The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1888-02-29
has been visiting his aunt Mrs. l.. G.
Bowles, the past week.
Williamstown.

ID. c., and Miss Stella Martin from Brattle-
boro, last week, to attend the funeral of
their father, Denison Martin. Mr.. Martin
returned home this week. We hear Miss
Martin will remain here for a time. -
The death Of five persons in one neighbor-
hood in some eight months Is unusual here;
but in that time Messrs. II. Lyman Martin,
Denison Martin, Emery Jones, George w.
Blanchard and Mrs. John Thompson, liv-
ing in the same district and on the same
road, have died, the two first very sud
denly. - 1t is always thus. Dorcas of
old, full of good works and alms-deeds,
dies, and the widows she has helped stand
by weeping and showing the coats and gar
ments she made while with them 1t is
well many times to proclaim from the
housetops the kind deeds wrought in Sc
cret by our departed fellows. One who
years ago was teacher three or four terms
in the aforementioned district tells us of
the great kindness and help given her at
the time by Messrs. r.. l.. and Denison
Martin, whose children were pupils in the
school, A longtime teacher of district
schools can appreciate, as no one else can,
such sympathy and kindness shown by the
parents of their scholars. - Mr.. Lucius
Flint's disease is thought to be softening of
the brain, and so hopeless. - Charles
Edison has a situation in the asylum in Nor
folk, Nebraska the town in which Professor
Willis II. Gale resides. - In writing
two weeks ago of the purchase by George
omitted to mention among the many articles
that went in with the farm sixteen cows
and three head of young cattle. 60
George Flint of the Flint Brothers, saw
mill men on the east side of the town, told
us few days ago something of their recent
auction. 1t seemed well-nigh impossible to
get anything like what they felt stuff was
worth. For instance, S55 only were bid on
a yoke of cattle that afterward sold at pri-
vate sale for $50. As a consequence, much
that they wanted to sell did not in reality
change hands. Mr.. Flint has shown us
wrench of his own invention that he is TAX
ing steps to get patented. He finds that of at
least two hundred patented wrenches none
resembles his. Some mechanics who have
examined it are said to think it may prove
a fine thing. We Judge that it would be
used largely by mechanics if anybody.
In late conversation with one of our
auditors we learned that the town will
come out nearly 500 in debt this year
against half that sum last year. He thinks
about 900 were expended last year for
breaking winter roads after accounts were
audited, which will account for a part, or
the whole of the difference. This present
winter about $500 have been used for break
ing roads thus far. George Nichols, over
seer of the poor, had the good fortune to
show bill of expense to the town for the
support of the poor of more than $50 less than
last year. We understand the bill is in
reality farther reduced 500 to $500, realized
from property belonging to a party that
called for help. - In the warning for
March meeting we find nothing out of the
ordinary course here, except an article to
see if the town will exempt manufacturers
from taxation, according to the laws of the
state. We Judge there will be disappoint-
ment on the part of some on finding no
article relative to raising money for the
building of the road to the quarres, laid out
by our selectmen last fall. 1t is said, on
what should be authority, that there were
some who wanted the selectmen to go on
at that time to make sure of the road, by
priZing damages, and issuing town orders
for cost of it. We know not who said per-
sons were, but it is not surprising that the
selectmen Though all of them voted to bond
for the railroad we believe) did not see fit
to take such a course. With the widely
varying opinions of the two non-political
parties of the place leach embracing some
of our most reliable mem in the matter of
the heavy debt recently made and conse-
uuent taxation. it would seem that no board
of selectnen would want to incur the cost
of this road without an expression of their
townsmen. such as could be had in town
| meeting, - Regarding this road two
theories are advanced; one, that once built.
! it will bring the business recurring it: the
other that business should first come IN
demand the road, it's advocates allowing
that there must be something in the way OF
a short piece of new road near Mrs. Kim
ball p. Martins place. But there is Barre.
that appears - at all the feasts" of our
calculations as to granite like the ghost OF
Hamlet's father. armed :" and with " the
look of the king" and we can't ignore IL!
! - Friends of Miss Fannie c. Bass. now
of Chicago. will be panied to learn that she
is in very moor health this winter.
! Edwin Prescott and mother are to move
into the old Universalist parsonage. inst
vacated by Robinson Templeton, -
Harvey L. Cheney's hand came in too close
! contact with one of his saws recentlv
the result being some emf fingers re-.
ouirinp the DOCTORS care, - VIII il
surprise ladies' who are the nossessors
of shell combs. ancient and modern
TO know that thev can be melted and mi
into new forms or mended variouslv? lew
eler Perlev Chandler of Barre tells us such
is the case. A writer in a recent issue
of the Grinnell Gowa) ,Se,ni-reekIu Herald
gives an account of a pleasant visit TO III,
dairy farm of orr nrosnerous ex.townsman
Nathan HARRINGTON Of that Mace Nv,
sons are associated with him as dairvmen anf
breeders of thorough. bred Duroc hogs
They have a herd of more than forty COW,
that are most comfortably housed Retween
Mr.. Uarrinpton's house and harm il +" mower
for numpin9 water. saving wood. grindino