Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-06-24

MONTPELIER & RUTLAND RAILROAD
The people of Rutland are evidently |
awakening to the Importance of building
this road. The Globe has an article on the
subject, which thus concludes: 1.-THE |
road will be built Mt some time. The |
sooner it is taken hold of, the better it will |
be for Rutland and the towns through
which it passes. If hearty determine
ton is shown by the several towns inter-
ested to contribute according to their abil-
ity, other capital will be forthcoming to
make it success. Once show that we are
determined that the road shall be built
and other railroads will be found compe-
ting for the opportunity of completing it
and securing its business. Let there, then,
be some spirit shown in the matter, and
we shall soon see a new life making itself
manifest in all our business enterprises"
An international convention of the Sons
of Temperance began at Ottawa, Ont,
Wednesday, with IA large attendance of
delegates from all the provinces of the
Dominion and from each of the United
States. The largest total losses of the
order were reported to be 307S in east
New York and 22S7 in Pennsylvania, after
allowing for the membership in the west
ern part of the state. The largest gains
were 231O in Ontario, 1411 in Nebraska,
747 in South Carolina, 702 in Wisconsin.
The total membership is 80, 299. The total
receipts for the past year were 5000. A
resolution was unanimously adopted, urg-
| ing the necessity of the prohibition of the
liquor traffic as being the only means for
successfully graphing with intemperance.
Letters from Saguenay. Canada, state
that there is much distress in that district
Since the snow disappeared incessant rain
has fallen. No grain has been sown, and
farmers have been obliged to eat seed
grain Young people are emigrating in
large numbers, and cattle are dying in all
directions for want of food.
There was terrible calamity at SYRIA
euse, n. Y. Tuesday evening. Straw
berry festival was being held in the par
lor of the Central Baptist Church, when
the floors gave way, and fourteen persons
were killed outright and over two hun
dred more or less injured.
! LARGE BEoUEsTs.-Two citizens OF
) Lewiston, Maine, who died recently LEFT
large requests. Judge ReddingtOn gave
the Methodist Missionary Society $1,000
the Pine St, Free Baptist Church, S2,400
the Lewiston Charitable Society, $4,000
, He had recently given Bates College Sc, 00t
Mr.. S. r. Bearce gave the Maine Wesley
, Seminary $1,000; the Preachers Aio
Society, $4,000, and the Methodist Parish
Missionary Society, $4,000.
, BARTON MONITOR ITEMs.-This paper
1 says that a week ago last Saturday nigh
} somebody took pig from Theodore Skin
ner's pen, East Albany, and a turkey COB
bier from the roost, and boxed up the pie
0 and left it on the minister's doorstep, will
f the gobbler keeping guard. The minister
thinking some generous soul had intend
ed the pork for his barrel and the fowl fol
: his table, had place fixed for them t.
strut and grow fat but Theodore, hearing
of the whereabouts of his property, con
: cluded his accommodations for keepin:
such animals were better than the minis
ter's and took them back to their old quar-
tiers.
t John Drown of this village, has in hi
c cellar toad which has become quite no
ted beer-bibber. 4 leaky barrel of home
, made corn beer sets in one part OF tn
If cellar. and his toadship is IN the habit G
e standing under the barrel and catching or
his tongue the falling drops, as they com
- from the barrel The effect on the toad
: the same as upon toads of the mamma
|, species-he gets drunk, reels, stagger
and acts very silly. If he is carried ava,
from the barrel. SO soon is he gets sobe
. enough to travel, he reslrns and drink
!, until he is too far over the dam to drln
more. and then lies in stupor until the ei
feet of the dram is over, when he repeat
the process.