Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1870-10-28

and 90 died. Tho number of males rccoiv.
cd and discharged was a trine greater than
the number of females. The reports of tho
commissioner of Insane, DIR. A. G. Welch !,
of the trustees of the Asylum, Asa Reyes,
N. b. Williston, f. IIolbrook, Daniel Kel-
logg and of w. II. Rockwell, NJ. D., Supt
aud physician, all give favorable account
Of the condition and management OF this
useful and important Institution.
The following is the list of letters re-
manning at the pOst-oiico, in this village,
Thursday, Oct. q:
Gents Edward Butler, j. $. Beobc, Cy-
rus Cook 3, Patrick Dowd, Frank Fetch-
or, Charles NJ. Farr--2, Thomas Fessenden,
Charlie Gros, j. w. Hart, John Hines, +. j.
Knight, James G. Learned, l.. j. Marsh,
Patrick Moran, w. 5. Myers, VIM |. Stew
enson, Stone Channelling Machine Co., Eu-
gene Taylor, q. w. Washburn, George w.
Ward.
Ladies-Lizzio L. Brown, Mary Brown,
Bridget Connolley, Mrs Lila A. Davis,
Mrs Mary Doolen-2 Ellen Flanagan, Mrs
Harry Fisher, Mrs Sarah NJ. Howe, Mrs
Mary Khan, Ella j. McCanon, Bridget Pow
derby, Mrs Mary Starkey, Mary X. Towlc.
Held for Postage, Miss Mary Il. Sawyer,
East Townshend, VI.
THE TEMPERANCE MEETING - A WORD TO
FRIENDS OF THE CAUSE.
Tho mee,ipy nj Gond Samaritan. los,
Sunday evening was attended, bv about ,ho
usual number of people, and the interest
was well sustained. Tho speaking was ef-
icctive, and directly to the point. T.. b.
Campbell president, occupied the chair
REV. a. Brown, being called upon. opened
the meeting with few remarks. calculated
to show that the work 10 be ACCOMPLISHED
was mainly personal one. Alcohol.
though a poison. is "A natural product. and.
like all other gifts of the Creator. was de-
signed for good. 1t has its II .os. medicinal.
mechanical and Chemical. II is only
through the abuse OF it that the evils we
deploro exist. Alcohol is not to blaiae /;
the laws of nature are not to blame. Our
work, then, is to regulate ourselves. TO con-
troll our appetites. and TO aid and encourage
one another in obtaining and maintaining
such control. Mr. Brown was followed by
DR.. j. II. Stedman of West Brattleboro.
who considered tho question of RESPONSE
bility in regard TO the spread of intemper-
anCe, and, while eXOneratinC neither the
rumseler nor the diseased victim of rum.
laid the chief blame upon the temperate
portion ofthc community--modorate drink
ers, aud those who. protesting TO be friends
of Temperance, fail to do their utmost in
the work of reforming tho incbriato and
preventing the Young from falling. The
Doctors remarks were warmly seconded
bv b. f. bingham. who Inv his o,rnost
hoart-spollen words. and telling manner
enchanted the attention of tbe audience
nortrovinr I'm n ridicuIous 1igbt ,l,o most,
tion of those who. while ottcmnting to ro-
firm, oG,r n month " oro stiu 10th 70 oo.,
off the last cable that binds them and
strike ont boldlv ocross t,o rroo ,,,o,or. ~
tcnnerouce WhiIo tho r1od,,o ,Yos IN oi,.
cnIotion Mr.. Croyor of pro@l,1vn " "
bciug called uror enol,o Cor to,, or nr,oo,,
minutes in hi. ns,,i irtoro,ti,,, o,,,1 ro.,.iI
,ponner Notice vos civo, ttat rovt Gu
dov evening collection vouId bo tabor
for tho purnoso of defrovino tbo incidental
.,,...,. a.. III.