Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-02-01
For the Essex County Herald.
CALEDONIA COUNTY TEMPERANCE
CONVENTION.

CONVENTION.
The Caledonia County Temperance
Society held their annual Convention
for the election of officers and the
nomination eff candidate for Coun-
ty Commissioner, at the Avenue
House Hall, st. Johnsbury, the 22d
ult. The meeting was called to Or
der by the President of the Society,
Rev. p. B. Fisk, of Lyndonville. On
calling for list of delegates it appeared
that all but three towns in the Coun-
ty were represented.
The forenoon session of the Con-
vention was occupied mainly by the
reports of the Vice Presid ents of the
Society, on the state Of the temper
ance cause in the several towns. In
most Of the towns represented good
degree of interest was reported, and
a much less amount Of liquors sold
and drank than formerly. A strin-
gent temperance pledge was being
circulated in most of the towns, and
temperance meetings being Leld,
which was awakening q new interest
in the cause. This was specially
true in Danyille and one or two other
towns.
The afternoon session was devoted
to addresses by different speakers,
the reports of committees, the discus
sion of various resolutions and the
nomination of a candidate for Com =
missioner. The meeting was opened
by singing, by the young people of
Messrs. Morris and Burns singing
school, which showed the good in
struction they had received, and add
ed much to the enjoyment of the oc-
casion.
The first address of the afternoon
was upon the "Sources of Intemper.
ance," by Rev. F. L. Wiley, of Shelf
field, and showed forcibly how the DIFF
ferent growing curses, of "Fashion
and Custom" "Curiosity," "Appe-
tite, and Avarice," all helped to lead
our young men into intemperance.
The Rev. Mr.. Fuller, principal of
st. Johnsbury Academy, followed in
an address, in which he showed that
universal wine drinking" as prac-
ticed in some countries, where wines
are plentiful and cheap, did not, as has
been often claimed, prevent an appe-
tite for other and stronger stimulants,
but that its tendency was bad, and
only bad. The falsity of the idea that
alcohol is nutritious, was shown, the
nutrition contained in seven hundred
and thirty gallons of lager beer, the
most nutritious of all alcoholic slim
ulants, being only equal to a common
loaf of bread, or pound of beef
steak.
After the singing of a soul-stirring
temperance song, to the tune of
marching On" the audience joining
in the chorus, the Rev. A. L. Stone,
Agent of the Vermont State Temper
ance Society, gave n most excellent
address, replete with convincing ar
guments and thrilling illustrations,
which was listened to with marked at
tention by the large audience present,
and must have stirred many hearts to
renewed determination to labor more
zealously in the cause of temperance
till the demon of intemperauce shall
be driven from our State, or COMPEL
ed by the strong arm of the law to
suffer for its misdeeds.
The Committee on Nominations re-
ported, for President of the Society
the coming year, Rev. p. b. Fisk,
with list of Vice Presidents-one
from each town in the County. For
County Commissioner, the Rev. p. N
Granger, of Peacham, the present in
cumbent, was reported, and his nom
nation was made almost unanani.
nous by the Convention.
Several resolutions were intro
duced and discussed, among which
was one instructing the County Com
missioner to appoint but one liquor
agent for the whole County, but this
meeting with decided opposition was
laid OH the table.
Among the active members of the
Convention were many of the clergy
men of the County, thus showing The
interest they feel in the cause. Much
/ n Al A A 4
due to the President, Rev. Mr.. Fisk
who proved himself emphatically "thC
right man in the right place