Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-01-12

RocnEsrrR, 81. s.. January lth 1876
D.lr Journal Editors I presume are like
ministers in one lesYcrt-thry love 90 know that
they are appreciated and that their papers are
litcd by their readers Therefore viii say that
yoar saeet is looked for weekly with no LITTLE in
tetest SO iancr comes into my family that is
so eagerly sought as yours and some Of Us wait
impaticntly am olr tuin comes. flat SIZE may read
it, This Is not merely uew thing among ms,
now that SIC have wandered 20 far away from
YOU. 1t was so whentve acre nearer ] hope all
yonr readers atc as much interested ia your paper
as VIC are
When leayius Waterbury 1 supposed that
should have a season of rest from ministerial
work not because / desired it, but because had
another object in view in coming here, than TAX
ing charge Of a church, and in carrying ont that
object thought should not be called upon very
frequeu,ly for labor ia The pulpit or in other de
paitmcuts Of pastoral work. But | have been
very agrecably mistaken have been perform
ing nearly an kinds Of pastoral work since leaving
my late charge. have preached every Sabbath
but one, have attended funerals visited the sick
baptized children and administered the Lord.
supper have been called upon for these duties
as frequently, nearly, as il had church in
charge and am, By no means, reluctant to per
form them
The weather here has been marvel to all so
mild that overcoats aud fires were a burden.
While sat reading of the thermometer in Yer
mon, down to thirty-oisht degrees below zero,
my thermometer, in the shade indicated seventy
two degrees above. We had slight freeze last
night. bnt Is very pleasant aud comfortable to-
day ON some OF the tree. ihe buds are showing
quite plainly.
Our centennial year Was u,herod Ia with all
due ceremony The entire city was in excitement,
and never was the clock watched more closely.
AZ precisely twelve on Friday night, the great
gun reared, which spoke, in quick succession, a
hundred times to tell MS that the nation is hun
dred years old The military, fire companies, the
city fathers, and numerous societies and citizens
being air readiness started on the march, led
by band and a special company to let of fire.
works The bells throughout the city were rung
fire engines, and every other kind Of engine that
could make a noise began to screech; fish horn.
and dinner horns were blown guns and crackers Of
every description wore fired, and rockets were
thrown. The whole city seemed to be in the streets
and all seemed 10 vie with each other make all tho
lANi~' N'1 N'Nih anu iA Nf'A h'hAhAi hlhNN lNutt
and made more racket than we had hero for hall
an hour or more, do not care to hear it, am
not sure but the noise might have been heard
among the hills of Vermont, II the people had had
their ears open Well let the guns roar and the
people shout, We are a great nation, and none
the worse off for standing the storms Of hundred
years
Two Of the leading pulpts Of the city-the
| Plymouth, Congregational; and St. Peters Pres.
byterian, are vacant at the present time Yom
correspondent supplied the latter last Sabbath
The former church have presented call to Mr.
Jenkins of Massachusetts, but it is not yet known
whether he will accept The week Of prayer is
observed pretty generally By the churches of tho
city
! woman In one Of the churches, during the
hours OF worship last sabbath, fell dead, The
cause Was supposed to be heart disease Another,
on Christmas eve, while taking home presents for
her children, fell dead upon the sidewalk
The display Of Christmas goods in the stores and
shops was exceedingly attractive and such
crowds of people as were in the city few days
before, to secure their presents, are seldom seen
In some Of the large stores it was impossible tc
get inside the doors at times they were so fun oil
eager customers 1t was quite refreshing to the
merchants to see them, after complaining Of dull
times JC