Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1844-02-23

more than SIS is caiIed-uPon al one ''ne'
and The calls 10 be made not more Ire"
quent than once IN Two months
will pay fifty doIlGrs'
Witness my hand and seal,
D F. MILLER, f. s ]
New Lisbon, Feb. l3, l844.
The pledge was placed on the COFFIN,
and call made for signers.
Mr.. Miller came forward promptly
and signed hepledge, Ond was.as prompt
ly followed by Mr.. Prenat, another gro
Ger Mr.. Hoover had signed in The
morning.
Then followed The names OF NIGH
TY HOST, consisting OF more than three
score and len, many OF whom were old
veterans in the cause of inlempersnce,
who had experienced the deep and run'
utterabIe sufieriugs Of nebriallon. OH.
ere there we're In the assembly who
had deserted this army months ago,
who gave pleasing evidence, by the
interest Hhey took iD the proceedings OF
the day, aDd.by their general appear
ance, that they, in deed and in truth
ex psrienced the great mental and phys.
zeal relief whch>fow from being OIeva-
ted from the pit Of degradation.
While the pledges were given over
the corpse Of the victim, the STATE o
feeling 10 that large assembly may
imagined, but cannot be described. ti1
is sufficient TO cay that the stricken
hearts Of many unfortunate women
were made glad in the prospect OF bet
ter Days, and The children Of the reform.
ed druokard were almost made TO shout
for joy.
VIM D Morgan, Eco, moved that
The society tender to The widow OF the
deceased their consultations OF sympathy
by raising q collection 10 aid~her 10 her
aHiiciOD and dificuItieo
A committee was appointed dordbat
purpose who waited on the assembly,
and reported thaI they had received do
nations to the amount oI $50, including
Mr.. Miller's.
Mr.. Geo L. Throne. thsonly remain
ins grocer in town who had not taken
the pledge, addressed Iothe society the
following note which.waS read:
To the Washington Total Absti"ence So
cieiy Of NeU Lisbon: :
The undersigned has this jay9de'er.
mind 10 abandon hstr6ffic Of 81! intoX
Ications liquors, with the exception Of
beer, and requests the sams Id'Sa record
ded upon the minutes Of your society.
G.fE THRONE.
Feb. ~, 1874
Moved lhslthe request ofMrFEhrone
10 receive bis note be granted.
= On this resolution an animated 'd"
cussion arose; some members 'wssmly
opposed having sOy thing thallobEed
like compromise Of principle entered
upon the minutes Of the meeling. OH
ers commended that as Mr. Throne did
not become a member by any aclion,ci
The meeting, there certainty couln W
no objection to have resolution which
he had formed, good as far as 1t went,
recorded upon the books OF the society
The motion finally prevailed. and The
secretary was instructed 10 record The
SAME.
On motion the,eoGiety adjourned lc
meet agaln 10 the'PresbYteran church
on Tuesday evening tho 18th instant, al
which time Rev J. B Graham was ex
pcc'ed to bo present and address the
meeting
After the Odiournmensthe corpse wa'
conveyed to the graveyard, followed by
,ho society aud the cllzens generally.
: yOHN THOMPSON Pfss'L
John Nc CIymoadS, Sec'y,
/ sign the proceedings in every re
spect with the exception OF Mr. Throne
petition ,'ond / protest against that be
ing placed upon The minutes oI tho tenn
> perance society
4. MAUS, Vice Pres',.