Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-06-25

TEnpERANcE.-At the meeting, Sunday
evening. Mr.. Joseph Fisher presided, read
.oIsetons from the Scriptures and offered
rraver for divine direction and blessing upon
the work.
An earnest, forcible and interesting ad-
i-e.. was given by the Rev.-U. A. Spencer.
Mr.. Spencer said heswas conscious he could
n3,speak with that adaptation to our needs
which a longer resdencel among US and
Greater familiarity with our work would en-
sure but the temperance cause, having uni
yersaly the sane objects, whatever he might
say of that, and of his own position therein,
would, perhaps, Gas properly be said at one
timeas 1t another.
lie had teen highly pleased with the ad-
dress at the last meeting, but panied that an
argunen: for prohibitory law against the sale
Of intoxicating liquors was needed, SO ne
cessary had this same prohibition become
lie confessed himself an uncompromising
peto the liquor-trafic, even for common
medicinal use, declaring he could only sus-
meet those physicians, Of completely with the
trade, who frequently prescribe alcoholic
liquors as remedial.
Clmraringi the crime of rum-sellIng with
other crimes against which our laws pro-
vide suitable prohibition..and penalties which
all good citizens approve and sustain, the
sneaker hesitated not to rank it as foremost
oh If
productive of every other. And yet, with
the best of prohibtory laws against this
crime already standing upon our statute
books NJ law of our State is so difficult Of
execution On no other question of right Is
puhlio'sentiment SO lax.
Askin5, then, where rests the responsible
itY in this matter, Mr.. iSpencer, somewhat
to the surprise of his hearers, we think,
fearIessly laid the burden first upon the pull
pit Those who claim to be our spiritual
guides should lead in every reform, but be-
cause they have not faithfully sounded, g in
clarion tones, both loud and long," the call
to this work, much of this laxitY is to be at
tr5lted lie considered the duty of total
abstinence plIinly tlugh by the Bible, but
thought this gospel had not always been pro-
elaine iiby those commissioned to bear it to
sinful men--it had too often reached them
through the unbelleving and otherwise vi
cious. All Christians. too, are responsible !;
for those who would follow him who came
to seek aud save the lost, have still the same
work to d.. ald 50 far as they have failed to
recognize the call to this work as Christ I
call, SO far are they guilty blind.
Boy DRowNED.-Yesterday afternoon
number Of boys were bathing just at the
mouth of the north branch below the Montpe-
l.er and Wells River Railroad bridge, when
john Cane a son OF Patrick Cane, aged 9 or IL
years, sank in water about ten feet dee p
His frightened companions were slow in
giving the alarm. One of the first men on the
spot on swimming out over the body, feared
to dive, and was going fer a boat, when Mr..
Miles, blacksmith working in John Clark'5
carriage shop, swan out and diving, brought
the body to shore but life was gone. The act
Of Mr., Miles was done quietly but quickly
and could some one with his presence o.
mind and prompt action have been there a
few moments before the boy might have been
saved.
TlE MONTPELIER AND WELLS RIVER RAIL.
Road has IN ,de iae progress the past week.
The track is LAID on this enl of the liue up
some five miles, and on the Wells River enc
two miles Tae balIasting of those tive
miles is also completed, but no suitable
gravel of any an)uas Gun be rachel on thi:
end until the track is laid to Pltinf3ld. The
Iron rails are now coming forwIrt rapidly
and within ten DAYS the entire AMOUNT fol
the road will have been rolle1 aud shippe.
from Troy. The lpc)m)tiv3 engaged IN trans
porting the iron, ties, posts and boards TO
fencing, and the necessary supplies for tn
road, is kept in constant use, and the bur
of business is heard all along the line
The bridges are all constructed, and with tn
energy now being displ'yei by Messrs
French, Brock, Foster, Hall and their assC
catc directors, we may reasonably expect t
se9 regular passenger trains running over th
road in August.
Harry Boutwell, was driving out fr ON h
livery stable Saturday morning, when DO
on a veloclpede frightened his horses and the
started to run. line broke and the horse
made plunge for the front door OF tn
Pavilion, rushed up the steps, and freein
themselves from the carriage by breakin
the pole and cross-bar, took sudden prone
made on the piazza on their way back to tn
stable. Mr. Boutwell, sudden e" spill " di
not niure hun seriously, tut we don't b
lieve be can do it again safely.
The Boys who "run with the machine,
are rejoicing at the prospect of the SON
hundred feet of new hose ordered by ta3 ba
lids. Tue fourth of July is coming, an
with it what is generally a season of fire
Th3re is not mu3h en3)ura e n3a5 for a fir
c)npany to practice uaiass they have frs
class mlseri1l to Try tloIr hanis OF. Tae
deserve this, a. least, fro the village, f
it Is not the pleisantest game in the wor
to run AM pump AMI pull aad get wst.
do this we'll at fire it is nece sssry to do
beforehand in practice, AMI the few WI
grun5le, thinking that thu Buys wantet ne
hose only to see how far they ca thro'
may be glad of few feet adlisi)1ai at e
end Of the stream some Of these days.
Montpelier has another s'war of the drains,
It this time being relative to sewer to g
conmo lat, the property belonging to t
Cross Bakery AL the Reel Block. 1t is
ders:ooi a drlin has ;en ordered from tn