Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-04-26

RocnrsrIR n. Y, April p, 1870
Nessrs Editors Your paper Of this week cana
to hand this morning, informing me Of wha, 4.
transporting in Vermont, also reminding ma ,ha,
some Of your readers, doubtless would Tho !.
learn Of what is transpirng in this section Of no
country. Spring is creeping upon US very slo,,I,
rs II reluctant to give us its bright sunshine snd
balmy broozes Most Of the weather Of late ha.
been cloudy and cold, the winds sharp and Geo.
comfortable in all our dwellings The roads on,.
side the city have been almost impassable ON a.
count Of mud, most Of the winter, and all tbroroh
the spring, until few days past They arc nav,
nearly settled Having had occasion to 20 ont ~,
the city by stage, at least once week, all winter
have had ample opportunity 10 learn the cond
ton Of the roads, aud know that il womb no
hard to conceive Of worse wheeling than | have
seen Business has started up with considerable
activity, as compared with the depression of win
ter, but It is yet far behind what II usually ia a,
this season. in the city. A few Of the large load
ing stores seem to have a lively trade, but mos,
OF the small ones, ~ ! judge, have occasion to
complain Of dun times. There Ia good deal of
building, in the form Of repairs aud improve
ments, and the erection Of private residences ia
going on, but all say 1t is far behind former sea-
SONS This Is the time of street cleaning and i'm
proyements on several streets are progressing. so
that laborers who want work are able to obtain H.
though at small wages Jus, opposite the place
in which am writing small pox sign hangs ON
the door Of secondhand clothing shop, but the
street is al broken mp for the purpose Of repair
ing, and at least a score Of men are working op-
posite the door, and foot passenges are passing
and requesting the house all the time Evidently.
taf Il IL NOT Of. la.
We had two attempts at fires night before last
both in the very heart Of The city, and a Young
man now in prison awaits his trial, charged with
setting both Of them, lie will be convicted Of
one, as be was caught in the act but the other
the largest Of the two as 1t yet appears cannot he
so easily proved against him The city is well
furnished with steamers, and men, with horse.
harnessed, and are In readiness night and day Ia
start at moments warning when the alarm is
sounded, and We have two complete systems of
water works either of which will throw over an,
OF the talest steeples, that il Is next to imros
siule Tor fire To gain Roadway anywhere in the
| city SO completely ate We guarded against Gre
in this regard that the rates 81 insurance are very
| low. But on account ol these and other improve
meuts which We have made during q few years past
The cty like many Others in The land is doepl, in
/ DELFT and the burden Of taxes i enormous
I During these hard times learn that many poor
families that have obtained a little home will
lose il, because they arc unable to Say the taxes
Easter services we're observed In many Of the
churches lat sabbath, Catholics, fpiscopalians
Methodists and rresby terans holding them iu
their various places Of worship Miss Smiley
preached in tine brick Presbyterian church of
this city daily, for three weeks, recently This
was considered quite an innovation by many
Nevertheless her meetings were very largely at
tended, and many converts we're numbered To
that large church Of over thirteen hundred mem
bers there were added some thrcc-score Of persons
by profession oi faith after the close Of Miss Sm-
legs Efforts To- several other churches oi the
city there have been large additions bot, as
whole, there has hoon but little Of the spirit-
special presence among the churches during the
past winter l.e difference in this regard be-
tween The Go, aui the country has been quite
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