Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1871-03-01
County Convention,

The friends IF Prohibition met in COnYen-
ton at the Court House yesterday at 10
o'clock, to nominate candidate tor County
Commissioner, elect county and town com
mittees, etc. The Convention was called TO
order BY Clark King, Chairman of County
Committee, and organized by the election Of
DIR. p. d Bradford, of Mortified. President.
and \. ". Gilbert, OF Montpelier, >ecreta-
~. The President being called away before
the Convention adjourned, Col. \. L. Brown
was elected President pro ten. The Com
mittee on Resolutions, jeremiah Carleton
Chairman, reported as follows
WuEREA>, The adulteration of liquors has
become - general, and such adulteratei IL
quOrs have found their way into town agen-
cies as well as other places, therefore
HeSoared. That the County Commissioner
be requested 10 subject al liquors ID be sold
IN the County, to analysis By an experienced
and reliable chemist. thus furnishing pure
liquors 10 the town agencies and that any
agent selling liquors not 50 tested, should be
removed from such agency
AND WHEREAS, The training OF children
TO love religion, temperance and every virtue
and TO shun vice in all its forms, is the only
hope of the complete triumph Of the tenn
perance cause, therefore
ReSo.red, That the town committees are
hereby requested to appoint committee Of
one IN each school district IN their respective
towns, WHOSE duty it shall be to circulate
and solicit signatures To pledge of total
abstinence.
i nominating committee consisting of one
from each town represented in the Conven-
ton was appointed, and presented the name
OF Don P. Carpenter Of Middlesex, for
County Commissioner, and he was nominated
by the Convention.
The following committees were elected for
the ensuing year.
COUNTY COMMITTEES.
East Montpelier-CIar King.
Plaintield-J. Carlton,
Northheld-Dr NJ. McCIearu.
Berlin-J. ". Smith,
Barre-Joslah Wood
TOWN COMMITTEES.
( Berlin-A- ii. Holt, IL Alexander, Sam
uel Wright, Josiah Benjam in
f Cabot-B. W. Hale, Paul Dean, c. NJ.
/ Seabury, &. NJ. Fisher, W. X. Abbott
F Calais-S. II. Foster, A P. Hicks, c.
DwIneIl, W. NJ. Pelton, {. ). Bennett.
Duxbury-M. j. Graves, Hazen Morse.
Abel Lewis, Hiram Ward, Abel Gillett.
East MOntpelier-A. j. Hollister, y. Da-
Wis, T. Il. Stevens, a. d. Arms, W. Dillon.
Fayston-George 0. Boyce, A. D. Bragg,
d. ). Stoddard, Hiram Boyce, Willard Por-
ter.
Marshfeld-J. q. Packer, 5. a. Carlton.
A. ID. Sanborn, d. r. Loveland, W. W. Blu
chanan.
MontpeIier-W. F. Waterman. Medad
j Wright, L. II. p. RowelI, A Johonnott.
Henry Mutt.
Middlesex-Wm. Chaplin, James H.
/ Holden, Sylvanus Daniels, George Wiley.
I Z. Z. Putnam, Jr.
Northfeld-Leander Foster, W. Il. II.
Cladin, E. X. Jones, J. W. Gould, Charles
Tilden
Plainfeld-Goodwin Reed, Charles Batch
elder, Spencer Lawrence, Cueney B4tchelder,
Steven Spencer.
Roxbury-O w. O,cutt, A. J. AverilI
w, b. circuit, j. NJ. Bailey, Edmund Pope.
Waitsfeld-Hiram Carleton, John Rich
ardson, j. IL. Hastings, Dr. E. g. Hooker.
\. A. Holmes.
Warren-Wm. Drew, a P. Van Deusep.
D. Upham, II. w. Lylord, George CardelI.
Waterbury-Wm P. Dillingham;. George
Arms, Il. Motitt, j. Colby, j. Woodward
NOrcester-Allsn Vail, III. Hancock. VIM
Bruce, Thomas Hutchinson, Henry johnson
Woodbury-F. c. Putnam, Hiram Wells
5. G. Mills, A. 5. Wheatley, E. q. Fisk.
The Convention instructed its Secretary To
prepare the record of its proceedings for
publication in the newspapers and at half
past two o'clock, adjourned.
n. w. GILBERT, Secretary.