Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-08-20
ON NEWFANE HILL,
\ Sunday "Nesper Setvice."
Addresses. with OId-Tine
Rtniniscences, on a Historic spot be-
fore al Audience Of 800 People.

"Reminiscences, on a Historic spot be-
fore al Audience Of 800 People.
Threatening clouds rolled around the
distant mountains and nearer bills on
Sunday afternoon, Aug. :. Hence the
number IN attendance at the unique sery-
ice then and there held was uuex pecteily
large Mrs. Caswell gave words Of greet
lug, and in answer 10 questions told how
the shelter which had 50 long been needed
on that hill became the log cabin. She
said that the latch string was always out
for those who enjoyed the inspiring mount
ain view. This spot seemed 70 her sa-
cred place-a place Of worship seven days
in the week. God had wrought the won
Geriul picture before US for his own delight
as well as our pleasure. He manifests
himself in the glowing sunrise, the re-
splendent sunsets, the quiet loveliness Of
the moOn-lighted landscape. Mrs. Cas-
well hoped that service in this place Of sa-
cred associations, surrounded Uy the e,er-
nal hills, might become aspiritual uplifting
10 all present. Rev. 5. Norton. IN his
wide awake address, said the occasion sug-
gested other people and other scenes, and
we today are their representatives. What
was their life and what must ours be?
prise and hardships. life inspired with
1--we Of better things, love Of civil liberty,
law and order, schools and education; love
Of the gospel and Christian institutions.
Our life should be one not forgetting the
rock from which we were hewn: not life
Of imitation merely. Things Of life do
not initiate. Leaves on the trees, blades
Of grass, howers-each has a life Of its
own, We mus. worthily represent the
spirit Of the fathers in the self sacrifice
and enterprise which are required TO keep
up things and make them grow quite as
much as to plant them. Nothing in our
living is as it should be unless the life be
inspired with love OF better things.
Rev, Mary 4. Norton gave briefly an in
I resting review Of services on Mounts No
riah. Sina and Ebal Gey.zim as recorded
IN Scriptures, and closed with reference 10
the sacred story Of Mount O.iyet and
Mount Calvary.
After the main addresses came the call
for "reminiscences. w. II. Goolnow OF
Boston, in reminiscent enthusiasm, felt
compelled 10 give the pride Of the old hill
ancestry TO his " fe, whose Grandfather
Morse owned the first chsise in town. The
next chase regularly driven 10 the historic
church, burned some 80 years ago. was
bought by Mr.. POmeroy, whose house was
afterward removed 10 BrattlebOro ami re-
built in its origin Il form near North street,
and KEEP. At some time as a boarding house.
Mr.. GoOdnOw referred TO the value of the
original church established on that spot.
We have received much from old-time citi-
zensh, p and should pass on the blessings.
O. O. Gould Of Boston recalled his boy
hood visits 10 the red schoolhouse where
four roads come together. Ambrose Ran
ney, afterward a lawyer of considerable
note in Boston, taught school there. Mr.
Gould regarded the service as an occasion
Of peculiar interest and rejoced to be there
Jonathan Eddy gave "reminiscences Of
the Old hill life from a mind well stored
with personal memories and the tales Of
others concerning early residents and
events.
The reading by Mrs. Caswell Of type
written notes Of recollections from Mrs
Lucy {. Cushing's vivid memory Of the
various landmarks on the hill was listened
TO with close attention and they will be
read with equal interest as here repro
diced Mrs. Cushing's memory takes up
details Of - and more years ago.
Mrs. l.. c. CushIng's "Reminiscences.
ToUnSiey's Hotei.-I remember that ho-
trl just as well as | remember now. 1t
was good hotel. Two stories high and
quite row Of sleeping rooms over the
sheds where they used TO drive their horses
in. They sold liquor. He was a very
active, smart man. He was not a member
of the church, but very constant TO meet
ing. A very nice looking man, genial and
people liked him. He was a very consis-
tent man.
Whipping POST never heard much
about that. didn't like TO hear about it.
! have heard it said they never whipped
but one person. | heard my Grandmother
Kenney tell about it. There wasn't any
post there when | went to school. They
didn't use ii instead Of putting people in
Jail, because they had Jail. | thought
the whipping post was heathenish.
Acddemy. was hall in the cen
tire Of the building, On the right hand
side was the academy, and on the left
hand was the district school. They had a
district school two terms in the year.
was born down this side where Mr.. Good
nough's farm is. They called it on the
hill until they got down below Mrs. Sib-
ley's. That little red schoolhouse was
| built after ! was married. | went to the
! academy building. The little red school
house stood at the four corners. ! went
| one fall TO the academy when | was Is.
They thought they would have a ladies'
| school, but they didn't have one great
while because there were not scholars
enough.
Ola Ch0rch.-I went to church in the
old church. They had old-fashioned square
pews which were built on three sides of
| the room. There were none on the side
where the door was. During prayer time
we stood up aud turned up the seats, and
| then turned them down. Those sitting
on the side next to the pulpit would be
| back to the minister. They had foot
stoves, one in pew, and not everybody
had that. | don't remember of their ever
finding fault about being cold. When the
first stove was put into the church, there
were only two or three stoves in town, and
| il was, as remember ii, just such a stove
as some got tor cooking stoves. A boiler
| on each side and an oven right in front.
| ! remember when it was put in.
Those who sat in the body of the church
had chair with flag bottom that the old
ladies used 10 Sit in when they got tired OF
the hard seats, My grandmother's pew
WAS the first one on the right hand side as
! you went in at the front door, and she had
chair like that. | do not remember that
there were any crickets used in church at
this time. | should think the church held
as many people as the one here in town.
| There wasn't any bell. The church was
! burned down. They suspected some, but
never found out who it really was. Fol-
the music, they had very good choir, and