The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-02-13

time, she conld see a difference in the
dairy, ETC."
Our venerable townsman, Moses Per-
sons, was eighty-nins years old on Thurs
day of last week. He has health sufficient
TO be around, call on his neighbors, etc.
One of our principal sugar makers is
watching the signs, and hopes he may make
more maple sugar than ever the coming
season.
The Bohe milan glass blowers, who were
here through last week, went to Chelsea on
Monday night to exhibit. They report fair
financial success here. Among their prizes
given, Wallace Hunters little girl took the
one for the prettest child.
Among the sick mothers here at the pres
emit time are Mrs Edwin c. Smith, Mrs.
Fred Winslow, Mrs. John Adams, Mrs
Oliver Stone, che last one having been very
i'll, bnt now convalescent
Perhaps Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey L. Cheney
hear no other question asked quite 80
often, n"w-a- days, as Have you decided
where you re going to mover" We hear VI
no other answer than that they have not.
They want, for one thing, to go to place
where their adopted son can have an OPP
portunitV for good chooliDg. Their de-
parture from here will be regretted.
Evidently there is fashion in the color
OF butter Our creamery manager tells us
that demand now is for a color like that
OF wheat straw. He says that he hes had
to use but very little artificial coloring for
butter this season, and that gallon of it
would likely last him year.
One of our farmers expresses the opinion
that his brother farmers better keep sheep
than cows IL they are compelled to carry
their milk away from home to cteameries
G, U. Latrop has received the roo ing ma
terial for a large shed to be built be side the
| rail road track so tn of the depot, in which
to store lumber
Thirty-nine births, thirty-seven deaths,
fifteen marriages and no divorces that we
recall was the towns record for the last
| year
In our annual town report in late years in
which the financial condition of the town is
given is the item, U s. deposit money
loaned the town, interest to be- used yearly
for school purposes, $2391. 03 The new APP
| pO tiOnment according to the census of
| 1900, has just given the tow1 an increase Of
nearly $3.50, thus making little over $500
OF this money that the town will hold till
| another census.
e nest, son of Jerry Hutchinson, has gone
to Barre city to work in the store Of M. j
McGOwen.
Fermont q. Llttle's new farm buildings
to replace those burned the year before last
he calculates will be worth $2500. His near
ness to Grsnitevile W ERE he finds mar.
ket for hay and where he gets lot OF fer
tilizing material to put back onto his farm
has proved OF great value to him OF late
years.
Carl M. Seaver. one OF our milk men, was
laid off from work several days by grip and
an liberated tooth.
O. u Lathrop, Henry j. Martin, Mrs
Dennison Hopkins, the families OF Oliver
Stone and Paul Taverney have been among
the many sick ones of late here.
While Clarence Hersey's family live IL
Denver, Col, he himself has to be In Lead
vile, good deal, whore he Is interested II
mercantile establishment. His brother
Major III. b. Hersey, Is In the United STATED
weather buteau service and stationed al
Louisville, Ky.
Mrs. Orcutt Abbott and daughter hav'