The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-01-05

as far as practicable in each School Dis
trict
When is considered the nearnoss of
the time, the second Tuesday in Fcbru-
airy, when the people will decide, whcth-
or they will suspend the operation of
the Law; the vast importance that it
60 into operation at the earliest period
the Legislature have provided and the
danger that the negligence Of the friends
OF Temperance to appear at the polls will
be construed as a public sentiment a.
gainst the Law, and demand for its re-
peal, the Society would do injustice to
the known character Of the Committees
not to assume that they will, without
further notice, personally embark and
will induce others to embark in this
cause with a zeal, which is proportionate
to the greatness Of the object Where
there is but one member Of the Commit
tee in town, he may confer with his
district associates or act independently
as convenience or efficiency shall de.
mand. In many towns, there is phal
anx u temperance men sufficient to sus
tain Temperance meeting two or three
times week, or even in two or three
districts in the same evening If il
should be possible ,hai,in such crisis a,
the present, any Of the Committee should
be deficient in zeal and activity. let tho
evil be remcdicd, by The more active yea
Of the friends Of Temperance in cacl
town. In fact let every man "who i:
wise hearted and has "a mind to work, ,
in mercy to the drunkard and his family
and friends, come forward and cooperate
in this labor of love.
When the Carthaginians were brought
into straits by the Roman army. the
ioo0ten gave their bracelets for shield.
and their hair for bowstrings. What
anguish have intoxicating drinks brought
upon women Let all females, however
happy their own circumstances, who have
hearts to dcplore the crushing evils, un
der which many Of the most ,irtuous o.
their sex agonize, by every measure which
becomes their sphere of action, " come
to the rescue
The County is divided into four Dis
tricts as follows:
|. Orwell. Shoreham, Bridport, Corn
wall and Whiting
COMMITTEE Rev Mcssr'. r. s
Cushman and j +. Yates, Of Orwell
J F. Goodhue and X Haven. of Shore
ham; +. w. Olmsted o; Bridport. G
W Noycs, Cornwall
?. Fcrrisburgh, Panton, Vergennes
Waltham and Addison.
Committee Rev. Acssrs III +
Lcavitt and S Mexican, vcrgennes NJ
d. Miller, b Cox, Addison, and Rev. Mr.
Pattison, Fcrrisburgh
3. Woybridge, Middlebury Salisbury
Ripton, Goshen, Hancock aud Granville
Committee Rev. Mcssrs S. S. Ford
Weybridgc r A Merrill and II. Mcel;
er, Middlcbury; G. W. Barrows, Sails
bury; A. Hemcnway, and N W Stearni
Ripton d. II. Lovcland Brandon
4. Monkton New Haven. Bristol. Lin
coin and Starksboro'.
Committec Rev. Mcssrs S. Hurl
but, New Haven; s Morgan and {
Barber, Bristol j. Fassctt, Starksboro'
Messrs Lovcland. Barrows and Fore
are requested to be responsible for Gosh
en-, Leicester and Salisbury and Messrs
llcmcnway and Stearns for Ripton
Hancock and Granville. We requcs,
clergymen of all denominations, and all
the friends Of Temperance to co operate
with the Committees or act independent
ly of them, as they can most eGcctuall,
promote the cause.
THoMAsA. MERRILL,l Stand
HIRlM MEEkER, ing
WILLIAM H. PARKER Commit
CHESTER ELMER tee:
January 2ioS2