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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15
Meeting of the National Wool Grow
ers' Association.

meeting Of the National Wool Growers
Association will be held At Syracuse, N. Y,
December 20. 1871, ST . O'Clock IN. The prin-
cipsl objects Of the meeting will be to take into
consideration the present state Of the wool inter
esis of the country-the effect produced on those
interests by the " ool and Woolen Tariff Of o61 -
sni the proper means 10 couutersct the effort
now organizing to procure the repeal Of that
law in the ensuing eession Of Congress 1t Is
hoped the State Wool Growers Association.
whose members are also members Of the National
Association, viii be well represented in he meet
ing The invitation 20 attend is also extended
TO all wool growers, wool manufacturers, and
other persons interested in those industries, OF
whstever S,ste they may be residents, who are
favorable to the objects of the meeting Gentle
men from other States besides New York are re
ques'ed TO report themselves on their arrival, TO
the Secretary, az the Syrscuse House.
HESaY RANDALL. Pres't y. W. g. Assn.
Cortland Village, n. y, Nov. .'. lo-l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

The municipal elections in Massachusetts,, this
week. have gone unanimously republican. Chel-
sea, Cambridge, Lawrence, Hiverhill. Taunton,
and Fall River, elect republican Mayors by
handsome msjorities Springfield, which last
year, elected a democratic Mayor, is redeemed
this year, Nisjor Samuel B. Spoone- republican,
having been elected Mayor byI2l4i majority over
John W. Stebbins, the citizens and democratic
candidate. The vote STOOD - Spooner, 2,l72,
Stebbins, 927. All the eight Aldermen. aud
fifteen out OF eighteen COuneilmen are repub-
Gcau
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

Webdall Phillips reiterates his opinion that
American editors do not hold themselves
bound by the rales that govern gentlemen" we
meeKly bow in our osn behalf, and in behslf Of
our editorial brethren gently reply in the YER
nscniar Of the Day, " You kno1 how 1t is your
self - Wsfchman aad Reflector.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15


That he's the wickedest man Of the day;
And to = albany. -,
He never will 90;
But must stop st 5 NJ sing on tho way
Can we wonder that New Hampshire went
Democratic last spring, man there refused
to subscribe for paper because it helped to
build up the business Of the plsce, and the
weslthier the town was the higher bis taxes
would be
Seneca county, New Yorh. has just brought
itself within the Lines Of civilization. For the
first time since its organization it gave a re-
publican majority this fall.
The Baltimore Journal insists that the demo
crscy has make " steady gains When the
democracy makes any steady gain the liquor
dealers are the losers.
Vice President Colfsx earnestly advocates the
reelection Of General Grant, and it will be
pity TO change the OLD ticket.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15
REL.cIors INrnLlIeENcs-

EtFIiSI.
The total membership Of the Baptist churches
in Vermont as reported. October, 1871. vas
S,670.--Rev. s. s. White. late of Poudville.
Nass.. has accepted the call of the Baptist
Church in Yershire. Vt. TO become their
pastor. Rev Horace Fletcher, b. D., long
the hoaored pastor o.; the Baptist church in
ToTnsheni, Vt, died Nov 9th. at rbe ripe age
Of - years Two young ladies we're baptized
iu the waters cf Like Meuphremagog Nov. %,
by the Eev. J. C. L5riler, pastor Of the Baptist
church, Derby, yt--The Baptist church in
Brandon, Vt, has been thoroughly renovated
aad furnished vita . b.pti>tery, arl vestry
At a cost Of $500 The pastor, Rev. A
Thomas, D. D, is row in the tbiriy-seventh year
O. bis as,orate.--Rev. Wm. Chsetham, pas
tor Of the Baptist Church, Sarstoga. NY, hAs
accepted a unanimous invitation to become the
pastor OF the First Baptist Church in Montreal
CONGREGATIONAL
TIE Congregational churches Of Frsakln
county are holding pro.racteI meetings, Of 4
week each, in the several churches The
Washington County Conference Of Congregs-
tional churches viii ,Hke place in BsthAny
church, Montpelier, on the 18th Of December
Rev. II. D. Ki,chel has been eDgsged to sup
ply the pulpit Of the Congregational church st
Weybriise f5r another yesr. -- At the lsst
communioa, the church at Wells River. Vt, re
-s.-al ~ r.ars--.s o., rDs-,ta-sL-r TLs psv
T. E. Lewis. Of Bethel, hAs accepted call from
the Congregational church At Hsiiam. Conn.
Rev. George B. Spauliinz, formerly of Yer
gennes, occupied The pulpit Of the Berkeley
Street Church, Boston, on Sunday lss;--
Three Of the two hundred and ninety-tEo Con
greya,ionsl churches in Connecticut have cele-
brA;si their tTo hundred ani siHtieth ami
versa7y this yesr
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

