The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1858-02-27
80 COUNTY Temperanee soeiety.

Essex County Temperance Society.
according 20 previous notice the Society
met at the Town llall m Luncuburg ON Tues.
day, the 23d instant, ut 10 O'Clock, \. W., and
was called TO order by the President, Hon
A.uibhar,L
On motion, lo',i That O committee of
three be appointed hy the Chair to nominate
officers ior the ensuing year
NIcs,rs. W. II, lIaNshoin or Guildhall J.
Brooks Of lmcnbwF aud Preston May Of
Concord were appointed,
lQtrR That committee of SIS hc appoint
ed by the Chair to nominate Il candidate for
County Commissioners
Mcssrs. Charles Ch'sc and =, May Of Con-
cord, VI. S. Chandler, II. i. Coleman and G.
Thomas Of Iuncnburg, and ". H. llaushom
Of Guillhall were accordingly appointed.
I'oi.h That the Chair appoiu, committee
of three ON Resolutions. Mc,.rs. BROOKS
Chase and llaIi,hmu were appointed.
Adjourned until ha'i past O'Clock, i. VI.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Society .ntt puauani to Adjournment
the President in the Chair, and was opened
with prayer by Rev Wm Scwal! Of luuou-
burg.
The Committee on nomination for officers
-tA-a-ganaete l,oa fallesil4 -lj-t, which was
adopted, viz
For President II, Z. Coleman, Iuncnburg.
Vice Prc,.dcuts-prcston Mny, Concord.
Enoch Thamns, LurcnLrs.- Arm nnrtaa,
Guiluhaii, John D,wcy. Maidstone, Danicl
NJ. Smith. brunswick. Nm Burbank, bloom.
field fndic Blodgctt Lexington, y. /. NIcr-
RITZ tt7T'1-rrT, tr0rF7 tNtCfis, GRANNY, s. u.
'llobSou, brighton
Recording Scrclory George Z llcnch.
i.iiTT5i77T555;,
Concentrating Secretary, W. H. IIats-
horn, GuildhllI.
Treasurer George Clark. Iuucuburs.
Ahc Committee ON nomination Tor County
Commissioucr. was called, and reported for
County Commissioners Hon. Oramcl Craw.
ford of Guildhall
Rcmarhswcrc made hy Mcssrs Brook,
and ltortshom, endorsing denomination,
when it was voted to adopt the report
The Committee ON Resolutions reported
The following, VIZ
EmolrcA That it is the duty Of all who
feel an interest in the moral welfare of socic.
" to use their utmost influence To forward
the cause Of Temperance by all means in
their power.
Rc9oirc3, That moral suasion must be the
great moving cause Of all other movements,
and without that 10 sustain them all laws
must fail
HcSo5cot, That as the present law has done
much good, We, as temperance individuals. (
viii do all in our power 10 sustain the law. .
and the proper officers in their attempts to On .
force the same.
frr--'rrrT' mt w rTpCCt ThC County Com =
missioner will faithfully execute the require
mcnts Of the law WITHOUT fcur or favor i
Rcsoircd, That although many wax cold in
the cause Of temperance it is no less the duty
of every firm believer in the cause to como
forward and work with still more energy and'
cNcruon until the monster intcmpcrancc shall
bc driven from the land.
On motion it was voted to Law the Rcport
on the table
Able and interesting speeches were made
by McSsrs. Scwcll and Brooks of Iunen.
BURG, Chambcrhn Of West Concord. and
.iartshon of Guildhal on the subjects touch
d by the Rcsolutions--thc necessity of en-:
shHS the sympathics and energies of the
Dung On the side Of, temperance, and in the
upport of the nomination for Commissioner,
On motion, voted to adopt the Report
ominutiug Mr.. Crawford,
Also voted that Mr.. w. IL. IIortshorn be
ppointcd to notify Nh, Crawford Of his
Moved and voted that copies Of these pro- ,
'cdmgs be forwarded to the offices Of TIM ,
ALEpoNrAN and North Star, for publication. ,
Then voted to adjourn
1t Is perhaps proper to add that the meet ;,
~ although not large in attendance, was ),
cry harmonious in action, and highly inter :,
sting throughout.
G. ]. FRNcn, Recording Secretary. -
10, The man who thought we should have =,
. cold weather this scdson, left town few u
with H 4