Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1874-03-11
correspondence.
Philadelphia JOitingS.


My vail Of last week in relation to the Liquor
question is in part answered. The Women;
Temperance Crusade commenced here last Fri.
day. The moving spirit or fgure-hcad wa;
Mrs. DIR. Elizabeth J. French, who planned The
campaign. Eight saloons were visited and
prayers offered up. Much credit is due Col
Wood, the courteous proprietor Of Woods Mu-
scum, for his generosity in placing bis Museum
at the disposal Of the Temperance Band. One
thousand women met there last Friday aud
planned their wook. Sunday 2. N. and evening
meetings were held at the same place. Speeches
by Father" Heritage Of the Temperance
Blessing DR.. French, Mr.. Pierce and VIM. p.
Drew of Washington, who were all very earnest
and enthusiastic. Mr.. Drew specially held the
large audience entranced for an hour, by his
thrilling eloquence and intenseness. The young
men in the auditorium were constantly pressing
through the crowd to the front to sign the pledge.
Much interest is manifested here, and well there
might be. for in this Old Quaker City which
ought to be a model of sobriety, there are 1852
rum-shops where death and destruction not only
for this life. but the ltfe TO come, are dealt out
daily and nightly. The same number (S642) Of
rum-sellers are employed to deal out the deadly
stuff to those who are lily able to buy it, for by
so doing their wives and children are deprived
Of the necessaries of life. But it does not end
here. These SG42 shops, l to every Is build
ings, l to every II voters, will mace if arranged
in a line a street nearly 20 miles long, and send
out yearly their thieves, suiciders, and murder
ers. Far in the year 1873, 40,007 arrests were
made in this municipality, and 32,775 of them
were directly trlceable to intoxicating drinks.
Il would seem that imbibing was the rule and
abstinence the exception. Only yester afternoon
a policeman piloted a drunken woman, or thing
rather, past my window in a peculiar manner
She was so comatose she could not rdlk, so the
policeman, from the largeness of his heart, put
his precious cargo on a wheelbarrow or go-cdrt
and escorted her to distant quarters, There
appeared an advertisement in a daily paper
here recently to this effect, "Tathams' is the
place to visit for more liquor is sold orer their
bar than any other in the city" What a bold
statement! How long will such things be al
lowedl
The 18th Annual Commencement of the PENN
s%ylyania College Of Dental Surgery was held at
the Academy Of Music, Saturday evening, Feb.
%. Music by Haesler's Orchestra, q remark
that needed no explanation. This magnificent
building was thronged at an early hour. At s
T. NJ. the Trustees, Faculty, Alumni aud Stu
dents fled in with loud cheering. This gradu-
ating class of IA consists of "a, including two
young ladies, Miss Annie Ramboyer of this city
and Miss Valeska Wilcke of Prussia, miss W.
spent last summer in Stowe,) and represented
nearly nearly every nation en- the globe, viz.
Russia, Prussia, Germany, England, Bavaria,
Switzerland, Cuba, Central America, Canada,
and the greater part of the u. S. The pre-emi-
hence Of this Institution is established in that it
is the resort of the world. Rev. John Chambers,
D. D., made the opening prayer, follawed by
comforting of degrees. The Valedictory was de-
livered by W. P. Richards. DDS. lie admor-
ished his class to respect themselves, their char
acters and profession, and to labor with such
aud perseverance as to make failure
impossible. The Address to the Graduates was
by DR.. G.. 7. Barker, DID which was
A mastery effort. He said the word dentistry -
too long been the synonym Of tooth-pulling,
pain and discomfort, and reviewed the scientific
bearing upon dentistry. The elegant bo-
quets were then distributed, the ladies receiving
most.
The last of the Green Hill Course of Lectures
delivered Tuesday evening to a crowded
house by Rev. G. T. Wiswell, D. d. Theme
THE Rhine, Switzerland and France, illus
trateed by or with steropticon views. 1t was an
Intellectual banquet.
Grand Opening at Mrs. NJ. A. Brieder's, 18th
md Chestnut, this week. The latest novelties
in spring styles, short dresses for street and
sensible fashions.
Rev. Chas. Kingsley lectures at the Academy
IF Music Thursday evening, March 9th. Sub
ect Westminster Abbey
The Centennial is still struggling for exist
snce. Our State Senate voted 100000 for it
A. L. NJ.