Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1860-02-17
WASHINGTON COUNTY TEMPER
ANCE CONVENTION.


The friends Of Temperance in Washington
County, met in Convention at the Grand Ju-
~ Room in Montpelier on Wednesday. Feb
ruory &, to nominate candidate for County
Commissioner. Mr.. Slayton, Of Calais. one
f Of the County Committee, called the Conyen-
( ton TO order, and the following officers were
chosen:
RoYAL WHEELER Of f. Montpelier. Pres I.
+. S. Newcomb Of Waterbury, ! Vice
II. n. Taplin Of Montpelier, Presidents
Luther Henry of Waterbury. Secretary
II. X. Slayton, Eli Balou and Luther Hen
ry, were appointed a committee on resolu-
tons.
After spirited remarks by several gen
tlomen. the Convention adjourned TO half-past
one in the afternoon.
AFTERNOONS
Convention met pursuant to adjournment,
and voted that a Committee Of one from each
town represented be appointed to nominate
a candidate for County Commissioner
After comforting together, the Committee
presented the name of Rev Eli Balou. OF
Montpelier, as candidate for County Commits
sicner; and he was unanimously elected by
the Convention.
Mr.. Ballou declining to accept the nomina-
ton, he was excused and the Convention pro-
cecdod to ballot, and +. s. NEwcoNn of Wa
tcrbury, was unanimously elected.
The Committee on Resolutions made their
report, and the resolutions were seycraly read
and adopted, as follows:
Rso'r,d, That all true friends of Temperance have
h. .-,,5,, or o,g ne1ie c,i .,s to si INK tbg ',,
hbiiory principle. and HAT prohibion h,s b1cono tho
fixed policy NJ The State
tn ~
County, tho uronfct, M u5n,iuaiing fr t,f, 0giers
such persons ol win enforce he due observance VI
Reo,eI That we ospce,ly invoke tho aid of all pcr
sons i'm hc several town. In Hi, Connty vo orc ,tor
8hle In l,v, order md te,r,,r,,ncc ,n in, ;;, r
Tho Ro,rd If Sclccf,,r,, ,yfo ,r In $50 ~ J a., , M
co-opcrac with the County Commissioner in cvecating
the temperance law
Rc,oired That we believe the due enforcement Of the
a"pe lessen the AMOUNT c e omo and are cd p"9 Sc
mount Of taxes and we earnestly recommend IN no IA,
PAYERS Of this County careful consideration Of NH, sub.
Re,o'red Tint we ,oy,,d tbo an,ointr,cn, NJ ro,,
Agcnts i'm each of tho io,yns i'm Tho dd,rt, NJ, % If ,t
essential elements To enforce the present omor laws and
we recommend he corniss,,cr ' ,,t ! ,,
mcnts i'm every town ,yborp i, t.. pr,cticobls
Rgs,JreJ maj wc bo,r,ii, ,,il,,r I'm ,I i,,,;
hs day. made for County m and v 't c
make all houorab, cy'r,ions ~, secure Nj, ecr,i,
~,
Inc iollowlng gentlemen were appointed
County Committee for the vcar ensuing II
L ct. ~ d. -. n
I ~ 'i"l '"h' i'"'llci h"'OS' III bdllou; jonas
Abbott, Luther Henry.
TOWN COMMITTEES.
B1re--SimI W Davis. John Paine. Albert Johon-
nett SULLIVAN Wood Augustus CIain
Howard. James Boyd1n' T. Sco,iT o'''pO''' W. n
GIt5qt-iioswcI Farr Qanton Cook, Cornelius Smith.
d. ~ ~ pam2n ~, S91 y JoHes c,.-,
10 X, Geo W Poster Israel Dwinnen
LYMAN. Non1o IinrdrU r. n farmer :" "A''' Jasper
Z, MowpeAcr-Beni. J. Wheeler, Byron Goodwin
t, ..,a.n; . "a, A. m ma'omug'' veg. sloc)c
VIM. McAlistcr
81 ha,h4c'd-Johu +; Eddy G w. II. Dwinueu. J d.
Wiiiicser-I,e,ndcr Warrcn W., cn.,5u u...t.u
Whitney, w. D. MclnNre.
an nsor ro'', ~ D. b. Johnson H. ~
Horctoca-Chas. Lscomb. WIN. l.. Clam. A. NJ
NGYnssi;
~. Daniel Bates. s. A. Miles '''' ''''' "''B'-
- Pa'G6eid-S b. Gale, John Perry, 7. G. Reed. f. NJ.
Roy,i,, w - Ri.h,rl,,, wo..... o., -
Cyrus Howard Emery CRANE.
Kmsclan5 TSme,, Ira Taylor C. f. Josln A.
IVaren-D. Upham, j. G Gleason. l. Eaton. Z. A.
h'aHdge;
Holmes. Oryine Daniels +. A. Colbv. ''''''' d. a.
booa5Hry-f C. Putnam, Truman Town, Chauncey
'G i,i,,.. IRA a, ouREi Jason h9lch.
son, II. u Robbins. Thos Hutchinson.
W me recent heaVy winds blew up the
p'pnNS VI o'tuee across Mad rlver' IN Waits
"ui"' anu "s .ne Stage uriVer' Mr. Luce was
passing oNer " at ABOUT zen CLOCK at night,
u pp'u lo'SeS were prec'p'ated INTO the river
Nv "'',I anu MS carriage horroWly escaped
NV" '''''
HEAr.-Mr. Lyman Houghton of Cabot,
raised - bushels OF nice wheat upon one
acre the past season, which will compare with
any western wheat. lie used western seed,
and Is entirely satisfied from this and previ-
Gus experiments that western wheat can be
PcuuSou "o'o Mr' Nlchard hlm-
oa' '''o '"''e" s"ou crop OIL eNcellen'
" "'.e'1' a"n ps'ueS WIN Nr, nouShton' mat
II IL 'no most pron'aole crop OF the
season ihS'o are many farmers that pro-
uuVo '''' "uu P'on'sp'e crops Of wheat every
y.al' o"u Wnen 'lese Nc'S are known 1t Is
.'dnb, 'n'' "gr'cui'uf'S'S 40 not more gen
o'""l '''" 'ne'' attention 10 TINS branch
ARREST OF HoRsE THIEF AT FAIRLEE,
-On Monday night the 30th ult., John Logor,
notorious morse thlel' who was liberated
rom Concord N H. state prison only some
tnree months since stole nice horse from
Mr. DANIEL RULER OF Charleston, harness
, from the doctor, and sleigh from traveller
stopping at the hotel in that place. Dispatch
es wore immediately sent to the various towns