Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1876-03-01
County Temnerance Convention.

Pursuant n call the citizens Of Washington
county met in the grand jury room, at Montpelier,
on Saturday, February eGth, and after being called
to orderly Frank pumiey, Esq, elected Hon lIar-
yey rlden, chairman; j. S. Batchelder, secretary.
J. NJ. Fisher, county commissioner, then made
his report
On motion Of :. Plumley, committee Of one
from each town in the county was appointed to
report the names Of county committees and com
missioners for the year ensuing. The following
names were reported and appointed. Fred T..
Smith Of Montpelier; 5. 5 Batchelder Of Cabot
5. T. Gale, Of plainfeld, Noah Robinson, n
Waterbury; Frank Plumley, OF Mortified; y.
SNOW, Of Berlin; and W. A. Boyce Of Barre
On motion, a committee Of three was appointed
by the chair 10 draft resolutions The chair APP
pointed Frank Plumley, Esq, Rev. H. u, Cush-
ing, Rev u. A. Spencer, aud W. A. Boyce, Esq.
The committee on nominations made the fol-
lowing report For County Commissioner, John
NJ Fisher, Of Cabot, For County Committee, W.
A. Boyce Of Barre Frank Plumley, Of Mortified
| !. l.. Smith, Of Montpelier; J. S. Batchelder, Of
Waterbury aud o. $ Hoyt, OF Plainfed
The report Of the committee was adopted, and
the above named gentlemen were nominated J
VI. Fisher accepting the nomination for commits
sioner, In few well chosen remarks.
On motion, a town committee Of two or more
from each town in the county was appointed a.
follows Barre Jeremiah Carleton, W. A. Boyc,
and j. s. Collins; Berlin, j. " Perrin, DAME
Chandler and 5. ,, Nye; Cabot " X. Abbott and
E. T. Smith Calais, Alonzo D. Pierce and james
h Iobeyi Duxbury, II. o Ward +. W Huntles
and g. H. Crandall East Montpelier, 5. W. Arms
George Rowland, and W. c. Nye. fayston, J. +
Thompson. D. : Stoddard and II. c. Campbell
Marhheld, J T. Eddy, C. \. Newton and CHARLIE
Shepherd, Middlesex, d. + Carpenter, G G. Put
nam aud William Chaplin. Montpelier, Isaac VI
Wright Prentiss C. Wright and u. y. Kibhee
Morctown, H. A. Heath and A. H. Martin North
field, W. II. IL Clahin, J.. ". Avery, A. +. An
drews, H. Z. DunsmVre and ;. 7. circuit Plain
field, o. /. Hayward and Stephen spencer; Rox
bury, Ashael Flint, Zed ; Stanton and ; Y
Miller; Waitsfeld Abel Kneeland, /. u. Savag
and W. McArister; Warren, II NJ Lyford Dal
Worcester aud j. II Senter; Waterbury j. ;
Batchclder and f. A. Newcomb; Woodbury. J
C. Brown, John Thomas aud Thomas Harvey
Worcester, c. c. Abbott, L. NJ Hutchinson and II
s. Johnson
The committee on resolutions reported the FOL
! lowing ft@uiutnNrH Nnltu Mtit dhullt'us
Rssoire That la the faithful performance Of the duiie
Incumbent him thu County Commissioner l. 10 b. ioun
an important and essential adjunct the successful admin
sraon u the prohhory liquor law. and too great
cannot exercised by the appointment and SUPER
vision Of his agents and b. the Judgment u i-
ton that druggist and, rule grocer should
appointed agent.
Resolrsd. That the temperance feople NJ Washlngto
county commend the Of Hon. Charles H. Joyce ~
Representative Of the First Congressional District In pro
noting such legislation by Congress will aid the cause
temperance.
Resairef, That encouraged To continue cut wof
promoting the principles u total abstinence, until the
/ prevail everywhere.
Retoired. That we regret learn the death ~ Mr..
W wheeook. who has always been associated with Ms
work In his death the has lost able journals
county valued citizen. and the Temperance reform
devoted advocate We hereby tender TO his befeaved am
, our cordial sympathy
After listening to some very interesting remark
by jeremiah Carleton, who has been fifty years
harness, engaged in our work, the conyentio
listened to n few words from J Bennett Andersen
Of England, by which the convention was highl
, entertained. Mr. Anderson closed with the son
Of "1he Ninety and Nine which was loudly Al
plauded
No further business coming before the CONVEX
ton 1t adjourned sine die.
j. ;. BArcHE.DKR, Secretary.