Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-05-10
Temperance Meeting In NTurard,

/ temperance Meeting In Milford.
The Worcester and Middlesex Temperance
Union held their stated convention on Tues
day last, at the Pearl street church in Milford.
Prayer was offered by the presiding officer,
Rev. j. c. Webster of Hopkinton. The morn
ing session consisted of singing by the baud of
hope, and statements OF the cause in several
adjoining towns. Rev. Mr.. Woodbury. and
Mr.. James Whittemore spoke for Milford. Mr.
Woodbury. hoped the license system would be
effectually uprooted. Prohibition" was the
only motto for temperance men. Mr.. White
more attributed their great difficulty to the for
eign population. The officers of the union
are
For President-Rev. j. c. WEBSTER.
Vice PreSideatS-Veorus Taft, Upton; Dr. Metcalf,
Mendoni Hon. C. c. Esty, birmingham, and eight
Others
Seeetayy-G. l. Sawin of Natick
TfeaSmer-J. w. Hunt of Milford
Mr.. Velorus Taft of Upton, spoke for his
town. They had no trouble in getting convic-
tons under the liquor law, and the cause, he
thought, was going on about as usual. He did
not agree with the remark that the trouble was
confined to the Irish. DIR. Winston and Rev.
little zeal appears to be manifested, and the
interest in the cause is apparently dying away.
DR.. Boynton of Westboro, said there was no
traffic in that town-their main dependence
| being upon the moral work of the sons OF tenn.
perance. They were sometimes annoyed by
| people who went to Worcester and
brought home the liquor in jugs. Mr..
Fay of Southboro' thought the cause in his
town somewhat hopeful, but apprehended dan
ger from the manufacture and use of domestic
wine made from grapes, berries, and currants.
Mr.. Pratt of Marlboro, said the selectmen OF
that town were instructed to execute the law,
but often failed to do their duty. Rev. Mr..
Dowse of Sherburne, said the people of his
town were largely engaged In the cider bust
ness which ought not to be encouraged Rev.
Mr.. Tucker of Holliston, spoke hopefully of
the prospects in that town. He corroborated
the statement of Rev. Theodore Parker, re
specting the use of wines in Rome, and other
foreign places. During his own travels in
Europe, he did not meet with drunken per-
son, and thought if the drinks used here were
no stronger, we should have as little drunken
ness. MIR. t. announced, with applause that
two of the members of his church, from con-
scientious scruples, had ceased the sale of
cigars. In the afternoon, Rev. Mr. Bodwell
of birmingham, gave a very satisfactory adj
dress, after which the stereotyped resolutions
were adopted, and the convention adjourned
to hold its next session at Sherburne. Previ.
GUS to the adjournment, however, H. B. Staples,
Esq, was requested to give his opinion of the
law. He said that though not identified with
the cause, he was still interested in the meet
ing, and would tell them why the law was in.
operative He had dealt with three or four
hundred cases, and many of his clients had es.
capped, not from want OF evidence, or willing
ness of the judge to convict, but from some
slight technical flaw. The least error was
fatal. The legislature had not evinced the
wisdom or willingness to remove this obstacle
to the execution OF the law