Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1878-06-14

Dummerston.
SUCCESS no THE NARRow-aAuGE- THE COUNTY
SABBATH SCHOOL CONVENTION JUNE WEATHER.
We are hopeful that no unforeseen event
may prevent the construction Of the narrow
gauge railroad up the West River valley.
About one year ago, the correspondent Of
TnE PnEN1x in this town sent to the paper
n series of articles stating in brief few facts
in regard TO the mechanical features and the
practical working and utility Of the two-feet-
poupe rnilrond in Eastern Massachusetts, CON
cerning which hc had much interest. No sug-
gsstion was made by the writer that the mar
row gauge might superscde the broader gauge
then talked about for the Brattlcboro and
Whitehall railroad, because he WAS not fully
conlid mt that persons whom it would most
cone I'm would favor the plan on account Of
the novel feature Of 80 narrow a gauge. Still
h. was hopeful that some influential person
or persons most concerned in that enterprise
would conceive the idea of adopting the mar
row-pange system about which he wrote and
was interested In this particular he was not
disappointed. for he was informed by the ed
itors Of The PHOENIX that they desired all the
information that could be obtained on that
subject. and that it was the plan Of interested
parties to advocate the narrow gauge for the
West River valley. Much ADLER pens than his
were soon busy in advocating this system Of
railroads and he quite naturally retired to
nwait the result of their effort, and the sue
cess. rs it bids far to be. of their labor and
means ut command. No encourage ment has
been given that this town would furnish aid
for the railroad and it is doubtless well-known
in this county why. as n town, they did not
vote to aid in the building Of the road, even
in the small sum of one or two thousand dol
lars Many of our citizens have said that
they were in favor Of having the railroad
| built. but under present circumstances the
town could not afford to aid. Had those
county road fellows been less exorbitant in
their demands on the Dummerston treasury,
there would doubtless have been left in her
! exchequer no inconsiderable sum that might
have aided in building railroad.
The ninth annual Sabbath school conven-
ton of the Congregational churches in this
county was held in this place on Wednesday
June 9Th. Thirteen Sunday schools were rep
resented. Fourteen pastors were'present in
GLIDING one each from Jamaica, Brattleboro,
| Sawons River. Windham, Fayetteville, Dunn
merston, and two each from Westminster.
| Putney, Townshend, and Wilmington. The
delegation from other towns numbered III
persons. 1t was good day for the conyen-
! ton, and there was a large attendance from
abroad which has seldom been exceeded by
the conventions held in other towns. The
| md ~
quite interesting, and the good singing was
particularly noteworthy. The evening meet
| ing was less interesting to some who came in
after hearing very favorable report Of the
morning and the afternoon sessions, probably
! because there were fewer persons present and
| less singing, and nothing particularly new or
interesting was said or could be said on the
subject under discussion. Then again, the
! freshness of the convention was gone and
tired feeling was apparent in many. The
church was prettily trimmed for the occasion.
and the flowers were quite attraction,
though no attempt was made for an elaborate
floral display. Judging from the full vote of
the convention, we conclude that they were
well entertained by the citizens of Dummers-
ton, and as a community We shall be encour-
aged in the Sabbath school work, and protited
by their visit and council
June ID was so fine day that we called
to mind the language of the poet, what is
so rare a day in June 2" 1t is this month
that makes good all the promises and praises
of spring about which poets have written SO
much. 1t is the type of youth of bloom and
beauty. There is no sweeter word than June,
for it is full of roses, and the-mere mention of
the name suggests n garden Of flowers and
fragrance. All this, and much more was in
our mind when, after the short space of four
days, on June 9th, a cold bleak wind and
biting frost nipped the garden produce on the
low lands in this town; and then some per-
sons were so unpoetical as to say, What is
more provoking than a frost in june which
kills the beans, cucumber and squash vines:
D. L. NJ.