The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-04-02

Corinth.-The Sons and Daughters of Tenn
perance have had fifty-four limitations the first
quarter of the existence of the division. Con-
siderable interest Is manifested in the cause Of
temperance and much needs to be done. When
the revenue to the town from the sale OF liquor
is $3.50, it shows one of t,oo things, either peo
pie are Uery sick, OR more is sold than is
needed. No charge is made that the agent
sells by the glass; or that drunkenness is al
lowed about his premises. Considerable is said
about the amount that is carried up the hill in
bottles and the amount carried to and drank
at the other place Now if the temperance
people are not so weak in the back that they
cannot stand up, let them stand up until they
can be counted, and not be tainted with weak
ness and imbecility, saying, that there is not a
temperance man in Corinth that dares to make
complaints or attempt to put the law in force.
1t is a shameful fact that temperance is not
popular in Corinth. But however loud temper
area people may talk and denounce the pres
ent state of affairs, the taunt holds good until
those that will not be persuaded to abandon
their course shall feel the force of the law.
What say Corinthians? Good order and tenn
perapce, or drunkenness and teakettle stillsf
-. .Corinth academy and Cooksvile graded
school have elected for committee G. G Sar-
gent, George Tenney and Granville Powers
Voted to have thirty-one weeks OF school.
During the past,ye there have been no male
teachers employed and the school has been
very small. But little interest has been taken
by the district in school matters. The object
seemed to be to run the school as cheaply as
possible, and the district have found it true
"As ye SOW so shall ye reap" For the past
| year the hall has been used for dances, aDd
| the company that have assembled there from
time to time have not always been such as
Christian parent would counsel his child t.
associate with. Report saws that cider, i
nothing stronger, has been freely used. 1t |,
sincerely hoped that the committee for the cur
rent year will see that the hall is used for thu
future for such purposes only as will be for tn,
credit of Corinth academy and Cooksvill'
graded school. The committee will be sus
tanned in any reform by all lovers of goot
order. Corinth academy has sustained goot
reputation in years past, and it is believed tina
many who now send their children away Il
other schools would be glad to school thei
children at home and see Corinth academy ant
Cooksville graded school take the place it ha
in former years, and which it ought to do to
day. E. Mrs. Ruth Cooke, mother of Mrs. c.
Sargent, Is quite sick. The daughter Ant
only child Of Hon. John A. Tenney is danger
ously sick. -. William Orr is able to be out bu
not to labor. II. George Hastings leaves the
G. Smith farm and removes to the Obadia
Clement farm. Oscar Tenney is hired to car
for the C. c. Smith farm. An effort is bein
made to retain the services of the Rev. c. i
Davis at the Second Free Baptist church a
Corinth meadow. j. N. Knights Is to carr
on his brother Joseph's farm at the north pal
Of the town this year