Mark Twain go bis lecture on artama.
Ward tells the following story Of him
When Artemas was very young he and q
young cmranian got holj Of pack 0f cards
and learned to play euchcr Artcmas was
perfectly fascinated with the game and 2. iy-
I'd it as often as he bad an opportunity. but
i5 bad 90 be done 0a the sly, and he Lad O.
hide the cards from his parents. Slwhen be
was looking around for q place 10 hide them
au old minister came to the house. and thC
boys thought the safest place where they
could put the cards was n the pocket of the
minister black gown, under tle very eEis
Of the church. ] don't know what uyi-
means. but IL o good word and ] suppose
it's all right. Well, the Old minister was
called on % baptise convert, and as he went
down into the water wearing the gown. the
cards began 20 come up to THE surface and
lJGt OIL The boys who were 0n the bank
watching, though in great fear, kept their
eyes on the cards. As it happened there
came up first two bowers and three aces. OF
course the boys were thrashcd. and an old
aunt Of Artemas' proceeded % lecture him on
the enOrmiJy of bis crime
"Why, said she, '.ius, imagine how the
poor man must have felt when he saw The
cards coming up ] should have thought hc
would have tainted, and don { see how he
ever got out.
"Well, said Ar.cmas, ~ don't see how
be could help going ont on such hand a.
that
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

CARROT PIEs.-lf carrots are scrape5. boiled
tender, and sifted, aud afterwards prepared in
the same way ss pumpkin. with perhaps q
little more milk and eggs. they will make an e1-
ceent pie
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

Gold at lO9 "a touches the lowest point since
July, 1862, the suspension Of specie payments
having occurred in January of that year The
highest price psil for gold during the war was in
July, 1854. when it brought 2s5. The present
weakness in the premium is doubtless largely
owing to the large amount Of gold coming upon
the market. Nearly ten millions hsve already
bsen disbursed from the U. g Treasury in pay
ment Of the redeemed bonds Of 1862 which we're
called IN on the first Of this month, and probably
some three millions more will follow on the same
account, while the January interest on the pub
lie debt will throw shout twenty-three millions
additional upon tae market. large amount of
Government gold is also held in London, to be
shipped home or drawn against by bills Of ex-
change. as foreign exchange rules below the
shipping point Of gold, there will be no export
OF specie At present, and all indications now
point TO continued depression in the gold
market.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

The Church Journal is largely occupied with
discussions over the recent declaration Of the
Bishops that '' the word regenerSte' is not in
the Office f5- the N.uistrstiou Of the Baptism Of
Infants. 90 used az 20 determine that moral
change il the subject Of Baptism is wrought in
thst Sscrsment '--Rev. J. o. Drumn has re
signed the rectorship OF st. james Church, in
Woodstock, 20 take effect on the first Of May
next-Bishop Bissell issued Pastoral Letter
to bis Clergy and Parishes requesting contribu-
tons, on Thanksgiving day, for the Impoverished
churches in Chicsgo.--B Bishop Doane, Of Alba
ny, issuel Pastoral Letter 10 his Clergy and
Parishes, requesting contributions, on Thanks
giving day. for the Orphaasge for girls st Coop
erstoWn. " Y. lately established by the Rev
D. II. Buel, formerly rector Of s. Paul's. in
this city.--There was quite a contest in the
Episcopal Convention OF the New Diocese, at
Hsrrisourgh. between High and L7w Church
men The Low Chrschmen carried the day,
eectinz their Bishop AMI Standing Committee,
and also securing the name u '' Central Penn
sylvsnis' for the Diocese. Tne High Church
men advocated the adoption O. the See principle
and naming the D,ocese after the city in which
the Bishop is 10 have bic r, s.deuce
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15
60nza.o Castancn muert0 en- terra estrlrn
For Jos pecad3s do II wi Espana.'


