The Lamoille news. (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1877-1881, 1878-04-17

ed at Springfield last year, has
joined the New England Conference and
been stationed at Hopkinton. Rev.
w. c. Wilder, formerly Of the VT. Con-
ference is located at Stoneham.
If the world can produce a railroad
Superintendent with more "sand" in
his makeup than Co. Jewett possesses,
trot him out. The three days of heavy
rain softened the new bed IN innumer-
able clay-pits, it caused several wash
outs, one engine and one baggage car
were dumped into the river, but yet,
on Monday night the trains both mail
and express were very nearly on time
the whole length of the road.
Coed TempIars' Union.
The Lsmoille County Good Tenn
plars' Union met at Johnson, on Tues
day, April 9Th, pursuant to call. Open
ed in due form at 10 A. NJ, the W.
c. T., Luke Potter, of Wsterville
Lodge, in the chair. On the arrival
of the IL o'clock train from the west,
recess was taken for the purpose of
welcoming the delegation from Cam
bridge, consisting of about 20 from
Pearl and Phoenix lodges. After the
appointment of the standing commit
tees, and some other business, the
Union took a recess for dinner, during
which time the wants of the inner man
were abundantly supplied, and every
body was made to feel at home.
Convened again at 2 p. NJ, and
took up the regular order of business.
The address of welcome was given by
DIR. Allen of Lamolle Lodge, and the
response by Mr.. Mckay Campbell of
Phoenix Lodge, who stated that the
object of the members in coming to
johnson was not simply to be made
welcome and have a good time, but to
work for the cause of temperance.
All the lodges were then reported
except Mt. Mansfield, which was not
represented. Especial interest was
manifest in the two lodges from Cam
bridge, which numbered unitedly about
175 members.
Excellent and entertaining literary
exercises were then presented by all the
lodges. OF especial interest and point
among these was a speech from Rev.
Brother Garland of Waterville Lodge,
who has been a pledged teetotaller fol
more than half a century.
DR.. Joel Allen was then nominated
as District Deputy for Lamoille Coun,
ty.
The committee on resolutions pre-.
scented report, which occasioned
somewhat extended discussion.
A committee was then appointed
to labor for the organization of new
lodges. If this committee has the
time to give to the work, we expect
that several new lodges will be report.
ed at our next session.
The attendance at the afterno seson,
sion was the largest for several years
and an unusual degree ofinterest man
ifested, though with considerable di
versity as to methods of work.
At five o'clock a recess was taker
TO supper, after which an open session
was held, devoted to the consideration
of practical methods of building W
our cause and order. Remarks were
made by brothers Pearl, Crippen, anC
Rattray, of Lodge No. 80, Morse o
45, Whitcomb, Page, Campbell, anC
French, of 145, and others. At7:3(
the meeting was broken up by the de
parture of the Cambridge delegation
, to take the evening train. After this
Lamoille Lodge held regular session
/ for the purpose of initiating candidates
} and closed the day with about dozel
) more members than it had when th,
Union opened.
That was a good natured Grove
which went down the p. & o., and al
felt we'll pleased with the days expert
ences. But at midnight, all was quie
along the Lamoille, and the Goo
Templars' Union was ended.
The next session will be held wit
Phoenix Lodge, at Jeffersonville, OF
Tuesday, June 18th, 1878. 7
M.