The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1903-02-26

Myrtle Seaver. A teacher in the Con-
gregational Sunday school. she met
with two classes of the "little folks, "
in the vestry of the church. She had
prepared paper hats for these scholars,
some of whom had been her finely
trained Kindergarten pupils, bearing
the. national colors, and as she told
the story of Washington, and came
to the incident of the cherry tree and
the Ratchet, she pinned hatchet to
the person of each scholar. Refresh
ments were served i'll which cherries
played II conspicuous part There was
music by the little ones, and Mrs j. K
Lynde accon panied with the organ.
At the close of the instructive and
delightful occasion. Miss Seaver and
her guests parted in her usual kinder
garten way, with shake of the hands,
etc We wonder if any of these child
rem would repeat the story of the
Ratchet affair, as one of our own little
acquaintance did on time After
he had told of Washington's confess
ion of chopping the tree, he said that
Washington father said to him,
"Come to my arms, ny dear boy |
wish you'd told fousand lies -
Sidney Martin was in town last
in the family of his brother, Allen
Martin of Essex Junction
Oliver Dickinson's only daughter is
a pupil at Montpelier Seminary.
Friends of our young townsman,
DR.. Frank NJ. Lynde, will sympathize
with him, in the destruction by fire.
Of his office in the Currier block at
Barre city. last Friday night.
To Warren S. Covell, one of our
most highly respected citizens. and
for years a farmer on our South Hill,
we are indebted for the following
facts The South Hill, or school dis.
trict No. 3, under the old district sys-
tenn, contained in 1870, nineteen farms
occupied by twenty one families, or
about eighty-five persons. L: II. ].
Merrill and Mrs. Julia, widow of the
late Aaron G.. Martin, own and live
Oh the same farms now that they did
then. All others have changed owners
from one to four times each; in three
instances from parents to children,
and in the others to strangers. Two
of these farms have been turn I'd into
pasture, and two others have been
Joined to other farms The district
now contains about sixty inhabitants,
eighty-fve are living there today
AT one time, of the twenty voters in
the district not one used Intoxicating
liquors otherwise than for medicine,
and only two (and they both past
middle age) used tobacco. 1t is need
less to say that in the recent referen-
dun vote, it was nearly if not quite,
unanimous No, vote in this district.
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At the peril of the righteous indig-
nation" of our modest townsman,
Warren S. Covell we are ound to tell
that coming number of monthly
magazine, published in Ohio. and
known as Hunter Trader Trapper, "
will contain an accepted article from
his pen.
On Saturday forenoon last tele-
gram from DR.. George E. Bass, now
a resident of South Chicago, ILL.,, con-
veyed the startling, sad news of the
death of his brother, Joel A. Bass,
whose body would be brought here for
burial. All particulars must come
later. The latest known of Joel A.
{" Alden") Bass here was the item
we gave last week, saying he was on a
professional engagement, as an actor,
in Minneapolis, MINI. II was the
late James Nj Bass, former we'll
known citizen of this place. He grew
up here, worthy and esteemed young
man. When the time came for Il
choice of vocation in Ii e, he chose
that of an actor having been the first
one of the family name, so far as we
ever knew, to enter upon it. We be-
lieve he chose this calling with a pur
pose to do what he could to elevate
the stage" thinking, as the best advo-
Gates of the stage do, that it could be
made to serve noble ends. That he
did not adhere to such purpose, we
have never heard questioned, nor
have we ever heard minated that he
did not keep himself up to his old
time standard of honor and gentle
manliness as his professional years
went on. He has been heard here in
his old home, only as IA reader,
when he has gwen great satisfaction.
Further facts will appear concerning
his illnesss and death.
Mrs. Bethia Harrington, wido v of the
late Folensby Goodrich, died of old
age inirmities last Saturday morning.
She was eighty-one syears old. She
was "A good woman, and for years n
member OF the NJ 9tho list church. "a: