Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1837-03-07
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Reported for The Rutland Herald
THE RUTLAND COUNTY TEMPER .NCp
SOCIETY


The annual meeting of the Rutland Countv Ton.
pcrancc Society, called by The Executive Commit
tee, met ct the Baptist Church in Rutland on
Thursday the I'd day of March, 1887
Rev. HApLEr PRocroR, Vice President in tho
Chair.
Rev. WIN. Mitchell Of Rutland. opened the meet.
ing with prayer.
Mr. Spencer of Wallingford. called for the read.
ing of the proceedings Of the last meeting. Reud
FRANoIs SLAsoS, Esq, President, came in and
took the chair.
Mr. Barrett of Rutland moved that n committee
OF OverlureS be appointed, consisting of three.
hessrs Bowen OF Clarendon Spencer, and Cot.
ting of Rutland, were appointed.
Several resolutions were introduced and roferrod
to the committee.
Mr. Spencer here and remarked tbst il w.s
obvious to all. from tie spirit Of tie resolution.
Just read. that feeling Of censure and blame wns
manlfestng towards the public houses in the conn
W; u was known That he himself kept a Temper
p"ce house ana tie felt some delicacy in acting pp
on thet committee; he therefore asked to be excu
sed, and moved that the committee be increased -
i've Excused and motion Carried.
Messra Daniels, Sheldon. and Pav wox. ..,.1
to the committee auu''
Two resolutions Of last meeting. living ,,o, Oh.
table were called up, read and recommitied
ne committee reported the ftlowinp reso,,,;o,
introduced By Mr. Brown.
}. Resoived. That If we wouh give efI;.et N n.
resolutions here adopted and theDrinciole. a..
sed, we must, by individual exomlle and inaernse.
carry them out in the full length AID breadth OF an
tAef acquisitions at all Observation-Disclosures
hy-cons'steney OF character, demand il at cur
hands.
Discussed by Messrs Spencer. Po.e and Mitch.
ell, and adopted.
The com. reported the following
2 Rtsolred, That the evils arising e,o,, a..
trothck in intoxicating drinks os beverage are
numerous and great, and in the opinion Of tss 90.
cleiy. the vendors are accessories TO all the c,me.
and abuses that the inebrates commit.
Mr. Mitchell moved o amend by Substituting IA
word 'drnnkard for tho word "inebria,es"-he h
ed to call spade, spade and a drunksrd he Iikp
to call drunkard. He preferred calling things L.
Their proper names. Amendment adopted and res
outon laid on the table.
Mr. Spencer moved that committee of nomioa
tlons be appointed 80 report nomination Of officer.
for the Society for the year ensuing. Carried.
Messrs Mitchell, Spencer. and Dana ofCas,le,oa
were appointed. Adjourned.
O'CLOCK, Pm.
Committee reported 81 resolution which on mo.
i''H VI -ni btV"u WIS hHieuOed by stTiklDp out al
after the word resolved. and substituting the fol.
lowing:
3. Rcsoiref, That the several town socie,ies be
requested TO inquire into the feasibility of establish
lng Temperance Houses where they are needed 10
the several towns, and that they adopt such mes,
ures for the accomplishment Of this object as they
msy find necessary.
( Which after discussion by Mossrs Merrill Of Cus-
Teton, Mitchell and Brown upon the merit,, vs.,
adopted.
Dir Buiier asked leave 10 read an extract from tie
address Of the Union Temperance Society: granted.
Con. reported the following, which aiter an IN.
ieres;iug relation Of facts on the subject by Mr
/ Page, adopted
4 Reso'red. That in the opinion Of this Society.
the great scarcity Of bread-stuffs is not occasioned
altogether BY speculation. but one grea, cause Is
the destruction Of grain By dis,ilaiion.
Dir Barrett called up the ID resolution, which
after discussion by Messrs Merrill. Bowen, Mitch.
ell and Davenport, Was amended by Mr. Pie,pois
30 ss 10 read follows. and adopted
2. Resol1ed Thst the evils snsing from the
.rafiies 10 intoxicating drinks are numerous snd
great; and in the opinion Of this Society the ven-
dsrs are accessories to al tho crimes and sbs.ss
produced By inismpersnce.
The COMMITTEES Of nominations reported tia fol-
loving list q cGcets, whish vas accepted an ~