National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05
NATIONAL OPINION
Local and State Items.

NOTICE. The Orange County
Temperance Society will hold its
Annual Meeting at the Town Hall
in Chelsea, on Tuesday the 10th
day of February, A. D. 1869, at 10
o'clock, A. NJ, for the purpose of
electing it's officers and also to make
nomination for County Commits
sioner.
All friends of Temperance and
Sobriety are respectfully invited to
attend.
j. B. MEAD, Pres.
3. B. CARPENTER, See.
Bradford
The friends Of Rev. II. +. Forrest
assembled at the parsonage on
Wednesday evening of last week,
and after n very pleasant visit de-
parted leaving behind them do
nation of $4,000. Mrs. Forrest has
also received As Il present a set Of
iurs worth $1,000
Mr.. EDITOR 1T may seem late
in the day to speak of our Christ
mas Festival at West Bradford, but
for certain reasons ! have delayed.
As it regards the Festival, | will
add in few words that it was got
ten up mainly by a few of our lady
friends with much effort, and We
have heard it highly spoken of BY
those who were in attendance. and
especially 50 by those who Were IA
vored with the fruits Of the tree
And as we came in for the ''llO: s
share" in the shape of Il nice huiia
10, worth some Sl5, with several
smaller presents for my wite,--and
again, the Kindness of our friends
here tor almost three years. added
to these, and vet again. on the
10Th inst. the present 70 us ot a
barre. of -four, purchased through
the efforts of Mr.. Josiah Cunning.
ham, outside OF the festival and
outside of the church. For this.
and the festival presents, we are
grateful, for they seem so III keep.
ing with the saying of the Good
Book abe sc warmed, and be Sc
lilled." u. L. WELLS.
bradford, Jan. -, 1869.
Mr.. Editor II notice an article
in your last weeks paper express
ny desire that the old Congrcga.
tional meeting house might, after
the new one was built, be converted
into a Town Hall, SO as to have one
IN the centre Of the village, rs the
present one seems. in the estimation
of the writer, to be ''away out OF
town." The limits of the village,
think, embrace the John Stcarns
place, at the southwest end, and III,
Deacon Hardy place at the nortl
end of the village.
How much nearer tie centre of thu
village would the Town House he i
located where the mcetihg hous'
now is, than where it already stands
Is it any farther for person a
the north end of tho village to &c
twenty rods south to reach tin
town house, or meeting honse, thar
for one ut the south end 10 90 tn
same distance north to reach tn
same! 1t seems as though som
thought so. How suprcmcl
selfish! Same seem TO act and tail
asthough their particular residence
were situated right Oh the CLUB G
the Univcrsc!' and ything tina
is not near them must, of course, t
use a common expression, be g
great way off, or, rs the writer ha
away tout of town. The fact
the Congregational Society did nC
locate their house in the centre {
the village, but near to one side
and when they are about consde
ing the matter of building II ne
one would it not be proper suhjet
of inquiry whether the interest I
the society and of the village woul
not be promoted by placing the
house nearer the centre, and by S
aolng better accommodate tho'
VINO have to walk to church, maxim
The distance l.orc equal for all, il
stead of placing it Que side as no,
aud compelling good portion of Il
people to 60 away by the centre
reach il.
It's to he hoped that those to
benefited by the erection of the pr
posed new Church are persons
sufficiently enlarged views to el
brace the interests of tho whole
our little village, and 80 act as
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