Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-10-25

, olNrae'er AMI well calculated to proIu,
:" increased interest and effort in ,non,
'nS Tue ems Of S,bblth school in,,ruc
r lion. '''' '''''' W.
y iae al 'rm of fire was given last S.tur
"'y evening a little before 10 o'clack. Al
: "" building. owned by f.. Graham
Summing at the south end of the village
vas "h'dY consumed The building wa,
formerly occupied as Il blacksmith shop
ou' has not been used f1r thu. vucpo.e TO
soou many years. 1t is su opposed tia
inc IRE was set by an inecndiary. II i
f s''d that there were from $500 to 5000
worm oil lumber and o;hcr property in the
building which WAS also uninsured.
d. d. AtwDo has N Ide very exten,ivr
improvements and repairs on the Lemenl
bacon mouse. and also by moving and re
arranging and finishing up in good style
inc barn and other out BUILDINGS also
grazing and filling arounl them, And
last bat not least. he has thorouobIv
renovated the large front yard By filling
tue low places, building several beautiful
Terraces the entire longth of the yard. etc.
giving 1t very pleasant and picturesque
"PPo'tahce. Fh, sturdy nipples and
locust trees oF,ring ample shad, for
FAMILY and neighborhoo social gather.
'ns'' Me, Atwood accom- plishes in good
taste what he undertakes.
Ine w1mln's Clristiln tem,era,.,
union held an adjourned meeting las,
week The following officers were elected.
president, Mrs. NJ. II. Corwin: first vice
president, Miss Harriet Bixbv. s,eond
vice president, Mrs w. S. Hatch; record
ing secretary. Mrs. j. NJ. Comstock
corresponding secretary, Miss L. C. Hatch:
treasurer, Mrs. G. r. Corwin; executive
committee, Mrs Edson Allen, Mrs. A. IL.
Powers, MIS-. j. A. Il. Corwin, Mrs. G.
u Wilson, Mrs. w. J. TarbeT. II is
expected that during the last weeks in
November Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, a highly
talontah and eloquent lady of Clinton
Iowa. will deliver a lecture in behalf of
the union.
LUDLow.-This church is in a pro,,or-
Gus condition. the congregations are
increasing, the Sabbath school also il
increasing in in terest and numbers. Bro.
H. M. Taylor is assisted by his excellent
vile and corps of teachers that are
always at their post. The social meetings
are well attended and sustained by men
and women who both know and love our
Lord Jesus Christ. Souls are seeking and
finding Christ as personal Saviour. Two
have been baptized and Joined the
church the present conference year and
Others are to follow next Sabbath. Pastor
and people work harmoniously together.
Last Sabbath was observed as n dav
with and for the children. The morning
service consisted of temperance sermon
for the children followed in the afternoon
with temperance concert gotten up by
Mrs. II. M. Taylor. The little folks came
out in mass with the temperance alphabet.
followed by recitations entitled, The
Bloody Ballot, Only Glass of Cider, I
VIII Take What Papa Takes, etc. The
children did well just as they always do
on such occasions. The singing was in
charge of Miss Ada Taylor, assisted b,
Miss Lille Taylor, who did excellent |
service at the organ. Messrs. Powers and |
Ballard, who have recently become mem,
bers ofthe choir. and Miss Hattie Sargent.
who takes the place of Helen Stafford
who left US very suddenly on the II inst,
having changed her name to Helen Ball,
and at once left for Chicago; these are
indeed helpers. The peices sung were all
new to this people, selected from a COL
lection OF temperance songs purchased for
he occasion, The church is rising in the
strength ofJehovah and we are expecting
great things right alon g up to the next
conference. Method ism under Christ is
destined TO take Ludlow for Christ. 1t is
rue quite a number of our workers have
gone west. some TO remain others TO spend
he winter, but God is giving us others to
AXE their places; all glory be to Jesus.
NoRrHFIELD.-The Maynard place on
respect street has been sold TO Heman
.lartin for $500. Madame Rumor has
that Mr.. Mtrtn, hlving sacurel fine
age, designs soon to capture bird, fair
nd attractive, an place therein. {
1t is clu73 f)r get TO our citiz Ems. az
veil as SURPRISE, that tae Ely foundry
has suspcnde work-surprise |,
ecauso it HIS been unl9rstool ali along
hat business WIS flirly "b)oming" with
ais company, with orders ahead Of its
apacity to lill
At Concert Hall, Prof Taylor recently
ave illustration of his most surprising I
lowers. He certainly performed wonders
they are called, that are not only
marvellous. but border closely on what we
re wont to call impossible.
ST. JoHNSBURY.-The underpinning Of
he new Presbyterian church is being ,
epaired, it having settled several inches. /
The South church people had an excur- l.
ion and picnic Saturday. Some went as
ar as Greensboro Bend and some stopped n
n Walden. 1
Two engineers and two or three firemen
n the St. Johnsbury and Lake Champlan a
abroad have left and taken work in the
hops. not thinking the road safe.
Rev. Mr.. Culver will lecture Sunday II
venings in the audience room for several Ia
'eeks. His lecture last week was both tt
ovel and instructive on "Loft-handed
Ion." n
The lecture course tickets sold very NJ
lpidly at the auction last week, and are !
ow nearly all taken up. The first enter 1.
linment was Tuesday evening by Miss
.z.:o Ioutbo,;r ood Alr,oJ n, Co.. - N