Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-03-04
NallnMell Aoral Mems.

One OF those disgusting exhibitions on the
beauties Of rum selling and rum drinking
recently becoming altogether too prevalent
was witnessed in the vicinity of City Hall
on Sunday last, at about the time people
were returning from morning church service.
l seems the police had under arrest three
men. two of them securely handcuffed, and
the other so much drunken than the rest
that il was necessary for several men to
take him up by main strength and pile him
into the bottom Of the pung. The procession
then started for the jail at augusta, where
these victims Of ntemprancc. and rumseling
will await srraignmont before our Police
Court. There have been several cases Of
arrest ard trial recently for offences commit
ted under the inspiration of rum; but we
have avoided reporting them in order to spare
the feelings Of those interested; but if we are
10 be cursed with these repeated exhibitions, so
/, disgraeelul 10 the good name and moral stand
iag Of cur city, nothing but the most complete
exposure and decisive action will save US FROM
'pitching cur tents toward S0dom" much
nearer than viii prove for the benefit and
prosperity Of oar city. In our Judgment,
any man WHO VIII persistently sell rum 20
these victims Of their deprayed appe,ites. de-
serves to ''.ook through CRATES" quite as much
as they; and we believe the better moral
sense Of this or eny other community will
respond, amen.
Rev. Mr.. Crane Of the Baptist church in
tbs city, preached practical sermon on San-
day forenoon last, from the text, "And Lot
pitched his ten. towards Sodom," &c. The
tendency OF the age to seek wealth at the ex
pense Of moral principle received deserved
condemnation, as well as the ove--reaching,
grasping and oheutmes dishones. policy Of
railroad officials and managers OF banks, and
other giant business corporations. Rumsell-
ing ard intemperGnce came in for a just share
Of deuunciAtion, and facts and figures were
presented calculated TO awaken the public
mind to the magnitude and enormity Of this
social. financial, moral political, state ard
national curse of intemperanco.
The fine three masled schooner, ALBERT
Daley" was launched in Bath on Wednesday
last, owned by members Of the kennebec
Land and Lumber Company, and others.
Capt. j. II. Mason. of this city, part owner,
goes oat as captain Her Grst trip is TO
Washington, d. c.. with load of hay on 4
favorable charter. Capt. Mason is one of our
most enterprising shpmasters, and we wish
him abundant success with his new vessel.
Oar city election passed off YESTERDAY in a
remarkably quiet manner, and The vote was
very light in mos; OF the wards. The follow
ing is lis. oi members elect Of ,he city
council for the current municipal year:
John Ii. Lowell, Mayor.
Ward l.. J. j. Jones, alderman; H. r
Getchell, II. d. Pinkham, counclmen.
Ward >. D. T. Page. alderman: :. p
Macomber, d, Iianscom, councilmen.
Ward 3. Peter T. Sanhorn, alderman; NJ
Goodwin, Ches. f Parlin, counciimen.
Ward l.. Chas. Z Fuller, alderman; G
Z. McChnch, ]. L. Brann, councilman.
Ward 3. G, w, Perkins, alderman; Geo
I. CLARK, \. d. Lord. councilmen.