The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-03-27

his letter. == In the brealk-neCk pace of
the present, 1t is good to be halted once in
while and turned right about face to the
slower-going times Of half-century ago.
Such was recent experience, at the sight
and sound of "A bass-viol of that day, which
the Congregatonalst society recently woke
up to find itself still in possession. How
the m ntion of it will re- 4 to many an old
resident the big, two-stOry church, with its
double rows Of great windows, its three gal
leries high pulpit and high-backed box
pews with their multitudinous "port-
holes 3" (partitiOned only 10y small round
posts that would turn with a squeak
through which youngsters peered and
played, possibly to have their ears pulled
at the time and be spanked when they
got home. And there was the orchestra ;
Colonel II. &. Weeden, violin Geor o A
Slmons, bass-viol Gt was the same that has
Just come out of its hiding-place), and
George l.. Smons, double-bass-viol Give
us your A" The bass-violinist carried an in
fallible " a pitch pipe in his pocket and
" Give us your was the signal for bring
ing into time the three instruments that
IKE so many worshipers, were prone to
drop sadly from their Sunday pitch, during
the coming week, and then such a tighten
ening and loosening Of the cat gut" As
one hears in the sea shell the roar of the
sea- so he fancies that in these tunings he
hears strains of the nocturnal concerts when
through the back-yards, or over the house
tops. But how delightful the backward
view of those days! The old bass-vio,
better than new, perhaps, has gone to the
wide-awake town of Barre where it is likely
to find permanent home. 80 The body
OF Miss Parmelia Adams, daughter of the
late Parker Adams, was brought here from
Northiield for burial last week.
Friends recently celebrated the eighty
NTH birthday of Mrs. Alvin Smith. Per-
haps few women of her age have retained
their strength and faculties so remarkably.
- Wilbur f. Shepard of Barre has pur-
chased OF John Walker half-nterest in
his valuable horse. Mr.. Shepard is nat
urally pleased to learn of late sale of a
Western Boy yearling colt for $50. -
Henry Fogg has hired for the season to
Willard Sprague, and Elisha X. Burnham
to q. A. Ainsworth. - Elvn Prescott
has returned from Massachusetts, where he
has been for some weeks. - n. G..
Davis has bought a Wooster creamery,
with what results we hope to report duly.
- Landlord f. f. Durham is a good
blacksmith as well as hotel keeper, and at
present is the sharpener for the two granite
firms here. - Haden Jeffords has rented
Herbert p. Martins east hill farm.
Return ). Davis has hired for another year
in Salem, Mass, with an advance in his
wages. - Bert Royce was married last
week in Lowell, Mass, to Miss Clara Staples,
who formerly lived here. - G. c. Barnes
and son are canvassing in Pennsylvania
and are to be in Harrisburg about this time.
- The collection for home missions at
the Congregational church last Sunday was
upwards of twenty dollars. - Misses
Flora and Katie Erskine have returned
from school in Bristol. - Mrs Damon
Martin Spinney, now of Mortified, has been
with friends here of late. - Thomas
Poland is to occupy one of the four tene-
ments in the old Poole house. 60" Will "
.. Martin closes work in the jewelry store
of Perley Chandler, Barre, this week. ANY
town wanting reliable young man, of his
trade, will not go amiss in speaking" for
him. - Not great amount of new
sugar, we judge, has been made here as
yet. - Frank Boyce, son-in-law of the
late Charles Adams, and E. p. Odds (of
South Barre), son-in-law of David Gale, are
under physicians care.