Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1870-05-06

Nearly forty years ago. total abstinence
was subscribed to by the lawyers and
others of Oxford County, and temper.
ance society formed. Below we give the
1 Constitution, and names of some OF the
subscribers, taken from the original doc
ument before us.
CONsTITUTION
OF the UNION TEMPERANCE SOCIETY Of The
County Of Oxford.
THE undersigned being DESTROYS of cx-
crting their influence in the cause of Tenn
perance. and recognizing and adopting
the principle OF total abs Thence from the
use of ardent spirits. hereby form our
selves into an association, TO be called the
| UNION TEMPERANCE SOCIETY Of the Coun.
~ of Oxford.
ART. L. The Officers of this Society shall
be President. Vice President and Sec.
rotary. to be chosen annually, by the
members at the June Term oftho Court
of Common Pleas.
ART. g There shall be a meeting Of this
association on some day during each
Term of the Court Of Common Pleas,
at the Court House, OF which meeting
it shall be the duty Of the Secretary TO
give seasonablc nolice-and 1t shall be
the duty OF the President 10 request
some gentleman TO deliver IN Address
ut each meeting.
ART 8. Every person signing this Con
sti,uton shall become member Of this
Society thereby engaging 10 adopta to-
tai abstinence in reference to the uae OF
ardent spirits rs drink.
Levi Whitman, Stephen Emery. Robert
Goodenow, VIM. Goodenow, K. X. Good
now. Isaiah Z. Moody, Timothy j. Car
ter. Daniel Goodenow. Reucl Washburn.
Henry Farewell, James Walker, Samuel
F. Brown, Timothy Carter, Peter c. Vir-
gin. Levi Stowell. Joshua Randall. Virgil
ID. Paris, Solomon Hall, Thomas Clark.
James Starr. John Woodbury.. Augustine
Haynes, John jameson, Chas. Whitman,
Albert G.. Thornton. hannibal Hamlin.
Cyrus Thompson, s. Strickland. Ebcn
Poor. VIM. Warren, Ira Bartlett, James
V. Poor, Thomas Cannon. ElishaMorse,
Geo. Turner. David Gerry. Ephraim Bass.
Erastus L. Poor. Stephen Chase. Eben-
ezer Jewett, Abraham Andrews Jr. Dan'l
Chaplin. John 5. Barrows. Josiah Blake.
Simeon Walton.
Jan. -. 1888. Al meeting Of the So
ciety, voted, that committee OF one or
more Gentlemen in every town in the
County be appointed TO take a copy of this
Constitution and procure subscribers. and
the following gentlemen were appointed
for he service. viz :-Fryeburg. Beniami
Wyman. Ebenezer Fesscnden. Jr Henry
c. Buswcll Browniield. James Steele,
Samuel Stickney. George Bean; Hiram,
Peleg Wadsworth, Alpheus Spring; Den
mark, Samuel Gibson. Amos Poor; Lovcl.
Abraham Andrews Sweden. Chas. New
erS. Nathan Bradbury Fryeburg Addition
Samuel Harrington; Waterford. Charles
Whitman, Daniel Brown. Esq. DR.. Le-
ander Gage; Albany. Aaron Cummings;
Livermore, Reuel Washburn; Jay, Jas.
Starr, Canton John Hesrscy; Hartford.
Cyrus Thompson Sumner Samuel Sew
all; Peru, Levi Ludden; Dixlield, Henry
Farewell; Mexico, Joseph EuS,is Hart
ford, Elder Hutchinson, Joseph Tobin,
Edward Blake; Buckfeld, Seth Stctson,
Zadock Long. Iucius Loring Paris
Abijah Hall. Jr Simeon Walton. Asaph
Kiurcdge; Hebron. VIM. BaIrows. DR..
Carr; Oxford. j. S. Keith S. II. King;
Runford Henry Martin; Andover. Syl-
vanus Poor. il. Bethel, Jcdediah Bur
bank Newly, Josiah Black; Woodstock,
Elder Whitman.