The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-12-04

made, It is natural that the largest indi.
vidual subscriptions should he expected
from people in or close by the village who
may have property and are able TO pay
literally. Among the largest subscriptions
are 800 each by Messrs. Enoch Howe and
John Lvnde. Ex Governor Smith of 81 .
Adams very kindly sends his check for 500.
Enough more is yet wanted, so that any
contributions will be most gladly received
Plans it is said, are being considered for
the rebuilding of the Simons & Gale store
on much larger scale than before. We
hear, too, that the owners of the hotel
property can secure Mrs. Lewis Flints
bulding-lot for reasonable price, and that
hencefOrth there will be no building be.
tween hotel and the Simons Il Gale store.
Whatever the loss of property in the late
fire, our citizens fortunately did not lose
their courage, and it may safely be pre-
sumed that the place in the end will come
forth the stronger and better for the sad
calamity Detailing it. There is still no clue
TO the cause of the fire. While some think
it incendiary, others think it wholly rea-
sonable that it was accidental. But in any
event, greater facilitie for putting out fires
are needed here, as doubtless in many
another small town. When this fire was
first discovered it would seem that bottle
or two of the chemicals for extingushing
fires would have squelChed II. Every
public building, at least ought to be sup
piled with them.
Mention ought certainly to be made here
of the interest taken by our big sister "
town Of Barre in our fire. Bells were rung
and whistles blown there, and everybody
was out. A goodly number came up here
with their fire-engine: bur alas! il was too
late to accomplish much II, too, is due
our muchtalked.of slOw-traveling railroad
trains to say that when occasion requires
they " can take to themselves Wings In
going to Barre at the time for "A lire-engine
the run down was made in some fifteen
minutes aud the return in some twenty.
An item for Santa Claus when a small
boy we received sundry notes from you, via
the stocking informing us that You were
rewarder of good deeds, and with pretty
broad hints that some change on our part
mtgM in the future bring experimental
knowledge Of this fact. As you are the
same good old saint, let MS tell you that
when Rev. f. w. Hamblin so kindly con-
sented to subject himself and family TO the
Inconvenience and loss Of moving ont OF the
Methodist parsonage, the other day, for the
benefit of the sufferers by fire-and so for
the place generailv-an organ was thrown
from the wagon in which it was to be
moved aud damaged, we know not how
much. Please remember his stocking gen
erouSly about December %
Joel IIersey is to return to his old home
farm, having bought off the renters, Jason
johnson and his son-in-law Mr.. johnson
goes back to his own home. - Miss
Eta Martin is TO teach again the coming
winter in the primary department of the
Chelsea Academy. Miss Ella Martin is to
teach in the Erwin IL. Martin district Miss
Mary Abbott will teach in the Calvin Flint
district. -= Presby Hopkins, a leading
granger, has greatly improved the appear
ance and condition of his farmhouse on the
West Hill. $50 Conductor Frank w
Flint was in town for Thanksgiving last
week. 80 Leon, son OF Origen A. BlanCh-
ard, has been hired for work in j. X Lynde's
store the. coming year. He seems to have
in him the making of a good clerk. 60
Charles Edison will remain in j. X. Lynde's
store till January |, 1890 He likes the West
too we'll doubtless, TO remain here long
- Mrs. Cary Watson is stopping with
her sister Mrs. DR.. f. b. Watson. -
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daughter are about
to go away for the winter. They will prob
ably spend the larger portion of it with
Mrs. DR.. Ed. Bailey in Oneida, n. Y. 60
Mrs. Leavitt S. Hayward finds herself
pleasantly situated in the family of her
nephew, DR.. Scion Briggs of Jersey City,
n. j., where she will probably spend the
winter. - Grant Templeton is at home
on vacation from work in Providence,
X. |. - Ernest Nichols is at home from
work in Plainfield for few weeks.
James III. Walbridge has weekly class in
vocal music on Chelsea West Hill