Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-12-26

removed TO Ludlow having sold his house
here to Mr.. James Lyndo
Rev. A. B. Truax of Mortified deliver
ed temperance lecture in the NJ. f.
Church last Tuesday evening, with which
all were well pleased.
Christmas was celebrated by the Con-
gregational Sunday School Tuesday even
ing.
The Washington County Union of Good
Templars was held in the Village Church,
Warren, Vt, last Thursday, Dec. Goth
The business session in the forenoon was
important, The reports from lodges were
very favorable. Your correspondent i'm
proved the opportunity to see if these CON
tnued reports of prosperity were true. BY
referring to the records made two years
and half ago, it appears that there has
been gain in Observation-Disclosures
ing severe losses in some parts of the
county-and the over eleven hundred Good
Templars in Washington county may take
heprt from these reports of prosperity
Officers were elected for the year, viz: w.
c. T., VIM. Strong, of Waisfeld w. V.
T., Eva GoodSpeed, of Warren; Secy., d.
7. Kneeland, of Waisiell; F. s., NJ. II.
Eddy, of Marshlieid; Treas, j. S. Batchcl-
der, of Waterbury; NJ, Frank Bates, of
Mortified.
The most interesting exercise of the
morning was the closing song by Miss
Jennie Cardell, of Warren, who is perhaps
the youngest Good Templar in the county.
The afternoon session, at two o'clock,
opened with Il song by Miss Fanny New
comb, of Waitsleld. Miss Newcomb has
IN excellent voice. and there are not few
in this valley and beyond who can testify
to the pleasure her songs have given them
on different occasions, After II prayer by
Rev. j. Burgin, Misses Alice May and Ida
Miller favored the Union with "A duet.
Later in the day Miss Miller gave IL reel
tation She has Il memory Which enables
her frequently to render pieces few would
be able to commit ut all The discussions
Of the afternoon were rather disconnC cted.
The topics were mainly, What Consti-
tutcs II Temperance Man?' Can such II
Man Use Tobacco?' and the question Of
" County Union" These questions were
a part of the programme, but the unsettled
state of the roads prevented many from
crossing the mountains, although it did
not prevent good attendance from Waits.
field and throughout the valley, and in
consequence of the poor travelling, many
who were expected to speak were no
present. The following were the speaker
Messrs. Van Deuscn. Lyon and Bates o
Warren G. 0. Boyce, Buddin and Strong
of Waitsfeld; Plumley of Northfeld
Stanton of Roxbury and Batchelder o
Waterbury.
1t appeared that whenever lodges hay,
failed to sustain Unions, Good Templarisn
has declined and died But notwithstand
: ing this, there are many who think Lb
idea of the question in the programme
= that there is better way of conductin
Unions-is a question worthy of discus
. sion. If the session did not begin till ~
ternoon then would there be us much tim
as is well for any such body to be in ses
sion. And if visitors should procure thei
y supper in their own way, or in some case
~ where lodge wished to enrich its Treas
4, ury, it could provide supper at FIJI
~ rate, then it would give Il better chance fC
. . some to participate whose time is now en-
=, ployed with the entertainment, There III
y, many changes which can be propose
-. which are worthy Of consideration.
- Frank Plumley, Esq of Mortified, d
lvered the address in the evening. I'll
-, address was very appropriate and mar
, have expressed their satisfaction and 4
=, though Mr.. Plumley was not in his usu
GOOD health, there is more than one W
thinks if this is the result under such G.
s. cumstances, he would like to hear hi
Vol whom he is well