When Governor Roberts, acting executive.
heard of the affair, be went to the Medical
School on Saturday, when al the students we-e
assembled, and demanded the names Of the ring
leaders, but nobody spoke Public Indignation
was rising rapidly. All we're marched of to the
public jail, and piSced in large room by them
selves, separate from the rest Of the prisoners.
Three or four Of the young men then declared
who had been the ring-leaiers in the business.
and before night rig students hSd been plscei in
solitary confinement, aud on Sunday their num-
her was sweed to eight. The court martial fol-
lowed, by which the eight, we're sentenced TO be
shot. and thirty-one others to be imprisoned iu
the peniteutiary al hard labor foe from four to
six vear,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

Rev DR.. Bsrtol, 81 recent meeting Of the
Radical CLUB, q Boston, ami&tly remarked that
O. the Eve points OF Cs.vinism always reminded
him Of the Five Points Of New York - Father
Russell Streeter, Of Woodstock, Vt, hss nearly
recovered from bis 'ssJ long sud severe illness
A Uaiyers-l 81 church Of twenty-five mem
bers was organized the present year in Marsh
field. Vt, aud has increased 20 thirty. 4 weekly
prayer anu conference meeting Is uaintained
with spirit. The pastor is Rev. l. War
r5n. Of North Nlontpeler.-The Christian
church at Lincoln mas taken action in the csse Of
Elder Milo Durfse, On charges preferred BY the
Vermont Western Christian Conference He
has been expelled from the church sul confer
ence for what is mildly called Sc too pronounced
love for the opposite sex
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15
Fare theo vel,
But not forever
But If forever.
sill forever fare thee well.

As lNrIoESr.-ln the spring Of ls65 was
stopping in New YORK city, snd when the news
came Of the fall OF Richmond, the people rushed
from their places Of business into Wall. William
and other adjacent streets, and toon completely
blocked them up, and called for speeches. Sew
eral of the most distinguished men came forward
aud congratulated Us on the close of the war
Among the rest, plain looking man, apparent
~ about hiiy years oil took a stand on the steps
Of the Custom iionsa and began to speak. lie
bad ius' fairly began where the crowd called
out IS Who are you lou talk well, but We
don't know you"
Stepping forward triae, he answered IN clear
ringing tones. d" am the man who endorses all
Of Uncle Sans notes, AMI thsuk God, not one
has ever been protested"
Ii is needless to add that be was no other than
the Hon. L. Z. Chittenden, Of Burlington, Regis
Ter Of the Treasury. Being a Green Mountain
Boy, you can imagine that felt pride never
telt before, and could not help thinking of Oli
Ethan Allen, Of Ticonderoga fame, and compsr-
ing him with the msu who endorsed all of Uncle
Sans notes.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

DISASTROUS CoSFLAGRATrog AT HAGERsToWN,
MARYLAND A FIRE broke oui Wednesday even
ing at HsgerstoEn, Nd, in the business house
Of Rollins & Burbank, on Antietsm Street, op-
posi'e the Baltimore & Chic Railroad depot, and
rapidly spread to the adjacent buildings. The
Episcopal church and court house we're burned,
but all the public records we're saved. Several
lives were lost by the falling Of the court house
dome, and number Of other persons were se-
verely injured. The FIRE was still ragiag Thurs-
day. with heavy wind from the southeast. The
origin Of the fire is unknown. The court house
Wss uninsured
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

AcRlss THE LtKE.-lt turns car that tie rail
roAi survey now being made along the shores ct
Lake George is a private enterprise got up by
the inhahuuts oi Bolton and Hsgue, They
sre 50 slnEuine that = road can he built through
The mountains That they have contributed fauis
sufficient o. aavg the matfs- settled by Al sexual
survey.
The location o. lhe railroad between White
hall aui PJr. Henry is fixed a. last and w0ra is
to De clmmlncei Immediately Moe, Of the
deep cuts between Whitehall sni this place sre
90 be eIcava,cl O. coming .nter. The route
is said % tl ver felsI1.e one. the grade 10 20
place exceeding o. .rty fee- 20 the mile NO tuu-
ue.u- will De required except A. Ilcou Icrorl.
where 2 tuunei seven hundred feet 10 length viii
be male through the ola Fort grounds
Thomas Finn Of Port Henry while engaged in
drawing c.uiers with horse car. FROM the fur
uaces was caught hy the chain o. the csr sud
thrown acr-ss the track. the car running over
both Of h.s legs uelv the thighs, smashing them
in a fciEhi,ul manner. But litle hopes are en-
tertaiEei of his recovery. He vas unmarried.
sul youue m1a esteemed by slL
The quarterly convention Of the Clinton Couu-
ty Temperance Society met 81 the Methodist
church, Esst Beekmantown, Nov. 22l. and wGs
largely attended Rev y. .B. Wood presided
and strong resolutions were adopted urging on
the New ! 0rk Legislature % enact prohibi-
tory law
]. G.. Bstos, who Tor nearly Is years was an
employer the OEieusbureh Bsilroal, ami for
the past three OF four yesrs has been employed
as road master on the Pis;tsburgh IS Montreal
and Whitehall q Pittsburgh Railroads. has
been preseu;cd hy the section men with a beauu-
fol gold Vs'ca, Of the latest pattern, AMI csb'r-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

