Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1880-03-01
COUNTY COM MlSSIONER,S
REPORT.

there has been no material change from
the previous year. The towns having
agents for the sale of liquor in 1878
made application previous to the expi-
ration of their agents terms of service.
for the appointment of the same persons
as agents for the present year.
The towns having agents are Albany,
Barton. Charleston. Craftsbury, Glover,
Irasburgh and Troy. No complaint,
either by word or letter, has been made
to the commissioner as to the manner or
effect of the use of these agencies. Each
agent with one exception has made full
and prompt quarterly returns, and these
returns make the average of sales of
liquor for the present year about the
same as in 1873.
The following is statement of the
business done according to the report of
agents
Albany sold during the year ending
Jan. 26th, 1880, 81 IA gallons and re-
ceived for the same $230.O8; Barton
sold 129 7-9 gallons, received $3.50;
Charleston sold 40 7-8 gallons, received
Spills; Craftsbury sold 1877 6-6 gal
Ions, received $73l.2l; Glover sold 1l2
IL gallons, received $431.99 f; Irasburgh
sold A ga gallons, received $203.82
for two first quarters, two last quarter
not reported. Troy sold SO So gallons,
received Scoops.
The proportion of liquor sold by
agents of the several towns, to parties
living in other towns is shown by the
returns to be for Albany one seventh Of
the whole amount sold, Barton nearly
one-seventh, Charleston one-tenth, Crafts
bury one-third. Glover two-ffths, Iras-
burgh one-half for two first quarters,
Troy one-seventh. The returns from
Craftsbury and Glover, show an item
that should be Of interest to the inhabi
tants of Greensboro, if not to many 9th
er towns, which is, that over 80 gallon;
of liquor were sold by the agent il
Craftsbury to parties in Greensboro, ant
by the agent in Glover over 33 gallon
for the same town, making over 63 gal
Ions of liquor that the people of Greens
bUro were obliged to 60 into neighbor
ing towns to obtain, Notwithstanding tn
law provides a convenient and not ex
pensive way by which this needed medi
cine may be obtained within their owl
borders. The matter of having an agen
for the sale of liquors in each town
one which the seleotmen of every tow
should take In hand and act upon. !
is difficult to say how this matter can b
presented so that the officers of eac
town may be induced to the make neces
sary arrangements for an agent but,
in any town where there has not bee
an agent for two years or more. thel
are from one to five temperance me
who are not afraid Of their own voice
f in this matter, let them speak and a,
s at the next annual town meeting an
i see if there can be force enough foun
: to instruct. by vote or otherwise. the
Q selectmen to arrange for the appointmel
o of liquor agent.
n Failure to bring about certain cond
! tons of affairs desired by temperan,
: people, should not be signal for +
y treat; but the watchword for continu
It and persistent action by word and e
s ample. The forest of intemperance
vt deep rooted, with tall trunks and wild
b spreading branches, and the army e
d listed to subdue this forest, needs to
n armed and equipped with the Christi
1T armor, and pledged allegiance to t
IS great commander, Christ, that it may
le marshaled and moved to the fellir
he destroying and uprooting this forest, a
rs eventually succeed in subduing it.
J. 1t may not be too strong language
G. use, to assert that moral temperar
is man is not more than half temperar
IT man. 1t is certain that If the mo
es temperance man would become a II
te Christian temperance man, his power
us good in the cause would be immeasu
IL bly, increased. 1t may not be out
o. place to add here an urgent request, IL
OF every person who desires the success
A. the cause of temperance, especially
Ir. towns having no agents, take an inter
ly in this matter of having liquor age
N, and continue efforts to accomplish
at object, by talking with those whose d.
it is to make the arrangements, 6
gs communicate your views and wishes to
as commissioner. Then he may know t
en- others beside himself are thinking alb
up the service for which he is commission
to and with such aid may be more succ
,u- full in making good, but too much
Ks regarded law, much more esteemed
The effectual in its execution.
re- Respectfully submitted,
oeF G. E. JosLYN,
d's County Commsss'o
ess Barton Landing. Feb. 26th, 1886
of
pa. The Democrats Ia the Senate y
be squarely upon the record in favo