Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1884-11-14

pethonhteu america, Miss Lizzie Sherwip
Christianity" and seven younger girls were
Meeting" at which the board Of manager
listened to the experiences Of its soliciting
committee, was suggestive as well as amusing
There we're vocal selections by the Misses
Mozart, instrumental music by Lucy Chase
Maud Tower aud Miss Allen, and recitations
by Bessie Van Doom, Minnie Brazor Maud
Tower and little Florence Thorn.
AT the recent general term Of the supremo
court s. NJ. Waite, through his counsel RAJ.
rett & Barrett, made application to have The
entry Of Judgment affirmed" in the case Of
L. NJ Price, receiver, against Wates estate
in insolvency was entered at the last
February term Of the supreme court for this
county, by the consent Of counsel for the re-.
c9iver and Il assignees- stricken of and the
case continued to the general term for arop.
ment. Mr.. Waite's counsel claimed that he
had an interest in the case and judgment
could not be entered without his consent
The court declined TO entertain the application
upon the ground that II Waite had any rene.
dy his application should be made to the conrt
which rendered the judgment. II il under.
stood that Waite's counsel will renew tbdr
application at the term Of the supreme court
TO be held in this county next February. The
cousel for the the assignees and receiverclaim
that Mr. Waite is not party to the proceed.
ing and that they have the sole power of say.
ing what disposition should be made of the
case and it is probable that the court will so
hold.
The Reformer Of last week, in making
characteristic allusion to the action of the
Brattleboro merchants who signed a paper
assuring Wilmington people Of their coutinu
ed interest in their welfare, and of their wish
for closer business connection With them con
trived to give currency to j. g. Eddys IN
generous insinuation that the Brattleboro rail
road people had mo idea of getting a rail
road that the vote TO bond was a mere for.
mality, and all that was intended by it was to
make Wilmington people believe we wanted
IT," In reply to this II is only necessary to
say, positively and empbatically, that there
has been neither buncome nor pretense on
the part of any Brattleboro man in his work
for the railroad. Bratteboro business men
want this road built for their own interest
and self protection, and no less for the bene
ft Of their Wilmington neighbors They
have worked for the road earnestly and in
good faith, and they have not asked or need
ed at any time to be advised or directed in
their action by either j. G. Eddy or the editor
Of the Reformer.
In his sermon on elements of Stability
in our National Life" last Sunday evening,
Rev. S. II. Lee, opening with the declar.
alton that God is moral force in the
world" and that this force has been at work
through all our one hundred years of history
enumerated as among our elements of stabil.
| ity the fact that we were all Of one blood
that we have one language, one literature, and
one religion, and that we have an inherited
history"-the uplifting power Of great and
| patriotic events behind us. The power OF
the press, the railroad and the telegraph.
| giving to all the people the same information,
the same idt as and the same topics Of de
cusson at the same time, the speaker said
was power hardly to be sufficiently estmat.
ed. Our economic condition-the ease with
| which we get a livinR-is an important ee
ment, as also is the even distribution of prop
erty, for, in spite of everything said to the
contrary, we have very few very rich men
and very few very poor men. We have no
| fixed laboring class who cannot rise above
| their condition. The continual division Of
| great estates, the fact that none of these es.
tates remain more than a generation or two
intact, is an element strongly favoriug our
| general economic condition. Our absolute
freedom OF speech is a safety-valve in every
time of excitement, and, finally, our political
| system, founded in inh erited ideas, and con.
formed to the feelings and ideas and conyc-
tions Of the people, is our great tower Of
| hNtukAhs HulCu huONh llbtAl III u CTlhlh ike
the present. In spite of all partisan bitter.
ness and sngriness of discussion, every man
esteems his neighbor honest and a patriot,
| and each party expects and believes that the
| other party will do the main things right.
| Our local interests-our courts, our roads,
our schools, our homes-are felt at heart 10
be really far above the question, as a matter
of individual importance, as to who shall be
our next President. The gracious favor Of
the God Of our fathers is with us. He sees
that we have a mission TO perform and will
not permit it to come to naught. In closing
Mr.. Lee counseled the continuance Of a stout
fight, in spite of all discouragements, against
corruption in high places or impurity in pri
vate life, and told his hearers why he had
himself voted for St. John at the late election
stating in eloquent terms the rule of con
duct which he believed should always govern
the action of the conscientious voter at The
ballot box.
