Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1886-02-19
THE ADDISON COUNTY TEMPERANCE
SOCIETY.

Congregational church with a good repre-
sentation of the temperance people of the
county present. In the absence of the
president, Rev. DR.. Hamlin, Mrs. Clinton
Smith of Mddlebury, the vice-president,
called the meeting to order and presided.
After the 10th Psalm had been read by
Rev. G.. 5. Sargent of New Haven. prayer
was offered by Rev. Mr. Sargent, Mrs.
G.. 5. Burdett, Mrs. Button and Rev. Mr..
Speare of Middlebury.
The record of the last meeting was
read by the secretary and accepted and
adopted.
The chair was directed to appoint com
mittees, and named these: On nomina-
tions, l.. c. Barrows of Middlebury,
Samuel James of Weybridge, Deacon
Smith of Shoreham, w. ii. Matthews of
Cornwall, j. f. Weeks of Salisbury, Mr..
Thompson of New Haven, Seneca Hazard
of Ferrisburgh; on resolutions, Judge
Knapp and Mrs. Button of Middlebury
and Hon. G. W. Wicker of Ferrisburgh.
During the deliberations of the com
mittees Mrs. Smith read letter from
Rev. DR.. IIamlin that was received with
applause.
a collection amounting to SG.S3 was
taken up.
a. p. Upper of Middlebury, special
prosecutor. said he was making very
good progress in executing the prohbi-
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support of temperance men to the extent
he had expected. Most of the complaints
were made by those not specially inter-
cSted in temperance reform. There i no
lack of law or of Il prosecutor. but there
is need of vigilance on the part Of those
who wish the law enforced. Public
sentiment is all right. Jurors are ready
to do their duty: and this had not always
been the case in past years. Each cti-
zen ought to see to it that he does his
duty, too.
The committee on nominations report
ed as follows through their chairman,
Mr.. Barrows, and the report was accept
ed and adopted: President. VI. b. Will
hanson; vice-preSidentS, Mrs. Clinton
Smith. Rev. c. :. Sargent; secretary and
treasurer, +. II. Thorp; executive COM
mittce-F. +. Stewart of Weybridge. +.
H. Haven of Nergcnnes. Seneca Hazard
of Ferrisburgh. {. +. Smith of Bristol.
Rufus Smith of Addison, Il. T. Bristol of
Panton. Daniel Meader of Monllton. l..
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Salisbury. W. II. Matthews of Cornwall.
j. +. Crane of Middlcbury CIV. Jone, of
Shorcham, Marcellus Royce of Orwell,
\. IL. Hubbard of Whiting.
Mr.. Williamson wished to be excused.
but the society declined to do that. e,pec-
tally after Rev. Mr.. Speare had stated the
pre,ident-elect's qualification, for the
place.
Rev. Mr.. Sargent told of the need of
temperance work in New Haven. which
is the port of entry for BriStol's intoXi-
cants and Mr.. Tupper suggested that Il
= special prosecutor could stop this.
James NJ. Slade of Middlebury spoke at
some length. The law, he said, might be
made etlectual, particularly since Judge
Neazey had come to preside in the county
: court. 1t is difficult now TO find IA Jury
who will not give an honest verdict.
Rev. Mr.. Speare expressed his pleasure
at hearing the better state of things des-
cribed by Messrs. Tupper and Slade but
he questioned whether prosecutions were
e., pushed as they ought to be in view of
, these facts: and he did not think temper
ance people should be blamed as much as
they were. 1t was true, however, that
some one was at fault. Possibly the
people did not appreciate the extent of
the traffic. If they did, then there was a
terrible responsibility upon some one
for letting it go ON.
Judge Knapp reported as follows fol
the committee on resolutions:
t Resolrcd. That we have reason for congratu
lation that there are So many evidences o
substantial progress in individual thought il
this community and throughout the world
toward more thorough temperance work
and practice.
That we have reason to be proud of The
= alacrity with which the State of Vermont ha.
taken hold of the work of carrying out the
- scientific temperance instruction law in oul
schools, and we urge II more thorough atten
tion to this matter.
That we re-aflirm our adherence to the prin
cipes of prohibition ana total abstinence, anC
urge a more thorough application of the var
, ious instrumcntalities in use to promote them
including not only the varousmoral influences
l i'm operation but also the use of the lega
a weapons put into our hands.
p That while we have so many reasons for re
ioicing, we have much to regret, among othe
things the loss from our midst of our late prcsi
l dent, Dr. Hamln.
The report was accepted and adopted
= aS presented.
t Rev. Messrs. Palmer and Speare dis
= cussed the teaching of temperance in tn,
= Middlebury graded school. The former
: thought the law was not enforced. Mr.
= Speare said it was taught in the high
[ school, but not in the lower grades anC