, 1866-12-22
4 REMARKABLE MOVEMENT.
Temperance at Normal, lfl.--PetJtlon
Tor Abolition Of liquor signed By
Eycfy IahRbitAut Of the Town.

Temperance at Normal, lt.-Pet5flon
for Aboliston Of Liquor signed By
Every AnhRhitAut of the Town.
tFrotn the btoontugoc lllI.) PAntasranh.I
AT meeting Of tlc citizens Of Normal,
convt ned pursuant to public notice, at tile
Baptist Church, on Thursday evening the
I'D nlt., to take into consideration the rro-
pIlsty Of prohibiting, in said town, the sale
Of Intoxicating liquors., on motion Of Mn.
A. Penuell, Thos. Slade. Esq, was called to
the Chair, aud A. L. OILS appointed Sccre-
tary.
After some rery appropriate remarks by
President Edwards, Jesse ~ Fell was called
upon, who offered the following preamble
and resolutions, sshich, after being discussed
At considerahle length by the mover. the
President Of the meeting, Rev. j. H. Kent,
". a. Pennel, /. A. Hovey, Thos. Fell, i.
n; Laugh'in, DR.. j. u. Bell, John Dodge, and
others, were unanimously adopted By
standing vote, all present rising to their feet.
Relieving The ra1e Of Intoxicating liquors, for
purposes 10 be b1rhly detrimental 10 .he hes, IL.
tsEse9 q shit community morally, socially aud
kfsofftd, That We Will not ouis dltcountenance.
5y e,es, @ eans 1s II or poEsr such s1ahe but
Rssolrfd, That onr 1own Council be respect
faf1y fcqnr<ted to enact, with all convenient
despateh, AZ otdtnsNee declaring such ! trsftc
ccntMtn nt5tdRce and VIC hestby mu.slly pledge
ourselves 70 e1aftN az sueh. should any one be
70 70 iaise to nc knoTn sentiment o1 ou1 people. ~
tzafno.
On motion Of John Dodge, II was mani
mously agreed that all present attach their
names TO the proceedings Of this meeting.
as Indicating their approval Of the same, aud
ia .hat - committee of flvs- be appointed by
ane toTu, and secure, If practicable. the ad~
dttlonal signatures and approval OF ali Der.
enns, naale and female, who hAye astI<ed at
ire h ysass Of discretion, sufficient to compsc~
nead 9 tne Import OF the abore proceedings,
ana that they report the result Of their
dolnes at an adjourned meeting TO be held at
pro1tmo. ~
In pursuance Of the above motion, the
Ghar Gadr appolnsed On sid cenatnttte John
nIe smilS ~ 1a9si G;,,l L9sf ". g. Pa7, Mary J.
"a motion, the meeting adjourned.
IN pursuance Of the ADORE proceedings,
tht adjourned meeting assembled, on the
eetnfng Of the 9Th. Jesse ". Fell. In behalf
o. Q, sas &C. committee agpointed at the previous
Y tinnsiadipg the additions thereto, haa beea
thoroughly cnnvassed, that the President OF
the Normal Uniyetsity-RiehArd Edwasds-
nad efficiently co~operated by procuring the
signatures Of the Students of that Institn-
u.oa, ., ofsuisabie age, as above fndlcated, and
test one thousand names, and that not one
had declined signing It; that on ths
subject of prohibiting Ia said town
The sale Of Intoxicating lIquors,
Normal, With population Of about 1900
presented the anomalous and most cratityiur
spectacle Of prrfeef undaiu.Uy BE further
stated bis conviction, thas Ia vieR OF this
nnanimtty. and Of the State University bo-
ing here located. that the illinois LegIsla
ture, at its approaching session, would. If
IIequested SO to do, throw around said town
IT'S protecting arm. by incorporating iu our
proposed amended charter, ctause Drertr |
ynhi1tti''g sttcA a fraJ1e IN our midat.
He stated also that through inadyertauce |
some Of the names had been duplicated,
whsch should be corrected prior to puhlica.
The Rev.J. H. Kent moved that ]. ". Fell
AID y: L. PernelI be a committee to presclt I
to the Illinois Legislature our protest acainst
The sale OF Intoxicating liquors, and that I
said body be respectfully requested to euact |
them into law, Ia connection with our pro I
posed amended charter, which was unapl-
uons1J adopted.
On motion Of Wesley Peasce, committee
vas appointed By the chair. consisting OF
he mover, D. A. Ray and HerrY c. Fell.
whose duty It should be to revise the protest
by craslnE therefrom such names Is hsve
2een duplicated. 80 that no name shall ap-
"1hege 1rn thIstY members now On IRA
speaker's llss Aays =. Warrington despatch, de-
firing the doo1 10 MAXI speeches. On he pTrti. |
aent's meseage. WhoareF has seen larre INV. I
ssE Of dogs barking II one PoEezless sai1ai viii