SOME INTERESTING WAR REMINICENCEs RY
GOV. HoLBRooK
At the annual meeting of the reunion So
ciety of Vermont officers, held at Montpeltl
last week, ex Gov. Holbrook WAS one of the
honored guests, at the after-dinner speaking
was called upon to reply to the toast, "Ol
War Governor" He was felicitously intro.
duced by Col. Hooker as the man who
signed most of the commissions Of the off
GERS present, and who was one of President
Lipcoln's most trusted supporters among the
governors of the loyal states" In reply Gov
Holbrook said that he commissioned so many
of the Vermont officers that they all seemed
to him like sons. He watched them with
pride and confidence as they went out to sus
tain the flag; and he was proud to see the
survivors of their number fulfilling their du
ties as citizens in a way which showed tina
the lessons of self-reliance and devotion L
duty taught them in the war had not been lost
in peace. Recalling some "Reminiscences Of tht
war time, his mentioned the fact that in tht
dark time previous to Antietam be wrote Il
President Lincoln suggesting the propriety o.
call for more troops, and pledging the
state of Vermont not only to respond to
call but, If necessary, to equip her men, anC
wait for reimbursement till the governmen
should be in position to pay the debt Pro
vost Marshal General Draper was thereupon
sent to Vermont by Mr.. Lincoln, and as
consequence of the consultation a draft OF &
joint letter, to be signed by the loyal govern
ors, was drawn by Gov. Holbrook, pledgpl
support to the government. This was signed
by all the governors of the loyal states, snC
on this was based the second call for 800, OOC
three years men. Then came the call fol
nine months regiments, filed elsewhere b!
drafts from Inc militia, while Vermont hleC
hers with volunteers. Gov. Holbrook also al
luded to the successful experiment of bring
ing the sick and wounded soldiers home from
the field to hospitals in their own states, in
sugurated by Vermont during his administrs
ton, and generally adopted. In these anC
other ways Vermont held up the hands of Mr.
Lincoln, and the men of this state stood higt
in his confidence.
THE woMAN's AUXILIARY OF THE Y. NJ c. A.
AT the meeting of the board of manager
held last Tuesday afternoon for the election
of officers, no choice was made for president
Mrs S. II. Lee, Mrs W. H. Collins, Mrs. F
Z. Tower and Mrs l. McAnn were elected
vice presidents, Mrs. Lee consentiuR TO ac
as president for the present Mrs. j. n Rob
bins, secretary Mrs. E. P. Carpenter, treas
urer. The business meeting of the board oil
managers is to be held on the first Tuesday
of every month. Following are the commit
tees appointed
On ROoms-Mrs. J. ]. Estey, Mrs. DR.. Gale Mrs
Edward CLARK, Mrs. W. r. Geddis.
On Social Gatherings-Mrs. Annie Fulton, Mrs,
II. Van Doom, Miss Mary Graves, Miss Nellie HeaW'
On Flowers-Mrs. Geo. p. Crowell, Mrs. r. Tyler
Mrs. n. l. Hawley, Mrs. A. W. Nichols.
On Work for Boys-Mrs. G, II, Mansur, Miss T.
Colburn, Miss +. II. Allen, Miss Carrie HOughton,
On Memberships-Mrs. II. W. Bruce Miss Z. I. COZ
burn, Miss Emma Houghton, Miss Jennie Fisher
The auxiliary starts OF with q membership
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