LAND MONOPOLY IS MuyE-The people u
the State Of Maine are waking up 10 the fset that
a huge laui monopoly is established ia their
borders. 10 appears that in 1861 the Legisla-
tute Of Maine made grant to the European and
North American railway Of all the public lSnds
on the wsteTs of the peuobtcot and 81. John.
7eserviug only such 81 hsl been already SCI
apart for the purposes Of settlers and schools.
These lands were in the counties Of PGobsc1,.
Aro0st0os ans Somerset. and embraced 500, 600
acres, Cr 1870 T4uare miles, 81 srea simost
e4uXl 90 the state ofRl0ie Island. Bat IN l-io
The railroad demanded san more. and II is uu-
iers.o1l that change WAS effected in the woti-
ing Of the grant. so that the timber and lands
which The state bad he.l az subject % r5fervl-
ton we've transferred into the clutches ~ Che
corporation. though the latter 60, i-s Heed from
Gov Chamberlain through o. approximation
of tho facts ty @ aui s-ea.. The railroad hiss
u0w sued a settler ior cutting timber on auis
which they clsim, and The decision saects the
500 SEetes 10 Aro,sjook, ard many other get
tiers in ths; par, o. she state.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

At O'Clock detachment Of volunteers wss
seen to Issue from the jail, closely followed by
several priesis. by the students sentenced to
death, and by the commander Of the place, Col.
Villaloaga Not sound WAS heard. the young
men thus cruelty sentenced to meet sn early snd
sudden death marching firmly: forsard, expret-
sing their regret TO Col. Viaonga st the act
which they had committed, stating also to the
priests that it simply done in spirit Of live
illness. and not with any poli,icsl bias, forsvipg
thoseiwho had shouted for, and we're nov obtain
ing their blood in such an unjust manner, and
hoping to meet their Maker Their steps never
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nsncipated rsce.
MISCELLANEOUS.
lAy Of PRAYER for colleges

1 The day Of prayer for colleges has been
changed from the last Thursday Of February to
that OF January The value Ofchurch prop
erty in New York city, Of all denominations, is
estimated at about 500, 100000 The Catho-
lies are said TO be the Seslthiest. though Trinity
corporation alone is worth $50 900. 900. - The
American Missionary Association has spent the
large sum Of 81, %, ,49S SO for mission and
Sunday school work among the freedmen during
ten years past. Over three hundred teachers
have been commissioned during the psst year.
while the pupils number %. S24 The re-
juvensted Union church at Derby Line was deii-
Gated BY religious services on Thursday of last
week. Rev. Mr.. Hsnsford, Wesleyan minister.
Of 5tsnstesd. preached in the forenoon, and was
assisted in the services by Rev. j. Rogers, Con-
gregational minister, Of Staustesd and Rev
Messrs. Tompkins snd ROwson, Wesleyan min
listers. Rev NJ. Tabor, Uniyers.list minister,
OF Norway, Maine, preached in the afternoon.
assisted in the services by Rev. Messrs Rogers.
Hesley. Blake and HAnsford The attendance
was large and the services impressive.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

Now / tell YOU Il poem must be kep: anc
used. like a meerschaum, or violin. = po-
EN- ls lust as porous as the meerschaum the
mere porous it is, the better. mean to say
that a genuine poem is capable of absorbing
an indefinite amount of the essence of oul
own humanity-its Tenderness, its heroism
KS regrets. It's aspirati0ns-s0 as to be grad
uaily stained through with a divine seconda-
ry color derived from ourselves. 50 you SCI
Il must take time to bring the sentiment of a
poem into harmony with our nature by
straining ourselves through every thought
ana image our being can penetrate.
Then, again, as to the mere music of a new
poem' why, who can expect anything more
from that than from the music Of a yioliT
fresh from the makers hands? Now YOU
know very well that there are no less thar
hity-eight pieces in a violin. These pieee'
are strangers TO each other. and it takes g
century, more or less, to make them thor.
oughly acquainted. At las. they learn Il
Viorate in harmony, and the instrument be.
comes an organic whole, as if it were grea
seed capsule that had grown from garden
bed IN Crenona. or elsewhere Besides. the
wood is juicy and full Of sap for fifty years
50, but at the end Of fifty or a hundred more
gets toleraby dry and comparatively rcso
nant.
Don you see that all this is iust as true o
poem2 Counting each word as a niece il
M ~ average copy OF verses than in a violin
Ihe poet has forced all these words together
and fastened them. and they don't under
slAnu II at Int but let the poem be repeat
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WINDSOR COUNTY

