Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1876-08-11

Aic had rNSh HteIH1 us many together ID
fore for similar purpose, but they di
not include the class most wanted. Her
there was different class, the class mos
wanted, greatly to the benefit Of tn
temperance cause, and as point TO b
thought of he asked them to look at re
suits among these same people at tn,
present time, counting the cost in tn
past five years and the cost in the mex
FIVE. The final results could not fail t
show strong point for the temperate
reform.
The next speaker was Rev. J. ID. Bee
man, the presiding elder of this district
He spoke with much strength, abilit,
and sympathy, and was received will
much favor 1t was but some ten years
he said, since he had broken away from
the appetite of strong drink. On this
point he spoke with much feeling, and
said perhaps he felt different on that &C
count A great evil was treating
and being treated" In that way one
drank and another drank, and there wa;
no other safety than to say this is the
last drop and that you will never again
touch a drop. He then spoke of the
great suffering in families where it was
torment by day and torment by night
and included wretchedness, starvation
and misery. He also spoke of the pres.
ence Of the Catholic temperance society
which with the attendance, as hesupposed
of the other churches, was a happy
union. During his speech the center of
the platform suddenly settled few in
ches, causing some commotion on the
stand, and which Mr.. Beeman immedi-
ately utilized as indicative of the giving
away Of the power of intemperance,
which was received with merriment and
applause by the audience. He then
spoke for firmness and back bone in the
cause, stick -to-itiveness." In the old
anti-slavery days the God of right pre-
vailed and the same God of Right would
prevail in the temperance cause, and
within twenty years he believed such a
would prevail as would put
down the great evil and slavery of in
Mr.. L. w Locke spoke mainly in
humorous vein, and touching upon the
financial question said that drinkers sus-
pended payment but reformers resumed.
Robert j. Doran of Keene, an Irish
man, followed, relating some of his ex-
perience abroad and at home. He spoke
with earnestness of the change in him
self, how he had avoided temptation
since, and above all he exhorted reform
ed men to shun the places where intoxi-
eating drinks were sold. Near the close
Of the day the following telegram was
received from Burlington
10 Presidents Reform Clubs, Belto,cs Fails:
Burlington reform club sends CONGRATULATIONS
R. s. STYLES. President.
The reading of the dispatch by Mr..
Read was received with cheers, and the
formal exercises were closed by singing,
e Hold the Fort" in which the audience
and the bands and the organ all Joined.
Many Of the audience still fingered in
the grove, the bands played till near six
o'clock, when all left for their homes,
those on the line of the Valley road to
Brattleboro leaving at later hour. AS
a whole it was the largest temperance
demonstration ever held in this section
Of either Vermont or New Hampshire.
There must have been present during
the day 1000 people and some estimate
it higher. 1t passed off very successful
ly and the committees having the vari-
Gus departments in charge are to be con-
graduated on its success, and especially
those ladies who gave so much of their
time and hard work during the day and
so this, like the other creditable demon
STATIONS in this town this year, has
passed into and among the successful
and happy events of this centennial year.