Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1882-01-30
THE COUNTY TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY MEETING.

Temperance Society was held in Bar
ton on Wednesday last. Owing to
the severe weather and short notice
the meeting was not as fully attended
as on some former occasions, but
representatives were present from
different sections of the county and
matters of interest were discussed.
The County Commissioner, |. ID. R.
Collins of Barton Landing, submitted
a report which showed that only six
towns in the county had liquor agen-
cies. The sales of liquor in most of
the agencies were small and the man
agement of the agency satisfactory.
Agencies in some localities are large
ly called upon to supply other towns
where no agents were appointed.
From the commissioner report and
other sources of information it is ev-
ident that those who are not 'severe
ly" conscientious can procure liquors
more conveniently than to go to the
adjoining towns to buy of lawful
agents. The commissioner had con-
suited with the selectmen of most
towns where there are no agencies
and urged the propriety of having
some place where liquors could he
lawfully obtained, but for reasons
known to themselves, and those above
alluded to. these town officers had
not seen fit to establish agencies. In
this event the commissioner is power
less. In one town the selectmen had
been unable to find any suitable per-
son who would take the agency. Re-
ports from various localities showed
that while there had been no particu-
lar temperance agitation and labor,
the condition of these localities was
not materially worse than heretofore,
though the rumseller grows more bold
and the travelling rumpeddler escapes
when, under other circumstances, he
might be looked after. The fact that
many miserable scamps, some of them
foreigners, but most of them Yankees
land Yankees can he meaner than
anybody else), are bringing whiskey
from Canada, or obtaining it else
where, to peddle out on the sly, was
reverted to, and was considered one
of the causes that produce considera.
BILE drunkenness. A few hotels il
the county are selling liquors, some
r of them no doubt quite freely. The
States Attorney mentioned the in
stances where he had prosecuted
hotel keepers and others, and signifet
, Witness to s'go for the violator'
, of the law whenever complaints &C
companied by proof were presented
to him. The following resolution
were adopted:
, RESOLVED, That it is advisable, through
Il the executive committe of this society, t.
d form auxiliary temperance societies in al
e localities in the county where the peopl
: desire them and where they will pledg
them their support.
RESOLVED, That in our opinion it is tn
: duty of temperance men and Christian
a of this county to attend the meeting c
this society, thereby assisting in their de
alterations and discussions, and indirectl
. helping in the general temperance work.
RESOLVED, That we pledge our sympath
and support to the Woman's Christia
e Temperance Unions formed in the count
.e and wish them great success in thei
sphere of labor.
RESOLVED, That as convention, and q
individuals we express hearty sympath
for the friends of temperance, and til
: working committee" of st. Adams
a their important work in behalf of tempe
ence in that town, and we wish the
success and complete victory in the
contest with the elements arrayed againl
them.
The following officers were chose
for the ensuing year: President, [
M. Camp of Newport; vice pres
Y dents, c. f. Branch of Coventr,
u Chas. G.. Conant of Craftsbury; Sc,
III rotary and treasurer, Salmon Nye {
u Coventry executive committee, {
F. Ranney of Newport, III. w. Chafe
of Albany, j. B. Freeman of Barton
~ /. ID. r. Collins of Barton Landin
. was put in nomination as Count
Commissioner, to be presented to I'll
v people of the county at the Marc
OF election.
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