The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1882-02-17

Al SaxtOn'5 htver ana JOHNSON 10
Juvenile Societies have been kept up;
but In the former place, last winter, O
Temperance Debating Club was sus-
tanned by the young people, and quite
IN amount Of temperance litersture
distributed. There is In connection
with the Vermont Academy q Temper
ance Society, OF old and present pu-
pills, numbering more than one hun
dred, pledged against liquor and tobac-
CO. A record that any Institution of
learning might we'll be proud of.
l hear from Alburgh and Fairhaven
that most of the Juvenile Unions have
died out In those towns and counties,
from lack of Interest, not among the
children, but their parents.
At Montpelier the Juvenile Depart
ment receives but little attention, and
/ think that we shall have to send an.
other petition to the legislature. The
Methodist Sunday School is very &C.
tive, and n or two public meetings
have been held fer the children. Mrs.
S%turtevant addressed them In July.
At L~unehburgh there is no temper
ance organization of any kind. There
used to be q large society there Of old
and young, but 1t has been given up on
account of lack Of means. would
suggest that a subscription paper be
started for that town.
At Milton they have lsborsd hard to
keep up the interest in q Temperance
School, but have mel with many obsta-
cles. The majority of the children are
Catholics, and the priest, who evident
ly does not belong to q Father Mat
thews's Society, interferes With their
work. Their plan now is to visit the
public school oncc q week, and give
the children q little talk.
West Randolph Juvenile Union Is re.
ported by one of its members as fol-
lows:
The Juvenile Union at West Ran
dolph was organized November ~,
1879; since that time have held forty
meetings, with an abundance, OF from
nine to twenty-seven; whole number
enrolled ffty.seven, but not more than
half that number In active service.
The meetings are under the direction
of q superintendent from tho W. G. T.
u, but all business and choosing Of
officers has been done by tho member
themselves. The exercises have been
varied, consisting of singing, reading
and rccitations, with an occasional talk
by one or more of tho pastors of the
place. In March last, o fair and tea
party was held, which besides being Of
interest to the children, placed the sum
of $24. 25 in our treasury. All those II
attendance pay One penny each at each
meeting, so we have in all'$26.S4 IN
tho treasury.
Before we 90 any father up and
down these mountains, / would Ike t(
refresh you with q glimpse Of the Colo
Water Army Of st. J%ohnsburv having
branches In the different churches
About one hundred aud sixty children
are pledged In this royal army, and
think that their ensign should carry thu
state banner.
st. Adams reports that the work II
carried into pubiic s;hools talks are
given, during the terms, once in two
weeks; prizes are offered for the besl
abstracts Of lessons at the close Of thu
year. One public meeting of the chill
dren has been held.
At st. Adams Bay there IL . TEN
perance School.
At the various county convention
Mrs. Greene has addressed the chill
dren, and Mrs. Lund has presented ths
Stomach Plates. These were also pre-
sented by Mrs. Glesd at Worthwhile
Lamoille county.
At Bridport q Temperance Sehoo
was sustained more than Q year and I
half when the committee decided to va
ry their plans, and have introduced thu
catechism into the nine district schoolI
of the town. The teachers are desired
by the superintendent to instruct the
pupils 10 this, which has been done te
a good extent.
In the graded school at Middlebury
not only have the different Temper
ance text books been Introduced, buI
Sewalps Stomach Plates have beer
purchased, apd mounted ON rollers
The principal, Prof. Mead, prepared {
very fine lecture upon these, which hs
delivered In the various rooms, greatly
to the delight Of the scholars.
In North Bennington temperance IL
Taught TO some extent In the graded
school, Quite O number Of catechisml
have been given to the children, and
goodly number have received beauti
tnl pledge cards, purchased by the w
g. Il. u. The teachers complain o.
lack OF time to use the text books, anC
the ladies of the Union have appointed
a Committee to visit the schools occa
sionlly and instruct the pupils.
Perhaps here l should state that, al
though some of our societies have beer
given up, The children were taught
truths that they never will forget, and
We trust that many Of them will keeI
their pledges.
Several new Unions have been form
ed, making q total OF twenty-five 10 oul
state, with a membership of nearly
800; and, In at least -four towns, TEN
perance Is taught In the public schools
Our state organizer informs me thai
two thousand Veamopt boys and girl
have signed the pledge. May the
number greatly increase the coming
year.
At Bennington, my own home,
where yon have the right TO expect {
favorable report from your committee
have nothing cheering TO give yon
Bennington is Q rum-cursed town
The prohibitory law 10 openly deied
and only spasmodio efforts (Which ]
sometimes think are worse than none)
are made 10 enforce II. Tobacco
stores and saloons are 90 numerous, ]
shonld hardly dare give you their mum
Der. We tried yainly through our gu
perintendent to have Temperance tex
hoata "A info Tnur Oradaf