Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1884-07-07

& CO. built large barn on the Will
ley farm.
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
West Burke.
Mrs. VIM. Anger is quite sick.
A. L. Aldrich and H. L. Doyle |
have erected an awning over their
store.
Missionary Edwin w. Parker, for
twenty-five years in India, gave two
interesting services here Sunday.
Geo. Jenness who for several years
has run the stage from Lyndonville
to Sheffield, died Thursday, inst.
EN-. MCGinnis has moved from
Burke Hollow into Ruggles' Block.
He is doing good business in meat.
The Sd District union Good Temp
lars met with Harmony lodge the 9th
ult. An interesting session was en-
joyed and it was well attended.
The Vermont Co.'S steam mill came
near being burned the 3Oth ult. The
shavings caught fire and flames
threatened destruction to the mill
and contents but the mills hydrant
extinguished them with slight loss.
Lyndon.
Grass is good on the meadows, but
very light on the uplands.
Money is being raised by subscrip-
ton to purchase a flag suitable for
the new village hall.
A remonstrance against the run
ming of the proposed Saturday Her
ald' train is in circulation.
The new engine, "Massawippi,"
built at the R. R. shops here, went
on the roads this week. Another
new engine is in process of construc-
| ion.
A party of about 25 couples repre-
senting this town, Sutton, Burke and
Sheldonville, Mass, picniced at Will
oughby Lake, Saturday the 2Sth ult.
Among the plea SAINT incidents of the
day was ten mile ride on the lake i'll
Capt. AverilPs steamer "Magic,
which accommodated the party COM
fortably. The company showed their
appreciation of the Capt. and his boat
by giving, on their return, three
hearty cheers for Captain Averill
and the Magic
The Temperance mass meeting,
of the 4th, was success in every
respect, except that the programmes
for the meeting were not distributed.
Meeting called to order by the presi-
dent. Rev. H. P. Gushing at 1870,
after piece of music by the Lyndon
vile band, which was present during
the entire day, prayer was offered by
Rev. E. Owen of Lyndon, after which
Kew. A. L. Hastings of Boston, Mass.
was introduced to the audience and
spoke for so minutes in regard to the
fight that we are in against the terri
BILE rum traffic. He recited a story
of an old English minister, who, so
years ago, in making % pastoral calls,
read % CHAPTERS in the bible, offered
% prayers, and drank % glasses of
whiskey. Public sentiment has
changed since then. His talk was to
the point and well sustained by argu-
ment and statistics. After music by
the band, Rev. G. w. Gushing of
Rochester, n. Y. was introduced and
spoke about 90 minutes upon the ne
cessity of work in this great cause,
and also in regard to the spreading of
temperance literature. Adjourned to
meet at 100 p. m. 800 hundred
present in a. m.
Meeting called to order at l AS p.
~, when the following clergymen
were present: Rev. III. P. Cushing,
E. Owen, M. Atwood, A. Scribner,
A. Howard, S. S. Brigham, Mr.. Kel-
logg, c.. S. Boswell, j. III. Smith,
F. Piper, Fulsom, Russell, Donaldson.
Rev. Gushing took the platform and
spoke for about an hour upon the ter
, rible expense of the rum traffic, Civ
ing the enormous figures showing the
same, holding the marked attention
of the audience of about 800 people
during his entire speech. A collec-
ton was called for and $40 raised
after which Hon. Frank Plumley G
w. Z. L. of the state spoke of the
necessity of temperance people and
what he thought they ought to do,
giving some very fine points of law
and sustaining his remarks with
strong, conclusive arguments
in all one of the best speeches we
ever heard. After music by the band
: Mr.. Hastings was again intro.
duced and spoke of drunkenness from
the time of Noah down to the present
quoting scripture showing the neces-
sity of total abstinence. Read the
+ 9th chapter of Numbers and you will
find the strongest pledge you ever
saw. He spoke of sweet cider, Civ.
ing the old adage that Zone can nc
more tell when sweet cider becomes
sour than when pig becomes hog
He also spoke of total abstinence
through all the ages of the past
showing very conclusively that there
has always been such on the earth
A resolution was then introduced b,
j. Ward and A. L. Aldrlch extend
ing the thanks of the audience to the
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