Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1859-02-10
Washington County Temperance Con-
venfion.

The Convention met at the Court House pur-
suant to call and was called to order by Rev.
Eli Ballou
Hon. Geo. W. Bailey was elected President
and S. S. Boyce Secretary.
On motion of Rev. Eli Ballou, committee
of five were appointed as a committee on reso-
lutions, as follows Eli Ballou, Denslow Up
ham, John Spalding, j. G. Stlmson, and G. II
Joyce.
On motion of A. G. Brown, the convention
proceed d to an informal ballot for County Com
missioner, with the following result:
j. G. Gault of Mortified, rs
E. S. Newcomb OF Waterbury, Is
Scattering, 6
On motion of E. S. Newcomb, Mr.. j. c.
Gault of Mortified, was declared the unani,
nous nominee of the convention.
Mr. Gault was called for and came forward
and accepted the nomination in manner credi-
table to himself and satisfactory to the Convcn.
ton.
Adjourned to half-past one clock, P. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Eli Ballou from the committee on resolutions
reported as follows:
Resolred That the evils of Intemperunce are
still alarming, destroying the mdde-agcd ruin
ing our young men, blasting the peace and hap
piness Of families, and dealing death blows tt
the dearest interests of society.
Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convcn
ton, only very small portion Of the liquors
sold, even by the Agencies, is used for medicine
or for mechanical purposes, and most of 1t is
used Tor beverage, contrary to the design of the
law.
Resoiued, That the town agency system has
been wretchedy perverted in the County Of
Washington, during the year, By the appoint
ment of bad agents, and the unrestricted sale Of
bad liquors for bad purposes, rendering the law
II nulllty and opening the floodgates of intern.
pcrancc, poverty, crime and woe.
Rcsoioed, That the watchword in this matter
is " REFORM" and we are determined to have
IL thorough reform during the ensuing year
and we believe our candidate for County Com
missioner is The man to carry it out in practice
! ReS0lucd, That we have the fullest confidence
in the ability and integrity of John 9. Gault
ESQ.,, to discharge faithfully the duties of the
Office Of County Com missioner, to which office
we have this day unanimously nominated him
and we hereby pledge ourselves to use all honor
able means to elect him to that office.
The following committees were elected for the
year ensuing.
County Committee.
Heman Carpenter, Mortified; II K. Stay.
ton, Calais; Denslow Upham, Warren e. S
Newcomb, Waterbury James Abbott, Wor.
cester; II. Y. Barnes, Montpelier Quintor
Cook, Cabot.
Town Committees.
Barre.-Lester Tlldcn, Albee Nichols, A.
jackson, Albert Johonnett l.. B. Averill
Berln-J. N. Perrin, G. w. Dodge, Chas
Norton, John Stone.
Cabot.-Quinton Cook, Cornelius Smith, j
II. Damon
Calais.-A. M. Foster, c. C. Eaton, ALFRED
Goodenough, W. P. Slayton, Albert Dwinell
M. V. B. Hathaway, E. Ii. Slayton.
Durbury. Sumerville, William E.
Ward, Jasper Lyman, Alamo Hayden, Lyman
V. Turner.
e. Montpelier,-Elhanan W. Omsbee, Pear
ley P. Pitkin, Geo. W. Templeton, Clark King
Byron Goodwin, BENZ. j. Wheeler.
Fayston.-Ziba W. Boyce, S, R. Griggs
George O. Boyce.
Middeser.-Wm. Chaplin, VIM. d Mcintyre,
Mr., Ripley.
Montpelier Henry Mutt, Medad Wright
Joel Foster, Marble RUSSELL A. &. Brown, H
|
Marshfeid-Jeremiah Carlton, G. II. w
Dwinnell, Stephen Spencer, Mervin Roberts
John B. Pike.
Moretopn.-Charles Liscomb, VIM. L. Clapp
A. NJ. Nevins.
Northfeld.-A. II. Proctor, Joseph Gould, J
Q. Bates, j. g. Taggard II. II. Locklin, Edwin
Chapman, Geo. W. Kingsley. j. P. Brooks, Jr
E. +. Buzzel.
Plainfeld.-S, B. Gale, John Perry, L. G
Reed, h. M. Perry, VIM. 3. Foss.
Rordury.--O. Richardson, A. Webster, I'd
Daniel Steele, Cyrus Howard, Emery Crane.
Woodbwy.-F. @. Putnam, Truman Town
Chauncey Haskell, Ira A. Young, Jason Hatch
Neutrality-suspicious. F. Henry, Orville Daniels,
Harvey Eddy, Oscar May.
Waitsfela.-Ira Taylor, G. E. Joslyn, A. A.
Kneeland, Hiram Thomas.
Waren.-E. A. Eldridge, II. G. Van Deu.
sen, j. G. Gleason.
Worcester. Hancock, Horace D. Robbins,
ARENAS Richardson, Truman P. Kellogg, Far
ris Leonard.
GEO. W BAILEY, Pres't.
S. S. BoYcE, Sec'y.