The Vinton record. [volume] (M'arthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1866-1891, 1873-07-10
THE VINTON RECORD.
MCARTH UR, OHIO,
THURSDAY, july 10, 1873.

ELDER S. II. BINGHAM, who is
we'll known in this place, pays
our county a we'll merited COM
pliment, in a communication to
the Wilmington Journal. He is
writing from VintOn county,
where he has been on a preach
ing tour. He says:
"Although AllenSville is pro-
verbal for rowdyism, we had
crowded houses every evening
and good order throughout, and
we hope to do much good. This
county is governed, at present,
entirely by whisky ring, and at
the last court, grand jury could
not be empanneled that would
find an indictment against a
single liquor seller. Very differ
ent from neighOOr Jackson,
whose jury indicted every seller
IN the county, and whose Court
at its last term, assessed and COL
lected $1,000 in fines"
True, that is a little rough on
Vinton county, but what could
be expected with paper at the
county seat controlled by such a
man as Raper? Send on the
missionaries to Vinton. T.
son Standard.
Elder Bingham should be
sure that he writes the truth
before he attempts to enlighten
the people of the State thro'
the columns of the press. AL
lensville is not "proverbial for
rowdylsm," and will compare
favorably with any village Of
like size in Jackson county
Formerly 1t had bad name,
but oflate years there has been
a very perceptible improve
ment. The officers of our Court
are George Kaler, Sheriff; S. b.
Winters, Deputy Sheriff; Geo.
w. Holland, CLERK; w. X. Hast
ings, Judge, all temperate
men, as Mr.. Mackley knows, if
Mr.. Bingham does not, and not
under obligations or the con-
troll of a whisky or any other
ring. The Grand Jury at the
last term of court did find in,
dictments against veral
liquor dealers, and they are
now under bond for their ap-
pearance at the next term, the
cases having gone over for
want of time to try them. If
there is anything else IN the
extracu from Mr.. Bingman's
letter, it may be true.
We have no disposition to
pry into the vices of our neigh.
bors, and hold up and extol our
virtues at their expense, but
from what We have seen we
are convinced that Vinton
county keeps pretty well along
with the average of the world,
especially that part oft Situat-
ed in Jackson county. We
know there are more whisky
shops within pistol shot of the
Standard Office than can be
found in the whole township
in which Allensville is situat.
ed; and, unless We are misin
formed, Mr.. Mackley spent a
part of his youth in dealing
out dogleg whisky at three
cents a drink. But whisky
statistics are nowise uncertain
now, and we blush for the NOR
ais of Jackson county as we
publish the facts, which on ap-
plcation, the Collector has fur
nished. Here is what he says:
PORTSMOUTH, o, July 5, 73
DEAR SIR: There are forty one
retail liquor dealers In Jackson
Co, and thlrty-two in Vlnton.
jackson is a head of your coun-
ty IN this business.
Yours &C., B. F. COATS.
True, this is a little rough on
Jackson, but what could be ex-
pected with paper at the
county seat controlled by the
Salt Creek Blackmailer9 By
all means let Jackson have a
supply of missionaries.
The steamship City of Wash
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