The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-04-30
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inB occurreu Dunuay evening tne presl-
dent, Hon. j. b. Bromley in the chair.
Prayer was offered by Rev. i. ii. Stone,
after which the president addressed the
meeting quite at length and in feeling
manner, expressing his confidence in moral
suasion as adapted to educate the rising
generation and to reach the hearts of mui-
titudes, and he would urge the use of all
the instrumentaltics which come under
that head, such as sermons, addresses, or
CARNATIONS and reading matter and prayer
meetings, but in addition, he believed
in the justice of the prohibitory law, and
in the propriety also of its vigorous exc
cution. He was listened to attentively,
and the pulse of the meeting was in ac-
cord with his remarks.
He was followed by Harvey Spencer,
esq. of Burlington, who gave m interest
ing account OF temperance movements for
the last several months, and of the fruit OF
their labors in the suppression of large
number of grog shops, and the greater care
touching the traffic in hotels. Mr.. Spen-
Ger was once a resident. if not native of
Castleton, son of the Hon. Chester Spen-
Ger, widely known in the state as one of
the "pioneer" workers in the temperance
reform, as well as anti-slavery movements.
He still lives to feel, to advise and speak.
Remarks were made by Rev. w. i
Woodruff, ID. ID. Cole, f. Griswell and
Rev. l.. III. Stone, who in connection pro-
posed singing the hymn, Come thou fount,
ETC., which was accomplished congrega
tionally, making volume of harmony fill
ing the house and touching the SOUL
b. w. Burt read the call for the observ-
ance of the "National fast" in connection
with the women's movement in this coun-
try and in England, and it was voted to
observe the call so far as to hold a mass
meeting Friday evening at half-past seven
in the Advent church II.
FAIRHAvEN.
Our graded school commenced its sum-
mer term on Monday, the Goth. 1t is
taught by Misses Phelps of Orwell Fish of
West Haven, Grinnel of Benson. Cooper
of Poutney, Steels of Falrhaven, all but
one pupils of the normal school, Castleton,
which shows that our committee apprcci-
ate that school. The committee being de-
termined to have as good man as Wal
lingford had to take charge of our school,
they took MIR. johnson for standard.
/ Our roads are very fine-the Benson
stage has made uncommon good time this
spring with team that has Travelled &c.
600 miles between here and Benson the
past six years.
Good luck and the watchfu eye of the
engineer saved a collision with the 1920
train west and freight train east, two
miles west of here one day last week.
Mr. A. II. Vail and wife, who have been
spending the winter in Florida, returned
last week. Mr.. Vail smacks his lips over
the Strawberries and green peas he left
behind him. His health is very much i'm
proved. $.
WOODSTOCK.
Mr.. Samuel Wood, who has just died in
this town has had the office Of overseer of
the poor every year since 1888. Mr.. w.,
was considered to be the best posted man
IN the state, in the "poor laws" of Vermont,
and was often consulted in regard to
'knotty" points of the law, by other towns.
will be very much regretted.
| EAST HuBBARDToN.
"Dewesso incipiat jam tun. 1nihi taurus aratro.v
"Ingencre, et suteO dttritus SpLcndescere roner.
-Ge0rJica Lib. I.
The "gu0 sidere terrain oertere" has come.
| and the "Uomerp of virgil, Enlightened by
the furrow." is turning the early topside
down, and exposing the shady soil to the
wind and sun. The snow, as If disguised
at such familiarity with its lodging place,
has mostly vaporized, or retreated to dark
recesses, or 'vast Wilderness" gathering
dust and darkness in its rapid transit. To
the remaining snow, we say, "go at once,
and stand not upon the order of your 60
| inc" "Etherial mildness" has not yet ar
rived, but is expected about the fourth OF
| July. The fence crop is considerably win
| TERRIFIED. and is quite spotted, 1t will re-
| quire heavy top-dressng in order to bring
| it up to an average. The trees, demurely
brown, seem to pause, and interrogatiyely
exclaim, 'to be ? or not to be that is The
question:" Nature repeats her gifts all
look to mother earth flor nourshment, al
classes and industries depend upon hei
| bounty.
The dandelions will soon smile upon all
their bummers are now in bloom. This
| in force, millers and other representatives
| of insect tribes, are abroad in the air. Since
the recent cold term the birds are rare
The sale of live stock at two recent auc.
tions, was large, and at a respectable fig
ure.
| Our town has been remarkably favored
during the winter and spring as to the gen
eral health of the people. No death has
occurred no prevailing sickness.
The schools will commence about the
| first of May. One of our best teachers
Miss Jane Kilburn, will teach in Benson
Miss 4. Allard of Fairhaven, returns tc
East Hubbardton, on the 10th of May.
| MECHANICALLY.
One more new case of canker rash this
week.
Town Superintendent M. II. Pembe,
held public examination of school teachers
at Mechanicsville April oath and gave Ger
tificates to the following named ladies tc
teach in town the present summer Betsey
+. Tarble in District No. l; Imogene Bar
rett No. 4 Belle +. Wilcox No. Z; Ada
| A. Barrett, No. o; Mary HAYS No, III
Ellen Foster, No. 70; Mary L. Parker
No. B.
Snow has nearly all gone in the high
ways and the roads are in very good pas
sable condition through the town.
| Farmers are beginning their springs work
and things now look like spring in good
earnest. No blowing done yet in this vi
| cinity.
Our mills are all running night and day
cutting logs in their yards. Graves &
johnson have between three and foui
thousand; A. w. Dickerman seven thou
sand; NJ. Tarble, seven thousand; ID. c.
& T. Allard. six thousand, most Of the abov,
spruce lumber.
But little chair stock is being cut out
this spring. A. w. Dickerman sold two
car loads of chair stock last week but pre-
sent prices are not remunerative.
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