The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1901-10-02

gstional Ladies' Missionary meeting In
Burlington last week
Mrs. William Grearson is expected home
from New Brunswick this week. Her
brother Preston Gross has seemed to I'm
prove In health in late weeks.
Mrs. Betsy Dlckermsu Perkins Of Massa-
chusetts, has been with her invalid sister,
Mrs. Harry Fogg, Of late.
Rev. j. Newton Perrin, former Oongre-
gational minister here, now preaching in
Ssnbornton, N. H., made flying visit here
last week
John Mari first class granite cutter,
went from here to Barre last week to work
A granite cutter tells us that he thinks
two-thirds Of the cutters employed here
now are Italians.
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Martin OF Montpelier
spent their late vacation here.
Mrs. Mary Simons Snow of Montpelier
was in town last week accompanied by two
daughters OF ner nephew, Charles Snow,
of Brocktcp, Mass. These two young ladies
were at the Alpine House, Bethlehem, n.
H., during the summer season, as violinst
and pianist.
There was a good attendance at the Chtis-
tian Endeavor social at the Congregational
parsonage last FRIDAY evening. Last spring
members of this Christian Endeavor So
Oh ty were asked to plant two potatoes each,
the crop was to be sold and the proceeds
given to missionary purposes.
Our former citizen, Fsber Benedict, now
OF Bethel, was in town last week for the
| first time in some years His mother, Mrs
| Alathea Coleman, has been at his home for
| q few months past, and his brother, Frank
| Benedict, OF Anamoss, Ia, has been his
| guest of late. Tbs latter WAS accompanied
| by his 500, a young man not quite out OF
teens. Fabtr Benedict has a son that he
| tells us must likely be q cripple for life,
| from an accident received at u Tunbridge
fair few years ago in bicycle race, that
| caused an injury to his spine. Believing
| that the managers OF The fair we're to blame
| for the accident, Mr., Benedict tells us they
were sued ard damages OF over $1,000 were
! awarded his son. But an appeal was taken
| to the Supreme Court and the case remains
| there yet, undecided.
| 1t is an occasion for rejoicing that next
year will be pad the last instalment OF the
| bonded debt OF $4,000, incurred by the
Town for our railroad. This instsllment
will be $1,000, and interest at four and one
half per cent for the year.
Miss Mary e. Waterman OF Moline ILL.,,
| will return this week from few weeks
visit in Melrose, Mass and Claremont, N.
| II.
| Harvey L. Cheney occupies the lower
| tenement in the house in our village that
| has been the home for so many years, of
| physicians, not fewer than five, in the his
| tory OF our town.
| Mrs. Myra Seaver Williams is teaching 10
the Clogston district.
Joel A. Bass (Alden Bsss) has profess
sionsl engagement that will bring him to
Barre soon.
George Colby has portable FIVE horse
power gasoline engine made at Yves minister
that he likes very much.
Mrs Edna Lasell Wood OF Barre is visit.
ing her brother, Henry j. Lassell. 1t was
| laat uintar that aha thOupht In ha
deaths door.
Lawyer William @. White of Middlesex
has taken an office here in the Beckett
block and will remain here for the practice
OF law If he has sufficient inducement
He comes we'll recommended.
Miss Mamie Brush went to New York
last week to accompany the little daughter
of her sister, Mrs. 9. N. Field.
Ira Z. Rowell will quit work in the met
market OF II. j. Lasell and it Is rumored ht
will open a market OF his own.
MarshfieId.
Your correspondent was recently in RI.
ceipt OF very interesting letter from OF
former towDsmsD, NJ X. Bemis, at Green's
boro, Ca, extracts from which it is believ.
ed will be of general interest and is here
with given: Your official communication
relative to matter in your Office for me, for
warded to me from East View and received
yesterday. 1 had thought to inform you
long ago Of my change Of address, but thai
procrastination, which is prominent char
acter OF mine, developed by the a,mos.
pheric and climatic conditions of this land
of sunshine have made 1t eat Ter to put of
until tomorrow the things that don't have
to be done today. gave up up my post
ton in New York to accept this one the
last OF April. wanted more change and
got it all rilht; for from the Empire State
OF the north TO the empire State OF the
south is a transition that admits Of no doub
as to its reality.
However, the comparison In many re-
spects is more than favorable % this coun.
try and IL there were scale by which we
could measure the achievements Of mar
against the prodigality of nature, the bal
ance might be on this side OF the Mason and
Dixon line. But IL was the other kind OF
change, the kind that fills up slot machines
and keeps out OF contribution plates, thai
was of course my principal reason for COM
ing south. The resources OF this country
are as yet almost wholly undeveloped and
since the war the land has been neglected
and the larger part Of 1t is now covered
with quite heavy growth Of pine timber
what land has been cultivated has been in
a shiftless, od-fashioned, ignorant manner
and to large extent by negro tenants, who
OF course have no interest in improving the
soil, yet despite all this the land yields very
fair crops and with about half the care we
ersge crop, will here produce much more
approximately, and two are easily raised in
one season. Cotton is the principal crop
but the more progressive farmers are rails
ing less and more cow-peas, corn and small
grains.
Very little hay is raised except wild grass
that grows on the bottom lands or meadow 8
Real estate estate is low. One farm that
joins this land lying on the Oconee river,
not over a half mile from railroad station,
900 acres, is offered for 5000, nothing the
matter with it except it has been negle cted
II the people were not 30 lazy they CO uld dc
well, as soil, climate and other natural con-
ditions are in their favor; from what can
learn it seems they are In more prosperous
condition than at any period since the wal
and that the younger class of whites are
progressive, less lazy and better farmers
than their fathers, while the reverse is true
OF the negro. Each generation seems to be
more worthless than its predecessor; they
are shift less, lawless, ignorant, dishonest
lot; educating and Chrstianizing them only
makes them less reliable and more lazy, oil
course there are few exceptions, but they
are very scarce. The Acknowledgement OF
the illiterste negro is and ought to be a GER