Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1904-07-07

parents in Franklin.
Rev. W. T. Sparhawk, who has been
in California for the last two years, being
stationed lately at Villa PARK, Orange
county, i to arrive in Randolph about
the sth of August to visit his family,
and viii return to California after his
vacation. In June he accepted the invi-
tatiOn Of President Gates OF Pomona
college, Claremont, Cal, TO attend the
commencement Of that institution and
delivered a speech, which the papers re-
ported as worthy of note and the pres
ident Of the college complimented highly
Mr. and Mrs. w. 3. Gates and Mrs.
Ellen NJ. Chandler gave the first OF the
usual L. V. NJ. commencement receptions
at their home on south Willard street in
Burlington Saturday afternoon from four
to six O'clock. The floral decorations we're
artistically arranged and consisted Of car
nations in the reception room, red lilies
in the library, daisies and coreopsis in the
music room, peoples in the hall and sweet
peas in the dining room. One Of the ushers
was Mrs. Gates sister, Mrs. l.. Z. WHITE
Jr., OF Windsor, and among the guests
present were Gen. and Mrs. Marcus r.
Miller OF Washington and Crosby Miller
Of Berkeley, Cal.
The remains Of {. II. Whitcomb, whose
death occurred at his late home in Rox-
bury, Mass, June q, we're brought here
Friday morning accompanied by the
widow, the son, W. II. Whitcomb, and the
daughter, Miss Ruth. The funeral was
held at the residence OF Mr.. Whitcomb's
sister, Mrs. y. w. McCollom, on School
street, Rev. V. NJ. Hardy of Foxeroft, Me-,
officiating. The burial was in Southview
cemetery and the bearers were n. w. Nc
COLON and j. b. Adams, the son, and
Charles Chedel Of Pittsfeld. Besides the
immediate family OF the deceased, the rela-
tives from out Of town at the funeral were
Mrs. George A. Chedel and son of Pittstield,
Mr.. and Mrs. {. A. Adams of Post Mills
and Mrs. Elbridge Whitcomb OF Gaysville.
Rev. DR.. A. l.. Cooper, in his address be-
fore the state Epworth league convention
in Barre last Thursday, defined THE New
Forward Movement Of the League" as a
ssreviyal OF the strength of moral senti-
ment Of the people on the question OF
temperance, so that they Will sustain and
execute all proper laws that are enacted
for the suppression of the evil; the re-
vival OF the temperance sentiment IN IT'S
moral and Christian aspect. Once TEN.
perance was supposed to mean limited
use OF intoxicating drinks, but it has
come 10 mean total abstinence. The
gospel temperance goes even beyond,
insisting on abstinence from everything
that is an injury to the body, 70 the
life, The forward movement VIII hit
more persons IL il rests on the platform
OF gospel temperance than simply on the
platform OF temperance in regard 70 m
toxicating drinks, because II we touch
not, and taste not, the things that are
vile. we shall have to throw away our
pipes and cigars, or never touch them"
c. ]. Ferguson on High License.
The union meeting in the Christian
church last Sunday evening had a rather
small attendance. but the few present had
the privilege OF listening to very good
address delivered by Clarence J. Ferguson,
ESQ, OF Burlington, attorney for the YER
mont Anti-Saloon league.
Mr. Ferguson began by saying that
Vermont is experimenting with local
option, which was forced upon her by
the apathy OF 25.O00 voters, who failed to
cast their ballots two years ago. Had
they voted in April, 1903, they would,
undoubtedly, have voted No and turned
the scale for prohibition, as only lO4o
majority ushered in the new law. That
the 25,0O0 were temperance voters can be
safely taken for granted since the local
option leaders raked the state with
fine tooth comb to rally their forces at
Nfnety-two out Of the 246 towns voted
10 have saloons: not all OF them issued
licenses but they had the right to. Two
wears later Vermont gave the liquor
traffic OF the state a doubtful compliment,
when 81 OF the ~ towns threw out the
saloons and only two of the dry towns
voted them in.
When Pat O'Hogan entered the army
he was told never TO dismount without
orders, but one day his horse threw him
and before he could gather himself up
the general spied him. ibid you have
orders 10 dismount ?" roared the COM
mander. tsYes. sir s'From headquarters ="
"No. sir, from headquarters, answered
Pat, and that is the way Vermont towns
are issuing orders to the saloons by which
they refuse to be ridden.
We were promised boom for the state
under the new law but the only boom to be
observed is in the police courts and IN the
vicinity of the jails. Vermont would
blossom like rose with local option, we
were told, but the only blossoms 10 pc
seen are on the noses of some of her citi-
gems. Drunkards and minors would De
unable to obtain liquor with license strict
ly enforced, was laid down as funda-
mental truth, but no complaints have
been heard from drunkards or minors on
that score; instead complaints are made
bv wives and mothers, whose requests the
saloon keepers refuse to heed and violate
the law daily by selling to the very ones
whom license was so tenderly to protect.
Merchants in Burlington who expected
more trade and greater prosperity under
license are feeling a little disappointed
one man acknowledges that he has had TO
nav out 5000 in extra advertising to draw
custom from the country to level up mis-
loss in the city trade. Another, a grocer,
bewails a slump Of about 1900 a month
since the prosperous era of license. Con-
tractors have difficulty in finding enough
sober employees Monday mornings to be-
pin work, and one, in fact, in hunting up
his men, went into saloon Monday noon
and located eleven of them utterly inca
pacitated for labor.
The president Of the savings bank says
there has been great change IN the de-
posits of the working people. soon after
The new law went into effect laooring
classes gradually ceased to deposit, then
thew began to draw out their savings untll
now most OF the accounts are closed.
In fact Mr.. Ferguson made II appear
that the happiness and prosperity reallzeo
with a legalized traffic in liquor haven
been quite what we were lead 10 antlcl-
pate.