National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1873-02-28
Orange County temperance Con-
geufjOH.

AhV WIN VutlOu INV Nv (h''''"
pursuant to call on Tuesday the
18th day Of February, at 10 o'clock,
a. ~, and was called to order by
Ezra Walker, President of the Soci'
ETY.. Prayer was offered by Rev.
a. J. Copeland. On motion Il com
mittcc Of seven was appointed 10y
the chair to nominate officers for
the society, for the year ensuing and
also nominate II candidate for Coun'
~ Commissioner as follows:
"A. j. Copeland, Granville Pow
ers, 4. i. Drew, j. Il. Sahboru,
Francis Curtis, S. NJ. Seaver, A. u.
Kenney and James Hutchinson, Jr.
On motion the chair appointed
the following committee on resolu
tons:
A. b. Drew, l.. q. uinckley and
$. NJ. Seaver.
Reports were then made by sew.
cral gentleman from different parts
Of the county, as to the progress Of
temperance, in their severa. locali'
ties. during he past year.
Tho Convention then adjourned
till > o'clock, +. NJ.
AFTERNOON.
Convention called to order by the
President. The following resolu.
tons were offered:
LIST. ResOlred-That we heartily
approve Of the course taken by our
County Commissioner. JAS Hutch
inson, Jr., tho past year, and regret
that Other dntieS prevent his hold
ing the Office the coming year.
End. HcSoired-rhat the time has
fully come when temperance men
should cease to vote for rum drink
crS.
Bird. Res0ircI-That it is the duty
of temperance men to labor for Il
higher ard purcr public sentiment,
that shall demand the entire aban-
domncnt Of spilituouS liquors for all
public and private uses of every
kind
TIN. 6erc9S-Tempcrancc is an
important stepping stone to a high
toned moral character and an indiS-
penSihle characteristic III all good
society, therefore, reS0lred, that it is
the imperative duty Of temperance
pcoplc Throughout our County and
state to organize themselves in
some efficient manner that their IN
hucnce may be felt III combating the
terrible evil OF incompetence.
The first resolution WAS unani.
moUsiy adopted without discussion.
The second resolution was ably dis
cussrd by s. NJ. Seaver, lchabod
Tucker. j. NJ. Bass, I. Dcarbora,
and others. Discussion OF the third
resolution was postponed un.il eve.
ming.
The committee on nominations,
made the following report
For President. EzIa Walker of
Chelsea: for Vice Presidents, s. Is.
Carpenter Of Randolph, y. Il. Drew
of TunhrijIge ; for Secretary, l.. &.
i!luek!ey Of Chelsea.
TOWN COMMITTEES.
Bradford. Il. Falnham, II. G. VI =
Dutirc Bralntrre. II. $. lIarwood.
j. II. Cleveland; BrookGclA. J. X.
Cleveland. VIVA. GlaveS.; Chelsea.
Franklin Dearborn, L. &. !liucklcy
Corinth. Isaac Prescott, J. T. Dear
born; Fa.rlec, John Strarton, w.
II. Kibhey; Newhuy. Wan. l..
Shcdd, John Bailey. Jr: Orange.
Franklin Curtis, ". c. Cross Tibet.
tord, Lyman IliucIilcy, II. II. Niles;
Il. NJ. Bill. w. T. George
Tunbridgr, ina Mudgctt, II. II. Dus
tn; Stanford, II. {. Hatch, Cha's !
Barrett: NerShire, S. b. Darling,>
Geo. NJ. Dearborn; Randolph, Ed
ward Conant, ). +. Carpenter
Washington, II. y. White, n. !.
Hayior; Wcs' Faillec, j. Il. Dear,
,oln. kimball Bates; Williams.
own, Nathan Hall, J. NJ. Bass.
For County Commissioners, John
Bailey, Jr., OF New buy.
The Convention then adjourned
until evening when the third reSolu.
ION was discussed by y. j. Cope,
and, Franklin Dearborn. l.. q. |
liiuck!vy, $. N. GoSS, and others. !
IheYe was a good attendance and |
he Methodist choir furnished !
EXCELLENT music.
On motion the convention AL /