The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1885-02-18
r., WEDNESDAY,, FEBRUARY Is, 1885.

the corporation tax law, would all doubtless
contribute to the political preferment of
member OF that family without the re-en-
forcement of newspaper ownership. We
trust our new contemporary will speedily
emerge from the fogs that have obscured
its early rays, and that it will shed a flood
Of light throughout the political darkness 1t
was designed to illumine. If, however,
current comment of the state press is an in
dex, the new organ lacks public sympathy,
and the disinterestedness of its projectors is
not entirely above suspicion.
THE Washington County Temperance
Convention was held at Montpelier on Sat
urday, the 14th instant DIR. p. ID. Brad
ford of Northfeld was chosen president and
j. H. Senter of Warren secretary. Rev. j.
r. Bartlett of Middlesex, DIR. e. w. Slayton
of Warren and George o. Boyce of Mont
pelier were appointed committee on reso-
lutions. After organizing, the convention
adjourned to half-past one P. M. At the af-
ternoon session the committee on resou-
tions submitted the following:
Resoired That we recommend that each town in
the county secure the appointment of a suitable
agent under the law to provide liquors for neces-
uses, either within the bounds OF each town or
at convenient place for users in order that there
shall be no excuse or pretext for the unlawful SAFE
Resolred That having secured such agencies, 1t is
the duty of all friends of temperance to combine
lawful liquor traffic and bring to punishment all
vioators Of the prohibitory law of the state
of the prohibitory law in Montpelier, the shire town
of the county and the capital Of the state as detr
shams to its ' asgaoe the the
wealth, and that we recommend that measures be
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the prohibitory law to rid the capital and county of
| Resoired, That we favor the organization of Law
and Order Leagues for this purpose, and that, as
convention, we pledge our endorsement of such an
| undertaking.
The resolutions were discussed and adopted.
The sales of liquor for the year, as reported
by Commissioner E. b. Dwinell. were as
follows: Barre, S2601.30 Montpelier, ST.
272.3O; Waterbury, S1,412.41; Northtield
1924 2S; Marshfield, 81 ,649.36. Total, S6,-
S91.33. j. NJ. Dwinell was nominated for
commissioner for the ensuing year. The
annual committees are as follows: County
committee-O. L. Hoyt of Plainfeld, E
w. Slayton of Warren, T. r. Gordon o.
Montpelier and L. G. Dwinell of Calais
Town ommittee-Barre, o. b. Boyce, E
III. Glidden and c. l.. Currier Berlin
Janus Crossett, j. NJ. Perrin and Alder
Ladd; Cabot, Allen Perry, Hiram Well
and Jesse Moore; Calais, Herman Bul
lock, DR.. G.. Gray and E. Stickney; Dux
bury, ID. A. Gray, e. w. Huntley and III
o. Ward; Fayston, A. I'D. Bragg, William
Kelsey and Stephen Johnson; .Middlesex
j. H. Holden, c. c. Graves and j. W. Max
ham; Moretown, E. w. Bisbee, G.. A. Thorn
ton and j. b. Fassett; Northield, 4. X
Jones, j. S. Abbott, John F. Moseley an
A. Andrews Plainfield o. L. Hoyt, G. A
Bartlett and S. B. Gale Roxbury, H. 1
Ellis, Clark Flint and e. p. Burnhau
Waitsfield, w. A. Jones, E. A. Fisk an
A. A. Kneeland Waterbury, j. Seabury
G. E. Wyman and e. A. Newcomb; Warrer
II. B. Parker, S. Banister and j. G. Gleason
Woodbury., Oscar Thomas, Gilman Bill an
Winslow Voodry Worcester, Isaac Wheele
Roger Hovey and Marshal Brigham.