Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1874-08-05
Among the leading items Of expense covered
by Auditors orders arc the following:

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Sunday Evening Temperance Meeting.
Mr.. j. W. Clark who presided after asking
Mr.. Hopkins TO offer prayer, said as be
was only placed there to call out others who
labor in this field, he desired to hear from Mr.
Nutt-who, in his usually plain and quiet
manner, related several incidents of his early
life, which showed liquors to have been most
universally used in Montpelier sixty years ago
Mr.. Heath was certain none in our commu-
nifty, engaged in this work, had reason to be
discouraged, and thought, had any such i'm
preston gone out, raising the cry to rally, "
would at once correct il. lie wished to hear
from Rev Mr.. Ellington, who, having lived
" down east, must he acquainted with the
method adopted there.
This gentleman thought the prohibtory laws
Of Maine and Vermont did not essentially diff
fer they might in Maine have given few
more turns to the screw. lie considered re-
ligion the only basis to build upon in this, as
well as all other work, aud said no page of
United States history so unmistakably showed
the finger Of God. Thought proyidential agents
were employed believed DR.. Lyman Beecher,
the embodying Of the matter in legislation,
and the crusade in the West, each in turn to
have been such Carrying out this line Of
thought, he related how one man, in the city
Of Gardiner, standing alone at night before bis
own dwelling, resolved to drink no more. lie
kept his resolution-persuaded some of his
old associates 20 ls~s~@ 9th him and thus the
numDvr Of reformed men, making up such
leagues throughout the city and country, be-
came thirteen thousand
Mrs. Aldrich urged the necessity Of womans
coming forward in this and the work Of the
church-saying it was mans office to admins
ter womans TO minister.
Frank Spaulding, Montpelier boy, though
living elsewhere for some time past, after max
ing most earnest appeal to young men to do
their whole duty-avow Christ and temper
anco-reci,sd a short poem.
MIR. Bradshaw, being called upon to oo-
cupy the few moments left before closing, said
he was glad, on bis return, not to find this
work Of the ladies on the wane, and felt sure
more than was conceived Of, had been accom-
plished in the last two years. Spoke Of the eff
fort which was being made in New York to Sc
cure q local option law, and stated that $780,
600 had been raised in Brooklyn to combat tho
labors Of the temperance women Of that city.
WATERBURY, The story of the railroad bridge
for the last fourteen months, has been but
succession Of disasters and accidents Tn,
original bridge having done service for twenty
four years, was burned in June, 1873. 1t wa
probably with view to prevent the repetition
of loss BY fire, that the railroad company de
cided to builu with iron. After a large ex
pense in repairing stone work and altering tn,
track, to allow Of a straight instead OF n curveC
bridge, and after long delay, it is said, on &c
count of the failure of the original contractors
and having TO make new contract, thu
construction was commenced late in the fall
and completed in January when, havin!
been delayed by high water and loss of mucl
trestle work. on the last day Of that mont
came the testing with its disastrous results
If iron bridges cannot be burned up, they cal
be broken down. 1t is hoped the presen
structure will prove sufficient for the sever
strains to which railroad bridges are subjected
and that Mr.. Hewins, the contractor, will hny
a successful business career hereafter.
Speak well of the bridge that carries yo
safely over" is an old adage, and signifies, b
implication surely, that you should speak we
of the builder 1t is to be hoped that hereaite
railroads and all other travellers and citizen
who may have occasion TO cross the beautiful
Winoosk between this town and Duxbury, a
hundreds do daily, may have occasion to spea
well of our bridges. Two of the three hay
been completed during the past week, the iro
railroad bridge, and the highway bridge, r'
paired by raising the centre about three fee
and the substitution of new cords and flooring
The expense Of the latter to the two towns wi
be about sixteen hundred dollars. Mr.. Guerl
sey, of Montpelier, was tho contractor, an
appears 10 have done his work we'll II
proves as substantial and enduring as II no
appears, it will increase his reputation us
builder. This bridge has had singular hi
tory, which might justly entiue it to be calle
like the railroad bridge, "the uniueky bridge
The construction Of the bridge some six
seven years ago, by Alanson Edgerton, in
F, uniavorable season Of the year, several nj
haps, and, possibly, some mistakes, all
gether caused the structure, from the first,
. be regarded as partial failure, and its safe
> distrusted. After an immense amount of po
l. ular discussion of the various causes OF
. presumed failure, it was decided to empl
y y Mr.. Zebina Camp, of Montpelier, to mo
u one end, raise 1t in the middle, restoring I
y original arch and strengthening the structu
II by various additional appliances, all Of viii
&c was done; but, owing 10 defects in the corr
q the centre continued to settle until 1t was
d low level, and people again began to dstr'
l. its safety, 80 that the selectmen decided to
y pair as above.
IN Tux CAxP NESTING Of the Seventh day 4
le yentists of Vermont, will be held at Wolco
Q. from August Goth to the 2ith. Elder Jan
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