little seven year old girl. daughter Of Jo-
sish G. Bennett, Of Royalton, while ia q
neighbor's house the other day, was attacked by
a " pet dog " and badly bitten about the mouth
and cheeks, one tooth piercing the skin 70 ue,rly
as just barely to save the eye.
A FIRE in Plymouth last week destroyed a
turning shop used for the Manufacture of pitch
fork handles. Loss, about $500 insured
for 81 900
The annual musical convention Of the Black
River Musical Association, is to be held at Lad-
tow, en- the 18Th, l3th, lith and 18th Of De-
cember. Prot. John P. Morgan. of New York
has been engaged to conduct it, and Prof I. b.
Ryder, of Boston. is to take charge of the in
strumental music. Grand concert Thursday and
Friday evenings. The railroads controlled By
the Vermont Central will carry passengers for
fare one way.
Henry Martin, Of Rochester, caught an eagle
which measured sig feet five inches from tip to
tip Of its wings.
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General Local .SetUS.
VERMONT NEWS.


Rev A. F. Bailey of Middlebury, Mrs. slo-
cum and Leverett wilkins Of Rutland, are dis
cussing the subject of tpiritualism through the
columns of the Middlebury Register.
The last severe cold weather has frozen Lake
Dunmore over its whole surface. In the re
membranee Of the Oldest inhabitants in its vi
cinity. such an event has never happened 50
early in the season before.
People crossed Lake Champlsin, last week, at
Llrabee's Point, in Shoreham, on the ice, with
horses and seighs. Very seldom has such q
thing happened before at this season Of the year.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-12-15

The Toy snnusl Conference o; the Methodist
Episcopal Church viii hold its next session in
Saratoga, commencing March 10th. 1872, Bishop
james presiding The Methodist Ministerial
Association Of the ST Adams district, will meet
st RchfoFd, commencing January 9th The
Montpelier Preachers meeting takes pisce 81
Northdeld. Dec 18th. 18th and lith.-Rev
d. b. Mckenzie hiss been appointed pastor Of
the Methodist church a, Waterford n. Y
tthe last quarterly meeting in Iinmouth, the
pastor, Y. VI. Leirnei, bsptized moTe than 4
score Of persons. and received thirty into the
Methodist church. The Methodist church At
Sandy Hill. n. Y, under the Ekillfll hand Of its
pastor, Rev. J. N. Eigerton, hiss been newly
frescoed II is related that friend 0f the pastor,
looking upon bis haudiwors, remarked. - What
3 splendid painter wa spoiled when they made
minister q Yea. - Ek-Guv. Dillingham; was
elected one c:11e presidents OF the Educational
Convention the Methods; Episcopal Church at
its recent session. held under the direction Of the
New England Eiucs;ion Society in Boston,
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The exercises attendant on laying the corner
stone OF the Church Of the Immaculate COucep-
ton in Lowell. Mass attracted an immense con-
course OF people. Right Reverend Bishop Viii
Gsms Of Boston. and Fathers o DonEell and Mil
lett Of Nashua, Foley Of Fitchburg. Fitzpatrick
o.; Stonehsm, Qualey Of Woburn, Barry of Con
cord, y. H., the various priests Of Losell, and
Rev. Mr Lonergan Of Montreal. participated.
One Catholic authority places the total
Catholic population in this country a. $500 COO
ministered TO and cared for by 4 500 priests But
the Catholic -1drOcqie prints a table showing
only 3,S7l priests. under the direction of llG
bishops.--The first Roman Catholic mission
ever despatched from Englsnd to America has
arrived in this country. 1t consists Of four
priests, whose duty ii will be 70 labor exclusively
among the eolored people Of the United States.
At the celebration Of mass previous to their de-
parture. His Grace Archbishop Manning Of
Westminster, said '' This missi mas been es-
tsblished by the Church Of England because this
country imposed slavery on America. and it Was
hitting that Englshmen should be the first to
I1ove for the ameliorston Of the condition Of the
newly emancipated rsce''