Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-19

BRADFoRD.-The school meeting called
for last Saturday night adjourned until FRI
day evening Of this week. There was no
action taken upon the articles Of the warn.
ing. We hardly think those who signed
the petition for tho meeting, after taking q
second thought. really desire to crush our
graded school. What they do want or
what they will try to do is not yet known.
We trust, however, that there arc enough
voters in the district that have too much
public spirit to allow those who are lack
ing both In public spirit and self.interest to
break up one of the best schools in all of
Vermont-a school which we Justly feel
proud of. Let us consider tho matter
we'll, then act Understandings and wisely.
If we will but do this.n due timo we shall
have our now school house-a building
which will be an ornament to tho village.
Lot us have no war of words between the
north and south parts Of the village, but
rather lot us work in unison, looking
neither for the good of this or that portion
of the village. neither for the interest of
any one individual, but rather for the good
of the whole.
The reform club met in Town Hall on
Friday evening. The exercises consisted
of short speeches by Gov. Farnham, Revs.
T. 7. Frost. Allan Clark, President J. 3.
Pickett, defamation by two of our
young men fitting for college, an original
poem. entitled Independence Day. 1881, )"
by w. L. Paine, NJ. d. The governor
read extracts from the Laws of Vermont,
passed in 1887, showing the interest taken
in the temperance question in those days,
upon which he made comments. Rev. Mr..
Frost spoke for few minutes in his origin.
al and spicy way with much interest to the
audience. Row Mr.. Clark read some ex.
tracts from different authors, commenting
briefly upon the same. The poem by Dr..
Paine was fine production and very well
rendered. We would not be surprised il
some day not far in the distance DR.. Paine
became quite noted man among us. We
shall print his poem in another issue.
CHEI.sEA.-Easter Sunday, April 9TH
was day of unusual interest with the
church in this place. In the morning a
love feast was held in the vestry. At the
usual hour, the pastor, Rev. II. Webster,
preached a very appropriate and highly
interesting sermon ON "rhe death and
resurrection of Christ" In the afternoon
the sacrament of the Lords supper was
administered. The pastor is about closing
his first years labor on this charge. II
can be said with pleasure that he mas beer
untiring in his efforts to lead the chnrch
to higher attainmcnts in religious knowl
edge and Christian experience, while he
has also manifested deep and abiding
anxiety for the salvation of sinners. IL,
has exhibited in very marked degre,
the Christian graces, meekness, humility
patience. forbearancc and long suffering
In meeting and endeavoring to rise above
various obstacles that have fallen in th,
way of the success and prosperity of th,
church. He has secured high position
lin the affections OF very largo majorit,
of his hearers. Tho close of this year.
labors will be attended with the most earn
est prayers Of very many Christians 70
, bis future welfare and with their earnes
desires for his return to this charge anoth
or year.
South WooDBURY.-The religious in
terest in this place is steadily increasing
I At our last quarterly meeting which wa
hold Sunday, April ID, at the Center
the house was well filled and every on
attentive. The Sabbath school, whc
! was organized few weeks ago, is pro,
pering and our late series Of meeting
were success. Bros. Scribner, McDor
: aid and Flint were present part OF th
timo, and rendered eff cient services
( The new society, which is called eth
ladies' help and aid," is also prosperin,
Il This charge will hearafter DO calle
Woodbury. instead Of South Woodbur!
0 as we have class at both places. Ma
y the blessing Of God rest upon the poop
is tho prayer of ALL