Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1875-01-22
Grand Lodge of Good Templars.

Wednesday morning. the secretary and
Bro. W. H. H. McAllister, of St. Adams,
were instructed to inquire Of Mr.. Mills, by
telegraph, if we had the same privileges in
respect TO passes home that have been &C.
corded to the Grand Army and the Dairy.
mems Association, Gen. Thomas having tele.
graphed in reply to a query from the secre.
tary yesterday that the Grand Army had
been accorded free return checks on the Cen.
trail Vermont road.
Lucy j. Bradshaw, of Montpelier, was
unanimously elected superintendent Of the
Juvenile temples, and authorized to appoint
an assistant in each district of the state.
Rev. II. p. Gushing, A. Il. Straw, of
Stowe, and Mrs. Bachelor, of Plaiufeld,
we're elected delegates to the Right Worthy
Grand Lodge, with j. K. Cleveland, Of
Brook6eld, Bro. Thorp. of Charlotte, and
Sister Andrews, Of Gouldsville Lodge, as
alternates. The officers were all unanimous
ly elected. 1t was voted to hold the next
meeting, which occurs on the second Tuesday
in January, 1876, at Brandon.
A dispatch was received from the Central
Vermont railroad, in reply to tho message Of
the secretary and Bro. McAllister, saying
free return checks would be sent on the first
train for all who had paid tull fare one way.
This was received with much applause aud
cries of "Tne Good Tcmplars are as good as
anybody !"
A lecture bureau was established, to be
under the direction of the G.. W. G.. T. and
G. w. Counsellor, and the sum Of $3.50 was
appropriated for the use of the bureau.
a unanimous vote Of thanks to the Cen
trail Vermont, NJ. & W. r., Conn. Il Pass,
and Z. IL q. roads for courtesies extended
to those attending this meeting was passed.
Wednesday afternoon came the reports of
various committees. 7. Il. Brownell, for
the committee on the state of the order, read
a short statement of the condition of the or
der in Vermont which had the true ring aud
was received with much applause. We ex.
pect to give the report in u week or two.
Bro. Folsom, of Waterbury Center, gave
a brief report from the Right Worthy Grand
Lodge, giving statistics which showed that
the order is rapidly increasing in the world.
The following district deputies were ap-
pointed
Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, A.. b. Butler, Of
North Fairfax; Lamoi,le, A. r. Straw, Of Stowe Or.
leans, Timothy Holt, OF Derby GI.edSnia, Wmi u;
BrookdOldi Windsor, $. NJ. Earls Of Springfield Ben
Ringto3, Il r. BrowneIi, Of North P3wnal Rutland titan
Of Addison; Chittenden, NJ. r. Tyler, of Burlington ;
Washington, Harriet Z. Bstchelder, Of Plainh cid.
The following elected aud appointed off.
GERS for the coming year were then installed
by Miss Lucy Bradshaw, p. G. W. G. 7. of
Vermont.
Col. J. b. Mead. of Randolph, G. W. c. T.. Mrs. I.
II. Pearl, of Johnson, u. W. v. T. II. o. Sturtevant,
Northleld, q. W. s.; Mrs. Frank Plumley, W. A. s.. {;
A.; 9; watson, Burlblngtopi 6 w. w. I'll, Q II; Baker RaSsl st. !
". Chaplain Joseph Barton, of Charlotte, 6. ". Mar
shall IL II. h,l, q; ". Mes,enseri An5ie q: Mat
Of johnson, q. W. o. g.; Mrs. Ella c. Finney, East
Burke, g.. W.. ID. NJ.
A unanimous vote of thanks was rendered
to Mortified Lodge for the courtesies ex'
tended by them on this occasion.
Col. Mead, in a neat little speech, address
ed to Bro. Gushing, said that the members
Of the Grand Lodge had desired to present
him with some token of their appreciation oil
his long, jealous, and persevering services,
aud had contributed a small sum for that
purpose, intending to purchase and present
to him a gold-headed cane. But they had
been unable either here or at Montpelier to
find one, and had concluded to present him
the money instead. lie thereupOn presented
the brother with about S2l. Bro. Gushing
was too deeply moved to say much in reply,
but promised to expend the money in the
purchase of something which might ever be
n reminder of this hour. After this a BROTH
er stated that many members had not had an
opportunity to contribute to that fund, him
self included, and moved a vote of thanks
to Bro. Gushing, which was unanimously
agreed to.
Bro. Folsom then, by request, exempll6ed
the unwritten work of the order, and the
meeting adjourned.