Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-05-12
MAY IL, 1880.
The Temperance Hotel.


There was gathering at the Bates House in
Rutland, Wednesday evening, the 9th inst, that
merits more than a mere mention. 1t was more
than complimentary to mine host of a good hotel
1t was testimony to a principle illustrated in the
person of Deacon Joel NJ Haven. proprietor Of the
"public house" in Rutland which he orders and
administers for the welfare of the public, and so
az to honor law and order, and promote peace and
good will in the community and state About
three hundred guests gathered and were received
by the proprietor in the ample paror Of the hotel
Judge W. c. Dunton presided, and, after the ample
and tasteful banquet, brief, pointed and pithy
speeches were made by Rev. J. G. Johnson ID. D.,
Revs Walter Mitchell and j. X Richardson, Cover
nor Proctor, Ex-Governor Page, Judge Veazey,
Hon. D. E. Nicholson, Colonel A. F. Walker, and
DIR. Woodhouse. Dr. johnson was grateful that
there was hotel in town to which they could in
vite friends The question Of no bar was not a
question of temperance or morals only, but
question of civilization The right state of society
was only where no open bar was possible He
was glad we had one man who was willing to risk
his fortune on the results Of running hotel with
out bar. He was glad we could point to the
fact that hotel can be kept and sustained with
gone beyond our community, and the people Of
Vermont knew that 1t had no bar. A bar is a
disgrace to any civilized community. The speaker
trusted that since our friend had banished his bar
he would flourish and grow rich and be fully en-
dorsed by the public and closed by the hope that
no bar would be found in the stream along which
he shall peacefully glide and none be found at the
entrance to that eternal ocean out upon which we
should all eventually go. Governor Proctor spoke
Of Vermont and her interest in the matter. She
had great interest-the interest of sustaining her
laws, saying, 1--WE are all happy to sustain a man
who backs uphis profession by his acts" Cover
nor Proctor introduced the following resolution,
which was adopted unanimously: That the citi-
zens of Rutland and the State of Vermont are
under great obligations to our host, Joel NJ Haven
Esq, for practically demonstrating the fact that
| frst-cass hotel can be successfully kept within
the state without violating any of its laws" Ex-
| Governor Page said the most important industry
was the one that reached iarthest, and the hotel
was an industry Of that sort. He related a con-
versation he had with travelling gentleman in
New York who said the Bates House was the best
hotel he found in his travels. We were all glad
to sustain the interests OF Rutland and in sustain
doing much for Rutland. Judge veazey suggested
that there was great deal more for the town in
a good hotel than at first sight appeared. He no.
ticed the hotels had more to do in the administra-
ton of the law than was generally supposed. He
did not want the hotel SO good thatit would induce
the judges and lawyers to keep the courts running
all the time for the sake of the hotel accommoda-
tons He paid a tribute to the Judiciary of Yer
mont, his predecessors on the bench particularly
the present chief justice, Judges Redfield and Will
liams). He was glad the sentiment in regard to
the judiciary was SO elevated; the thought often
occurred to him how it would be possible for him
to sustain the dignity and fame of that line of IL
lustrous men who preceded him. After reading
the oath taken by the judges of the Isle of Man
peculiar in its quaint phraseology-he hoped the
Vermont judges would always be able TO find as
good hotel as the Bates. Rev Walter Mitchell
in some verses apt for the occasion gave toast to
be drank " in the goblet's crystal clear " to
"Her memory, who sought this cause with prayer.
His health, whose practice and professions square,
Our host, to every needfu want minister,
Across whose shield there leth no bar sinister.
Mr. Haven responded, stating that in taking the
Bates house he resolved that its reputation as a
good hosiery should not fail while he had it, He
had made changes, one of which was that he had
torn off the back leaf Of the bill of fare and while
he kept the hotel it would not go on again. liz
felt sure that he had the approval OF the Grea
Disposer OF Events and of his late beloved wife
and with the approval Of so many friends he fell
he would be sustained. The good hotel, like goot
roads, characterizes the intelligence and integrity
of the village and community where it is found
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of the public, and the resting place of the traveller
and stranger. Can it not be kept so that it shall
build up the houses around? Deacon Haven has
honored the hotel and been honored in it,