Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-12-16
SNAIL WE HAVE A READING lROOM9

An excellent reading room has been MAIN
tanned for almost two wears in the rear of
T. {. Phinney's book store in Montpelier,
where the principal magazines. foreign
md American. rs we'll us several daily,
.ni-weckl V and weekly newspapers, could
l.. found II entertain the citizens Of this
y.liage, and 4 place of pleasant resort to
;Ic stranger. 1t has been well patronized
Us all classes of our pcople-it is IN indiS-
pensable need. Boys are kept by it from
places not calculated to improve their
minds or morals. They have here found
iag to Il good education. Cana commune
II ike oar own, the capitol of the state,
and 4 center of influence to the state, .lf-
ford to do without 4 reading room?
The pride of our people is appealed to-
The hearts of those who would conserve
tie public morals and social standard of
intelligence are appealed to. All classes
who would encourage culture, the general
Improvement of the common citizen, are
app E ,led TO; and they must answer by COM
ing to the support of our reading room, or
i, cannot be longer maintained.
Does any one ask if it pays? Docs it
pay for 4 peope to elevate its standard of
intelligence? Culture. development. is
largely the cure to crime and paupcrism.
Books and schools save taxes in another
direction, and also the loss of virtue in
citizenship. Our cause is 4 common cause
our appeal is to all.
The third annual election of the officers
and managers of the reading room has just
been made, and the report of the Treasurer
shows that we must replenish its deposits
or withhold our drafts. We cannot believe
Montpelier is ready to let her reading
room 90 down for the want of funds. We
who build State Houses and churches
hotels and railroads. can we not raise S1oi
A year to support = reading room, Re
member the needs of the mechanic and
clerk its value to our boys and YOUNG
mem its cheap way become acquainted
with the current news of the world, and
the best thoughts of the day.
1t is thought by some that we had better
begin levee or some kind of public
entertainment, for the purpose of callin4
our people together getting them i'll
tcrested, and having 4 pleasant socit
time, us we'll as the making Of Il little
money for our reading room? VIII out
people take hold of the matter in this way
as Il beginning? Funds, funds, funds f.
the reading room are wanted, How AZ,
they to come?
COMMITTEE on WAYS AND MEANS
BEAUTIFUL SNow.-The farmers an
everybody else have hal 4 good chance
sleirhing throughout Vermont since Fri
day. the 10Th Of November, when our fir
real snow storm put in an appearance
For three weeks and more there hls beer
lust enough t, make good slipping" an
not any trouble about turning out or get
TIM into the woods Lust Sunday nigi
we had Il new batch Cf six or eight incht
that has not made matters any worse, e>
ccpt that the snow storm brought Il col
snap with 1.-THE thermometer Tuesell
morning marking sixteen degrees belo,
zero Til, is our first thorough winte
weather.
The trains on the Wells River rot
Monday fonud some quite stable drifts
those near the Summit in Il few east
reaching Is high as the cab Of the engin,
The engine made its way through. how
ever. with but slight delays, though havin
to do some heavy bunting in several case
There is not much danger to plSSengei
in travelling by rail through our Vernon
snow drifts, but with that advantage tler
Is such decrease of speed that the thin
does not gain any great popularity. III
engineers much prefer a good day Al
good track"
WEATHER. We had i good deal
weather in :. short time last night, II
thermometer indul ging in a sinking spe
in the region Of thirty degrees below zer
1t which last named place it is cold enou.
to satisfy all ordinary people.
There is nothing particularly new abo
the Hotel project, except that things Il
progressing satisfactorily, and getting IN
shape for what will have to be done.
BEETHOVEN CLUB.-Ihis popular qul
tctte club which gave SO acceptable co
cert here last winter, is. we are glad to 81
coming again 1t consists of G. n. Ale
first violin; II. IIendl, second violin;
Nrll,1, w Raitzo1
viola; and Wulf Fries of the old Mende
sohns, cello. These artists will be assist
by Mrs. II. +. H. Carter, soprano; Mr.
Agnes G.. Spring, contralto; Mrs. Mart
Dana Shepard, and Miss Johnnie 2. Dan
The concert will be a holiday one, comi
on Tuesday evening" December 80. Tick'
Will be 80 cents; or - cents for reserv
seats; and will be for sale by /. G. PHI
ney after Christmas day.
GRANGE OYSTER STANDARDIZATION
Grange No sc, Patrons of IIu>bandry, W
1--WE IN Oyster Supper at their Hall
shady Rill which has Just been complete
on Tuesday evening, Dec. 22l. soc
time may safely he relied upon, and
upper will be such rs the ladies connect
with the Grange knows so we'll how
prepare a cordial nvi alton is extcnt
to all to be present and enjoy the feast
good things.
OYSTER SUPPER AT WEST BERLIN.-1
Ii Hes Aid Society Of West Berlin, v
give an Oyster Supper at the NJ. f. Cha
in That place, on Friday, December
1874, afternoon and evening. 4 cord
invitation is given to all, and Il full