Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1874-03-06
Chlttenden County Good Tcmplars rnIon.

The annual meeting of the Good Templars
Chittenden County Union, called for the
18th of February. convened at the usual
hour. with W. c. I. Watson in the chair
Though the enthusiasm of the tried and
true men and women of this body was
somewhat relieved by the unusual earnest
ness manifested by the entire community IN
the temperance cause, and the convenience
OF the meetings of both the Chittenden
County Temperance Society and the Chit
tenden County Temperance Convention on
the same day and in the same building, the
occasion was one of both pleasure and profit
/ to those able to attend The morning
session was occupied in receiving reports Of
out going officers for the past year, arrange
ments Tor electing their successors and with
n spirited effort to retain the Union intact
to 20 on in its own good way, unshackled
by any entangling alliances with schemes
for influencing and controlling the political
action of the county, which were shrewdly
pressed by Bro. Forest of Winooski.
The following resolution was presented
and urged by Brother ". II. 5. Whitcomb.
a expressing the position and purpose of
the Union, and unanimously adopted
BhTea', Repeated attempts have been made
rom TINE 70 time to identity the organization Of
GOOD Templars with political action and whereas it
is tho sense OF this Union that it would seriously i'm
par oar usefulness to identity our order with any
political organization; therefore
RcS0ited. That we reaflirn our ,leterfnf TO
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that we condemn the action of any individual who
would even by implication connect this order with
any form Of political action.
The members from neighboring towns
were warmly welcomed to the dinner tables
of the fraternity in Burlington, and at
O'Clock re-assemblcd, to elect and install
the following officers for the ensuing year,
viz:
l.. F. Wilbur, Jericho, W: {. T.; Mrs. y
X. Cole, K. H. 5; Mrs. Salmon Green, l..
| II. 5; MR.. j. G. Bostwick. W. Y. T.:
Joseph Barton, W. Y. 5. and T.: Peter f.
PeaSG, W. 5; Mrs. VIM; o. Crane, "; \.
:; Rev. c. {. Torrey. ". C.; C. \. Hig
ley. ". NJ. Mrs. II. N. Liyermorc, W. |.
C.; c. W Carpenter, W. o. q.
After which the meeting was cnliycned by
some tastefully executed glee-, by the choir,
and with some spirited closing remarks by
members, adjourned sine die.
PETER F. PEA-E. Secretary.
Burlington, Feb 2G. 1874.
\ correspondent of the Woodstock Post
1 has unearthel document showing that
slaves were captured from the British dur
ing the revolutionary war, and afterward
held as such in the State. IN old epitaph
to a slave has been found, too, in burypg-
ground at Brattlcboro. There Is also law,
passed in I73G, to prevent the sale of slaves
ou; of the State. and ~unlry old people re
member slaves that were aged when they
were young.
BrAHpoN.-A large and enthusiastic tenn
perancc meeting wa, held at the Town
Hall. Saturday evening Richard Grogan
made a long address. which was mostly
taken up with dcnunciation- of the Repub-
lican party. It was voted to thoroughly
enforce the prohibitory law.
L.B. Barker. of the Douglass House, was
fined on Saturday SEQ and costs, and more
are to he brought to grief
7h, ,,,, ,,,,,,1..,.,l II, +bc seal, works
commenced work on fall time Monday.
st. AImNs.- The town meeting Wa
quite large and exciting. Geo. q. liant
was elected Moderator by vote OF POI to
go for Hon. Romeo H. Iloyt.
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elected Town Clerk.
The au,i-railraad ticket for selcctmcn was
defeated The following was the vote.
RAILROAD.
S.H Raynton- Observation-Disclosures. 30
d. ". Newton..-...-...----....- ,5-9
- d. q" i''''''''--''''''
ANli-HA''A'''' 90,
a.: VI. Zen. .,,, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ~. ~,
stevens Lawrence. 30
4 tax or90 cents on the dollar WAS voted.
MoNkToN--f' \ Sears close the second
term oil ms S'Lo'l o' h''rnuih'o"i' Oh LUZ.
day evening, March 3D. with puolic EXIT
bluon- The members OF W. w Thomas $
singing school o.! that place. at the close oil
Ms >e'.'''' .''''' '' =''.','r ' ,'''''' IVA
Methodist Church. which has been entirely
destitute OF music Tor several year u Is
composed oil Young singers W a La"
renee oe'hs e''e'el I.S' ,''''S',I' y d
Dean second ana MISS Lucy Lawrence
ors'hi''-
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MEN - 10 - @.,.-l.-.. III.
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President, Mrs. Mos h Platt and Mrs T.
Buckley Nicc-Prc-idcnt~. ana Mr. \ Wi
Iiam~ secretary Speeches were made 10y
Mrs Ilawley and Mr. Lansing The meet
ing adopted petition to be signed by every
woman in town who approved it, TO tht
voters of Platt,burgh. requesting them t.
nominate only good temperance men As ex-
else commissioners and to the board of OK
else In iran licenses forthe selling of liquor
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