Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-11-19

Srsrr TKNrekaNcE SocIrTr ANb hFF.
"A Srox,-Efifar Rufi1Hf Glo's' during
AL. r.si var fhafe has t-el qaiie an i'lef'- clio
h.tao-n Rsy. ". ". Atuairr, eerfriafy % thr
Vfru5nt State Tenpefan0e S,cieif. ana Re- l..
II stans. s,rusr state AErHt Il l. charEel ~
NJ Afwster and others that NJ. Sioue. taktnE
,lr,ut tre II BIZ former aFrncy sHi aoquaihi-
.no. an,ong the people q ihs siaie. ha, eoniin-
al 10 lociurr and take osllouiiohs and s'ilicil
i,4i,tlual subscriptions Cor his oHn Psrsoaai
fsafff; Nhile mary persons Who have cfniih-
yts1 elaiui,d u have done ~ supposing the
money vas Tor the State Sooieiy.
ur stone denies that BE- has In any instance,
sinoe last December. uprgscntcl that he Nas
agent q the State Society.
Br come parties il l. charged. not that he has
dirsriiy olaiuel % b. the State Agent, but that
. Re has taken = course that has mislsd many 10
think that he was collecting money for the State
Ssricfy. That in some cases he has exhibited
Z the subscription hooks ussl while he was agent,
AMI told parties that they paid 70 much and he
expected they would give the sane this year.
7 etc. etc. Aud 10 other. he has said the money
was to he usgd for the Temperance cause in Yer
mont, 20 pay for Lectures, tracts, temperance
/ literature, and 10 enforce the prohibiiory law,
ETC., etc. and that Il would make no differences
whether they paid Il 10 him or the agent.
Now IL these various charges are true, proof
should at once he produced and Mr., Stone ne
oeiye the full condemnation he deserves. II they
arr not true, he j. a very much abused man,
and those who have made the charges should NJ
once recall them. and forever hold their peace
I No one will claim but that Mr. Stone has per-
feet right 10 travel over the State and preach
anil lecture upon temperance, politics, or any
other subject, and take whatever the people
choose TO give him for his services; but IL he has
I taken money from persons whoiafeHdei il fer the
Vermont State Temperance Society, aud con-
vertcl II 10 his oun use he has heen the means
Of deception and should at once refund or pay
the same into the Treasury Of the Society. Il
there are any such cases let the parties make IL
known to me or to the Secretary Of the State go
ciciy. Rev. W ". Atwater. Burlington, and give
MFR. Stone chance to refund and set himself
right before the people Of Vermont, or receive
the contempt Of every honorable man
NEWMAN wrTKs,
Treasurer Vermont State Temperance Society.
Rutland, Vt, Nov. l, 1878.
VERMONT STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY. e
The annual meeting Of the Vermont Ag' icultu-
ral Society and Wool Growers Association was
held atthe American hotel, Burlington, Wcines-
day, Nov, ~, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ, Hon. Henry
q. Root, President, and Henry Clark, Esq. Sec
rotary.
The following officers were elected for the en-
suing year;
Prcslent-GIon, William r. Sanford of Or
well
Vice Prcsidents-Ienry s. Merse. Shelburne;
Crosby Miller, Pomfrcs; Henry Chase, Lyndon;
George a. Merrill, Rutland.
Sccrctary-Iienry Clark, Rutland.
Treasurer-N, b. Stafford, White River June
ton
Directors
Henry g. Root, Bennington;
ohm Gregory, Mortified:
Elijah cleveland, Coventry;
Henry Hayward, Rutland
George Campbell Westminster;
Hcury Il. Kent. rorset;
David Goodell, Brattlchoro;
Edwin $ Stowell. Cornwall;
James 4. Shedd, Burlington;
c. Horace Hubbard, Springfield;
Sias q Iolyoke, St Adams;
Lemuel $ Drew, South Burlington;
George Hammond. Middlebury;
Harley NJ Hall, East Burke;
George W Tlcndec. Morrisvino.
Col. Edwin S. Stowell of Cornwall, was elected
delegate to the National Wool Growers Assoc-
alton. The report of the Finance Committee
showed as follows the expenses, including S9i7.
80, used in fitting up Floral Hall and which
wOsan extraordinary expense.
Total expenses of Fair Of 1873, SG1aL93
Total rccripts'of Fair of 1873, 1858 0G
Excess Of expcuses, S4ls7