Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-08-27

TEMPERANCE.-Another very interesting
meeting was held on Sunday evening. Mr.
MahIon Taplin presided, and also briefly ad-
dressed the meeting, very modestly yet faith
fully pointing out what he considered had
been the mistake of this movement in our
viIIage-the mistake of not following up
each point gained, each success achieved,
through enforcement of law, by more and
more determined effort.
The principal address of the evening was
given by Mr.. j. II. Kellogg of Troy, N. Y,
an address which was listened to with the
closest attention and the evident satisfaction
of the audience. Mr.. Kellogg spoke very
ably of the duty of personal example, and of
both the duty and the power of the Church
and of the press. The Church should have
moved itself the conservator of this reform.
Whenever it is Indifferent to this great inter-
est of humanity, it is most unfaithful to it's
hish ca,lDg, 1t is coming, however, to rec
oouize it's 7, spon sibiity, and will yet take
its position on advanced ground. 1t had
been the pleasure Of the speaker, on a recent
visit to Montreal, to learn of the temperance
work assumed by St. Georges Episcopal
Church of that city-the Dean of the parish
at its head. The largest temperance organ
jzation of which he knew. was formed in
church of his own denomination-a
Presbyterian church in Brooklyn. Most
" honorable mention F" was made of the Con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church,
whose members-numbering some hundreds
are pledged to total abstinence. The press
which in our country is more potent than
all else, has great responsible lity, and should
ever stand committed to this cause.
Entertaining and spirited remarks were
made by Rev. H. A. Spencer and Col. A. C.
Brown.
The attendance was large. the Hall b ing
well filled.
MONTPELIER & ". R. R. R-There is now
remaining less than seven miles of track to
be laid before forming junction.
Judge Hall finding last week that the
track would be laid to Groron Wednesday
excursion on the new railroad on Thursday.
The excursion was under the management of
j. g. French and Mr.. Wiswall, Mr. Nun
sons foreman. Thursday forenoon one pas
senger car and nine platform cars took about
500 people from Wells River to GrOton where
they found gathered the inhabitants of that
town together with people from adjoining
towns, making in the neighborhood of 300
present in all. The people o. Groton set
two tables each sixty feet long and enter
tanned their visitors in excellent shape, Judge
Hall giving them speech of welcome to be-
gin with.
that the train would take the GrotOn people
to Ryegate and buck and as many IS the
train could carry were SO taken and broug ht
back in time for the Wells River excursion
lists to start at ID Pm for home. At 10
AN the train again left Wells River taking
large number who passed the evening very
pleasantly in dancing at Groton.
The whole affair was pleasant and credita-
bic to all concerned.
BUSINESS CHANGE-Messrs. Albert Johon-
mott of this village and Fred Johonnott of
Burlington have purchased the intesest OF
their late co-partner, Wu. N. Peck, Esq,
of Montpelier, in the tannery and leather
business heretofore carried on in Montpelier
and Burlington under the firm name of Peck
Johonnotts; or, to be as 50 conspicuously
exact as was our cotemporary in heraldlng
similar transaction, Mr.. Peck has retired
from the firm of Peck g. Johonnotts and The
Messrs. JohonnOtt will endeavor to run the
concern alone. The sale, or purchase, in
cludes the business and the real estate owned
Jointly by the late firm in Montpelier ant
Burlington, together with the tannery anc
grounds 10 Berlin. The gentleman who
goes out and those who remain in are among
our best citizens and most reliable business
men, thoroughly conyersant with the who'll
minutie of their extensive business, ant
having the fullest confidence of the CONNER
cial world. To the one party all acquain
tances will wish pleasant and long continued
enjoyment of the competence Sd worthily
and alrly earned to the other, the success
full business career and patronage which they
50 richly merit and are sure to attain.
TIE FALL Term of the Montpelier Union
School will commence Monday next. Mr.
Westgate continues in charge of the Gram
mar School Department assisted by Mis-
Mary Emery of this village. Miss Emer.
has the reputation of being competent ant
accomplished teacher, and we trust Nos
and s, will have much larger classes of pu
pills than they have had during the pas
year. This term is the commencement o
the school year, and it is to be hoped tina
full classes fn each Of the lower rooms will
be found amply prepared and anxious to I" g
up higher" There ought to be no reason
for and consequently no symptoms OF falling
off from school attendance as these higher
departments are neared.
RAILROAD ACADEMIA regular freigh
train on Friday evening left the switch Opel
just above Montpelier junction and an extr'
freight following on the main line wa
thrown into Dog river in as twisted shape a
could well be imagined. Three cars follow
ed it and were badly shattered. The engi
neer, perceiving the switch was wrong, shu
off steam and jumped for HE lie. The fire
man, Lawrence Kane of Duxbury, though
to hold the train and put on the brakes. II
was buried in the mass of ruins and foun
covered with stones and dirt The breakin
of stake protected him from a quantity
bark which must otherwise have KILLED hil