Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1874-07-01

many as usual, but those that were present
had the pleasure of listening to very in
teresting address from Dr. p d. Bradford
who held the close attention of the audi
ence for the hour.
Main and Central streets have received
the attention of our surveyor, Mr.. E. W.
Howe, during the last few days. and they
give unmistakable evidence that he fully
understands his business.
S. P. circuit has an OK which in one res
pect would be hard to bcat-in the distance
between the tips of his horns. They are by
actual measurement three feet eight inches
apart.
Nelson Tyler had the misfortune to lose
a valuable COW few days since, which he
was leading in the highway. She was
gored by neighbours OK which was rum
ming loose by the roadside.
WAITSFIELD.-One of the most notable
events that have occurred in Waitsfield
since the announcement in your paper of
the location of the new Congregational
Westinghouse in j. II. Hastings door
yard, is the trial Of physical strength be-
tween Il couple of the oldest men in town,
the venerable Daniel Skinner, aged eighty
five years, and Julian Dumas, eighty ght
years Of age. This is how it was: " Uncle
july" as we call him, was on il visit to
Uncle Daniel, when the latter, feeling that
the s glory of the young man" had not
| altogether departed from him, challenged
the former to pull sticks with him. Nothing
10th, they seated themselves upon the floor
foot to foot, with firm knitting of the
brow, and then the old muscles that had
served them eighty-five years, were put to
the test. 1t was a strong pull, Uncle July
coming off victor. But this was no dis
credit to Uncle Daniel, for admitting them
equally matched in muscle, Uncle July
has a vast deal the most ballast We are
proud of such old men. May they live a
hundred years, and pull sticks
As to the location of that meeting house.
| have nothing to say, except that Mr..
Hastings door-yard is very pleasant one.
We have only four meeting houses in town,
with population of a little more than one
thousand. One of these stands entirely
vacant, desolatc as was Jerusalem when
the Saviour wept over it. The other three
congregations might all be convened in
one house and not be crowded. The ques-
ton naturally arises, Why build the fourth
house? The Methodists have politely in
vited the Congregationalists to come into
their temple and worship with them, while
they tear down and build up, and they have
accepted the invitation, and there is now
one fold and two shepherds, the shepherd,
alternating in the labor of feeding The
flock. This looks Christian Why mo-
make the union permanent? The other
house belongs 10 the goats, and of cours,
/, the sheep and the goats must be separate
according to the Scriptures; but these so
cieties are Pr0ttSScd'y amt c0nteSSedlY &c
knowledged by each other to be evangeli
cal. Why build another house, If JOIN
Calvin and John Wesley could speak t'
their followers. they would say Brethren
stick together! you cannot and ought no
to build another house to crafty your ac
, knOwledged non-essental differences" Blu
here comes poor dogma with uplifte,
hands and declares that the interest o
l souls is at stake; that if these non-essentia
sectarian lines are broken. the moral uni
verse will be thrown from its orbit an,
general chaos succeed. Dogma is II pow
erfrl pleader. She has swayed the worl,
: in the past. She loves souls but burn
bodies. We hope the spell of her powe
is broken for the future
Eugene McCartv has sheep that ha
given birth to four lambs this spring. Al
: alive and doing well. notice the 4rg,t
claims McCarty as a Democrat, but a
Hiram is opposed to woman suffrage. ant
! the lambs are all ewes, it will not adj,
much to the strength of the Democrat
party,
! All told-our energetic old men, on
meeting houses, and our prolific sheep
I'd like to know of Il Trigger town of he
inches than Waitsfield
Then we have Grange in town. jus
now they are having what Nasty woul
call little cusscdness among them
selves, not on account of what they shal
, eat, drink and wear but as to ,chcre the
shall be located Nothing serious, W
trust; Just little offshoot of total deprav
= ity which disturbs all organizations w
= believe the grangers disclaim party polite
: altogether. but we judge, after readin
their platform of principles, that the
mean to pull sticks with the govern
ment by-and-by. when they get their fee
placed right. They have got big jol
though no doubt they have the muscle
they have the brains to suitably direct i
the struggle. Changers. leave your littl
differences, and press forward to the priz
of your high calling; but mind and kee
your finger on the money valve of tn
National Grange.
| am told we have hotel in Waitstiel
strictly temperance, where the tempter
not allowed to enter. This is well for III
n and we trust well for the travelling public
}, Let them call, and they will find a lively
g genial landlord and lady, ready to atten
Of to all their " tempered wishes and Just DE-
e. sires" b. r.
e Bruce & Ladd, of Waterbury, hay
V commenced to run daily coach to Morri
Re vile, to connect with the noon train frol
lie St. Johnsbury. 1t is great convenienc
t. to the travelling public.
III The Lainoille County Republican Con
's vention will be held ut Hydepark on Thur
day next.
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