Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1879-03-21
ADDISON. VT, March Is. 1873.

ADDISON. VT, March Is, 1879.
To the Editor Of the Free Press and Times.
Tie town OF 4 idison. the nth in the lake
tier of towns south Of Burlington. is ban
ner town in the matter of size (beipg nearly
eight miles square), in paucity OF popula-
ton, in large area. of idle real estate. and
in the general hcalthfulness and longevity
OF its inhabitants. Some even assert that
Addison people sre E. empt from the sGm-
mon law Of mortality, not dying at all, but,
a. an imaginative nAtter-of-fact individual
expressed it to your correspondent the other
day, They just dry up and blow away
As a dairy town Addison stands high, both
for the quantity and quality OF its butter
and cheese, moro especially the former. 1t
also has some choice herds Of lull-blood
and grade cattle, and not a few hJcks of fine
Merno sheep, some OF which drew first
prizes at the Centennial. |. boasts, too.
showing of horses not one whit bshnd that
OF any OF its si-ser toTGs throughout the
State and in other general farm indus
tries, it will compare favorab!y with the best
of them and far surpsss many. The face
of the country is Tor the most par. toler-
ably level, one mountain only, GRAND
view. breakin the general eyenness OF the
lapdscape. This emIpenoe Is veil named,
for the prospect from its summit is surpass
inglv beautiful and grand A hotel and
fine observatory. the property OF one OF our
more enterprislng citizens, with good
carriage road tight to their doors are found
at the top aEd the place IS fast becoming
popular resort Tor summer tourists and
others Der Inhabitants are thrifty, intel
ligent, staid, and almost wholly hupublI-
cans IN politics, Our churches are well
sustained, and schools diItO--in 80 FAR as
the latter can be with sparse population
and long distances for youthful teet to travel
to and from the temples of learning. As
remedial measures, We suggest One-hundred
acre instead of three, five and seven hun
d-ed-ac-e farms denser settlements and
more OF the GOOD, Old-fashioned families
of former times when every hearthstone
and family board was surrounded by from
six to dozen or more rollickiDg, heathtul
Youngsters. There are some things in
which the American nation progresses
backward For rural community, with
out even tho RESEMBLANCE OF d village. We
are having rather lively Winter, plenty OF
good sleighing fine weather, lectures, read
ings and religious meetings. with grange
suppers, dances, social gatherings, we'd
dings, etc, thrown IN by way OF spice.
Our lecture course, begun and supported
under the auspises OF the Baptist church,
Rev. +, Mott, pastor has been something
now with us. notwithstanding that We are
named after one OF tho oldest OF England
literary chcltalns. Joseph Addison. We
have been little tardy In doing honor to
our name, but we have sought to make some
amends tor orr slowness by these lectures
Commencing s,tl tho new GEAR, We haa
county gathering in the interest OF iGrelgn
missions. with addresses by Rev. W. >. Nc
Kcnzie. ID. D., of Boston. and other speak
ers from different parts of this State. Then
Superintendent Conant, on Educational and
School Matters, and Colonel Mead on
Agricu ltural Chemistry and related topics
and since, haze followed Professor Seely.
on The To-day and The Tomorrow OF Yer
mont Agriculture :" Pres Hubert on Tho
Education our Boys need :" Mrs Prime.
of huttand. with RscitatlOns and Readings
Hon. A T. Smith, Of Vergennes, and Hon.
+ ID Mason, of Richmond. on Dairylng
and kindred subjects; Prof. +. Ii. Hisley,
on 1.-The Artul bJdger and last Tuesday
evening, the Ilth, Hon Henry Ballard. OF
Burlington, on tho 'Successtul Man.
" itbuut wishing III tito l9ast 10 ulSparage
the others. for they were all really admirable
IL their several departments, 1t may be lar
" SAID OF Mr. Ballard that he treated his
subject throughout with that logical
acumen, substantial power, manly grace,
and native and acquired elcquence, for
which he hes become 20 Justly renowned at
the bar OF Vermont. Next Monday
evening, Rev. j. X. Richardson.
of Rutland, Is to address US on the
First Chapter of Genesis, IN tho Light OF
Sceuco ,; and on the 26th, We are to be
favored with select Rotations and dramatic
readings. by Prof Frank Bradford, OF Ben
nington after that we shall probably have
one lecture Il month until winter again sets
In. whom it il intended to secure fund
sufficient to provide for lectures, etc Tort
nightly II not weekly
Our town did Noteworthy thing. last
March meeting. IN electing lady as super
intendent of schools. Miss Alice Merrill. OF
West Addison. Tho appointment Is
good one, Miss Merrill bringing to the posi-
ton culture, sense and true womanllness.
MANY other towns might make similar APP
Monuments, with benc hcial results to their
common schools. DELrA.
Michael Campbell. Of st. Albans, hard
working man IN the employ Of the Central
Vermont. lost three children last week from