Temperance Society cf Litchfel9 County.
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IA meeting of citizens from various parts of this county was Feld in this place on Tuesday of last week, and formed Society under ahe above title.- The meeting was attended by large number of the clergy, and highly respectable delegation of citizens It continued in session from ten o'clock in the morn. ing (wth only hours intermisson) until past six in the afternoon. Several pertinent and interesting addresses were delivered and the greatest harmony and good feeling prevailed. But as the Secretary of the meeting has furnished pretty full statement of the proceedings, it is unnecessary for US to enter into deta:1

 1lTCHFIELD, (Con.) June g, 1899. According to notice duly given, the members OG the Temperance Society of this town, and delegates from other towns, and Temperance Societies. in this coun- y; together with the Rev. MT. Bates, agent for the American Temperance Society, met, in the Court House, at 10 o'clock A. M.-when, the meeting was sen Chairman, and George Gould chosen Secretary. After few preliminary remarks from the Rev. Mir. BOardman, Rev. Mir. Emerson moved, That we now proceed to form Temperance Society for the Coua- y of Ltchfeld, d,-which motion, (being seconded,) was passed.

 committee was then appointed to report Consti- tuition for the association, and they withdrew make the draft During the absence of this committee, the delegates and others present from the various towns churches, and temperance societies, were requested to report themselves to the Secretary; when their number was found to amount to fifty. They repre- scented the towns and societies following, VIE:

 Litch6eld County North Consociaton.

 ' |" South Consociation.

 '' |" Medical Society.

 Temperance Association of Norfolk.

 The Town of Sharon.

 Congregational Church in Warren.

 The Parish of New-Preston.

 Harwinton Temperance Society.

 Congregational Church in Bethlem.

 Plymouth Temperance Society.

 Second Congregational Society in South Britain.

 Torringford Temperance Society.

 Cornwall Young Mems Temperance Society. Towns of Torrington, Woodbury Washington,

 and South Canaan.

 Parish of Litchfeld South Farms. These, in addition to the members of the Litchfeld Temperance Society, and numerous other persons from this and the neighboring towns made the Rum- Der of persons present about hundred and fifty two hundred men-all highly respectable men and all apparently having their feelings much excited on the subject, for which they were assembled. The committee appointed to draft Constitution returned, and reported the following