Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1846-01-15

feet posts the frame is covered with what is term
ed weather boording,-boards about one inch
thick put on to the timbers after the manner of the
clapboards this is the whole covering; on the in
side the tlmbers are left entirely naked. The pull
pit is on the east end at the side of the pulpit on
the same end, and also at the opposite end, are
large doors, which shove in groves, like the old
fashioned barn doors of the North. On the South
and North sides are large doors which swnp in
ward. These several doors are designed for the
different sexes and different classes that on the
East and South sides are for females alone, and q
gentleman would be considered as lacking in a
knowledge of etiquette, who would enter at one OF
them; that on the North side is designed for males
while the remaining one is left for the colored peo-
pie. On each side of the pulpit for about half the
length OF the house, are arranged seats engthwise
of 1t; those on the right hand are occupied by the
male members of the church, and on the left are
seated the female members. Back of these are
placed two of seats, facing the pulpit with q
passage between them from the West door here
to the right hand of the pulpit are seated the male
portion of the congregation, not members of the
church; and on the left are placed the females
while the negroes, if the house is not filled with
their betters, arranged on the back seats. On
each side of the house are two large windows
which are closed by shutters running in grooves
and strange to tell, back of the pulpit is glass
window. What struck me as peculiar was the
gives out the hymn, which he generally reads in
the hearing Of the congregation; two lines are
then read and sung, another two lines then read
and sung, until the piece is finished. Very few
Hymn Books are found in the Churches and many
OF the most prominent members can neither read
nor write, and this mode of reading the hymn is
kept up, no doubt for the benefit of such, and the
blacks. The music is of the most uncultivated
kind, medium between a shrek aud a groan, and
CRATES with painful harshness upon the ear. Or
first hearing it, my first impulse was to stop my
ears with my fingers Old Hundred and some 9th
err old pieces are attempted to be sung, but an old
acquaintance would not recognize them, so muir
derousy are they performed.
Yours, M.
RUSSELL Co., Ala, Dec. 81, l845.
DEAR SIR: We are now, under the 80 Q of N
Lat suffering a degree of cold which would dc
honor to Greenland II commenced growing cold
on the morning of the 10Th. On the morning o.
the Goth, the roads were frozen like pavement
and ice gathered on the banks of the streams
Yesterday it continued cold, scarcely thawng ir
the sun; last night was colder than the preceding
the water in my wash-bowl in my bed room froz(
perfectly solid. Water is freezing at noon in the
sun, although the sun was shining with uncommon
brilliancy, and no wind is blowing. The small
streams are fast closing up and if this weather con
tinues three days longer, the large creeks will be
| frozen over and the Alabamaans will see sucf
sights they have never yet seen. 1t is said tina
there has been no weather here to compare witt
this since Feb. 1885. Snow is said TO be lyin.
several inches deep but few miles north of u.s.
We have not had warm day for the last month
This is truly " ,Soudefn ,ceder cid .Norderi princi
pteS"
| An extensive fire occurred in Columbus, Ga. yes
terday morning 1.-THE 20th,) which consumed on,
whole square, the richest in the city. a large a
mount of goods were saved. The st. Mary
Bank burnt but | understand the Co. hav
sustained but small loss No doubt many ar
totally ruined, as very small proportion of tn
property lost was insured. have not yet seen al
estimate of the loss made, and shall not hazard al
opinion, but it is immense for place like Colum
bus There are many speculations afloat as to thu
origin of the fire, but nothing is known with Ger
tainty. NJ.