowls in abundance. They
have three artesian wells and one flowing
well for water supply. 1t takes (as we re-
call iD some twenty-four roofs to shelter
man and beast and sustenance therefor.
Through the WATCHMAN they keep up an
acquaintance with the old home and friends
here in whom they seem to retain warm
interest. Here's to their continued pros
perty - Our old and prosperous towns
man, Asa Harrington, now of Barre, has
just been painting his house lin which he
has put some six or eight thousand dollars
in the most approved modern style. Much
as he and others may enjoy the appearance
of it, he admits that it doesn't look as " re-
markably fine " to him as, when a small boy
on our South Hill, in an implanted house,
did neighbours house, painted with skim
milk and Spanish brown-a color-line 3"
that he then felt separated him widely
enough from the occupants thereof! Well,
/
Rev. f. w. Hamblin, accompanied by his
wife, was at the Methodist preachers meet
ing in Stowe last week. 80 Mr.. William
Camp, who buried his wife here in July,
1886, and went to Juniata, Nebraska, to live
with his only child, w. w Camp, died on
the oath of May in that place. The clergy
man who of1iciated at his funeral speaks of
his "having been kindly cared for in the
home of his son: and as he had lived the
Christians life, so he died the Christian s
death" He was born in Chelsea, VT, Feb
ruary 20, 1872. - Rev. f. w. Hambin
was greeted at the Pratt school-house in
the quarry district on Sunday afternoon
| last by an attentive audience of be-
tween sixty and seventy persons. Services
! will be held each Sunday afternoon there.
| There was also a Gaelic service there for
some Scotch people who understand that
! language better than the English. Next
| Sabbath Rev Mr.. Hambin will give some
attention, at the opening of the service, to
a review of the Sunday-school lessons for
the last quarter. - Printer w. S. Buck
and wife of West Randolph were in town
over Sunday last. Mrs. Buck is daughter
of Mrs. Lorenzo ID. Smith. - There was
a large attendance at the Free Baptist
church on Sunday, or the occasion of the
quarterly meeting. There are to be several
baptisms on Saturday afternoon next, in
the neighborhood of this church, of candi-
dates for admission. Rev Mr.. Davis OF
Topsham is to preach there at the time
- Children's day passed pleasantly
and with profit we may be sure, at the
Methodist church. There was the usua
preparation of the church in the way Of
floral decoration, etc, for the occasion
Rev. Mr.. Hamblin is said to have done
his part excellently well that day. -
There is to be a republican caucus at town
Hall on Saturday evening next, to cleo
delegates to the state, district and county
republican conventions. Eleven delegate:
in all are to be chosen.