St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1881-02-04
County Temperance Meeting.

the call Feb. LIST. In the absence of the
President the convention was called to
order by the chairman of the executive
committee. The call for the conven-
ton was then read by the secretary.
Rev. F. b. Phelps of East St. Johnsbu-
~ offered prayer. Rev. Mr.. Osgood OF
Lyndon was elected president pro tenn.
On motion of c. ii. Davis of Danville a
committee of three was appointed by
the chair to report for permanent Or
ganizatiOn. The chair appointed the
old executive committee. During the
absence of this committee the chair call
ed on Rev. E. S. Locke for five min
utes' speech.
The committee on permanent organ
ization reported for president, Rev. Mr..
OsgoOd of Lyndon; sec'y and treas,
Daniel Carpenter, st. JOhnsbury ; vice
presidents, Barnet, E. w. Clark Burke,
Rev. Mr.. Boswell Danville, c. H. Da-
Wis; Peacham, j. r. KinuersOn Gro
ton, F. NJ. Paige; Hardwick, VIM. H.
Ward Ryegate, Harvey Dunn Wal
den, Harvey Foster; Wheelock, Jesse
G.. Gray Sutton, Rev. B. A. Sherwood !;
Sheffield, Bradley Ingalls,; Lyndon,
VIM. p HoughtOn Newark, Henry
Packer; Kirby, John Meacham; Stan
nard, j. II. Clarke Waterford, Jona-
than Lawrence st. Johnsbury, Rev. E.
T. Fairbanks. The above were duly
elected. Rev. Mr.. OsgOOd and Daniel
Carpenter each declined serving in their
respective offices, and were each excus-
ed. Rev H. p. Gushing of Burke was
elected president, and w. II. Preston
of St. Johnsbury, sec'y and treas.
The convention then voted to make
the nomination of county commissioner
and executive committee in open con-
vention. Geo. r. Drew moved that the
chair appoint a committee of three on
resolutions. Voted, and the chair APP
pointed Rev. MI. OsgOOd, J. NJ. Gleason
and Geo. K. Drew, as that committee.
The convention then elected George X.
Drew, North DanVille, J. G.. Hovey, st.
Johusbury, E. W. Clark, Barnet, ex.
com. for the year ensuing. Credentials
of Geo. NJ. Smalley as representative
of the Grand Lodge |. o. G.. T. to this
convention were presented, and it was
voted to hear Mr.. Smalley at the open
| ing of the afternoon session. Conven-
ton then adjourned till 100 p. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Convention assembled at 100 p. M,
and on motion the commissioners re-
port was taken up before listening to
Mr.. Smalley. The commissioner, Mr.
Charles L. Morrill, of Danville, reported
/ the same number of agencies as last
year, six in all, and the same agents
plants had been made to him about
any of the agents except the gIumblinG
about the st. JOhnsbury agency, and
that not to any extent. The sales in
the county were less for 1880 than fol
1879; st. Johnsbury selling much less
some other towns selling more-the
agent at ST. JOhnsbury being restricted
to selling to the citizens of that town
only. The commissioner was still OF
the opinion that much more liquor was
sold in the county by agents than wa;
necessary. He thought the convention
had done good thing in sending out
the working committee to hold temper
ance meetings in the various towns
thus awakening an interest. On motion
the commissioners report was accepted
From this report we learn that there
were 1874 gallons sold by agents in the
county in 1890, or some 200 gallons les
than in 1879.
Mr.. Geo. NJ. Smalley, representative
for the Grand Lodge of Good Templar!
was then introduced. He made a shor
and excellent address, bringing tn,
greetings of that worthy body to this
convention. Among the many gOoC
things he said was his commentator o
the ''iron- clad" pledge, and that for life
as a secret of temperance success
Strict legal suasion for the liquor seller
and to supplement this with earnes
work among the young in favor of tota
abstinence. He thought the hardes
thing he had to contend with was tn,
use of wine, cider, home made and la
ger beer.
Report from the w. C. T. U. wa
called for, and report made by Mrs. E
W. Clark of Barnet. She reported tel
branches of the Union in the county
six just formed-three Unions in Peach
state organizer, had been in the count,
and is to return, and any towns wishin!
her aid could address Miss Laur;
Moore, Barnet, who would make prope
arrangements for her. Mrs. Parkhurs
was called upon to report for the Union
in St. Johnsbury, and said they had re
lieu upon lhtlI secretary 10 40 Ihdl uu
ty. She spoke briefly and among othe
things affirming that cider was tn
hardest thing this Union had to conten'
with. E. w. Clark followed, criticism;
the use of cider; so also did MI. Small
ley. The use of cider as a beverag
was justly criticised many times durin;
the day. and the cider barrel receive,
many severe raps, there being man,
people, old and young, who would sigr