Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-02-25


OF liquor in 1875 then in 1874. Hardwick
cold thirty CATIONS less in 1873 than 1874,
90 far as heard from Peacham sold four
gallons less than the previous year. Whee-
lock and Barnet had agents but portion Of
the year. During the year, 1,409 gallons
Of liquor were sold in the county, at an ex-
peuse Of S5,547. Report Of commissioner
accepted.
by request, the commissioner then ex.
planned 10 regard to the Hardwick agency 4.
He appointed the man as agent there whom
the selectmen unanimously recommended /;
but he found they and he had been deceived
in the man--that he not only sold to men
who made bad use OF hquor, but drank
With them himself. He capped the climax,
BY furnishing some rummies at picnic with
liquor and charging it Into incidental expeu-
SEES, thus making the temperance men who
went to the picnic pay for the liquor drank !
His license was revoked. Adjourned. iT
afternoon.
The first business was hearing reports
from the several towns. Burke was answered.
for by Rev H. p. Cushing, who thought
there was much less liquor drank there than
formerly, aHd he knew of no place in town
where liquor was illegally sold.
Hon b. N Davis said that he thought
the selectmeu Of Dauville made a mistake
in changing town agents, and paid high
compliment to Mr. West, the former agent.
He thought liquor was too free there now
The ladies of Barnet had done the most
OF the temperance work the past year. They
had an organization, aud had procured over
TWO hundred names to the temperance pledge
They are active, aud doing good work.
Charles Gates reported Peacham to be as
free from the accursed stuff as could be
expected, and believed they had n good
agent,
S. G. Otis thought the people of Sheffield
we're dead on the temperance question; yet
be knew Of no place in town where liquor
was sold. There was spasmodic temper.
ance movement year ago, but it had died
out
Sutton was cold in the temperance cause.
yet MIR II. A. Blake, who reported for the
town, did not know of any place in town
where it was illegally sold.
Henry Blake said there was temperance
organization in Hardwick, but it had not
had a meeting for year. The cause was
apparently dead in the north part Of the
town. Hon A. Il. Judevine thought there
had been more liquor drank in tne south
part Of the town than usual. He did not
know how to account for it, but thought the
report Of the county commissioner would
partially account for it.. l}aF
Henry s. Wright thought there had been
less liquor drank 10 St Johnsbury than usual,
aud attributed it in large degree 10 the re-
ligious interests which have prevailed during
the year. While he felt that there was less
liquor drank in St Jehnsbury thap any town
of its size in the state, yet there was more
drank than should be. He gave some iu-
stances where men had fallen into this vice
after reforming; and thought there was
abundant occasoR to work yet in this cause.
+. +. Brown, being called upon. thought
the temperance cause lost good deal in the
death Of John A Stevens. He did not know
who could fill his place. He thought that
the liquor brought iuto town by express was
an evil that should be abated.
The committee on nominations presented
the following report ~.
President, Edward T. Fairbanks, st Johns
bury. Secretary and treasurer, |. w. San
bora, Lyndonvile. Vice Presidents. Burke,
Fl. 2. Cushing Dsnviile, c. L.. Morrill,; 81
JOhusbury, II. T. Fuller Peacham, Chas
Gates; Barnet, s. S. Clark Grotou, l. N.
Hall Hardwick, Henry Blake; Ryegate,
A. s. Moore; Walden, Harvey Foster
Wheelock, Wm Chase |; Sutton, II. A. Blake
Sheffield, Melvin Gifin; Lyndon. w. z.
HoughtOn; Newark, /. IL. Hoyt; Kirby,
PHI. Graves Stannard, Chester Brown
Waterford, iona Lawrence. Executive
Committee, A. D. Harris, Lyndon S. S.
Clark, Barnet; c. j. Bell. Walden. For
County Commissioner. Il. H. Stone, St Johns.
bury.
Quinton Cook asked leave to make some
remarks. He said that good deal had been
said in the newspapers and otherwise about
liquor sent by express. He said that their
orders as agents OF the U, S. IL Canada Ex.
press Co., were not to deliver packages that
came @. .. d. which they had reason to
believe contained liquor. Aud they did not
deliver them and in his opinion not very
much liquor came to this place by express
He was temperance man, did not use liquor,
aud did not want other people to.
b. n Davis wanted legislation on this
subject. ...
Henry Blake brought up the matter of the
combination OF the liquor dealers in New
England, aud thought we had big monster
to fight. He could not account for the apa-
thy on the part Of temperance men in this
and other towns.
s. @. Otis wanted this temperance matter
carried to the ballot box. lie wanted tenn
perance men to come out to the caucuses
aud nominate temperance men.
A. Il. Judevine wanted legal information
on the matter brought up before the grand
jury in 1874, by which the U. S. Il Canada
Express Co were indicted. He was answered
that test case went to the supreme court
that Judge (now Governor) Peck had not
yet rendered decision.
The committee on resolutions reported
through Charles Davis the following:
Reaosd First Of ALL that the total Abstinenee prlu.
oiple must he mperlousy demanded A. tho foundation
ofSli true true ss%psT ,,0S rsIor%; ,nh, =, ,
lection, and with view 10 success Of the temperance
cause that the active influence Of all In authority,
especially all ofhoal otcers who rely on our suages
| for support and men who seek our patronage In the
professions Of theology, law and medicine shall lend
faces against the use Of all that ntoKicates.
g. This convention regards the total prohibition Of
the sale Of liquors (ony accepted by statute) tho
ultimate basis OF sdoeming the community from the
curse q intemPsranse. AZ the same time We do not
| with the law firmly executed.
That Il 4 70 be deeply asplOred that 80 many OF
cur leading citizens men and women In high standing,
while perhaps protesting 10 discountonanoS the oi
ardent spirits, use II 90 freely a. beverage
| g. That the moral and Christian men aud women
are responsible In great degree for the Illegal sale
Of lnto1lcaung liquors In the community where they
| reside. = .... .-#.I
o. That We regard our servituds 10 the run traffic
as stats and nation regarded financially aud morally
n one Of the most serious questions now 10 be con
sidered, whether In social or political life. f..-
These resolutions we're discussed at length
by Mrssrs Bliss N. Davis, II. z. Gushing,
Is. M. Tlllotson, Henry w. Jones, .. Roys,
II. 7. Fuller, d. Il. Miller, Edward r. Al.
len, Franklin Fairbanks, A. j. Willard,