The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1884-02-22
Addison County Tempe rance Convention

A convention of citizerls of the county
INST in the vestry of the Congregational
church of this place, Wed oesday, the Goth
to nominate "a candidate Tor county com
missioner About 30 were present..
+. X. Haven of Vergennes called the as
semblage to order. F. A. l3ond of Middle
bury was made chairman and f. H. Thorp
secretary.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Hamlin.
l.. &. Barrows of MiddlebTy asked foi
the report of the county commissioner, Sam.
ue james of Weybridge. That gentleman
read his report, which was az follows:
COMMISSIONERS REPORT
of liquors sold for the year ending on the day
previous to the first Monday in February, 1884
Middlebury-lst quar-, 81 gals, S36i.SO, to other
towns, 81 Ia gals; 2d quar-, IS gals S406.G0, t.
other towns, IS S-s gals Sd quar-, "a Ia gals, S393
gals, s3ji5O. "a ii gals Whole amount, 800 IL
gals, Si5l9.l5. u other towns. AZ is gals.
Lincoln Isl. quar-, AZ 5-32 gals, $20i.90, to other
towns sls67; ~ quar-. 5S 6-'n gals, ,S2i9.lO, t.
other towns, $3.50; Sd quar-, As Is gals, s2O6 80
to other towns, Sl2 %; 4th quar-, AZ gals Sl754j
to other towns, $32.79. Whole amount l9j 1882
gals, SSIj. 10, to other towns. $l27.30.
Bristoi-lst quar-, 81 5-s gals $259.27, to other
towns 20 1892 gas; I'd quar-, 53 "a gals, $2ls76
to other towns Is "a gals; 3D. quar-, l0i - gals
S4l7.G7, to other towns 81 Is gals; ith quar-
81 2732 gals. sl63.SG, to other towns 10 gals
Whole amount, 26l IA gals, SO, to other
towns 96 II gals.
IcTVgnneS-lSl quar-, d II ')Z anu ~ DOttpS nOT'
ter, S}3!.2l, to othertowns, $60.57 I'd quar- 80 "a
and 30 ties porter, 1919 %, to other towns, 500
50; 81 quar-, 10 1872 and bottles porter $1,000
to other towns, $50 81; 4th 63 1922 and6 bottles
porter, S3i3.4G, to other towns, Sl5445. Whole
amount, 262 SO and % bottles porter, Sl42l.4S e
other towns S1lL13.
Hancock list quar-, 81 rs gals. s7l 66, to Other
towns, $2i 81 "a quar-, ~ gals, SllsO1, to oth
er towns, $iS.6S; 81 quar-, "a l3-l6 gals, $l2i Il
to other towns, S506j; 4th quar-, ISL -l6 gals
sl34 90 TO other towns SjO.l2. Whole amount
l2S Is gals. SliS,O3, to other towns, Sl14.3I.
SUMMARY
Whole no. gallons sold, 1872 1872; whole
amount of sales in cash, Sj2S39 Cash sales tC
other towns included above, Sl0l3I0; sold t.
other towns In gallons included above, 2i3 81
gallons
SAMUEL JAMES, Com.
Several questions were put to Mr. James
and answered. He had had no applications
for the appointment of agents in any Other
towns than the five named in the report f
K Haven of Nergennes expressed the opin
ion that the sales at the Bristol and Lincoln
agencies were too large. }. +. Crane Of
Middlebury thought the Lincoln agency
sold comparatively large amount because
there was no other place in the town where
liquor could he bought. Harry q. Lang
worthy believed the Middlebury agency
had regular customers, AS about the same
amour, of liquor was disposed of each year
o. f Comstock of Middlebury was of the
opinion that TINS agency compared taVOra
bly, with the others.
On motion of L.C. Barrows of Middlebury
the commissioners report was accepted anc
adopted.
Further debate eusued participated in by
H. 5 Foote of Middlebury, Mr. James, j
f. Crane and othors.
On motion of f. X. Haven, Mr. james
was renominated for county commissioner
Brief remarks We're made by Seneca HaZ
] a nd of Ferris lnpcrh Hiram Roberts o.
Brandon, and more extended speeches b!
Rev Mr.. Speare of Mlddlebury and w. H
5. Whitcomb of Burlington. The conven
ton then adjourned.