Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-04-22

TEMPERANCE misunderstanding even
ing Joel Foster, Jr, presided at the Vii
Iage Hall meeting. Rev. Mr.. Spencer
called on Rev. b. NJ. Tillotson of st.
.Johnsbury, who spoke for half an hour in
most interesting manner, relating Incl
dents of temperance work, and of the evils
of drinking. Mr.. Tillotson named several
Of the popular errors that prevail upon the
subject, among the glaring ones that there
is really no progress made in the work of
reform, and that it is safe to drink a
little"
After the conclusion of Mr.. Tillotson's
remarks Mr.. Mcdonald spoke, and Col A.
c. Brown gave some account of seizures
lately made, and urged the continued en-
forccment of the law. Mr. w. H. Lord
spoke briefly, and the meeting closed.
LIQUOR PRosECUTIONs.-Frid after
noon Deputy Sherifs Dudley. Tuttle and
Voodry searched the premises of John
Chimney, Fri Gunnison and Alex. Camp
bell, ,Jr., for intoxicating liquor The re-
suit was the seizure of some whisky at
Campbell's. some rum and ale at Gunni-
sons, and some ale at Glinney's. Satur-
day those liquors were adjudged forfeited
by Justice Hinkley.
Monday the parties on whose premises
they were found were arrested for keeping
liquor with intent to sell and brought be-
fore Justice Huse The trial of Chimney
resulted in fine of ten dollars and costs,
and he appealed to the County Court. Gun
nison - gave judgment and appealed, and
the case of Campbell was postponed until
Friday
On Monday Thomas Moriarty was tried
before Justice HinkIey for selling liquor and
the trial resulted in his conviction of two
third offenses for which he was fined forty
dollars and sentenced to three months in
jail. Moriarty appealed from this iudg-
ment to the County Court.
CRossINGs.-W honestly believe that
they are all right except one we will men
ton further on. At least they haven't been
seen lately, and with the variable weather
we have been afflicted with, it would be
very unsafe for Il board crossing or even i
stone one to be exposed to the open air
BY continued, careful conservation OF
these invaluable blessings, by keeping
them well covered with thick coating OF
mud they will in the coming dry weather
no doubt. afford us all much delight
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Railroad gets across Main Street is in a
condition that is 4 nuisance to teamsters,
and one that few loads of sand would
easily remedy. The rails - stick up }" about
their whole bigness, the earth being worn
away from their sides, and, however de-
lightful it may be to our Montpelier pedes
trims to wade through Il mud pond every
time they have occasion to cross street
it isn't plearant climbing over a railroad
with team.
The talk that $1,000 would be sufficient
boot - to procure an exchange of tn
Village Hall for the lot and house of Dr..
Woodward set-the figures far too low. Tha
- boot would fit only about one foot ant
another of the same size would have to b'
made before that trade could stand up and
walk around very much.
The spring term of the Seminary viii
close next week. On Tuesday evening
Rev. Franklin Tuxbury of Brandon, will
address the Ladies' Literary Society, on
the theme e Earth and Man The rhetOr
zeal and musical entertainment will occur
on Wednesday evening. All the friends o
the school are cordially invited to attenC
these exercises, and will be we'll repaid
they accept the invitation.
PHILIP PHILLIPs-This celebrated
author and singer will give an evening o
sacred song at Trinity Church, to-morroY
Thursday evening. Mr.. Phillips sing
in aid of charitable objects, and is now en-
gagged in trying to establish mission room
in New York City. His singing is known
not only through this country, but in man
cities in England, as of the best NJ
doubt large audience will greet him, an'
those who stay away will miss Il truly
valuable as we'll ~ delightful entertain
ment.;
TIE BANp.-Don MT forget to 20 an
hear the concerts of the Montpelier Corne
Band next Monday and Tuesday evening"
at Village Hall. The proceeds will 90 t
the reading room and to the band Tn
members of this band have been devotin
a good deal of their time to making it
crcditable institution for the capital IN
are themselves, as well rs their music
most worthy of the patronage of our people
The Hall ought to he filled each evening.
The next ladies' temperance meeting 70
discussion and prayer will be held Frida,
afternoon, at Bethany Chapel, and TIN
next union prayer meeting on TueSda
evening.
The Montpelier Association of Congre
@ational Churches will meet at Montpelie
in the Chapel of Bethany Church, Tuesday
April 2Sth, at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
The new ten cent fractional currenc
note is now in pretty general cir culation
but it is not held in high esteem. Its clos
resemblance to the fifty cent stamp has oc
casionei many a small loss to the reta
dealer The similarity has been takel
advantage of by designing persons, an
instances are given of the ten cent STAMP
being raised to a fifty cent stamp.-Fre
Press.
The worthy proprietor of one of on
Montpelier hotels is said to have suddenly
left off cogitations on the origins c
things the other day, and to have brougl
his mind to the fact, in time just past
that "vittles had fell " in his establish
ment