Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-10-17

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rerance women could get on 10 the rigl
side OF these men and encourage them I
| leave OIL their bad habits, and make then
to feel that they are to be pitied rattle
than blamed. would not the effect h
greater and betterP Let them know yo
are their friends and not their enemie,
Let us help the mothers. the wives and tn
daughters to show to their sons, their hus
lands, their fathers, that there is bette
road to happiness than through an ocear
OF beer or river of whiskey. 1t is bat
cnough, God knows, to see the low AM
filthy class make themselves worse thar
the brute, but TO US it seems far worse to
see those men whom God has given grea
minds, so degrade themselves as to become
loathsome to behold. Prosecution will
never save such men. In all kindness lel
us work upon their better feelings unit
they can be led to see the error into which
they have fallen. and try and save them
to the world and to themselves.
BAENARD.-Rev. L. Trevilian is stop.
ping in town for week or two with his
sons and daughter who reside here.
The pastor is continually being cheered
by new voices to praise God. The work
seems TO be largely among tho young
people.
The friends in Barnard saw fit last week
to make their pastor glad by holding a
harvest festival. The pastor was replen
ished in pocket and store to the amount OF
$S3.
CHELsEA.-Stephen Vincent is very
seriously i'll.
John Ballou returned to Boston last
Friday.
A man by the name of Maltby took $50
for wood that he sold here and lost his
wallet and money before he got home at
Vershire.
Moses Lunt, who went to California a
few years ago, has returned to this town.
Miss S. Gilman has gone 10 st. Johns
bury to work at her trade, dressmaking.
Miss Della Dewey has opened a dress.
makers shop in the house formerly owned
by the late Ii. Perigo.
The annual meeting of the w. G. T.
union was held on Thursday. October
11th, with Mrs. A. II. Powers.
The ladies of the Congregational church
served baked bean dinner at their church
vestry on Wednesday, October 10Th.
Mr.. w. H. H. Hall has just set up
supurb granite monument on his lot in
Highland cemetery.
The school building is TO be improved by
a large and nice piazza, which is being
built by direction OF the committee.
The hulled corn man has added hominy
pudding to his stock.
Six quite young ladies, dressed in white.
furnished the vocal music at the late ladies
temperance meeting.
Miss Mary Skinner and Miss Laura
Wilson have gone to work in the Mclean
insane asylum at somerville. Mass.
Miss Angie, daughter of Josiah Minard,
has gone to Newark, N. j.
L. r. Hyde & Co. have taken in and
sent to market within short time over
$4,000 pounds of wool.
A. H. Powers and his wife went to
Bradford October 11th.
The southern mail was delayed four
hours Thursday night in consequence of
smashup on New Hampshire railroad.
Nathan Noyes and his wife have just
returned from four months visiting
excursion to Laconia and Manchester, N
H., Lowell and Boston, Mass, and Brat
teboro. VT
Rev. E Scott and his wife of Hampton,
N. H., are visiting friends in this village.
w. H. Courtney of Francouia, N. H., is
visiting his grandmother. Mrs. Courtney,
and his uncle, L. II. Sanborn.
E. R. Hyde has returned from Boston
with large stock of goods for the fall and
winter trade.
1t is said by good authority that A. w.
Whitney & Son have sold their grst mill
and the dwelling house that belongs to it
10 A. H. Powers.
MARsuFIELD-The gristmill in this
place is undergoing repairs, new water
wheels being put in and preparations
being made to meet the wants of the
people in that direction.
Arrangements are being made for
musical convention to be held some time
in December, conducted ny Mr.. E. G.
Smith of Nashua, N. H., accompanied by
his daughter who is an accomplished
violnist. Mr.. Smith is well known as
successful musical conductor and it will be
a rare treat for lovers of good music.
PAINFIELD.-Frank Jack is still quite
sick with the fever.
Mrs. Tarbell is still quite low.
Miss Gales school closed Friday.
f. j. Colby goes to Illinois. Iowa and
Dakota this week Thursday to visit rea-
tives in that region. lie is to he gone
several weeks.
The fall term of district school in the
village is now half out. The shoots show
signs of thorough teaching.
The superintendent of schools says that
all the fall schools are unusually good,
with fine grade of teachers, and most of
the teachers are residents OF this town.
Col. Randall delivered his interesting
lecture. The Battle of Gettysburg"
Wednesday evening at Kinneys hall.
An educational meeting was held at the
Methodist church last Thursday under the
direction of Hon. Justus Dart. state supt.
OF education. assisted by Prof. Edison of the
Randolph Normal school. The first session
was at 9: 80 AN. A quartette consisting
of Misses Gale and Tinkham and Messrs.
h.