Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1879-10-15

pate 10 November ISL.
SOME time since we received the June and July
numbers OF Moores Rural Life, new and elegant
monthly, published by Hon. ID. ID. T. Moore, the
founder and longtime editor of Moore's Rural
Ne,D Yorker. The Rural Life is an illustrated
journal for suburban village and country use
and is admirably adapted to supply long needed
aid in the preparation and adornment of Amer-
can homes. All the articles and illustrations show
high conception OF the needs which II proposes
to supply In the varied matters pertaining to ru-
raj art and life Price, 81 30 per year. Address
Rural Life Co., "a Park Row, New York city.
The hotel keepers in Rutland and Brattleboro,
in revenge for the heavy fines imposed on them
for liquor-selling, are moving to close up their
houses. This il an old stratagem which will not
always work. When they admit that they can't
sustain their houses without the profits of liquor
selling, they admit too much. Better have fewer
hotels, with less tippling. But this plea of the
landlords is over-stated. We stopped at good
hotel, located in one OF our thriving villages, a
few days since, whose landlord informed MS that
he hadn't had drop OF liquor in his house for
five years. and he felt sure that he had lost moth
ing thereby which was worth saving
The go-as-you-please mania has attacked our
place. but it is not of virulent type. Monday
afternoon William Zero ran race OF three hun
dred yards against William MCGOWAN from near
the DIR. Dewey place to the crossing opposite the
Pavilion. Zero easily won the race, MCGOWAN
being about twelve feet to the rear at the close
Tuesday evening Zero and Edward Scott ran a
race of three heats on the same ground. Zero
the first and third, the second being dead
heat. The quickest time made was eleven sec
onds, which was very good time for amateurs,
the best on record being nine and one-half sec
onds About two hundred spectators were pres
ent and enjoyed it hugely.
NEVER address letters or papers to some local
or neighborhood designation but to the postofiice
name. For instance, never direct a letter to
Kent's Corner but to Calais 1t was always in
bad taste, yet mail matter would eventually
arrive at its destination; but now, by recent or
der of the post-ofiice department, all such matter
will be sent to the superintendent of mail service
for the district who will send it to the writer for
a better direction. To many minds this may APP
pear to be an extreme case of red-tapeism; but
when one stops to consider that in the United
States there are some one hundred and forty-two
thousand local names of places and only about
lDTty pOst-DHicts IL Will IttuilN pt sccn
that the habit of addressing letters by their local
designation leads to endless confusion and delay.
This order will for time result in some confu-
SION but is step in the right direction, and when
once effected 1t will save many hard-worked
postal route agent and post-office clerk much
needless labor We think that never in the post
office department have so many reforms been
made as during the present administration, and
the people should sustain it to the extent of their
power.
In consequence of a growing tendency on the
part of some thoughtless, idle or malicious per-
sons to mutate and injure grave-stones and
monuments to remove and carry away bouquet
holders from the grounds where they have been
placed by surviving friends, and to take Towering
plants and shrubs from where they have been
planted, it is thought best to publish the ninth
section of the act of incorporation of Green Mount
Cemetery. And any violations of the provisions
of said act, with the knowledge of the persons
committing them, should be reported to the COM
missioners of the cemetery, who will see that the
penalties are faithfully inflicted;
SECTION s-If any person shall wfully malciously
ument erected in said cemetery. shall deace nure
destroy any fence ornamental tree or shrubbery therein or
any road path or avenue 70 any grave Q, lot DESIGNED
for burial occupied or or sn without license ems
flower shrub or tree. standing and owing within said
hne not exceeding twenty-five dollars or by imprisonment
in the county M not exceeding ninety days or both q said
shall he further liable elton for damages in the
Of the consRied by TIL act such damage
to be recovered In an action upon this statute.
PRESIDENT BUcKHAM mnstered at Bethany
church last Sabbath in the absence Of the pastor,
Rev j. H. Hincks. Mr.. Hincks preached for his
brother, Rev +. G. Hncks in Portland Maine
President Buckhams morning discourse was from
Matthew xix: II. "lf thou wilt enter into life
keep the commandments. He called attention
to the emphasis that our Lord placed upon par
ticuar truths at particular times, exactly adapt
ing his teaching to the persons and times and so
ever making it most practical. He held our
Lords direction to the young man in the text as
an illustration of this most practical teaching.
He emphasized the truth most important for the
young man to practice Thus introduced the main
object of his discourse was to bring out the great
fact that Metaphysical, mental, moral and re-
ligious-is conditioned on obeying the law: keep
ing the commandments. The highest life, the
religious is now secured and perfected by obey
ing Jesus Christ as Lord, and trusting him as Sa-
viour. President Buckham maintained that keep
ing the commandments is now the duty to be en-
phasized and insisted upon. The discourse was
one of much clearness and vigor OF thought and
force OF expression. The evening discourse was
a suggestive and practical presentation of the use
to be made of the Bible in our study and teach.
ing, especially in the Sabbath-school and Bible
class.
An tho animal m NJ tha Varnput Hatnr
cal Society on Tuesday last the following APP
pointments were made: President, Hon. L. p
Walton of Montpelier; vice-presidents, Hon. James
Barrett Of Woodstock, Rev, W. S. Hazen Of North
field, and Hon Edward A. Sowles OF st. Adams
recording secretary, Charles W. Porter, Esq, O
Montpelier; corresponding secretaries, Hon. G
| G. Benedict of Burlington, and Henry Clark o
| Rutland; treasurer, John W. Page of Montpelier
librarian Marcus d. Gilman of Montpelier; cura
tors, Hon. X. S. Taft of Burlington, II. A. Cut
ting, M, D., of Lunenburgh, Hon Gilbert A. Da
Wis of Reading, ii. A. Huse of Montpelier an'
Hon. L. p. Cotton Of lrasburgh; committee on tn
library and cabinet, NJ. d. Gilman, c. H. Heat
and Rev. John II. Hincks; committee on finance
Charles Dewey of Montpelier, G. g. Benedict @
Burlington and II. A. Cutting Of Lunenburgh
committee on printing Hons Hiland Hall of Ben
nington, +. p Walton and Charles II. Heath O
Montpelier The following named gentlemen wer
admitted to membership: Wendell p. Stevens O
Lunenburgh, Henry I. browne Of New York city
NJ. f. Stone OF Boston and William T. Dewey c
Montpelier. Colonel J. G. Darling of Boston pre-
scented sword OF the Roman style, which wa
made at New Orleans and captured from reb'
officer in Kansas. The thanks OF the society wei
voted to Colonel Darling. The secretary was
rected to inform each member, by written
printed notice, OF each future meeting of the 81
: ciety. Librarian Gilman's report shows the 70
} lowing additions during the past year. Book
sos; pamphlets 1927; newspapers, % volume
maps, q Indian relics, 90; other articles, co. tota
; 1720.
OUR court report gives summary OF the fin
ings of our late grand jury, and the proceeding
consequent thereupon. The record furnish
abundant food for serious reflection. So far
our liquor-sellers are concerned, it would seem
II nearly or quite all Of them had been indict
for greater or less number OF offences, with I
e exception of our hotels. To the extent that the
are made drinking places for our towns Peep
= we see reason why they should receive Al
exemption from the common lot. 1t is no woi
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