Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-02-17
The Rutland County Good Tenn.
plars' Union.
REPORTER.

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held at Joslin Hall, Poultney, February
s, 1870, W. c. T. Rev. o. Gregg of Paw
let in the chair. In the absence of the
W. V. T., Mrs. L. Case of Fair Haven
was appointed W. V. T. pro tenn.
Rev. II. G. Farrar of Poultney was APP
pointed W. G. pro tenn, and the Union
opened in due form.
Delegates were present as follows:
From Golden Rule Lodge, No. GO, Ben
son-A. A. Reed, Charles Watts and E.
| L. Barber.
From Poultney Lodge, No. 110-H. G.
Farrar, Elijah Ross, Mrs. o. J. Doble and
Miss E. Reynolds.
From Fair Haven Lodge, No. oh.
| Phelps, Mrs L. 4. Case and Mrs. a. n.
Adams.
From Wells Lodge, No. 65-Miss NAL
vina Hulett.
From Bomoseen Lodge, No. 70, Hyde.
ville-H. L. Grose, J. W. Spencer and
Miss Matte Bradshaw.
From Pawlet Lodge, No. 1861. w.
HARDWOOD, Amos w Bromley and -
Mason.
From West Pawlet Lodge, No. 33-Dr.
S. T. Monroe, III. Hollister, Mrs. III. n.
Pratt, Miss Mary Giles and Mrs. G. h.
Nelson
From Castleton Lodge, No. 11S-H. o..
o. Brown, w. III. Northrop, Mary A.
Worcester and Lettie Chapel.
From Rutland Lodge, No. 7S-Frank
w. Barrett, E. n. Merriam, Newman
Weeks, Mrs. Mary J. Townsend and Miss
Rogene S. Pattee.
From Eyre Lodge, No. 1919, Fair Ha-
ven - William r. Hughes and T. w.
Thomas.
From Gushing Lodge, No. 6S, Dandy
E. A. Smith.
Reports were made from the several
Lodges represented, showing them gen.
orally prosperous, and increasing in num-
bers and influence.
Section of the bylaws was amended
by substituting the following each
delegate shall be member of a subordi-
nate Lodge in good and regular stand
ing"
The Secretary was authorized to pre-
pare and forward questions in blank to
the several Lodges in the county, for the
purpose of getting at the actual member
ship of the order in the county and the
work that each Lodge is doing.
The afternoon session was public, and
was attended by number of persons not
members of the order
DR.. Chas. Woodhouse, of Rutland, read
a poem entitled "The Rival Armies"
which was listened TO with interest by all
present, and requested for publication
through committee chosen for the pur-
pose.
The question, us it advisable for temp
erance men of all parties to unite in sup
port of a temperance ticket ?" which was
laid over from the previous meeting was
taken up and discussed with much ami
nation by Bros. Adams, Woodhouse,
Merriam, Phillips, Barber, Monroe, Nc
Lean and Keyes.
1t was voted that the question be con-
tinued another meeting.
The committee, consisting of Barber,
Phillips and Merriam, on order of exer-
cises for the next meeting, reported and
their report was adopted as follows:
1. Introductory exercises.
2. Reading the records of the last meet
ing.
3. Reports from Lodges.
4. Essay by Miss Mary A. Worcester of
Castleton.
b. Poem by E. l.. Barber of Benson.
g. Questions for discussion
I. What is the true relation and duty
of temperance men to existing political
parties +?
III, What can be done to correct the
illegal sale of liquors by town agents, and
also the abuses ocoasioned by parties pur-
chasing for other than mechanical and
medicinal purposes?
T. Miscellaneous business.
A committee consisting of DIR. Wood
house, E. L. Barber and II. o. Brown
were appointed to devise and report q
plan to the next meeting for the action of
men in the election of suitable
persons to the various civil offices in thei
county.
A. N. Adams, E. Ross, ]. K. Mclean
and DIR. s. T. Monroe were constituted q
committee to consider and report what we
may do in Rutland county to suppress the
rum shops over the border and along the
State line. s h
The following resolution was intro
duced by J. x. Mclean, and adopted:
Res0lued, That in the opinion of this