The northern galaxy. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1844-1848, 1846-03-03
ADDISON COUNTY TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.

4
MIDpLEBURT, Feb. %, I6i6.
The Addison Co. Temperance Society
met agFeeably to previous notice. President
Rev. L. w. Pearson in the Chair. Pray
or was offered by the Rev. BENJAMIN Laba-
rec ID. ID. On motion Of Rev. II. A. Merrill
ID. ID. a business committee of FIVE was an
pointed, viz: Res. Benjamin Labaree, Rev.
L. A. Merrill, Hon. Harvey MunsilI, Prof,
A C. Twining, Seth Langdon Esq.
The business committee then reported in
part-offering resolution No. ], which, after
discussion by DIR. Merrill, Prof Twining and
Clark Rich, was unanimously adopted. The
business committee offered resolution No. .
which was unanimously adopted without dis
cusSion. On motion of DIR. Merrill, J. II.
Bowman, Clark Rich, Rev. S. w. Magilf
were added TO the business committee. On
motion of the Rev. S. w. Masill, il was vo-
ted that it be the duty Of the business COM
mittee 10 report to the society a systematic
plan Of operations Tor the towns Of County.
Convention then adjourned till l-2 O'Clock.
1-2 O'clock, AFTERNOON.
Prayer was offered by the Rev s. W. Ma
gill. The business committee presented
resolution No. 3, which after having been
discussed by DR.. Merrill, p. Starr Esq, Prof.
Twining, Rev. S. w. Magili, JAS NJ. Slade,
Rev. H. Leavitt, Gov. Slade, Rev. d. Lamb,
Rev. J. GoOdhue, was unanimously adopted.
Clark Rich, Harvey Munsill and Samuel P
Strong were made this committee.
On motion of DIR. Merrill il was voted that
DR.. Powers of Woodstock be requested to
address the convention, 10 which Dr. Powers
replied by offering some just and appropriate
remarks, on the action of temperance men,
Prof rwining of the business committee
then offered resolu ions Nos. 4 and 3. A va
cancy having occurred in the Executive COM
mittee Of the Society, by the removal from
the County of the Rev. Aaron Angler, DR..
]. G. Ross of Middlebury was appointed in
his place. The committee on resolution No.
3 then reported the following list for the Wig
lance Committee Of their several towns:
ShJreham-Silas Rowley, Lewis Hunt.
Elmer Jones.
| Bridport-Daniel Howe. Prosper Elithorp,
Charles n. Hayward.
Middlebury-E. w. Drury, Justus Cobb.
Jacob Dewey, Norman Upper.
N,r Hdrsn-E. s. Herman, Horotio
Plumley, Martin Cowles-
Weybridge--Samuel James, Elijah G.
Drake, Milo Stowe.
Yergennes-S. P. Strong, Hiram Roberts.
J. II. Bowman,
Bristoi-Noah Edwards, Harvey Parne-
lee. w. F. Arnold.
Hiram McAlister.
Pdntcn-Ira Manning, II. N. White, Har
ry Harris.
Ferrisbmgh-N. L. Reyes, Benz. Ferris,
N. GniEdOn.
Ii. t., Ill N..rsl.
2d. Is. l.. Knight.
Salisbury-Ebenezer Weeks, Sumner
Briggs Washington Miller.
Leicester-Wm. Perry, - Wright.
Cornrall-Truman Eels, Amos Douglass,
| Hartman Samson.
Addison-Jonas Smith, Geo. Wilmarrh,
o. Dexter.
lIonkton-Stoddard Hollis, Ira Smith,
RHderick Baldwin.
LincoIn-Russell Tabor, Ezra Vsrncy, G.
CulndOn.
WaIihan- Eco. Frisbie, r.. Evarts, John
p. Strong.
Hancock-Charles G. Robins.
| C. Rich. from the business committee, Of
fered resolution No. 6, which was unaui
mously adopted. On motion Of Coz. Slade
il was voted that the Secretary address a CIR
cular to the Vigilance Committee oil each
town, giving them notice Of their appointment
and urging them to their responsible duty.
1t was also voted that 5000 Of the Temper
ance Pledge, sc. be printed for Distribution
IN the several towns. A collection Of SlO.36
was raised to dcfray expenses. On motion
of Prof Twiuing it was voted that the pro
ceediugs Of the Convention be officially pub
lished in the papers of the County, and in the
| VI. Temperance Herald.
Il. w. PEARSON, President.
s. PEARL LATnEOP, Sec'y.