The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1896-06-25

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= ~ tosptrs,los q The pastors q tie plsee
q MlaBtss q TIE lAsi oaavsatru resi sut
= approved, iclIgwcd by the Ttsasgsrs .,
+ pou and reports d ui7hr, y ssd L-s
J ioas All isliiss Of good sott dJue
/ rsn0us depsrDeuts 81 cor wort, The
election Of tfiasn followed Prs Ms
, A. y Saith Manchester Ceutre. Sec. Mr..
, @. X Fispdrsau BobdriIle. Ire. Mr.
G.. b. YAuli Atiiustou. Sooaude h9ur
Of tf.ytr $50 voiced by Rev L b S.esls
sssttstntr The drva lonsl mestiag 81
. ] ~ uss led BY An G II, Peek Of No
Bsaniusion. She preseuied Der subject,
Suffering Armrulsus' 10 s1ch msnnef
a. 70 touch the besrn Of sll present Mrs
Pscl vas appointed committee TO re
osiye sud tof~.td feeds raised by the
Btauia.IoD Co. ladies' Tor the relief Of the
Armrulsus. Mr., Clsr. Hathaway OF No.
Bennington read 40 exc lleut paper 90
Javculle WORK, followed by paper, Ear
te.llees 10 The the ". {. /, L. work. 4"
/ by Mrs q. Il Flandfesu Of Bondvills
I Neat came tue Presidents message. Mrs
Smith eastsoterlzsd the year just pest Sc
= milestone on The mHoh long 10 be re
N en- befed Bennington Co. having reeeis
IS the Columbian banner al the State con
y.uton last September for gaining tie
10 oct bev members through the year aud |
cbiedy through the Efforts OF The Ptesl
den. Bennington Co. has raised 500 90 |
Tor the Trmptrauce Temple IN Culc,go, |
aud $50 90 90 tie second pl,dge OF 800 |
90. Mr.. Smith slso gave short history
OF Temperance work 10 the State which
was very interes ing. Vermont having the
hotor Of beginning sctiVe temperance
work iii months previous TO the Crussde
10 Ohio, oar Organization numbers over
1000 10 the State ut prescott and over 1000
. edged children 10 the Loyal Temperance
l. pi0n Miss Florence Tovsey OF No
Bennington sang very sveetly. Some glad
day" Mrs. l. l.. Marshall OF Resdsboro
bad paper On Narcotics. and handled her
subject very ably, add Mrs, Hulett OF
a paper The Shadow 10 the
Home. Mrs Helen Cole OF No Ben
llugton had very valuable paper on
Physical Culture " full OF tne thoughts
md wise suegestioos Miss May Henry OF
80. Bennington real paper that charm
ID her audience The pastors hour was
occupied 10y R,v. G II Peck OF No, Ben
ingtoo, Rev. Mr. R1bbins OF SO, Shafts
Jury aud Rev l. Is Steele OF Salisbury.
.ich spoke OF their belief that temperance
uuciples must win because God IL ever
o the side OF right and justice. Mrs. G.
. NIsult OF Arlington read the report OF
ne Resolutions committee The most Im
ottsI item was that relating TO the Hotel
eepers movement, 10 their attempt to
resk down our Prohhitory law. 1t calls
pom all the friends Of Temperance to be
the law which woul be disastrous to
le State. Mrs. r, b Ter OF No. Ben {
ugton was III ide a standing COMMITTEES to {
oeiye resolutions to be carried to the
ate meeting, The evening session open
with q service OF song, then came the
lique feature OF the evening. The Silver
ey or Mstrons contest Five ladies com Z
ting for the silver medal, ell were lis
ned to with pleasure. While the judges.
rs. Clark OF Resdsboro Rev. Mr.. Rob
us OF SO. SALISBURY aud Mr. Botsiord
.iucipsl OF Burr and Burton Seminary
Manchester, were out Mrs, Cole OF No.
,nnington read a very thoughtful paper
the Women OF to day Mr. Botsiord 2
esent.d the medal to Mrs. Ellie White 2
No Bennington 10 very happy speech. <
rs. Whites selection "A Christmas (
DRY, was given with such strength and !
thos as to bring tears to many eyes, and 3
Q continued applause when the decision .
IS announced proved how entirely the 2
dience concurred 10 the decision OF the Z
! ses. Very honorable mention was also =
,otde1 Mrs, Steele whose selection I
lrs. Parsons Story given with such 4
RECT nsturslness as to charm everyone. 3
Y, Mr.. Peck prone uDoed the benedic Z
n closing this most helpful aud inspir Z
, meeting