The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1892-08-17


to the new ones We are glad to hear that
Oliver Martin and Eugene Glysson are
likely to occupy space in the same sheds.
Three weeks ago Herbert p. Martin re-
ceived an injury to his right arm, or shout
der, by the up5etting of a moving machine
ON side hill, and has not been aDle to use
IL since.
Possibly some of our citizens have forgot.
ten that they are to use the Australian bal
lot for the first time in the September cleo
ton. Are we all well posted concerning
the law2
Mrs. Kimball p. Martin, who resides with
her son Frank Martin of Barre, a lawyer,
had a stroke of paralysis, on Friday last,
while busy at ironing. She has been very
poorly since, with little or no hope of re-
covery.
Strange to say, there seems to be de-
cided turn in what was thought to be the
hopeless condition of Mrs. George Edwards
mother, and it is thought she may yet re-
cover, though yet unable to so much as turn
herself in bed
Frank A. Walker is at home from Lynn,
Mass, on vacation. He has been up
wards of three years with the Thomson
Houston Electric Manufacturing Company.
He reports that Arthur Smith, who is in
the same establishment, is dong well.
Winsow Flints barn on his quarry farm,
the old Amos Paine place, was struck by
lightning, last Wednesday evening, and
consumed. The barn contained the new
hay crop Of the farm, which had been cut on
shares by Russell NJ. Jeffords and father.
There were some hundreds of dollars worth
of furniture burned that had been stored in
the barn by Mr.. Hadlock, formerly of
Graniteville.
William Bissett returned from Adrian
Mich, last Tuesday, where he had been
working at stone-cuttiDg for some weeks.
His family has been balancing the question
of return to Scotland, and may decide TO
go If granite difficulties are not soon settled.
He says the Adrian stone-cutters voted
UNANIMOUSLY in favor of accepting the recent
offer of the New England Manufacturers
Association for settlement.
Work goes on quietly at the stone-sheds
A common view of the situation seems to
be that there may not be any settlement
this year between the New England man
ufacturers and the unions, but that more or
fewer of the boys" NAV return to work
on conditions they may agree upon with
the employers. Those who do go to work
get the approval of most, if not all, the in.
habitants of our place. We Judge they
know no such word as scabs.'
e. j. Poor's house, on the Edwin G. Smith
place, was struck by lightning last Wednes-
day evening, but was not burned. The
chimney was struck, and the roof of the
~.
The fluid descended and "laid out Mr..
Poor, who was standing in an outside door.
way. Fortunately, he was only stunned by
the shock, though his pantaloons were
singed by the lightning. In the attic of the
house was stored a lot of tin sap buckets,
231 of which were injured by the charge
some of them riddled as by shot. 1t was a
"close call" all around.
What pity that every young man in the
world does know mr. hnx
good name has to do with financial success
in life A friend connected with a very
large manufacturing establishment said to
us, but short time ago, that he could help
worthy young men to positions in the estab-
lishment; but it was only such that he
would assist, 1t was on the self-same day
that another man said to us he could not do
what was wanted, by certain bright young
fellow, because of the drinking habit Re-
member, boys, that your measure is being
taken constantly by those who would help
you If you are worthy of it.
We recall some enthusiastic talk, in the
months past, by Oscar +. Davis of Barre on
the outs of granite-cutting life and the ms
of farming life-the latter taking on the
usual roseate hue of things seen at dis.
lance. Last spring he gave up the former
and settled down to the latter on farm
some miles southeast of here, on the Chelsea
road, made up of granite boulders and in
tervals of tillable and pasture lands, and il
did look as if the fellow could, in such
seclusion, turn his back to much of the
turmoil of life-in fact, as if he held the KEY
to a general lockout of many earthly ills
But this is, for some reason-possibly the
neighborliness of the planet Mars-a bad
year for so many of the boys" Mr.. Davis
had not long been farmer before wind
came and laid low his barn. Two days
later, as he and his wife stood near the
stove, in thunder storm, the lightning de-
scended the chimney and made its exit from
the stove, coming perilously near Mrs
Davis, and with the ordinary terrifying
effect. So, to-day, Mr.. Davis, like so many
other tillers of the soil, dwells on what
might have been" his gains "if he
hadn't had bad luck this year."
Joe Ossola, stonecutter, writes of his
purpose to return here from Chicago in the
not distant future. - Charles Ossola has
job as sharpener for the new Swiss granite
firm in Barre. - One of George w
Lynde's hired men is visiting his old home in
England. - William Riddel, a brother OF
Ernest Riddel, and Frank Christie brother
of Mrs. George Riddel, are new corners to ouI
place, from Scotland. - Harvey l.. and
Hal Cheney recently made trip to Boston
where they purchased large horse, nearly
seventeen hands high, as a draught horse
- Will Davenport who is at home
from Providence, K. l., for vacation, is q
! lOrtiudH III one Oh Iut rooms OF the TOO
manufacturing establishment of Brown &
Sharp. - Miss Ellen A. Folsom is at the
Moody conference meetings, in Mortified
Mass. So Frank Bailey is canvassing fol
the sale of nursery stock for Chase Of
Rochester, n. Y. He will return to school
in Montpelier in the fall. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bert Simons, now of Providence, K
l., are taking a vacation here at the old
home. - Two sisters of Conductor
James Kanaly, residents of Leicester
Junction, are visiting him here. - Miss
Rose Kempton of Massachusetts, formerly 6
pupil of the Vermont Academy Saxton's
River, is visiting in the family of Enos f
Walker. - AT present Carl Benedict il
in the laundry at st. Adams. - 1t il
rumored that the Bissett brothers-James
and Thomas-may return to Scotland for
visit in the not remote future. - Walter
Brown, son of Denison Brown, will teach
the fall term of school in the George Jack
son district.
Worcester.
A Harrison and Reid flag will be flung t.
the breeze, Saturday evening, August 20.
Mrs. Alonzo Benson OF Missouri is visit
ing her brother, A. l.. Frost. - Stepher
Ladd of Chicago is visiting his brother, G
M. Ladd. - Charles Stelzee and wife o
Brooklyn, n. Y, are spending a few day.
in town. - There is to be republican
caucus, Saturday evening, August 20, fol
| town nominations, Speakers from abroad