Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-01-24

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{ John Is. Pickett, Esq. of the firm q
Pickett d Co., has been confined to hi
house for some two weeks with sever
attack of sciatica.
Ii. G. McDuffee is hobbling about tow
with his cane from the same cause.
We were pleased to receive a short call
last week, from Rev. Church Taber O
West Fairlee, former pastor of the M
u Il. church in this village. We coult
scarce refrain from inquiring for his lons
since departed companion, to know whom
was only to admire for her great goodness
We sometimes wonder at Gods dealings
In taking the .purest and most lovabl'
ones from !earth, those who are so vel
fitted to do good and make others happy
and leave SO many of us who are SO lilly
fitted to do good to those around us. w
wonder but will not murnur.
BARTON LANDING.-The week of prayer
was observed here by union services (sc
called) being held alternately at the M. E
and Congregational churches. The even.
ings when the Congregational pastor
conducted the exercises at the M. E
church he used for preaching services. and
the alternate evenings the M. E. pastor al
the Congregational church spent in social
worship.
Wednesday evening of the week Of
prayer Prof. Emerson, of Dartmouth
college. gave scientific lecture on the
history of electricity and what it has
accomplished; also specialized somewhat
largely on its future greatness and power.
AT the close of the lecture he gave some
very interesting experiments, illustrating
his subject with the electrical apparatus
which he had brought with him.
Tuesday evening, January 16, according
to previous announcement, the M. E..
society and friends of the Rev. G. II.
Sweat met at their church to partake of
an oyster supper. and at the same time to
put their hands into their pockets, mot t :,
hold what they had there with a firmer
grip but to show when they (the hand,)
came out. by their fullness and the freeness
with which it was given, their appreciation
of his untiring devotion to their interests
during the year. The evening was fine,
the attendance large, the musical and
literary entertainments interesting, the
tables furnished with their accustomed
liberality, and the amount donated the
largest it has been for a number of years,
amounting to about eighty dollars. So
the good work goes on.
Sunday. January 2lst. Rev. Mr.. Carr,
pastor of the Congregational church at
Irasburgh, preached at the M. E. church
in this place in exchange with Rev. G. II.
Sweat His remarks we're founded upon
the words Of Jesus as found in John 1886:
while ye have light believe in the lights,
that ye may be the children of light" lie
urged upon all thu necessity of using
present opportunities as means of bring
ing all our faculties into use. That the
light spoken Of was not the light OF
intellect, only reaching to the head, but it |
was light that penetrated down deep
into the heart. That when first received |
we were only children, but as we improved
each present opportunity we were gradu
ally being developed into full maturity.
On the other hand neglect of present duties
dwarfed our energies, whether of phys
ical or moral nature, and we were thereby
unified for what God had designed we
should be. If we would but receive the
light and use it at every present moment
we should have more light. and thereby
become filled with all the fullness of God
BELLOWS FALLs.-The telephone concer
at Proctorsville, last Friday evening, b,
& Wheeler's orchestra, was an
interesting occasion say the Bellows Falls
people, especially the cornet solo hy
Abbott. 1t is certainly an age of progress
when we beat the telegraph and in our
homes listen to music rs miles away.
Mr.. George Chamberlin has sold his
house en- Atkinson street to Willard s
Russell Tor $4,000. IL
Our mills are beginning to feel the effect
Of the drouth, some of them being obliged 3
10 shut down. others running very slow.
Ira Earl has his stock of ice in and
better lot than ever before. which his
customers will be glad to receive mex, I
summer. He has harvested it from the f
pond, thereby getting better quality than
river ice.
Last week the central office here held G
with the exchange at Spring.
ield. Mass, ITO miles-quite distance a
% speak and be heard distinctly, and yet
hat is what the telephone is doing for us l
here.
A fire broke out in the house of John a
'aker, on Green street, Thursday of last
week, but was speedily extinguished with /
Water and snow before the fire compan MES
,ot there, although they were both on q
land promptly.
A. H. Fisher. who fell down a stairway d
asst week, is as comfortable as could be
expected but is still confined to his house 1
The writing school of w. D. Barrett o
losed very successful term last week.
The subject presented by Rev. H. F.
Austin, at the M. E. church last Sunday
o his people for their consideration was
he question of the jailor, What must do
0 be Saved, and Paul's answer. Believe
m the Lord Jesus Christ A goodly
lumber listened. and many were in the
lass meeting saying, 81 believe" And
till the work goes on. On Sunday evening
nion services were held at the Congrega.
ional church; the house was full and new ~
oioes were telling glad news ofsalvation. F
his week is to be a week of prayer by e!
he churches. They are determined to ),
eat back the tide of evil that seems to u
ang over our village. There is strong
aith and our victory is near.