The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-03-15

Joining the remembrance OF the Sabbath
,day. Having come to the statement +" for
in six days the Lord made heaven and
earth, the sea and all that in them is" the
little miss started up In establishment, aud
repeating part or the whole OF this state
ment added, "and Mr.. s. ,cas more than
three months making his house"i
We recently had pleasant interview
with townsman who has of late visited
some of the Southern states with an eye to
business. In large town in Louisiana he
was told that it would be useless for a
Northern man to come there to engage in
business, for he would not be patronized.
In the same state he was told by section
boss on certain railroad that while he was
getting sixty dollars month the negroes
under him were getting forty cents day.
AS they were compelled to get trusted at a
store for the necessaries of life till the end
of a month, the aforesaid boss managed
things with the merchant, for which he
was allowed ten per cent on all the pur-
chases by the negroes. Doesn't that look
like "chivalry" with vengeance?
Our March meeting" moved along
easily, the only Office that went begging be-
ing the constableship. Charles r.. Benedict
was reelected, but declined James s.
Hopkins next declined, and George W.
Nichols, elected next in order, accepted.
The chairman Of the school board, George
Crane, lives near the lines Of Brookfield
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second on the board, lives near the lines OF
Washington and Chelsea, James S. Hop
kins, last on the board of three, is a resident
of the village. The makeup of this board
has been interpreted as the postponement,
during its administration, of new school.
house in this village. But personal CONVEX
sation with the two first members OF the
board has left different impression from
that on our own mind. Under any and all
future circumstances, one lesson learned in
the last year land some of our townsmen
think it pretty expensive one) seems to be
that when a town meeting is called to con-
slider any matter of great public interest,
pecuniary or otherwise it behooves every
voter in town to be present and vote.
James Booth, formerly a stone-cutter
here, was in town recently for brief stop.
- A son and daughter were born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wilfore last week.
West Berlin.
Paul Sweeney has advertised to sell his
fine collection of horses at auction on March
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Wilbur Brown was under the care Of DR..
Hunt last week, threatened with ppeumo-
mia.
W. B. worthing and e. A. Glines have
traded horses, the difference being 800 in
favor of Mr.. Glnes.
Mr.. D. G. Dewey, formerly a resident
here, died yesterday in Brookfeld. The
funeral will be on Thursday afternoon at
two o'clock.
The burning of No. bridge made it nee
essary to put the ox-team transfer in oper-
alton in connection with the Chicago fast
express last Monday night.
The Inauguration ball at Porter's hall,
last Friday night, was we'll attended, and
all reported having good time. Music was
furnished by Jacobs orchestra.
party Of railroad surveyors was here
last Wednesday and ran a preliminary line
Tor branch road to pass through the mill
yard OF Wilbur Brown to the fiat below the
mill, where it is said that outside parties are
to erect large stone shed.
About fifty friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Cole gave them surprise at their new home
last Thursday afternoon. Rev. w. B.
Worthing, in behalf of the company. pre-
sented Mr.. and Mrs. Cole with several nice
gifts, including two elegant easy-chairs.
The response was made by e. w. Colby.
An excellent oyster supper was served, and
royal good time was the unanimous YER
dict. 1t was past midnight when the party
broke up.
Bethel.
Will Chamberln died of typhoid fever
last Friday, after a very short illness.
Funeral services were held on Sunday. Mr..
Chamberlin left wife and two children.
At whist party held at Mr.. Kendall's
Mrs. NJ. G. Stafford carried off the royal
prize, while 81. G. Stafford and Mrs. Ken
dali took the booby-Safford thus retaining
both prizes in the family.
At the meeting of the library asso-
citation last Saturday evening, the report
OF the building committee was made,
showing that the finishing up of the rooms
mittee was instructed to procure suitable
shelving for the rooms.
One of the unfortunates who lost their
lives in the late Boston fire was Charles f.
Odiorne, who was a clerk in Bethel for Mr..
Graham twenty years ago. He worked in
Boston for the boot and shoe firm of Red
path Brothers. He had just had an opera
ton performed upon his eyes through
which, though before almost blind, he
could see rather indistinctly
Frank La Due of East Bethel is clerk for
G. r. Rood. - Harry Adams has just
closed very successful term of dancing
school at Hartland. - Mark Stanley has
returned from Baltimore, Md, where he
has been attending a course of lectures in
the medical college, He expects to return
in the fall. - John Trask and DR.. Will
liam Huntington of Rochester were in town
last Saturday. - Lille Martin is visiting
at North Adams, Mass. - Many went
from here to Rochester to witness the play
put on the stage by Rochester amateur &C.
tors. g A handsome new chandelier, pro-
cured through the efforts.of the ladies' guild,
has been placed in Christ (EpiscopaD church.
- Roscoe Morse was called to Brattle-
boro last week by the serious illness of his
mother. - Susie and George Chase are
spending the week in Boston as guests of
G. II. Perry.
Braintree.
e. o. Mann sends the last of his stall-fed
sheep to market this week.
There was concert at West Brookfeld,
Saturday evening, and the proceeds are to
be used to repair the horse-sheds at the
church.
A meeting to organize a company for the
chair shop is to be held here next Monday
evening. The principal business will be
bottoming chairs.
Lura Williams will go to Lebanon, N. H.,
this week to care for her sister, who has
been very sick. Miss Williams takes the
place of her mother, who is to return home.
The grangers had a social visit at the
house of g. K. Wakefield on Thursday of
last week. They will have one at the home
of K. K. Burnham this week. weather and
the condition of the roads permitting.
Brookfield.
d. G. Dewey had a shock Of paralysis last
Saturday evening while attending must
Gale at the church at Vast Rrnokh ald