Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1872-01-03

should and If women would cultivate more
Of the adOrnment Of the mind, and act and
dress more 10 accordance with the prompt
| ings Of s. wel-cultiyated taste - . in fact,
If all would live as they might this would be
almost heaven below. The lecture was
well calculated to instruct every one in all
| the various ways Of making life fine art
/ indeed. But no written description can give
an idea Of tho '' fine art " displayed in the
beauty and lmpressiyeness Of MIR. Buckham' 5
language He held the audience spell-bound
and the universal expression was, % We are
/ LOUDLY paid for our time" One never tires
\ of listening to his musical voice giving utter
ance to beautiful and original ideas Of life.
nor wearies of his practical way OF dealing
with the problem Of our existence. We think
President Buckham may successfully compete
! for the h juOrs Of first class lecturers D.
NORMAL School AT RANDoLPu.-Rey. NJ
II. Buckham, President Of the University Of
Vermont, will deliver the annual address be-
/ lore the Association Of Alumni on Thursday
evening, January lIth. The examination Of
the graduating classes closes on Friday, the
18th
Nor CEEDIrABLE.-rherc was a d" slight
onPIeasantness " among the boys developed
at the New Years Festival in West Berlin,
Monday evening. Two Rowell boys and
Henry Reed pitched into a son Of Mr.. Cur
rier, beating and bruising him severely.
Complaint has been issued against the as
sauItiuy r,artvy bv- tov.-r c.-apd gr4
they are held for trial The assault we
learn was made outside the church. and when
the congregation were not aware Of what was
gong on. The young folks should be taught
qetter things, and doubtless will be ere this
lesson endeth.
DONATION At MoRErowS.-ihe parishion-
ers OF the Methodist Church at Moretown T.
made their annual donation visit to their
pastor, the Rev. j. ). Spinney, Dec Doth I
Notwithstanding the very bad condition OF
the roads, the parsonage was filled to its ut
most, and one hundred and thirty took /
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. Spinney, who had /
done much to make their visitors happy. /
Good music was provided for the occasion.
When the company departed they left I
ninety-fye dollars in money to cheer the
heart Of their faithful minister The dona-
ton visit Of 1871, at Moretown, will long be .
remembered by both minister and people.
CABor.-There was a very interesting
:. Watch meeting ~ held in the Methodist
Church ut Cabot on Sunday night last, in
which the three churches of that town united 4
and there YVES also representation present (
from the Methodist Church in Marshfeld I
The Congregational minister joined with the I
Methodist preachers in the services, and the /
religious interest Of the meeting widcned and I
increased greatly to the end
\ musical entertainment will be given at
the Methodist Church in Mortified. on the /
evening Of January 9TH, by the efficient choir |
from Brookfeld who will discourse the /
sweet music Of - We olden time, " and be /
assisted by the Mortified Cornet Band. I
The ladies Of the Society will prepare an an
tiquariau supper TO be served in the vesry. /
All friends are invited.
The First National Bank OF Montpelier has /
declared a semI-annual dividend Of FIVE per |
cent, free Of government tax.
The adjourned meeting Of Bethany Church
Society is to be holden in the vestry Of the /
church on Friday evening Of this week
There will be speaking in the Town Hall,
Barre. sunday evening, January 9Th, at
half PAS, SIX o'clock, oy Mr.. Wiley Of !
Rockingham.
TIE CHRIsTxAs SERVICES ASr AD0ENgENTs
at the Episcopal Church in this village last
week are said to have been exceedingly beau
tIful and appropriate We failed to secure
a suitable report of these festivities simply .
because our reporter was unable to he every I
where present.
ORDINATION. The ssrv ices At the Urdina-
ton and installation of Rev 5 H. Matlack 1
were held yesterday in the First Universal !
ist Church, in Mortified. Rev. 6. 5. Guern- |
sew, Rev Mr. Wakefield, Rev. J. Edward /
Wright. Rev DR.. Fisher, President Of Can
ton Theological Seminary, Rev. John Greg /
ory, the venerable - Father - Skinner, Rev.
Q II Shinn and Rev F. S Bliss, partici
pated in the services
Mr.. MatIack naturally selected his hon
orod instructor, DR.. Fisher, to deliver the
sermon. His text was from Ii Tim. ii
b. Rightly dipidiag the ,gor@ Of truth -
and his discourse, giving his idea of a minis
ter duty in selecting and presenting divine
truth TO his f lck, was characterized by the
kindness and sympathy Of its tone, as well
as by its breadth Of view, and clcarncss Of
We have only time to wish each reader of
the FREEMAN a HAPPY NEW YEAR, and trust
they will endeayor to make it such to US by
renting a years subscription to
this paper and the name Of a new subscriber.
Promises are cheap, we know, but we shall
do our best the coming year to make the
FIREMAN better than ever before, and trust
all our patrons will aid US by their continued
patronage.
AcKowLEDG EMENr. We are indebted to
J. NJ. Poland, Esq of the WatchDlan, for |
the report OF the meeting OF the Washington |
County Agricultural Society, given in an
other place.
..PRIcEs Broken. Owing to the general
stagnation of trade, scarcity of money, and
strong competition, WOolsOn, the Montpelier
Tailor. has fully determined TO break the
5;svosa oT atooRr of Goods