The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1886-12-16
WINDHAM.
REpORT OF THE CIRCULATING COM
MTrTEE OF TIE YOUNG PEOPLES
IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.

IMPROVEMENT SOCIETY.
According to instruction the commit
tee started out intending to ask every
person i'll town to fix their signature ic
the following pledge:
81, the undersigned, TO pledge my
word and honor, God helping me, that
| will never use, buy nor sell intoxica.
ting liquors as a beverage, and will alb
stain from the use of tobacco, and by
all honorable means encourage Others
to abstain"
That we have not done. This is ow-
ing partly to the fact that many were
absent from home when we called
The number of families visited eighty
Number of signatures Obtained, one
hundred and tifty-two. OF these
twenty-five are non-residents of the
town. Number of refusals one hun
bred and nineteen. Number refusing
on account of tobacco, seventeen; num-
Der refusing on account of cider, six ;
giving no reason, twelve. The answer
most commonly given was, "Guss l
won't to-day; three said they wouldn't
sign away their liberty" two more
"too busy to look at the PLEDGE" two
thought they were temperate enough
now" two thought they never should
get drunk if they didn't sign" The
following reasons and excuses were
also givenby different individuals: 'If
one can't let such stuff alone, let them
have ii, | won't sign it," ~ never
have and neve& will; =" 81 presume some
have to sign it to keep themselves
straight, | DON'T" "this temperance
work will cause a civil war. IT'S the
biggest piece of deviltry out" 'I've
signed two or three pledges and drink
all the cider l want now, and it won't
do any good to sign another" "rve
got pint of whiskey in the house and
don't know what to do with it, unless
drink it," ''no need of signing the
pledge to keep from drinking, but if
they do get to drinking there is no way
to help them but to knock them over
the head" One man "wantcdto drink
up his sap beer" and his wife "want-
ed to help him." "All bosh, useless
One parent refused to sign the pledge,
although she said she "kncw her son
had been drinking that day, because
his face was SO red" In most cases
we were civilly treated, but one door
was shut in our face. One person was
induced to leave off using tobacco, by
hearing Rev. Mr.. Truax lecture. One
young boy, while out of town, was
to drink but stood by his
pledge. Only three are known to have
broken the pledge. The aggregate
of miles travelled in circulating
the pledge, thirty-eight.
Respectfully submitted,
Katie +. Holbrook,
Belle S. Cook,
Constance Upham, Com.
G. Homie Prentiss.
The present thaw is making bad sled
ding.
Mr.. Vailc is unable to work at pres
ent on account of poor health.
Miss Ida Bates is quite i'll.
w. |. Richardson's mill has been nm
extensive repairs. 1t works
much better than ever before.
Miss Mary Bates has returned from
Chester, where she has been at work.
WEST PART.
Several in this part of the town have
been shipping their potatoes at 40 cents
per bushel, deliveded at depot. Shall
we potato raisers be obliged to take
that small sum!
Another of the Green mountain
thaws just passed by.
On account of our pastors sickness
the meetings for this week have been
postponed.