Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-02-09

BENNINGTON COUNTY.
No. of Lodges, 10 G. T.; No. of members, SEQ;
No. of Reehabites, Isl No. Of Cold Water Tenn
Piles, l Father Matthew, l. In the south part
of the county the prohibitory law is enforced.
The churches of the county are sound on the ques-
ton of temperance and prohibition it is believed
J, L. COOK,
CALEDONIA COUNTY.
Several town organizations, some are alive and
doing good. Several 9. T. Lodges in good work
ing order. Quite a number of inebriates have
been reclaimed A Young Mems Temperance
Society meet now semi-annually. Have voted to
have sermon preached in each pulpit during the
next three months. We had Temperance Pic
Mic in Lyndonville Grove last August, number
ing at least five thousand attendants. Good
speeches, music, ETC., made the meeting success
and the Young Mems County Temperance Socie
ty have adjourned their late County Meeting te
meet in mass meeting in the Grove next June.
Il. P. CUSHING.
CHITrENDEN COUNTY.
To the Convention now in Session Beg leave
to say so far as is known but organization fol
temperance work wholly, is known to exis
throughout the County of Chittenden, that of The
Good Templars. OF these, there are now some
sixteen chartered lodges, of which fourteen are II
active working order, and comprise in the aggre
gate a membership of over seventeen hundred
still augmenting. The lodge largest in member
ship is that of the city of Burlington, with 6
membership of over two hundred and fifty. A
County Uniou," of these lodges is contemplated
and will doubtless soon be in active operation
Aside from the close organizations, SO called, NJ
other organization exists whereby the great worl
of temperance is carried on, and there is nC
county in the State where greater need is felt
for the active cooperation of temperance men AND
temperance women in open, earnest and united
effort. May we not hope that the deliberations
and results of the gathering of the State at this
point will stimulate the organization of strong
earnest and faithful society, which shall openly
and fearlessly prosecute the work of temperance
in the County of Chittenden /? God speed the day
Respectfully submitted.
WIN. Fl. ROOT,
Committee for the Co. of Chittendsn
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
No. of G. T. Lodges, II No. of members, 1900
Temple of Honor at st. Adams, membership, 60
County Temperance Society, membership, l75
Champlain. N. Y, and Grand Isle County, five
lodges. Band of Hope doing good work in the
county. Prosperipg. r. o. STURTEVANT.
u ORANGE COUNTY.
Orange county reports ten live working lodges
of Good Templars. No. is located in Tunbridgt
and is determined to stand No. in good works
1t is not the first lodge organized in the State
but when the first lodge went down, which was
Semere Lodge, Rescue Lodge took its number
Prejudices against the work of good templars, al
well as the love of cider and wine, are gradually
giving way. The old county organization die
good work last winter and is hoping to do better
during the present winter. It works in perfect
harmony with the lodges. One rum murder has
recently occurred in the county which hal
awakened a deep interest in the cause in Chelses
and is felt through the county. Temperance
men determined to work patiently, persever
in2ly and unitedly against common and invet
crate foe whose work is destruction and death
Orange county hopes to have good record in thu
future. o. s. MORRIS.
ORLEANS COUNTY.
Good Templar Lodges 70; membership abou
900; all at work. Orleans County Temperance
Society recently organized with new constitu
ton, providing for committee in each town t.
circulate the pledge.
CT VAIL,
Delegate from Irasburgh.
RUTLAND COUNTY.
We have in Rutland county eighteen lodges o.
Good Templars with an average membership o
one hundred, or eighteen hundred pledged mem
bers in the county. The lodges hold weekly
meetings, and with one or two exceptions, are in
creasinS III auA.-ses and efforts to the falen
We have also a County GOOD iemplars' Union
which holds Its meetings every three months
The U MON thus far has deem success In secur'
ing harmony and more united action through
out the county. We have also County open
Temperance Society of long standing, and some
town societies. In Rutland we have q Ladies
Temper snce Association doing an effective work
Aud on the whole the great cause Of temperance
sands better to-day than ever before in the
county eff Rutland, May the good work go brave
ly on.
NEWMAN WEEKS,
Sec. Good Templars Union.
WASHINGTON COUNTY.
The Washington County Temperance Society
ho'ds it regular annual meeting but is making
no especial effort in the cause of temperance.
There is in some of the towns town Temperance
Society, but none of these is doing much at pre-
sent. There are twelve Lodges of Good Templars,
with from 10 to 100 members each, and active
working societies There are three Temples OF
Honor active, and in good working condition.
ST. DREW.
wINDHAM COUNTY.
Three Lo ges of Good Templars; four OF Good
Samaritan organizations; several town organiza-
tons. o. Z. BUTTERFIELD.
WINDSOR COUNTY.
There is III Windsor county at the present time
nine Lodges of Good Templars, numbering about
four hundred and fifty members, all ingoOd work
ing order. One Temple of Honor of fifteen mem
bers. One Division of Sons of Temperance, locat-
ed at Woodstock, numbering sixty-fve members,
have met every Saturday evening since IS4S, a
county organization of more age than worth.
Town societies quite numerous, that breathe once
a year, and some others that breathe, if at all
not near often as that. Windsor county is not
doing her duty at the present time.
G. W. FOGGETT,
Springfield, vt.