Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-12-14
THE DECAY OF THE HILL TOWNS.


Those who have travelled through the
TIL country of New England must often
have been struck by the sight of white
church standing almost alone upon
summit of the great ridge. Once it was
the meeting place of some fourishing VII
lase, but when the railroads came, MAX
ing their way through the rough forbi;i-
Ding country by following the water
courses closely the villagers descended
into the valleys, built up towns along the
great highways of travel and left the old
church to mourn over its lost glories and
to struggle along weakly until it too had
to succumb to the new order of things.
ihe clergy who built up these pillars of
orthodoxy were strong and earnest men,
aad those who have succeeded them are
not less SO. Their lives are marked by
seIf-sacrifce and severe work. Their la
bors are carried on under many difficult
ties and hardships, and it is not surpris-
ing that many suffer from rheumatism
and neuralgia. That many of them have
found a cure, however, for these diseases
may be seen from these letters. Rev.
AS. Cooper, of Williston, VT, says:
Twelve hours use of Athlophoros
greatly removed the pain from my sys-
TEN and rendered the muscles so supple
that / could get up and down with ease,
which / have not done for long time
called yesterday on a gentleman who
got bottle from me and who I expec-
ted would send for more through me,
Bat | found he had got the start of me
and ordered for himself, having been
much benefited by it."
Henry L. Hall, editor of WiUimantic
tCt.) Journal, who is well and favorably
known for miles around, says:
"Three doses of Athlophoros relieved
me from very acute attack of infamma-
tory rheumatism in nine hours. [ con-
slider it an invaluable remedy in rheu-
matte affections, and esteem it pleasure
to recommend Athlophoros"
1r. j. B. Webster, who is the carpenter
;ar the Willimantic Linen Co., OF Will
ialntic, Conn, and is well-known ami
much respected in that neighborkood says
FOR three months l suffered with
iai;mmatory rheumatism, and failed to
receive any relief from any of the numer-
chs remedies for that complaint until took
AthIophoros, which entirely cured me-"
Rev. S. Donaldson, of Lyndon, Vt,
writes:
THE bottle of Athlophoros helped ray
wife greatly. She had up to the time ci
i,kin5 it been great sufferer from ne,l-
rll@ia and rheumatic difficulties, making
i almost impossible for her to walk with
my ease. These difficulties have f.,lI
about her more or less for fourteen years
Since taking the medicine she has been
comparatively free from pain and is able
10 walk better than before for severa
years"
Rev. Charles E. Harris, formerly I
New Haven, now of Brooklyn, says:
Athlophoros acted like charm, and
have been quite free from any attack o
rheumatism from that time until the pre-:
cnt. ] can, therefore, with all sincerit,
testify to the valuable quality of Athlo
phoros as q rheumatic cure"
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