The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1852-03-03
Middlebury Temperance Society.

Middlebury Temperance Society.
At a preliminary meeting Of the friends
Of Temperance, it was resolved that Tenn
perance Society should be formed bearing
the above name A committee was appoint
ed composed Of the following named gentle
men: +. A. Merrill, II. Mceker. d. Laba'
rec, .Iusius Cobb, II. l.. Fuller, to draft $
constitution, and To nominate list Of Off
GERS. I hat committee in accordance will
vote of the former meeting reported TO
subsequent meeting held OIL the 18th oil Feb
ruary, the following
CONSTITUTION.
Art. |. The Object Of this society shall
be TO promote Temperance and any person
in Middebury or vicinity, may become ;
member, by subscribing to the following
Pledge, which has been adopted by the Coun
" aud State Societies. We agree tina
We will not use Intoxicating Liquors, rs d
beverage, nor traffic in them to be used lol
that purpose that we will not provide
them as nm aitic'c Of entertainment, or FOL
persons in our employment; and that in al
use throughout the community Thost
persons in Mh,llcbury, who belong 10 other
Temperance organizations are requested tC
unite with this Society and thus strengthen
our hands in this good cause.
Art. H. The officers oil this society, shall
be President, five Vice Presidents, Qhret
of HON shall belong 10 the Easerly par
of the town j Secretary; seven Directors
and committee of one or more from each
School District, 10 procure subscribers, and
TO promote tho cause If the society in lheii
Districts. The President, Secretary. and
Directors, shall be board to supern,enl
the General concerns, and be the executive
officers Of the Society.
art. Ill. There shall he held yea ly, a
such place as the president. or IN his alb
scencc the Secretary shall designate, foul
quarterly Mcetings,--thc first Of which slIdl
he held in January. ard be denominaicd the
annual Meeting for the choice of Officers
In case the annual Meeting is no; duly held
the old board may designate any other tim,
for the election, Of officers; and they ma,
appoint meeting to call the attention Of
the community 10 this subject in any par: d
the Town, at their pleasure.
Il
cd at any Annual Meeting. by majority o.
Two thirds oil the members present. After
some discussion the above constitution wa.
adopted.
The committee further reported the fol
lowing list Of officers who were elected
President HORACE EATON,
lice Presidents, lRA ALLEN,
JAS. Nj. SLApE.
Hiram MUNGER,
OLIVER HYDE,
lloRATIo GOODRICH
.Secretoru JoHN w. STEWART.
Directors, Rev Hiram Mecker, Prof. VIM
IL. Parker. DR.. VIM. NJ. Bass, Calvin Hill
Jason Davenport, Harry i.angworthy llor'
ace Crane.
Toicn C0mD,iIee.
/. c. Bsrrcws, L. S. Brge, William Carr
Jr., Asahel Hooker, Geo. NJ. Smith David
Loveilt, Ezra Crane, Nelson Chltenden, No
BILE Foot, VIM. =. Huntington, Norman
Tupper,L Z. Hyde. VIM Dewey Geo. Smith
Silas Piper. Sem, Warren VI core, VIM. ID
Bell, John Chrisiy. Chas. Woodwork.
Ia The Village.
IreSi side Anon Wilcox, S. r. Bolton
Henry Wilcox.
East Side. Jusus Tolb. C. c. Hunting
ton, A. ID. Siearns. Geo. w. Thomas, jacob
Dewey, Caleb Morton, n. II. Hand, 4
Mayo. NJ. Lnncworihy.
In College. Tutor e. Sherman, B. d
Ames.
After the organic i,ion Of the Society ha'
been completed, the meeting was addressed
by Rec. DR.. Clement, from the State c
Maine, who gave very able and satisfactor,
account of the progress OF Temperance ii
his State under the workings OF the Main'
Law. And closed by saying that The time
he hoped, was not far distant, when Vet
mont would stand shoulder TO shoulder will
Maine in this holy cause.
The meeting then adj. for Two weeks.
JomN w. STEWART, Sec.