Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-01-08


among the people for signatures.
NoRTIrIELD.-M Livermorc's lecture
at Mortified on :" The Battle of Money
was a success in every respect. The Hall
was we'll filled, and the audience highly
entertained. Her address of nearly two
hours was spoken without notes, and was
listened to with the closest attention till
the close Mrs Livermore is an easy,
fluent speaker, and is thoroughly informed
on the subject of her lecture. 1t was rare
treat to those that heard her. As the
treasurer handed her the stipulated sum in
payment, She inquired if the hard times
were not somewhat affecting the Lecture
Association On being told that such was
the ease, she said she desired to share with
fhe rest, and returned $1,000, with the re-
mark that the balance was all that she
wanted.
The next lecture of the Course will be
given by - Burleigh " of the Boston Jour-
nal Friday evening, Jan. 9th. Subject:
. The Coming Woman
The ladies of the NJ f. Church held
their annual festival, Tuesday Dee. 30.
The Congregational and Methodist So
cietics in Mortified are to hold union
meetings during the Week of Prayer.
The annual meeting Of Mortified Vii
Ia@c was held at Village Hall Monday
evening. Jan. 9TH. The Hall was found
too small, and after choosing DIR. Nichols
moderator, the meeting adjourned to
Howe's Hall. The reports of the village
fathers showed the expenses of the village
the past year to have been about $40,
and the Indebtedness to be about S117J.
4 tax of - cents was raised for the coming
wear. c. d. Williams was chosen Clerk
and Treasurer; Alvin Bradley, John l..
Moscley, Charles r. Ely, Asa Strong and
:. F. Judd, Trustees; Q. w. Alvord, Chief
Engineer An unusually. large number of
voters were present. but there were no
contests for officers except for trustees in
Wards ,, ,. and ,. Irregularities on the
part of some of the police the past year by
which prisoner was released from the
- lookup" without trial, made it dcsira-
bic that slight change should be made in
the police On the other hand the recent
prosecutions of persons for selling cider
brought the Incorporate, the moderate
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platform, and they voted together against
the advanced temperance men, and elected
their men by a majority of about twenty
the whole vote being 220 to 80. The cit
liens would without doubt sustain the DILL
GERS in prosecuting persons for selling the
ardent, but are not vet all ready to see fines
imposed for selling cider. The trustees
elected are all good men, and would neither
of them do an act that would bring dis
credit on the village.
The Union Degree Temple No. l2l, met
in Good Templars Hall January 1st. OH
GERS were elected for the ensuing year a.
follows: w. {. F.. L. :. Stanton of Rox-
bury; w. V. T, Mrs +. Plumley of North
field: W. :, Martha A. Fisk Of GOulds-
Vile: W. F. 5. Mrs l.. W. Avery OF
Mortified; W. T., o. ID. Edgerton o
Northtield: W. c., Hall of Roxbury
w. NJ. w. W. Holden of South Mortified
The New Years ball at Ransom's Hote
was pleasant affair \ nice company o
125 couple We're present, and hal an agree
able time, enjoying an excellent supper
furnished by Mr.. Ransom.
PERSON AL.-AIarshall II. Peck. formerl,
the popular Principal of Mortified Grade'
School, but now a member of Yale Col
lege, studying Theology and Medicine, ha
; been spending a few days in Mortified
Last Sabbath morning he occupied Rev
, Mr.. Hazen's pulpit-preaching an earnest
\ forcible sermon. The presence of a larg
number of his former pupils, as well a
= many other friends, from the different Sc
l cieties, was a pleasant testimonial of thei
regard for Mr. Peck. The previous Sat
urday evening a reception was tendere
e him in Good Templars' Hall, at which h
ii briefly related his experience during til
= time he had been absent The presenta
: ton to him of a copy of Hitchcock's Ana
: ysis of the Bible, and fine social seaso
closed Il very enjoyable evening.
BETHANY CHURCH SOCIETY held il
a adjourned annual meeting on Monday eve
1t ming of this week. A fair attendance {
s members gathered, and the following ar
S the officers selected: Moderator, jaime
II T. Thurston; Clerk, A, j. Howe; Pruder
n tial Committee, A. l.. Carlton, Theron c
/ Bailey, John w. Clark; Collector, job
Il w. Page; Treasurer, J. A. Page; Survey
Y or, Samuel Wells.
o A committee to re-apprise the pews, an
1t report the last Monday in June, was az
s. pointed, consisting of the following ger
IS tlemcn: James Z. Largdon, Geo. Brat
e shaw, John A. Page, A. L. Carlton, Gee
S W. Scott, Charles A. Reed
g The annual rent of the pews was coun
l. ed at the uSual rate Of nor cont on tho