The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1874-02-21

! cation to God for his blessing upon their
labors. At the close of each prayer the
bell rung out the news to the ladies that
they were still remembered. This, it has
been we'll observed, is doubtless the most
remarkable experimenting Oh record, con.
tinuing from A. NJ. till dark in the after
noon. No special progress was reported at
the meeting held that evening.
The next day (Sabbath) a grand union
temperance meeting of all the churches
in the village was held. Intense interest
was felt upon every side. Monday morn
ing the ladies assembled again for another
visitation, this time in larger numbers than
on any previous days. Again they went
on their rounds, and this time not without
encouraging signs of success. One castle
surrendered, and agreed to pour out its
liquor that very day. Another house was
closed up, the proprietor taking his goods
to tine depot and departing forthwith to
parts unknown. Another declared his in
tention to quit ON New Years Day; anoth-
er, that the ladies might pour out his liquor
on the morrow. Notices to stop the sale
or leave the premises were served by sever
al landlords on their tenants. In the mean
time, in the afternoon grand assembly of
people met to witness the first pouring out
of liquors in the champaign. The ladies',
now numbering not less than seventy-five,
marched down in procession to the scene of
operations, where, after prayer and sing
ing, they proceeded to empty several bar
rels of whisky into the gutter, repeated
cheers being given by the crowd, and every
lady insisting on shaking hands with each
Of the captivating proprictors. The lat
ter, being called upon for a speech, re-
sponded from the top of empty whisky
barrels, expressing their regrets that they
had been engaged in such business, and
promising never again to take it up-senti-
ments that were repeatedly and most
roundly cheered by the assembled throng.
During the whole of this strange proceed
ing, every bell in town was ringing as if
announcing, indeed, an important and
glorious victory.
The reader can easily imagine how en-
thusiastic must have been the demonstra-
lions at the meeting held on that ensuing
Monday evening a meeting addressed,
among others, by some of the liquor sell
lers Of the place. On the following day,
scenes not unlike those above described
were enacted. And thus, from day to day,
the ladies held on to their work of praying,
singing, and appealing to the citizens, I'M
til, after period Of eleven days, the last
stronghold surrendered, and that infamous
traffic that had hitherto bid defiance to law,
litigation, grand jury, and a costly police,
was completely swept away: every liquor
dealer, including apothecaries and ply
sicians, having either by verbal promise
Or a written pledge, avowed that, so far at
least as he was concerned, the liquor bust
ness should cease, and that he would exert
himself to the utmost for the suppression
of tripping and intoxication. The pledge,
meantime, is being industriously circulated,
and such other measures adopted as bid
fair to secure, organize, and render per-
manent the fruits of this truly marvellous
and unparalleled temperance victory.