The Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1854-1855, 1855-02-09
GEORGE w. Hum.
For the Palladium.

For the Palladium.
70 In accordance with call Of the ladies of Cen
terTllie large concourse of persons assembled at
the NJ f. Church, on the evening of Friday, Febru-
Upon u,otio. of Ms. I1urrirt rvoouz, atrs ueo-
orah r. y dams was called to the Chair, and Mrs.
Jane II. NcCord appointed Secretary
By request of the Chairman, Rev T. G. Black
offered prayer.
The chairman then announced the object Of the
meeting be the hearing of the report of com
mitee previously appointed to visit al those in Cen
teryie who were engaged in selling intoxicating Il
quors and request them to desist from their bust
ness whereupon Mrs. Sarah Williams offered the
following
EEPoRT:
The committee appointed % draft petition, AMI
obtain the signatures Of the ladies of Cenerville and
vicinity, and present the to the merchants,
grecers and druggists, and 10 obi ain their answers
would present The following report:
The committee met and agreed upon petition,
which was circulated and 3l3 signatures were OBJ
tanned
The following ore the petition AMI names:
CENrFE1u-LE, January -, lSJ5.
The circumstances which have compelled Us TO ap-
pear before Won both extraordinary and rccaiar,
while we feel common interest in maintaining and
perpeuatiag every legitimate branch Of business IL
our community. we, the time declare our ia
tenti0n and pledge united services the DIS
COURAGEMENT and DESTRUCTION Of every
branch Of business which overlooking the moral aud
social condition Of society seeks intraaca Itself in
the pavilion Of its selshDess regard ess Of the
moral and social interests Of community S.cl i he
character Of Your business so far as ii as any conaec
ton with the vending of Intoxicating drinks W.
therefore. the wives mothers and sisters of this
community. ask you respectfully to abandon At cScE
and FOREE h, the unholE business Of selling or riv-
ing 10 our husbands sons brothers or ae wavfarirg
man, anv and every thing that can iutoXicate We
wish IN fine. 70 say Il You in uunaist16dbtc terms
that We want Won II abandon the liquor traffic We
feel that the sufferers by your trade and there
bot~a -@rrf IA rSt his ts~aa- N1t--+
restiu sincerely and with determination aud We will
wait forty-eight hours for your answer
loigned by 3l3 ladies
I'VE regret our inability 10 insert the names. We
have not capital letters ont of use to DO so
To this petition we received the following renIes.
CESTERyr1tE. Feb lst, 1853
We the undersigned merchants grocc-s druggists
and citizens of CeuJerville do hereby agree ard p5r
ourselves 10 the ladies o Centervle and vicinitv
that will not keep, or SELL or give away any ntox-
icatine liquors auY of our customers friend, o-
auv individual whatever
Henry t1arthwait, King & N-Moa,h.a
WIN L Wilkinson. J D-gIey
J. {. Hays VIM. G. Baata
Jack s Bake-, f Y. Sri1ar 4 CO
Elmer & Jones. Elijah Harvey.
Emerson NJ " Kinney, Isa2e Burbank
l. Y Offer Andrew Reed
= Thomas CASTOR, Vim. Z Harvey
To the Temperance Committee Of Cea:rsri'e:-
guors TO the said committee. if thev choose to buv
the same, cost and carriage and sign the Die ire
presented By said committee, aal abandon the traic
And It is matter Of Isnparta9s,. 10 mo thar
maintain M family, and as l have the shop rented
and will have to pay the rent therefore solicit the
patronage OF the committee hen L keep an esta5
fshmeut they can consistently patroni-e Al Of
which is respectfully submitted
NE1Rr GAETuwAIT.
February ID 1855
We, the undersigned Druggists OF CerterviIle do
hereby pledge ourselves TO tie ladies OF Centre Tile
and all Others conserved that wI neither sell nor
give away any Intoxicating iqaes OF aav kind except
for medicinal mechanical purposes and in all cases
We mus be well satisfied thar such liquors when sold
will De used for such purposes only.
J. y. DcrGHERrY. 4.
J. PETcHET.
To the committee and petitioners wao called on the
Prop-ictors OF business houses on the evening of
the 29th list, requesting discoa;iaua ace of the
traffe in sp1rtGous Or Intoxicating liquors