Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1867-03-29
Vermont News.

cussed. A committee of three-E.
B. Rand, D. G. Fa -dv and R. s. Page
was appointed to further investi-
gate the subject and look for a suita-
ole farm, with instructions to report
at the next meeting. There will
probably be but little opposition to
the purchasing of farm, as the ben
efits of it can be seen in other towns
which have adopted the plan. 1t is
said that Wolcott has made a great
saving by supporting her poor on
farm though the system has been in
operation there only one year. The
report of the commissioners of the
farm used by Stowe, Morristown and
johnson makes a very favorable
showing.
1t is altogether too barbarous to
have our people, who have by some
misfortune or the infrmities of age,
become subjects of public charity,
annually placed on the auction block
and hired to be kept by the one who
will make the lowest bid, and we
hope soon to see the system forever
abolished. Let them have a good,
quiet home on a farm that they may
call their own, under the care of a
kind and careful superintendent, that
their misfortunes may, in a measure,
be forgotten and their last days made
happier by the thought that when a.
mother year comes round they have
not got to be moved to another
strange place.-Ne,osdealer.
RELIGIOUS MATTERS IN RUTLAND
During the past few weeks meetings
have been held afternoon and even
ing at the Methodist church. The
Troy Praying Band" have been
present with this church on several
evenings, on which occasions the
house has been filled to overhowing,
and sometimes many have been COM
PEELED to return to their homes-the
house not being Of sufficient capacity
to hold all who came. The main OBJ
ject of this band of praying men, as
we understand. is to organize similar
bands in the localities which they Wis
it. 1t has never before been our
good fortune to witness such beau
tiful system of religious exercises as
is presented by these men to induce
persons to give up the seeming pleas
ures Of the world and adopt the re-
/ ligion of our Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ. They are undoubtedly pick
ed men"-mer who have been long
tried and are known to be faithful
to the cause-and men whose "expe-
riences" are of the most marked and
interesting character. Large num-
bers came forward seeking religion
and many were converted, and we
are happy to say that the excitement
continues unabated.
The Baptist church is also blessed
with a glorious revival. Meetings
are being held every evening, and
large numbers are converted. We
: hope this "excitemeEt" will continue
: until the whole membership of the
| christian churches of Rutland shall
constitute one great band, and all
shall be united in singing praises un-
to the Lord.-RmIand Independent.
LOCAL FENIANA.-The presence in
/. onr hotels of the same individuals,
vibrating between Boston and New
York, and Montreal, during the past
= month has been remarked. These
d individuals were Enthusiastically Celtic
in appearance, sharp, and "posted."
+ Some eight or ten German peddlers,
k with and without carts, have sudden
ly begun commercial operations in
e this vicinity ostensibly in the " silk
business" and they are driving it
e But these peddlers haven't exactly
e the peddler STYLE in their way of
e, doing things, especially one in a mil
d itarv cap and blouse and we haven't
h seen so many Irishmen engaged as
g German peddlers for some time
Il Peddling silk may be their business
some will remember Captain Brown
d and his sales of Hardware" in this
J. town. Heavy trunks have been
loaded upon teams in this town
I'd driven off into the country to some
Id unknown destination, also under
# the charge of strange but good look
h. inc Irishmen. These things, witt
a. others we may not, now mention, may
h be the indicating straws of a tide IL
a. The affairs of our Canadian friend;
b. which it will require all their nerve
IL TO stem.
To- Mr.. Burke, of the New York Her
er aid, is in town watching the intro
o. ductory fourishes to the second dra
er matization of the conquest of Can
o. ada by several Finnegans.-St. Al
er bans Messenger.
1d The st. Johnsbury Caledonian, il
speaking of temperance matters
ke says: awe wish to see the Temperance
ke men of st. Johnsbury, and of ever.
ne other town in the State, take the hrn
To- stand of those in St. Albaas, and no
rest until every rum hole Is closed
ar If they can do such thing in st. A
as bans, it can be done anywhere"
40 To which the st. Albans Messer
- y ger adds:
1t
,ar aBy the way, we have heard tina
~ ~ it is stated in various places, that tn
W. opening OF the hotels here was tn
3 result of a compromise with the pre
the tective Association. On the othe
hi hand, we are authorized to state tha
his the report is entirely erroneous, $
ce. far as the sale of liquors is col
nd cernedn