Middletown transcript., 1874-05-16
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Dear zFanseript 80
Courts met on Monday, llth inst, At II
o. clock A. NJ.
Present, The honorables E. Gilpin, Chief JUS
tics, and Houston and Wales. Associate Justice
Wooten arrived in the afternoon. A very large
crowd, quite as large, think, as that which the
trial Of the Bank burglars attracted, was in at
tendance, majority, doubtless, being applicants
for liquor licenses, and their . cloud Of
Witnesses
The whole OF Monday was consumed in re-
ceiving and Cling nfidavits and applications for
| license, and the trial of about a half-dozen
criminal cases Of minor importance. The ener-
getic Attorney Genen.l and his assiduous deputy
despatched business with their usual expedition,
| and, as conviction resulted in every case, the
number of '' wards Of tie State was quickly in
| creased.
| The attendance of the Bar Is tolerably full,
though several of its more prominent members
have, as yet, failed to put in an APPEARANCE.
| Among the absent ones are Hen. T. F. Bayard
\ (of course engaged in the discharge OF public
| duties) and Messrs do Pont and Gordon. There
| have been present few lawyers of note who are
residents Of other counties, in this State, & @:
| Messrs. Pennington and Massey, OF Dover; and
I am informed Mr.. Russell, of Boston, distn-
| guished admiralty lawyer, and father-ia-law Of
| our promising young lawyer, Mr.. Bates, was here
during Monday. Among the more prominent
residents of this county in attendance upon
court have NOTICED Messrs. R. 7. Cochran and
AFm. Dean upon the grand jury, and Messrs.
Sam. Townsend, james Ray, A. o. Newton, J.
Thos Budd, Jes. Roberts and the venerable q.
4 Watkins, as spectators.
Tuesday and Wednesday the time and atten-
ton of the court were engrossed by the "liqnor
cases." Of which there are only l60 The judges
have exhibited commcndable patience, and their
action has been marked by the greatest wisdom,
i prudence and justice. Neither yielding to the
senseess and fanatical camor Of the meddlers in
other peoples business nor sliding into the op-
posite extreme of flooding the county with low
GROCERIES, they have exercised judicious discre.
ton and have made sensible discriminat ions
do not know precisely how many licenses have
been granted, or the proportion which the sue
, cessful ones hear to the whole number OF appli'
cants but the court has not been niggard, bu
rather wisely liberal.
No one is more opposed to drunkenness than
am. 1t is indeed terrible curse to any man
family or community; but am at war with IN
, temp rance tn all things with Incorporate inter
ference in other peoples business, as well as will
excess in eating and drinking. And every
man that striveth for the mastery is temperate u
all things" with the apostle Paul. REFORMS mus
begin the homes Of the people. The family is tn
, nursery of the state ard of the church, " trail
up child in the way he should go,' says Solo
r mon and am persuaded that if children ar
, properly " trained' at home there will be fewe
topers and therefore fewer applicants for liquo
licenses, and, consequently no undignifed ''pray
= ing bands'
Quite an interest and some fun was excite
e | Wednesday afternoon by the consideration Q
the application for licence ofJames G. Townsend
> of Townsend. dead set was made against hii
, by number Of Mr.. Sam. Townscnd's persona
enemies, the Rev. Mr.. PrettymaR, Methods
: preacher, at that place, and some misguided Ia
J. dies. Mr.. Sam. Townsend was called as wi
= ness and made some amusing points and tellin
:, hits against the remonstrants. The old gel
: teman was evidently smarting under sens
of the wrong and injustice which was attempte
!, to be inflicted upon him by personal foes, undt
4 quasi religious or moral cloak or disguise, an
he let out just leefie of his resentment, to the
y utter discontinue. He doubtless thinks as de
"a that
!. A man may cry church church at every word
" With piety than other people
/. A davis not reckoned n religious bird
70 Because he keeps acawng from the teepfe.
70 Mr. Townsends application was granted, as
ought to have been, and mirabiie dictu immed
ately the Rec. Mr.. Prettyman and The Attorney #
the remonsirants publicly congratulated him up'
his successl Was this consistent 2 act the resu
of I" sober second MougM?"
Of Excuse mis- takes as / have written currcr
| colatao MORE ANON.