The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1870-10-25

Howden. Boswor,h a. Co. have got
their saw mill in operation.
DR.. l.. M. Hunt died in this village
last Friday afternoon. He had been sick
for some time and his death was not I'M
expected. His funeral was attended
at the Congregational church yesterday.
He was 81 years old.
Very healthy in Bristol at present.
Our "medicine men" are having n very
easy time.
The Good Templars here are discussing
the idea Of holding convention of Good
Templars in this county. Meeting for
election of officers next Friday eve, the
2Sth. s.
Temperance Meeting In Leicester.
A meeting oft Addison Co. Temperance
Society and the friends Of temperance in the
county, was held in the church at
Leicester, on Wednesday last. The meet
ing was called to order at IL IL o'clock
A. NJ, by Justus Cobb, Esq, of Middle
bury, who presided, in the absence of the
President, during the meetings. l.. E.
Knapp, Secretary of the Society, served
at the Secretarys desk. The meeting was
opened with prayer by Rev. James II.
Bond Of West Cornwall.
On motion of Mr.. Bailey. committee
of three was nominated by the chair and
confirmed by the meeting to prepare bus
mess for the convention. The committee
was constituted as follows: VIM. Sey.
mour Alden, Leicester, Rev. A. F. Bal.
ley, of Middlebury, and Rev. NJ. l.. Sew
erance of Orwell
A committee Of finance was also APP
pointed, consisting of A. X. Stanley, OF
Leicester, and 8. b. M. Cowles. of New
Haven.
Brief reports were given Of the condi-
ton Of the temperance reform in New
Haven, Cornwall. and Middlebury, by
Messrs. Cowles. Sanford, Comstock
and Cobb.
After report Of the Business Com
mittee. the convention adjourned until 9
O'Clock p. m.
At the appointed hour the convention
reassembled and listened to an able and
extremely interesting address by Rev. A
f. Bailey, of Middlebury, in which he
endeavored to dissipate the illusion that
indulgence affords happiness, and ex
planned the duty of the reformer, showing
how the reform must be brought about
At the close of the address the Bust
ness Committee offered the following res
olutions;
T In view of the continued evils Of intemperance
which no measures thus far have been able t,
suppress, and which still continue to threaten
the peace and happiness of our communities
therefore
Rssolvsd, That it is the duty OF the Church "a
Christian organization to recognize this evil
and to array itself with righteous indignation
against it.
Resolved, That we unite more heartily aud ear
nestly in the temperance cause, by such organ
zations and influences as may be thought most eff
feient.
Resolved, That we recognize the need Of an ex
ecutive power in enforcing State temperance laws
and we hail the effort being made in behalf Of
State Constabulary Police.
These resolutions we're severally dis
cussed with much earnestness by Rev
Messrs. Severance, Of Orwell. Bailey, o
Middlebury, Smith, of Whiting, Stevens
of Bristol, Powers,of Ripton, and Messrs
Comstock of Middlebury, Cowles of New
Haven, Stanley and Alden Of Leicester
. Knapp and Cobb of Middlebury.
; The meetings were not largely attend
/ ed but in the afternoon and evening tn,
house was pretty well filled. In tn
evening pledge of total abstinence from
; all that can intoxicate, including win
/ and cider was circulated and generally
f signed. Seventy.six persons. including
!: the Good Templars, signed the pledge.
The meeting broke up at little past
/ O'Clock in the evening.
More About the Twin Brother, Fable
Mr.. EDIroR:-
| saw in the last REGISTER an urticl
written by Rev. b NJ. Hall, relating t
/ letter published in the Boston Dali
!. Nelos, purporting to be written by me, i
e which he assumes that it is tissue of ell
I rors from beginning to end. Witheu
= stopping to remark upon the truth of tn
: assertions there made, | will say that tn
Reverend gentleman has wasted his fir
by aiming it at the wrong mark. ney
er wrote or dictated or had any know
edge of the letter referred to- If Nj
: Hall had taken the pains to call upon m
when only q short distance from IN
: house. could have given him some il
u formation which would no doubt hay
!, caused him to think better of his desir
D. to rush into print for the denial of seal
dals never uttered, and possibly nev'
conceived. and perhaps prevented the 10
witticisms of the 9th head. founded upo
J. an evident typographical error.
u might be an interesting study for philo
ogists to determine whether the letter
, necessarily stands for Sumner.
hope the Reverend gentleman do
= = not share in the alleged family hostilit
- as might be inferred from his endeav,
to fasten upon the Sumner family Il
!, story related as concerning the s. far
!, a lily.
~ The papers containing that article we
sent to me and without knowing the
>. contents | allowed few Of them to
distributed should not have done