Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-09-22
temperance Rally.

temperance Rally.
The friends of temperance as per pre-
vious announcement, are to hold grand
Temperance Rally and Picnic at Castle
ton on Saturday, Sept. "a.
Present appearances indicate that this
| viii be the largest gathering ever held in
Castleton.-Some of the smaller towns in
the county having signifed their inten-
tion to be present in numbers of 200.
Prominent Speakers will be in attend
anoe, making it one of the most attractive
meeting ever held in the county.
Favorable arrangements will be made
with. all the Railroads, at reduced fare,
to take people to Castleton and return on
same day from all the Railroad stations
in the county.-Those intending to go
from the different parts of the county by
railroad should at once give notice to N
Weeks, Rutland, that provision may be
made for transportation.
The people are expected to come in del
| egations, in societies, in families or alone,
as they desire: while all, of course, will
bring their baskets of.dinuer. Each town
will have the required space allotted to it
at the table.
A Committee of arrangements in Castle
ton has been appointed as follows:
B. T. Graves, T. NJ Sherman, B. T.
Sanford, w. @. Guernsey. J. II. Gaines,
B. W. Burt, W. Z. Ross, T. n. Hooker, S.
B. Pepper, J. S. Benedict, G. W. Moore,
j. i. Eaton.
Ample arrangements will be made to
accommodated who attend.
The following programme has been is
sued
PROGRAMME.
4 procession will be formed on the Church
green at 10 o'clock am , in the following order
l. Band of Music.
?. Officers of the Day, Speakers and Members
of the Press.
| 3. Delegation and Citizens from the different
towns in Rutland County, in such order as shall
! be designated by the Marshal.
The order of the march will be down Main St.,
to South St, back to Seminary Avenue, and then
up the Avenue TO che Park.
ORDER OF EXERCISES.
| /. Music by the Band.
| ?. Temperance Song; written expressly for the
/ occasion by Z. L. Barber, Esq, of Benson. Tune,
| Coronation; to be sung by the audience
Come, freemen Of Vermont, who dwell
Where freedom has her reign,
From mountain top, from shaded dell,
From valley and from plain.
Come join in cur temperance host and sing,
With voice both loud and strong,
Till mountain echo, back shall fling
good old temperance song.
We love the freedom Of our hills,
We love the cooling spTirg,
We love the laughter Of the riIls
That through our valleys sing.
We only hate what doth enslave
The body and the soul
We hate what fills the drunkarls grave,
We hate the drunkard's bowl.
And our IA hers fought, 50 we
VIII fight so firm and brave,
Until our country shall be free
From al that doth enslave.
We nail our c0loTs 10 the mast,
Our temperance flag shall be,
Where e'er it floats above the blast,
The banner of the fee.
We only pity slaves of rum,
And hope that We may see,
All such to truth and Temperance won,
By faith and charity.
s. Introductory remarks by Ex-Gov. Page
President Of the Convention.
A. Grafton by Edward Carswell, the great Ca
madam Orator"
s. Singing by the Glee Club.
The procession will then reform and march to
Town Hall Park for dinner.
Speaking, interspersed with music by the Band
and Clee Club, will be resumed at half past two
o'clock in the Seminary Park.
All exercises TO close in season for the excursion
and other trains.