The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-03-31

executive committees, in spite of
their best efforts, are disappointed
sometimes las well as the ticket hold
ers) in their selections of entertainers.
Lecture bureaus, like other vendors,
sometimes may praise their wares, UNI
duly. We believe increased caution,
if possible, will be used by our COM
mittee for another season, and we
shall look for satisfactory one.
Herman Burnham, son of the late
Elisha K. Burnham, was in town
few days last week. He is in the en-
ploy of the Fairbanks Company of st.
Johnsbury. Both he and his wife
have been in quite poor health in
months past, as the result of typhoid
fever.
Don Oorliss of Washington, who has
been working in Benevides and Row.
ellis meat market, of late, will go to
work for George l.. Edison in his store,
April 1. Harry Moody of Washing
ton will take his place at the meat
market.
Dexter Baker, in the employ of G.
l.. Edison at the time, having kept us
supplied with good paths this winter,
was presented with sum of $l2 col
lected by Mrs. Harvey l.. Cheney, in
appreciation of the work.
Irving A. Wilfore, who went to
Lansing, Michigan, recently, has gone
into the granite business, with a part.
ner, there.
Some eight years ago, Theodore
Alexander, a native of Belgium.
came here, bought a farm of Albert
Goodrich, and went into debt for the
whole cost of it, 81, 800. He was then
fifty years old, with wife, and three
sons all under age. He brought to the
farm nine head of cattle-seven COWS
and yoke of oxen, and two horses,
from the vicinity of Jericho, where
ne had lived for time, we believe.
His farm property has been enlarged
in the meantime by $500 purchase,
and all has been paid for. He mas
now twenty. seven head of cattle and
a span of horses -Four years ago he
sold thirty-two head of cattle. In
addition to improvements made In
his buildings, he thinks he has paid
out $500 for farming tools. lie is
quick to admit how much of bis sue
cess he owes to his three worthy sons,
the oldest of whom was some twenty
ears old, when he came here, and
he youngest some thirteen years, to
cen to him. Mr.. Alexander has the
aspect of those who know him, as an
onest man. We greatly enjoy a
chat with him, and it is not to be
wondered at, that as we last week,
singing the praises OF the west, as
farming country, he said Vermont
was good enough for him. lie has
married daughter, Mrs. Irish, who
has lived in East Brookfield for some
years, though just now the family is
living in town. 1t is worthy of note
that Mr.. Alexander never employed
physician for himself, and does not
now know the taste of medicine.
We saw and and beard robins for the
first time this season, last Friday
morning.
Miss Amy, daughter of James H.
Walbridge, has taught five terms in
one district in Brookfield and will
probably teach IN that town again the
coming season.
The high school students will give
new snfar entertainment at the town
hall on Saturday evening of this week.
There will be literary exercises in
connection with it.
Lewis NJ Seaver went to New York
on a business trip, last Saturday.
Fred Clay of South Barre. son-in
law of the late Charles Bass, this
year raised some 200 bushels of
del aware potatoes on less than
three acres of "gIeensward land,
that were of extra fine quality Sew
eral hundred bushels were shipped to
Lowell, Mass, from here by Seaver
and Seaver, that would, it is said,
compare favorably with potatoes
grown in Maine.
N. Bert Robinson has been appoint
ed fish and game warden, and 1t is
felt that the most vigorous measures
if need be should be taken here this
year, to prevent the shooting of our
birds such as has characterized late
years. Let it be stopped. at any cost.
In the absence of Rev. f. E. Currier
next Sunday at the Methodist confer.
ence, there will be no services at his
church. His people will be warmly
welcomed Mt the Congregational church
where Easter will be observed.
George 7. Colby will have another
carload of pressed hay this week that
he sells for SIG per tom
AT this writing, Monday, Mrs.
OidIloS W AldluS - dpJhI6uJlJ az bllc
point of death. She lives with her
daughter. Mrs. Frank Boyce.
Charles Hayward tells us his wife
will soon go to the Mary Fletcher Hos
pital, Burlington, for an operation for
appendicitis
Veteran John Bacon will soon return
to the soldiers bone in Togus, Me.
Dan Clark, son. in-law of the late
Sabin 9. Norris, lives on the Norris
farm on the East side of town. For
three years past, his brother, Charles
E. CLARK. whose home has been st.
Johnsbury for long time has been
staying here with him. He had not
been in good health for long time
and of late had been ailing with grip.
Monday morning he was found dead in
it. The body will be taken to st.
Johnsbury for burial. He was also, a
brother of George Clark of Barre,
who at one time was in tie Monument
House here, and later occupied the
Enoch Howe house as boarding
house.
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