Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1883-09-05

L'st sunday our pastor preached 4
camp meeting sermon which was very
Interesting. We have most excellent
social meetings at orr church One week
ago last Sunday two ladies came forward
on the Lords side; also good old brother
took hold of the work in earnest. lie has
been holding buck for SOM cause Tor
more than year. We have mourned,
prayed and groaned for him. We have
great rejoicing over him.
GRoTON Liquor has been flowing very
freely in Groton the present season. Last
Monday morning a man named Richard.
son was run over by the cars AMI one leg
smashed so as 10 necesSitate amputation
and also plrt of the other foot He was
under the influence Of liquor at the time.
This, with other things, reused the people
and general raid was made upon the
lovers of the ardent. EIjth Frost was
made to pay seventy-one dollars and
Homer Hosmer thirty six dollars for sell
ing, and several more were fined for
drunkenness and we are told that there
are several more cases to come before the
states attorney. Sunday, Aug. 90, was Il
contrast to the Sunday that preceded it,
We pity The old confirmed nebriate whose
appetite demands its accustomed stimu-
liant, but have no sympathy TO waste upon
Tho collar tho hpuo hr al
the habit.
SwANTON After a silence of two or
three weeks we report for duty. As
vacations are the order of the day Tor
rather the summer) your temiz 81 Just
vacated with the rest and found it great
benefit, too. During our absence we found
Rev. o. M, Boutwell, (who was pastor of
the NJ. E. church here last Year, pleasant.
ly located at Slranac Lake. u growing
little village in the Adronda cks The
village is on the Saranac river, about l 2
miles from the lower Saranac lake. He
has large field and plenty of hard work
He seems, however, to be cultivating it
well. He has two out preaching places,
West Harlietstown, 3 miles distant, and
North Elba. 9 miles distant. At these
places he breaches on alternate S lbbaths
in the morning, and at the village at p
NJ. He and his excellent wife are very
highly esteemed by their people. They
are anxiously looking for a work Of grace
on the charge. We sincerely hope their
expectations will be fully realized. We
would say to all who are out of health and
want to gain good deal in short time
and can stand hard journey, 90 to the
Adirondacks.
Rev. Mr.. Roberts and some Of his
church attended the camp meeting at
Morrisville, VT, and are now attend
ing the meeting at Sheldon. We hear that
they arc having good meetings.
Rev. II. c. Farrar of the Troy conier-
ence is in town visiting friends, being a
Swantcn boy. He spoke to the NJ Z
Sunday school Sunday Aug. &c, A. M, and
preached in the evening He will preach
at the M f, church next Sunday morning
and at the Congregational church in the
evening, both congregations worshipping
together during the day. Mr. Farrar
always draws full houses in Swanton as
he is very able preacher of the word.
Fl. c. Barnes and brother were called,
by telegram. to Bristol on account Of a
very severe, if not fatal, accident to their
aged father.
c C. Gilmore and w. II. Blake, ID,
have returned from two weeks stay on
the Adirondacks. They report improved
health spd a pleasant time.
Mis-, Matte Jewett, daughter OF j. p,
Jewett started Monday, Aug. 9th, for
Montpelier to attend the seminary. Miss
Jewett will be missed here, having been
for years organist and leading singer at
the M. E. church.
The Sunday school connected with the
Congregational church hold their annual
picnic Wednesday of last week. They
went by steamer Maquam to some of those
beautiful islands in the lake. Everybody
was invited. The NJ. Z. Sunday school
went three weeks ago.
The butter market. August %, was not
very fully attended. The prices were good
for good butter, selections bringing from
20 cents upward, while common to fair,
10 to Is cents.
Our dam company are making good
progress on their new DAM