Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1881-02-25
County Temperance Convention.

EENoMITA ALTON OF COMMISSIONER W. b. LUND-
THE COMMISSIONERS ANNUAL REPORT.
Pursuant 10 call of the county committee,
the county convention to nominate a COM
missioner for the ensuing year, was held In
this city On Wednesday, Feb. 3D. in \. NJ
c. A. hall. The convention was called to
order by c. =. Curricr of the county COM
mttec, and was organized by the election oil
Hon. l.. L. Andrews as president and ii. q.
Wheeler as secretary. On motion of Henry
Greene all persons in attendance upon the
convention were invited TO sit as delegates
On motion of Hon. Samuel Huntington the
convention adjourned to = O'Clock p. M.
Ate p. m. the convention rcassembled.
The report of the county commissioner being
called for, Dr. VIM. b. Lund, commissioner.
presented it, from which it appeared that
only eight towns in the county have agencies
and that the agents, in the main, have dis
charged their duties faithfully and TO the sat
isiaction of the communities in which they
reside The sales, expenses, etc, for the
year beginning February |, 1880, are report
ed to be as follows:
Burlington, James Mitchell, agent; total sales.
.J,2'u. including sales TO non-residents, t,ol eX-
pcnsrS Of agency, 1862 net profit 10 city, s45I
Colchester, Aug. smith. agent total sales $s,oal
including safes to on-residents, $29S expenses,
s,95 net profit 10 town, $40.
Richmond, Nathan Hgley. agent; total sales,
:iGS, including sales Ia non-residents, 500 ex-
penscs, sl0n; net profit 10 town, SIPS.
Huntingdon ID. Il. Sconeld, AGENT total sales,
tus1n IN q Y.
penses, go; net pront to town, SEQ
Bolton, Il. j. sihn, agent; total sales, sos. In
Guiding sales Ia non-resdents ISL expenses. SIS
Iinesburch, Il. Ben, agent, total sales, 1896, In
Guiding sales 10 non-residenis, slOt; expenses,
sl00; net profit 10 town, SIG.
Essex. Calvin Howe. agent, total sales. f3ls. IN
Guiding sales TO non-resiients, 81 expenses, SIS !:
net profit Ia town. SIS.
Milton. Henry g. Hammond, agent. total sales,
s2ri. including sales TO non-residents, So; eX-
pcnses, sloO; net profit to town, SIS
On motion the report was accepted and
adopted
The committees then proceeded to the
nomination of a county commissioner, and
VIM. Il. Lund was unanimously renominat-
Ell for the ensuing year.
f. Woodwork of Burlington, r. H. Place
of Essex, and Charles f. Green were elected
county committee for the ensuing year.
On motion of +. A. Fuller, the county
committee were authorized 10 appoint town
committees.
On motion the convention adjourned.
The county committee subsequently made
the following appointments of town COM
mittees:
Burlington-War /, Charles Storrs
Ward ,, Henry Greene; Ward 3, c. p.
Smith Ward 4, n. X. Brown; Ward 5. II.
o. Wheeler. Bolton, Fred Church, ]. Tom
linson. Charlotte, Charles Cook, A. A Boy
ington. Colchester, O. p. Ray, &. w.
White. Essex, A. ID. Rood, l.. NJ Brigham.
llincsburgh, John II. Allen, Isaiah Dow.
huntington, John Andrews, G. W. Sayles
Jericho, Austin llazen, l.. +. Wilbur. Mil
ton, }. II. Woodward, o. b. Landon
Richmond, W. ID. Hall. +. A. Green. Shell
burn. t. +, Van Vlict, F. A. Weed South
Burlington, John +. Smith, II. c. Dickey
st. George, Henry Lawrence. Underhill,
Otis Church. George W. Woodwork. West
ford. A. &. Robinson, 4. Partridge. Willis
ton, Woriey Metcalf, Il. c. NaramOre.