Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1897-03-05
NORTHFIELD, MASS.
noston,s Good-by to MIR. Moody.


early as the noon hour that the superintendent
of fremont Temple decided to open the doors
81 orty after O'Clock, and through the four stair
ways leading to the audience room the people
poured, taking every seat and occupying every bit
of standing room an hour before Mr. Moody was
announced to begin. Sentines were posted at
every entrance else the waiting throng would
have blocked the aisles. Many who passed the
front doors before the inner ones were closed
stood in the corridors, their faces pressed against
the glass panels being satisfied apparently, to see
the service IN pant mime. Others remembering
perhaps, the en- PITY seats of former sessions on
the platform besieged the side door and gave all
sorts OF excuses, hoping to gain admittance, but
there was no 70 nm, for not only was Nr. Moody
surrounded by brother ministers sitting in com
Portable Ch tirs, but others stood the steps or
sat about the edges, facing the multitude. Said
the keeper of the outer door to the anxious ones
below: You can't get in. All the seats are taken,
the spaces are fun and wherever there's room Tor
a man to hang on by his toes there's two men,
Work has already begun on the new Ii
brary, five stone masons having begun
working the granite that has been drawn
from the quarry.
Rev. Mr.. Marggraf of Bellows Falls
preached in the Unitarian church last Sun
day morning in exchange with the pastor,
Rev. G. F. Piper
Rev. G. f. Piper is away on a vacation
and the Unitarian church will be closed
ing held on March 20.
The many friends of Annie E. Wells will
be glad to hear of her health and prosper
ity, being busily engaged in teaching in the
Huguenot seminary in South Africa.
The Unitarian ladies' society will hold a
ten cent supper in the vestry of the Uni
tartan church next Thursday evening, fol-
lowed by a short literary entertainment.
1t is reported that the present postmas-
ter at Mortified has resigned. AS con-
sequence several petitions are being crcu-
lated for as many aspirants for the office.
Rev. C. l. Scofield will begin series of
addresses on "Prophecy' next Sunday
evening at 1870 in the Congregational
church. The subject of the first address
will be "The second coming of Christ"
Everyone is invited to attend. There will
be good singing
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Turner returned to
their house here last Sunday afternoon,
built fire and went to a neighbours until
the house got warm. Looking out soon
they discovered the house was on fire, the
flames already pouring out of the roof.
After some hard fighting they saved the
barn and l. and most of the furniture. The
fire originated from defective chimney.
Mrs Rachel Streeter died at the home OF
her son at Mt. Hermon station last Sunday
morning, the immediate cause of her death
being the grip, although she had been very
feeble for the past two years. She was
born in Vernon, being one of II of the
children of John and Polly Lee. She mar
ried David Streeter when about %, and
spent the greater portion Of her married
| life in BernardstOn She had six children
three of whom survive her. Early in life
she Joined the Baptist church, and has
lived fully up to the principles she pro
fessed, the world having been made better
by her life and influence.