Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-12

inr was conducted by Mr.. A. g. Bean, who
g1ye to it some good words of bis own, and |
t5en called for volunteers. Messrs. McDon-
sd Bradish and Lull responded briefly. Rev.
E. Wright volunteered to read the words |
oc james Alexander Mowatt, Esq, published
N the Boston Pilot in answer to liquor ad- |
vlelte who styles himself {" Temperance.
Mr. Mowatt says; " Temperance - wants
st3 know if | would favor a law enforced al
most exclusively against my own eountrymen
Not in the abstract, but this special Prohibit
tory Law. l would only rejoice to see it
drive every Irishman out of the drunkard-
making business. | would leave that bust
ness entirely to Englishmen and Ger
mans. | never like to sec decent men en-
ga,ed in it, And | am most anxious that all
Irishmen get quit of such business forever
By all means let prohibitory legislation be
enforced against every Irishman. ALI Irish
men possess intelligence and ability enough
to live by some honest trade, and not to take
to whiskey- selling and drunkard making for
their support.
Mr. Dan Wooster was called for, and spoke
for a few moments, relating something of his
own experience. His words were full of
warning and entreaty to young men and
manifested for himself a courageous hopeful
ness for a future redeemed from the thraldom
Of KING Alcohol.
Col. Brown said gentleman was present
whom he remembered to have heard at one
Of the earliest of these meetings, and whom
he desired to hear again-Mr. Nelson.
MIR Nelson responded in few earnest
thoughtful words, which were yet of good
cheer.
Col Hopkins words which followed were
to the point-the point Of working faithfully
and increasingly through all means at our
command, both moral and legal
4 gentleman, apparently stranger but
who had learned somewhat of the work here,
paid tribute of praise to the ladies, as the
orlginators of this movement.
FRIGHTFUL FALL--Yesterday forenoon Jack
Hubbard fell from the roof of the new engine
and car house, now being built on the mea-
dow opposite Barre street, breaking several of
bis ribs and so seriously ipjuring him that on
ly the best of medical care and his strong con-
stituIion will enable him to "pull through. -
He was hosting shingles upon the roof and
had drawn up one or two thousand, when the
bolt securing the staging bracket pulled
through the boarding and Hubbard, staging,
shingles and all were precipitated among the
splles driven into the ground thereabout
for the foundation support of further build
ings Dir. Hubbard struck upon one OIL
these q spiles - and it is a wonder he wat
not instantly killed. He was picked up and
carried to his residence, and Dr. Chandler
called in to attend upon him
WRITING IN haste AND REPENTING AT LEI
sURE.-In the hurry of writing up our later
locals last week we played one or two tough
Jokes on ourself We spoke of the golden
Wedding Of Mr. and Mrs Loomis when we
should nave written silver wedding, mas
much as the honored couple have as yet en-
joyed twenty-five years only of welded bliss.
In point of fact, the occasion was golden
epoch, but in the accepted nomenclature o.
such events it should have been written
silrer wedding. In other words, the worthy
couple should have been editorially spoken
of as 6 apples of gold in pictures of silver. =
We also made kindly mention of Mr.
Cartoons Sunday School Concert as having
occurred the previous Sabbath instead o
being contemplated for the coming Sunda,
afternoon. This happened by our DO.
bringing to US the printed programme o
the exercises, and saying that as it wa
a good thing he wished We would max
pleasant mention of it and the SupeTintend
ent We did so, without looking to the dat
when the Concert was to come off. We onl
played the role of true prophet, however
and if any other paper this week commend
the very excellent Concert in Bethan,
Church last Sunday afternoon, it should b
remembered the FREEMAN was smart enoug
to publish that news the week before
transpjred.
FATAL ACCIDENT. Curtis Persons of Eas
Montpelier was fatally injured last Wednes
day afternoon about five 0 clock. He was i
the saw mill of NJ. V. B. Hollister of Eas
Montpelier, and the rope which lifts the wa
ter gate in some way becoming entangled S
that it did not work, went below to fix i
The circular saw in the mill projected dowr
ward below the tintcrs supporting the foe
IL I'd han,
Persons was part way down, MIR. Holliste
cautioned him to keep clear of the say
Persons said Of course he should, but M
UJlster in few moments after saw hi
falling. 1t is thought be went under I'll
saw, and raising his head, forgetful of its p
slton. was struck by it two or three inch
above his left ear. The saw passed throug
his head cutting it from where it struck ov
the left ear to point on the skull just abo'
the right ear, the rent in the skull beir
eight or nine inches long and wide enough
that the finger could be passed inside. Ii
brains were, of course, partly torn out
the teeth and were spattered on the bear
near the saw. Mr.. HOLSTER and Mr.. A.
Sl5ey were the first to reach the untort
nate man after the accident.
Mr.. Persons lived till four o'clock Sund
morning, and strange as it seems was
times able to speak. He several times call
for water, and two or three days after
wound said it was far preferable to die.
Persons was about thirty four years of a
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ing this wednesday, morning, and sleig
have TINS carly mt in an appearance on