The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1889-10-23

tary, James r. Sabin; executive committee,
f. Il. Smith, H. N. Tsplin, j. w. Ellis and
Il. 7. Gleason; auditor, j. W. Ellis.
Mr.. T. w. WooD, the genial artist, and
Mr.. George w. Leslie, of insurance and
banking fame, have for years sought diver
sion from their engrossing sedentary pur-
suits in the avocation of fruit-growng, and,
in mild sort of way, have been rivals ia
the business. Each has watched the
growth of the others " orchards" counted
its blossoms in spring-time, enumerated the
perfected fruit in autumn-it perchance it
escaped the clutches of the neghbor's small
boys-and compared notes after the pick
ing of the crop. One beautiful feature of
their rivalry has been the spirit of generos-
ity that has pervaded it. If the one was
short of fruit, the other contributed from
his store, however frugal, to make even the
supply of his less fortunate rival. On the
eve of his departure for New York last week.
Mr.. Wood received from Mr.. Leslie the fol-
lowing suggestive note: | take great
pleasure in sending you the enclosed Fa-
meuse from my own nursery. This (oue-thrd
the crop shows what ten years of careful
cultivation will produce, and yet they say
farming does not pay!" To appreciate Mr.
Leslie's generosity and understand the force
of his observation, it is proper to explain
that his contribution to Mr.. Woods store
of fruit was one deeply-colored apple of the
Fameuse variety, carefully wrapped in
tissue paper and enclosed in a small PASTE
board box. His entire " crop was there
fore three apples
A TEMPERANCE meeting was held at
Bethany church last Sunday evening, when
a very large audience was present. The
opening prayer was offered by Rev. A. j.
Hough, after which Rev. G.. w. Gallagher
read the thirty-ffth chapter of Jeremiah
The text of the address by Mr.. Gallagher was
Romans xiv: 81. In beginning the speaker
referred to the liability of a minis
ter offending some part of his congregation
in taking grounds on the temperance
question. He then discussed the ohjec-
ton to temperance discussion urged by
many, who say it is an old subject
So are diseases, ignorance and sin old
subjects, yet continual fight is made
against them. The speaker then discussed
intemperance as an evil. The physical
mental and moral effects on the individual
and on society were considered, and ex-
tracts from Senator Blair's book were read
in illustration. Next were discussed the rea-
sons for agitating the question These are
to create a moral and public sentiment that
shall make laws operative. The reason
that the present liquor laws are not en-
forced is that people do not fully believe
in them The press the pulpit the school,
the church and the home are instruments
to be used in producing public sentiment
Mr.. Gallagher proceeded to give three rea-
sons for temperance. The brotherhood of
the race demands personal sacrifices. The
public good should be thought of before per-
sonal wishes. The benefits to property
through the removal of liquor-selling would
be very great. Two-thirds of the taxes
levied in Vermont are made necessary by
the use of liquor. The removal OF saloon
influences from politics would be great
gain to the public welfare. The last reason
for removing liquor from the community is
that temperance is immutably right. The
right must prevail at last in every case, and
so temperance will prevail in the end.
Many anecdotes and illustrations were used
by the speaker in the course of the address,
throughout.