The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-11-14
Bennington County Good TempIars
- Union.


bennington County Good TempIars
-. Union.
MORNING SESSION.
The quarterly meeting of Bennington
County Union of Good Templars met with
South SALISBURY Lodge No. SO, Wednes-
uay morning at 10 o'clock, and was called
70 order by w G T Atherton of Readsboro.
v the absence of the secretary. L. w. Cole
81 Salisbury, was appointed secretary
aFo tenn.
committee on finance was appointed as
follows Clark Bates, L. w. Cole.
Reports from the several lodges (seven in
numbeD represented were presented, and
from them it appears that the different
lodges In the county are in good working
'order and constantly receiving large acqui-
Aitiols to their number, and still continue
- the means of doing much good.
n the reports it-appears that the
- having the largest number of mem
befs is Bennington Lodge No. 81, who re-
port 195 members, and the smallest, Hart
wellviie Lodge, who report only 10.
Reports from the different lodges having
been presented, after listening to very able
remarks tom Messrs. Ellenwood, Puffer
and others, the meeting adjourned until
1.30 p. m.
AFTERNOON.
The public meeting in the afternoon was
called to order ty Col. j. B, Mead, w G T
Of the state, who in company with Rev.
Richard Crogan, had arrived on the noon
train, who, at the request of w G 1Ather-
ton, presided over the afternoon session.
The services were opened by singing
There's good time coUing," at the con
clusion of which Col Mad made a few re-
marks and although bef were very i'm
pressive and full of encouragement to the
audience who had assembled to listen to
the deliberations of tlt union. Although the
weather was very 'unfavorable and the
storm, which aboutnoon had given fair
promise of brealiE away, had come on
again stronger thanever.
Report of committees having been made
at the morning seSon the discussion of the
following resolutiels was opened
Resolred, That Ihe time has arrived when
the temperance ORGANIZATIONS, together with
the temperance men of our county, take
proper measures br the suppression of the
traffic in alcholicliquor as beverage.
-
and women willdo all in our power Oegal-
ly) to suppress il
ReS0lged, Tha the objections that are
urged against tli' organization of the diff
ferent orders of temperance, are not
founded on am good reason or judgment.
The first spetker was J. NJ. Ferry, whose
remarks were mostly to show that if the
friends of temperance were united together
they would soon hold the balance of power
in the county and state, AMI that thereby
the traffic in Intoxicating liquors would
soon cease.
c. Ellinwood thought that the time had
arrived, because of the degrading effects
upon individuals who use intoxicating Ii
,,.alaIS " Shieh-ihsF sensihilities TeloE-
"a ilsosson account Of the great in
J7caS9 IN crime caused by the sale and use
alcoholic drinks, especially in those
st.les where liquor is openly sold. The
speaker was quite severe in his denuncia-
lion of what he termed milk and water
temperance men, and of which there are
far too many
S. A. Whipple related an anecdote which
came under his own observation, which he
used to show that he could not do justice
TO the subject, nevertheless his remarks
we're able, convincing and fully equal to
any that were made. He thought the
temperance men ought to commence at the
ballot box, and that they should not vote
for men for office who were not morally
and politically temperance men.
Il. A. Cole could not see the reason why
temperance men of the county could stand
by and see one of the best laws on the
statute books daily tranfpled upon, neither
could he perceive why the moral power of
feet in later years, and gave one or two il
llustrations of certain towns to show that
such was the case. He thought that per
hals one reason was because of the strin-
genllaws of the state which were never
fully carried out, which gave encourage
ment any person to open rum shop in
any badx place and thereby many could
drink w.o would not were they more open.
He fayoId strict license law. The same
as the onth operation in Ohio. That pos
bly, if that was the case reaction would
soon take place that wonld drive.every rum
seller into closing his doors and embark in
more honorable business.
Col. Meade did not agree with the last
sneaker, he thought that the cause of tenn
perance was in very tlourishing condition.
That the papers were taking the matter up
more now than in late years. That they
were constantly keeping the subject before
their readers, and the thing never looked
more favorable than at present, He was in
favor of commencing the work among the
| children.
Mr.. Dayloot lid not like the wording Of
the resolution. He believed in having il
read Temperance men and women, as he
thought womeI were the firmest friends Of
temperance. 1lthough not a member OF
the Good Temlars still his sympathies
were with then lie was heartily in favor
of the resolutid and thought temperance
women could prk vast amounts of good
He gave very hughable account of the
modus operant Of the way in which la.