The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1868-06-04
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A Mass Temperance Convention for
Monroe County, met in response to the
call of Rev. 2. Combe, Secretary of
State Temperance Union, in the NJ. + /.
Church, in Stroudsburg, on Tuesday,
May Goth, at 103 o'clock, AM.
Convention called to order, and Elon
Northrop, Esq, was elected President,
and on taking the chair made an appro-
pirate address. Opened with prayer by
the Rev B. S. Everitt. Wm. Fine was
elected Secretary. The Rev. p. Combe
explained the object and plans of the
State Temperance Union, after which
the townships were called and the per.
sons present from each were enrolled as
members Of the Convention.
Rev. VIM. Ridgeway, James II. Nc
Carly, Elon Northrop, Miss Kate Drake,
and Mrs. VIM. Fine were appointed a
Committee on Permanent Organization,
and to report Constitution, Officers and
Managers of County Union.
Rev 3. S. Eyeritt, Rev VIM Howell,
and others were appointed Committee
on Resolutions.
Adjourned to 2l pm
p PM. - Convention re-assembled
Opened with prayer BIZ the Rev. VIM.
NJ. Ridgeway.
Committee on Permanent Organization
reported Constitution, which was adopted.
The Committee also reported list OF
officers, as follows:
President = Rev. B. S. Everitt.
Eice- Presidents i Revs. VIM. Ridge
way, C. ". Ayers, f. J. Pierce, Messrs.
Elon Northrop and James II. McCarty.
Secretary = Franklin Coolbaugh.
Treasurer = Miss Kate Drake.
Managers by townships:-
Barrett = Rev. b. 7. String, Ed. II.
Heller, Simon n. Stright, Albert L. Nor
throp.
ChesnuthM = Edmond p Snyder.
CoOl6augh : Abrm. Coan, VIM. Nor
timer, Patrick Scanlon
E2dred = To be supplied.
Hamilton = Rev Wm. T. Howell,
Benz. Z. DUNCAN.
Jackson = Isaac W. Teeter, Michael
Miller, VIM. Ii. Reinhart, Jer Kresge,
Jonas B. Miller.
Middle Sr,ithfeH = Revs III. Lifts,
C. E. Van Allen, and Geo. W Peters.
Paradise j John Storm, Peter D..
Dornblasen.
Price = Samuel Postens.
Pocono = Rev George Shaffer, Jacob
Edinger, Mr.. Teel.
Poll = To be supplied.
Ross = To be supplied
iSmihfeld = Samuel Gulick, Luther
Van Vliet
Stroud = David w. Green, J. j. An
gle, Luther Fillmore.
'StroudsJrg-R. S Staples, J H. Butts
Rev. VIM. NJ. James, Amzi W Wyckoff,
Samuel Rees, Nicholas Ruster, Anna NJ.
Stokes, Emma Keller.
T'oIyhanna = Jacob Blakesley.
Tunkhannock = To be supplied.
The above officers were elected.
The Committee on Resolutions reported
Resolutions, which we're adopted.
Revs. Ridgeway and Everitt were ap-
pointed Committee to prepare minutes
for publication.
Adjourned to meet as County Union
at II O'Clock, Pm.
a Pm. County Union met and was
opened with prayer by the Rev. c. w
Ayers. Rev. p. Combe introduced the
Rev. b. S. Everitt as the President elect of
the County Union, who proceeded to
make an appropriate inaugural Ad |
dresses were also delivered by Wm. S.
Esq, of Easton, and Rev.
P Combe, after which the audience was
dismissed by the beuediction by the Rev.
E. j. Pierce, and the large audience dis
oersed well pleased with the entire pro-
,eedings of the day, and satisfied that the
Temperance movement had been propi
iously and properly inaugurated for
Monroe County.
VIM. FINE, Secretary.
The United States Treasury received