Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1881-12-21

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years
CHEsTER.-Smith & Buttertied of Graf.
ton have leased the soap stone ledge of A..
Il. Staples for term of years and have
commenced working the ledge The stone
is taken out in huge blocks and taken to
Pollard's stone mill where it is sawed up
into different shapes as the market re-.
quires.
CoRINTH CoRCER-The revival meet
ings in this place during the past week
have been very interesting. Bro. French,
of Topsham, laboring with Rev. Mr.. Aus.
tin, have commenced on a grand work.
There have been fruits of their labor al
ready. and before another week shall have
passed, we hope to see great change in
this locality. Bro. French is a man of
zeal, earnestness, and cody in all of his
work. Other brethren in the ministry are
expected to labor in the meetings with us.
God help US.
ST. ALBANs - The services of the M.
E. church last Sunday were emphatic
ally gospel temperance meetings. Bro.
McAnn was unusually forceful and earnest
in his dscourses.
A citizens mass meeting was held in the
vestry of the NJ. E. church last Monday
evening, The room was densely crowded,
probably over eight hundred people were
present Two or three hundred were
turned away. The meeting was called to
order by |. I. Beeman, chairman of the
working committee, and Judge S. S.
Bedard was elected chairman, and Mr..
Dixon of the Messenger was elected secre-
tary of the meeting. Judge Bedard made
some remarks setting forth the object of
the meeting and the business to be trans
acted The report of the working COM
mittee was approved and the number Of
the committee was increased by the cleo
ton of Messrs. II. NJ. Stevens, J. NJ.
Haynes, H. A. Lyon. j. A. Bedard. j. j.
Burgess. j. II. Brooks, M. H. Warren,
+. f, Bell and Jonn Corlis, to serve with
them in the execution of the law. The
rummips, having been furnished with
Tree rum, crowded the rear of the room
and m te some demonstrations wnen their
mpu hpicce (McGetrrrk) arose to address
the meeting but his argument WAS com
pletely obIiterated by Rev Cha les Van
Nprlen and the meeting passed Of quietly
Bro p. N Granger made some very per
tilent rem rks upon tn work throughout
the country and the foolishness of the
arguments of the rum party in general
r marks were made by several of the
citizens and the meeting closed in perfect
order. The temperance people are more
tnan ever encouraged. Never before was
s enthuastic IA temperance mass meeting
held in S. Albtns. We now look forward
t a sic Idy and persistent prosecution OF
tue work. l..
ST. JQHNsBURy Christmas tree and
exercises at the NJ. f church. Saturday
evening, and concert on Sunday even
ing.
Rev. Mr.. Locke, being at Lunenburgh,
Sunday, his pulpit was supplied by Father
Virgins of Sutton who was stopping
here.
We have a new store on the Avenue.
Horace Wakefield has put in line Of
small wares, laces, etc, in the next room
below Nelson's music store.
The concert given by the Shubert quar-
tette club, was fine one and well worth
the expense; those who do not attend the
course this winter are losing good deal
The ladies of St. Andrews church have
been holding fair at the Town Hall,
consisting of sale of fancy articles during
the day, and dramatic and musical en-
tertainment in the evening.
DR.. j. S. Durant of Danville has COM
menced libel suit against Capt. II. X.
Ide of this place, setting the damages at
So 900. The cause was letter written by
Tde TO the publishers of the North Star,
and published by them. 1t Was a recital
of old grievances, and called some pretty
hard names.
One of St. Johnsbury's oldest and most
respected citizens has passed away. Rev.
w. w. Thayer died at his residence, on
Sunday, December 18th, aged seventy 1.-TWO
years. He was noble Christian and gen.
temau. He has held several offices In
town, the last being librarian in the athe-
neum, and will long be remembered and
loved by all who knew him.
Christmas is nearly upon us, but 1t does
not seem hardly possible that northern
Vermont can furnish such weather for
Christmas as we have had for the past two
weeks No snow, and out of the village
pretty good wheeling. Once in little
while we see bycicle moving along the
street. and the only thing which reminds
us of December is the small boy with his
skates and look at the store windows,
which indeed look gorgeous.
County court is in session and good
many strange faces IRE seen on our streets.
The main cases seem to be State VS..
HOPKINS, for the embezzlement of money
from insurance companies, and who the
isdge found guilty, and State vs. Cabel
Aldrich, for disturbance of meeting, and
which is now pending. 1t seems ms though
that when there was nothing else TO do,
some one entered complaint against f.
d. Hopkins, just to keep the thing msv-
ing.