Year: 1875

there has been inauguraied a general morality move
lncnt within the past lew DAYS some TWO
ladies in the town committed suicide on account
OF unpleasant scandal caused by Their innocent evening
promenades OF the village streets The ahar as may
be supposed caused great excitement IN the quiet town,
and the result has been OF series OF public meet
ings that proposed in the interest OF law and order
Colonel Elliot Bridgman presided, Rev Mr. Lyman
offered prayer. and then followed discussion a. TO


He'"u' tleIc vac IeAi,y any Just ,ot W. iit
ing u seems that. a Rev. Mr.. Berry had preached
sermon on Sunday in which he deplorod the morbid
sentiment Of the community that lavished sym
ing OF floral wreath and upon the
casket OF Netie Barrett insult 10 God
and His revealed religion, and scathngly denounced
the selcctmen for their axty in falling discover the
prime or the horror This clergyman present
at the meeting and led or in the speaking He called
in question the official conduct Of the trial Justice, who,
IN answer, claimed that an inquest woud have been
illegal and unnecessary and thought the parsons ser
mon an entirely unwarrantable one The principal OF
the village grammar school claimed that the girls were
not specially immoral but thought that the billiard and
drinking saloons should be closed and reading room
established The upshot OF the meeting was that they
all agreed that they would make home attractive
keep close watch on the boys and girls and invite Mr.
Moody and his colaborers among them.


A RAILROAD REVIVAL.


In the midst OF the general revival which is promised
there has been OF considerable magnitude inaugur
ated on the part OF the railroad employees this
ton II had It's origin in Springfield in the organiza-
engineers OF the Connecticut River Railroad The idea
took with the employees Of the Boston and Albany and
the New York New Haven and Hartford roads, and the





IL has assumed such stability that
citation has been formed with Mr.. b. c.
Crabtree, of the Boston and Albany road for
president and tho vice presidents and other officers
selected from the different roads in this section
which represented in the movement They are con-
templang invitation to Moody and Sankey and their
associates to address them, at time which Will best
SUIT their convenience


MR.. BEEcHER AT LAKE PLEASANT


Another important missionary movement in this sec
ton OF an evangelical nature 10 be preached
at Lake Pleasant, by Rev. Henry Ward Beccher
from paN Iak d
line OF the Vermont and Massachusetts, division
Of the Ftchburg Railroad is of the most charming
and celebrated spots for open air devoons 10 be found
the Connecticut Valley. The presence OF Mr. Beecher
is said have been secured through the efforts of Mr
Charles H. Gomez President Of the Young Mems Chris
have undertaken say that the affair is Of financial
rather than evangelical nature, on account or
Mr., Comce being superintendent OF the rail-
road which passes the grove. 1t has been
less than speculation between Mr.. Gomez and
the Plymouth pastor This allegation, however has
been squarely met by one OF MIR. Beechcrs friends,
who authorizes the statement in his behalf that the
only compensation he expects will accept will be
his conveyance to and from Lake Pleasant and his
tertanment while there. The discussions on the mat
threaten that the of religious reform should suffer
in consequence have doubt but both Mr.. Beecher
and Mr.. Comec will even now abandon the meeting
for which such ample arrangements have been made.


A WORD ABOUT TELEGRAPH INCoSvENIENCES.


wish TO mngle mine with the general growls OF the
community at the absence OF telegraph facilities in
Northheld The wires OF the Western Union Company
pass directly through the town, but the district super
intendent thinks il nconsstent TO favor the citizens
with Office. During the summer months the place
has been filled with boarders from the cities, and the in
convenience of having to drive three miles TO do their
teegraphing has been the Of great many hard
words The members Of the press who are assembled
here at this particular time also somewhat indignant
at the refusal of the company TO furnish them with
facilities