The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1840-02-01
TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.
january 2, 1910.

The Columbia County Temperance So
cieiy, met putsuan. TO adjournment, in the
Methodist Meeting House at Mooresburg,
The meeting was called 10 order and Or.
ganised by the President, JAMES G.
SPROUL, and dedicated with prayer by
the Secretary, A. VALLERcHAMP.
The delegates from the auxiliary socie-
ties were requested TO take their seas--lhe
reports called for-read and adopted.
DdnuiHe Temperance Socieiy.--M. C..
Grier, VIM. Hartman, Rev. Il. Il. Nixon,
Eli Wilson, John Patton.
Liberty and ChMiSgudqae r. S.-W.
Durham, John Clarke, Richard Wilson,
w. r. McMahon, J. Il. Walker, Samuel
McMahon.
Washingtonvihc T. S.-Rev. D. Bar
Der, ThOs. Robertson, Stephen Brearley,
Jas. Hutchinson.
williamsburg T. S.--Peter Ent, John
Wa-din, A. ValeIchamp.
JerseytoUn r. S.--Wm. Richart, DIR.
r. Parke, Joseph Sheep, Teler Shullz,
VIM. Shulz. Samuel Russell, james Nc
Vicken, S. w. Lowry, Thomas Barber.
Berwick, Bloomsburg, Fishing Creek,
and Mahoning Temperance Societies, not
represented.
Business was then suspended and an adj
dress delivered before the society on the G.
wills of intemperance, by A. Vallerchamp.
On motion, ResOlUe3-That this Conven-
ton deem i! imror ant for the interests of
the Temperance reformation and the good
OF the county, to appoint ihe Rev. Daniel
Barber, Samuel b. Wilson, and Richard
Wilson, as committee, whose business it
shall be to procure Temperance Agent for
two months, 10 promote the cause through
out the county.
ResolUed-That this society pledge them
selves to paironiso good Temperance Tav-
ern in the town Of Danville.
ResOlUed-That committee of three be
to prepare and circulate petitions,
earnestly asking our Legislature TO repeal
all laws licensing the retail Of intoxicating
drinks, and also asking for the enlc!on OF
laws 10 prohibit the sale Of intoxicating
drinks rs beverage. James McMahon,
Nj. G. Grier and Eli Wilson, were appoin-
ted as that committee.
ResOIUed-I'hat This convention earnest
Iy recommend 70 the officers and members
Of all our auxlliaries to adopt such plans
and measures as shall give, if possible, TO
every friend Of virtue and order in the
county of Columbia, an opportunity of me-
our Legislature on the subject of
the traffic IN ardent spirits.
ResolUed-That there be committee
appointed by this society whose business it
shall be to collect all the information avaia-
BILE with regard TO the amount Of pauperism
within the bounds Of the county, chargea-
bic to intoxicating drinks, and what amount
OF revenue accrues yearly 10 tho county,
by licensing the sale Of the same, and re-
port to the society at its next annual meet
ing. ]. G. Sproul, A Valerchanp, NJ. G.
Grier, Rev. Daniel Barber, Richard VIII
son, Jesse Bowman, Philip Dodder, and
John Parke, were appointed as that COM
mittee.
Delegates appointed to meet the State
Temperance Delegation at Harrisburg, pro-
vded such delegation shall convene
James G.. Sproul, Azima ValleIchamp-
alternates, NJ. G. Grier, Richard Wilson.
The following officers were appointed Tor
the ensuing year:
Rev. DANIEL BARBER. President.
.4@ima taierchamp, Samuel FORKS,
and Jesse BOacmua, Vice Presidents.
Eli Wilson, and NJ. G. Grer, Secref0-
rieS.
ReSolUed-That the proceedings Of this
meeting be published in all the papers Of the
county friendly to the cause OF Temper
ance.
On notion, Re8olUea-Thal this meeting
adjourn to meet again on the first Thursday
Of January, A. n. 1871, in the Presbyteri
an Lecture Room in DanyiIle.
ELI WdsoN' Secretaries.