The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-03-04
TOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
ITEMS or INTER EST--PERSONAL
IND GENERAL.
WilIiaInstown

Jobn Farnham moved last week to his
new house In our village.
The hemloclS bark brought to the railroad
station last week was shipped TO Bethel.
Miss Mabel Savory Is taking vacation OF
a few weeks with home and other friends.
The Stillman Seaver farm, on the eastern
limit OF the town, has been decided to Mrs.
William Recor OF Berlin.
Ernest Ditty is at home on a visit, having
been laid aside from work AZ brakeman on
the Central Vermont railroad by the loss of
a finger
Charles Webster went to Adams, N. Y,
last Wednesday, TO remain for while with
his brother Fred, who is in the canning
business.
1t is pleasant to see, now and again, the
enjoyment that the scattered children of
Mr. and Mrs. X. p. Blanchard seem to get
in their home visits here.
Hon. John Lynde, who has been disabled
for some weeks by sore on his foot is gain
ing. He experiences much good from rid
ing ont on pleas ant days.
Dea. Francis Carleton, it is hoped, will
yet recover his wonted strength His
chronic aversion TO doctoring may or not
hinder his progress healthward
Miss Bertha Cross has gi ven up her dress
making in the Beckett block aud will work
in Barre for the present. We are sorry to
lose both the woman and her work from our
place
The result of the recent fall of Mrs. G. U.
Lathrop was a fracture of the bone at the
elbow. The exercise needed to prevent
permanently stiff arm is exceedingly pain
full for her.
Dr. Scion Briggs is at present in San
Francisco, Cal. While in Southern Cali.
forna he purchased some sixty acres of
land, and will grow it to fruits to a greater
or less extent.
Our Furnishing Grange attends faithfully
TO its appointed meetings, furnishing enter
tainment-literary, musical and otherwise
to its members, old and young. No won
der 1t thrivesl
Mrs. w. Witherell, who has been some
what of an invalid for quite long time, is
decidedly poorly at present, with the pos
sibiity of a serious lung trouble, we judge,
unless help is found.
Miss Lillian Staples, daughter of the late
Isaac Staples, aud the very efficient help in
the family of Harvey L. Cheney in late
months, has been compelled by infrm
health to give up her work there.
Andrew Burnham, local editor of the
Williamstown Herald, was confined to the
bed portion of last week by the injury to
his back from his fall down stairs, which
proved painful if not permanently serious.
The Methodist ladies' antiquarian bazaar
Will De DeIu at IOWn HAL lutSudy anu
Wednesday of next week. when as much of
the olden time sights and sounds and savory
dishes as practicable will be served the
public.
We were lately shown a report OF the
road commissioners of our state, in which it
appears that in fve-sixths of the towns of
the state the cost per mile of the roads was
we have some excellent roads.
One of our ladies tells us of horse owned
by an acquaintance elsewhere. that has &C.
casion to cross railroad track often in the
family drives. On reaching the track it al
ways stops, of its own accord, pricks up lis
ears, takes look up and down the track
and, if all is well, crosses it.
The recent unearthing of mistakes and
official delinquencies in connection with our
town affairs (extending over a dozen years
or more) will likely have most salutary
influence in the coming few years, at least,
on office-holders here. We may confidently
expect good work from them, whether they
shall be old or new.
A CARD.-We. the undersigned do hereby
bottle of Greene's Syrup of Tar if it fails to
cure your cough or cold. We also warrant
a twenty-five cent bottle to prove satisfac-
tory or no pay. We also refund the money
twenty-five cents) on a box of Neu Rol Pills
If they fail to cure your headache. +. @.
worth, Williamstown; j. l.. Dix, East
Barre.
Washington's birthday brought out the
following from one of our well-known citi-
zens who has passed the sixtieth milestone
in his life journey. AS sample OF some of
the old-time household teaching and bit
of philosophy that will stand the test of all
time, we delight to record it, Said he,
"When was boy, my father taught me
that when one spoke the truth he was in
harmony with everything in the world, but
when one uttered lie he was in harmony
with nothing in it,"
Rev. j. N. Perrin and DR.. e B. Watson
were invited to visit the Mortified CONVEX
sational Club at the house of Rev. j. o.
ter listening to the paper of w. w. Holden
of Mortified on " Farm Life as An Educa-
tor" the fact came out that a goodly num-
Der OF the persons present had had the
benefit of farm life " in early years. To
this we may add that it has just come to our
knowledge that certain inquiries made of
some ninety men, in business life, brought
out the fact that about seven-eighths of
them were reared on farms.
We jewellers in the country often think
country life and scenes are dull and monot-
onous, and look longingly-some of us, at
any rate-to the city. But, from what city
people say, on the other hand, we judge
city life may be even more mOnotOnous.
One who grew up and spent long life here
on farm is now dweller in a city. Re.
visiting the place, and looking out upon the
beauty and variety in nature, tears filed
his eyes AZ he spoke of this beauty, adding
that he never thought about it when he lived
here. Would that every eye here might be
early opened to the wealth nature gives US.
On our table are some interesting papers,
published in Manson, Iowa, the home of j.
Marshall Seaver (son OF the late Mr. Cyrus
Seaver), who is a householder there. Ten
miles from there is the town of ERADICATE,
where his brother, j. Martin Seaver, is q
furniture dealer. In spite of the old saying
that it is hard for Eastern people TO carry
their religion-if they have had any-across
the Mississippi river, these brothers seem to
have been successful in that direction, hav-
ing transplanted the Methodism of their
worthy parents from Vermont to Iowa.
where, we judge, they have never failed to
nourish 1t. All honor to them.
| One who would be rash enough to predict
what would be done here at any given
March meeting would dare to foretell the
| 6aCiaiOn M "a natit iurv in any oiyan caaa