The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-03-16
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grit and hopes that he may not have to part
with 1t after all. OF late there have been
some signs of returning life in it,
At the David Gale estate auction, last
week, the best hay brought little over 81
per ton; cows sold for Sl4 to S52. one with
a calf by her side bringing the latter price;
sheep with lambs brought as high as 81. 80
each.
"a Trip to Scotland" the lecture to be
given by Rev. o. ID. Clapp on Thursday
evening next, under the auspices of the
Young Peoples Society of Christian En-
deavor, at the Methodist church, will be
free to the public. All will be cordially well
coined on the occasion.
The following genuine wise saying OF
very little girl has just come to us A guest
OF her grandfather the latter had, to the
child's dismay, cleared hens nest of its
eggs, leaving not so much as nest egg.
Announcing this sad fact to the family, she
said " the hens would have nothing now to
copy from"
Alma Poole. daughter of the late Warren
Poole, Jr, and wife of j Martin lass, died
on Monday of last week at the age of sixty
six 1t seems but as yesterday when Mr..
and Mrs. Bass were married-June /,
1S45-in the old high. pewed, high. pulpited,
three-galleried Congregational church here.
In the forty.seven years of her married
life, despite much of serious invaidism, she
did rare work in her home as wife,
mother and daughter-in-law. For some
thirty-fve years she had been member of
the Congregational church. A hopeful,
helpful woman, she was universally es-
teemed and will be sincerely mourned.
Her husband and seven children survive
her.
We have a veritable "Topsy" here.
though in white skin and boys clothes 1t
is pleasure to meet this bright, CHEEKY boy
OF lew summers, who reminds one of the
| woodbrds, that ever must be singing"
He was singing gaily the other morning as
we met him on his private mik-route, re-
turning with the family's daily supply.
What makes you so happy" we asked.
The Lord makes me happy" he replied.
The Lord made you" we said But in
stantly, and with all earnestness aud hon
esty, he hurled back the answer, "No, he
didn't either. Nobody made me. 1
growed! We may couple with this fresh
anecdote Scotch friend gives us of wee
lad in Scotland His class in school was
asked by the teacher the reasons why they
should love the Saw bath" One answer
after another came, such as duty requires
it," ETC., when this laddie raised his hand,
eager to give his answer which was, "be-
cause 1t is dumplin' day." His mother
made the day the weekly occasion for treat
ing her boys to dumplings. His honesty
drew out the hearty admiration of the
teacher. who "wished he could spend a
Sunday in the lads home"
Far be it from me to add straw to the
burden Of a book agents life! The butt of
Jokes and gibes innumerable, and "cold
shoulder" ever on his bill OF fare, what
wonder that he runs to cheek As
! faithful chronicler, it falls to my lot to re-
late how one of these unfortunate persons
fell among the granite boys in one of the
sheds here, recently. Notwithstanding
Italy had, in pet, withdrawn her Fava
and favor from Uncle SAM the book agent
on this occasion by chance sought first to
enter into diplomatic and commercial rela-
tions with one of her subjects-and very
likely one, too, though as yet unable to
very fiuently express himself in the kings
English. Going on to the next workman,
the agent opened on him, but in reply re-
ceived a volley of Spanish. In due time he
quailed under the volley, and moved on,
only to be confronted by some choice gems
from French vocabulary. By this time
| surrender or retreat might have been
| planned by one of ordinary grit; but this
agent presumed enough on know ledge of
English about him to call for the " boss -
| and not in vain. But as the real one was
out at the time, another was quickly ex-
temporized in the person of Scotchman, to
whom the agent went and sought his SER
vices as interpreter. The "boss" had
caught on to the joke, and began to plead his
inability to converse with the " blawsted
furriners," and nothing was left the agent
but to practically acknowledge the sale of
himself and retire from the shop in as good
order as possible under the circumstances
Woodbury.
There is quite a demand for tenements by
Quarrymen and none to be had.
K. G. Benjamin OF New York city has pur-
chased the old Putnam farm and is going to
run it as stock farm He has already
sent up some standardized brood mares.
Our esteemed townsman, Gilman Bliss, is
now left entirely alone in his old age His
daughter Lima Daniels, who has been his
housekeeper since his wife's death, has set
up housekeeping for herself at Mackville.
The town superintendent has forwarded
the recommendations to the Johnson Nor
NAL School for Misses Cora Wheeler and
Emma Lyford, and they have passed the
required examination and obtained their
scholarships.
The granite quarrles here have been kept
busy most of the winter filling orders. The
Woodbury. Company has just received an
other order for six carloads. The Swanton
Company propose to draw from the top of
the mountain with oxen and transfer at the
Center to horse teams. They have just put
up large derrick at the west end of r. f.
Drenan's barn to facilitate the transfer.
By this means they will be able to make
two trips day to Buffalo road.
Mrs Thomas Burnham is very ill. -
Anna and Emma Watson are home from
Montpelier Seminary. - DR.. Horace
| Watson and wife from Topsham visited
with q. A. Watson last week, So Ward
ner Buruham has just lost valuable brood
mare. - Mrs. S. d. Blake and her
youngest son are quite ill., - Warner
Thomas has drawn nearly all his stock of
| logs to the mill. - But little has been
done toward sugar-making up to date.
| - M. K. Foster attended the musical
convention at Danville last week. He pro-
nounced it decided success. Linnie Foster
of Cabot accompanied him. - r. II. Car
| ter, representing the Swanton company, is
stopping in town and talking granite with
a G large enough to be seen from here to
the Worlds Fair at Chicago.