St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1902-05-21
AT DANVILLE.


4 Stirring Address.
The temperance rally at the town hal
on Friday evening, May 16, was vel
attended. The best OF attention was
given to the address BY Rev, {. NJ. Chap
man Of ST. Johusbury. Mir. Chapman
discussed in au aE- and independent
maner the Vermont temperance law and
good citizenship. Although this law
was enacted many years ago it was
shown to embody some OF the features
advocated by the lest authorities oi
today OF temperance legislation Among
these te stures were specified a modified
"local opttoa, in that towns could now
determine by vote Whether or not to
maintain a liquor agency. Also the
az ncy makes the town responsible and
does away with the pri' ciple OF private
gain. 1t is generally admitted that the
element OF private gain which IS Insepa-
rabe from any form OF the license sys-
TEN, is wholly bad. After a most in.
structiye comparison OF conditions as
seen and studied in Connecticut New
Hampshire aud Worcester, Mass, during
his residence in those states. Mr.. Chap
man declared his emphatic conviction
that, notwithstanding conditions which
in MANY communities could be bettered,
the present law is well adapted to the
needs o Vermont and is worthy Of being
upheld by all good cit Ems. A vote OF
thanks to the speaker tor his address
was moved bv Rev. Mr.. Hamilton and
extended by the audience, The meeting
was presided over by DR.. Libby; prayer
was offered by Rev. G. II. Cummings;
and two selections were rendered BY the
Ladies quartette of the Congregational
church.
Judge S D. Morse, Frank Adams.
Wallace Morse and Leslie Taylor went
to Greensboro last week, to try their
luck at fishing and report good catches.
Miss Jennie Tilton is visiting her sister
at Passumpsic.
Emily Carrie and Lydia Woodcock
are i'll with the measles.
c H. Wilson and daughter Susie, are
visiting relatives in Burlington.
John Page of St. Johnsbury was at F.
j. Prestons last week.
The Ladies Library Association has
recently received from Mrs, Charles Pope
OF Chicago $25, also about 25 new books
Mrs. N. H. Page has been quite i'll the
past week.
The republican caucus for the election
OF delegates to the state and district
conventions will be held at the town
hall, Saturday evening, May 81, at
o'clock.
Sa'ma Davis has gone to Connecticut
where he is selling farm implements for
the Osborne Farm Machine Co.,
The entertainment to be given in the
Town Hail, Friday evening at s O'Clock,
by the young people of the Congrega-
tional church will be An Evening with
LongIellow. 1t will include an essay
about LongIellow and his works;
declarations, recitations aud songs
from his poems and the illustration of
two poems by some tableaux.
Professor E. A. Hamilton and Prof |
Hathaway OF Montpelier seminary spent
few days at Rev. Joseph Hamilton's.
Miss Mabel Hamilton returned from
McIndoes last week, where she has been
teaching elocution, and has gone to
Lyndon institute, where she has SINH
lar position.
Rev. and Mrs, Joseph L. Hamilton will
60 next Monday to Newport to visit
their son Piny and from there will go
to Sherbrooke to visit Mr.. HamiIton's
brother while there will attend the
Montreal conference which meets at
Sherbrooke next week.