Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1881-12-28
Mortified Items.

Christmas services were held in all the churches
OF the town on Sunday last the attendance being
larger than usual and the observance OF the day
more general. At the Congregational church, SER
vices appropriate for the day were held by the
pastor, Rev. W. S. HaEen. The Sunday-school
festival was held on Monday evening, and with
the usual agreeable result The services ut the
Methodist church opened on Saturday evening"
with tho usual ceremonies full rugged ship
heavily laden with gifts and two trees thickly
hung with bundles showed that all had been held
in remembrance. The church was finely deco
rated and illuminated st. Mary's Church (Epis-
copaD was very finely trimmed and decorated
with evergreens. The Sunday-school festival
was held on Saturday evening, at Armory hall,
with the usual Christmas tree and gifts, and appro
pirate carols, prefaced by prayer and an address
by the rector, Rev. +. W. Bartlett At the Cath
Ollie church the service was by Rev. Edward
Reynolds, the Rev Father Galligan being still
confined to his house in consequence Of the
breaking Of his leg several weeks since. The
church was finely decorated with lights, ever
greens and flowers The Universalist society held
festival for the Sunday-school on Saturday eve
ming at Concert hall, and large number were
present. The usual Christmas tree was heavily
laden with good things for the children, all Of
whom were remembered On Sunday an appro-
pirate sermon was preached by the Rev. l. P.
Booth. The fourth lecture of the Mortified free
course was delivered in Howe's hall on wednes-
day evening, December Dist, by Professor Charles
Dole Of Lewis College The subject Of his dis
course was Our Pilgrim Fathers, and he gave an
| account OF many important events which led to
settlement OF New England by the Pilgrims in
1920. The sect afterwards known as Puritans
was, the speaker said, started in consequence Of
the acts Of King Henry VIII, the worst and most
profiigate OF kings who ever sat upon the throne
OF England. He attempted to enforce uniformity
OF belief, but his course caused his subjects
to think for themselves The first settlers of New
England were OF that branch OF the Puritans
known as Independents The speaker briefly
traced the history of the colony during the first
few years after the landing at Plymouth, speaking
also Of the settlement Of Salem and Boston.
Stretching rapidly the causes of the rapid growth
and development Of the colonies in civil, religious
and intellectual matters, he deplored that they,
| after an experience that should have taught them
better things, should have been led to prosecute
others for opinions sake but attributing it to the
universal errors of the times, he closed with
high tribute to their virtues which were peculiar
to themselves. .Drs. James Of Waterbury and
Chandler Of Montpelier were in town on wednes-
day of last week, and with Drs. Bradford and
Porter, performed an operation for the removal of
a cancer from the groin Of Miss Julia, adopted
daughter Of Mr.. s. S. Libby. The operation was
supposed to be entirely successful, but during the
night following the patient died -. W. H. Jones,
machinist in the employ of the Ely foundry
company, caught his arm in a lathe and WAS Sc
verely injured, barely escaping without broken
bones. He is insured in the Travellers . Eureka
Encampment, l. o. o. T. held its annual meeting
for the election of officers on Monday evening of
last week, and chose P. d. Bradford c. p, W. NJ.
Rumbaugh II. p, J. p, Brooks S. W, J. l.. Alb
bolt S. W. W. Rumrill T., and T. A. Wiley j. W.
Meetings are held on the first and third Mondays
Of each month The annual festival of the Uni
versalist society was held on Thursday evening
last The silk bedquilt was sold to Mrs. W. H.
j. n. johnson for two dollars and a half Supper
was on small tables, eight at each table About
twenty tables were set, large crowd was In at
tendance, and the net proceeds amounted to
eighty four dollars. Hollis Locklin OF Goulds-
vile was on Monday Of last week arrested on
complaint of j. c. Gallup, grand juror for dis
turbng the peace. He was brought before D. T.
Averll, Esq, and on Thursday, to which day the
case was continued, he pleaded guilty was fined
five dollars and costs, and then took an appeal to
the county court. The charges against him being
those in consequence of little too free use of the
"critter" at Montpelier, he, on his return from
that wicked place, engaged with others in what
promised to be a lively row, but which was sea-
sonably squelched. Locklin however claims to be
blameless.