Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1873-03-19
Letter from M old Resident.

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, Mar II, 1873.
MEssRs. EpIroRs Your excellent paper
comes regularly each week, and isread with in.
terest by myscfand family.
You record the death Of CHARLES REID, 80 sud
den and unexpected. 1t is another admonition
to us all that the Messenger" is still active,
and that all alike must sooner or later yield to
his unrelentng summons The many pleas.
ant meetings with Mr.. Reed, both in bis fam
lily and as member Of your School Board, will
never be easily eilaccd. His councils, temper
ed with prudence as well as justice, have done
much to make your school q success in years
that have passed. Well may you feel that ono
Of your valuable men las been taken away.
have watched with no little interest your
movements in the temperance cause, and re.
joiced that your Efforts seemed successful,
tromble sometimes when earnest men bend their
Efforts to promote This valuable cause, fearing
lest their hopes will at some unexpected mo-
ment be upset by the "wolf in the fold.n We
Of course must be in earnest at all times to put
aside error in every form, but feel in earnest
in saying that the time when error is most
easily ersdicatcd is in youth let Goodness
be more thoroughly fought and practiced in
the family during the period Of childhood, ard
ntemperence would not prove 50 powerful a
ice in later years Seed sown and well rooted
in early years, would in its maturity be more
than match for error in any form. feel that
we have cause to regret that so little temper.
ance is taught at the proper time and place
during the period Of childhood. Tie evil
exists, and much good may be done, when
proper Efforts, mingled largely with proper mo-
tires, arc made. Efforts under any other in
centiye will in tho end prove fatal to the cause
Your people seem in earnest, and may God
prosper their efforts.
am pleased TO see that you are alive in the
interest Of railroads. You seem 10 feel as the
lad did about the chestnut, " that the meat en-
cased in the shell was Of little value" Although
you possess delightful town, it needs to be
PIERCED with more railroads, that a new impe,
tus may be given 90 your general business by
augmentng its facilities, and consequently in
creasing your population All this done, and
Montpelier may well feel proud Of her central
position in the Switzerland Of America.
| find that your relish for the antique has not
wholly subsided. The concert by Simeon Che
ney seems to have been very enjoyable How
true it is, that an occasional interview with old
times and old habits and customs is far moro
invgorating to us than wine and cordials.
search for word in your paper respecting
your Union School, but am always TO be dis
appointed? is it dead? Are you 80 busy q
like to have said carocss) that you pass it un-
noticed? How many young men have beer
educated in Washington County Grammar
School, who would like to hear mention mad,
Of their old alma Mater Your owr
village to-day, with ali its interests, is passing
into the care or under the control OF the alumni
Of your Grammar School Poland, Peck, Reed
Bailey, Iaplin, Wing Page, Field, Thurston
Lord Pitkin, Kemp, and others, yes, host o
the hirer sex, arc no mean members Of youi
community. Let an occasional word be said il
behalf OF your Grammar School
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