The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-03-21
The Temperance Crusade in IrOy,
Ohio.

From the Mama Union, 14th inst.
After two weeks of hard labor on the mart of
the Women's Temperance League. the first sur
render accompanied with written nledoe has
been obtained from Sylvester Bell keeper of
the saloon at the lock, familiary known as the
"Blue Ruins" and having the reputation of be-
ing about the hardest in town. Al committee
of women have made several visits there,
though no regular siege has been made. Bell
days, and on Thursday morning signed the fol-
lowing pledge:
Troy, March 70, 1874.
solemnly promise that from this day will
no more sell or give away or cause to be sold
any intoxicating drinks. The 10. Jr l now
have on hand shall return to- ,pn the LIST,
of next week, and forever after wifi have moth
ing to do with even the handling Of spirituous
liquors. So help me God.
[Signed1 SYLVESTER BELL.
This was announced at noon Thursday by
the ringing of the church bells; and general
feelingof gladness and thsnkfulness pervaded.
Some hours after, Mr.. Bell in conversation ex-
pressed his entire satisfaction with what he had
done. The members of the League-seventy
in number-on Friday morning marched up to
Bells establishment to speak words of ''cheer,"
and give him more substantial encouragement
in the business in which he has now engaged.
The room was crowded with cnstomers-the
largest number ever collected there at any one
time-and every woman made some purchase.
The receipts were over fifty dollars. This is
encouragement.
AT THE GAIT HOUSE.
The battle still progresses-on the outside
praying, and beer-brinking within. Although
the number of the 'siegers' has not been as large
this week as last, meetings have heen held
daily. Both parties hold out persistently.
AT MIcHAELds'.
This, the first house attacked, has been, and
is, about the most stubborn with which the wo-
men have to contend. Last Saturday two wo-
men sent there to swatch" took their position
inside, and were, we are informed, actually
carried out by the "buxom" proprietress. The
inmates of this house have become familiar
with the hymns which the crusaders sing, and
are often heard 'humming them o'er.' Mr..
Michaelis himself says the only thing that
bothers him is that BLOCKING Ages" song which
the women are always singing.
AT OTHER PLACES.
Nightly visits have been made to Jake
Smiths, in Commercial Row, and to F. L. Zieg-
enfelder's, in Pearson Block. These places are
generally the resort of large numbers of men
during the evenings, hence the selection of this
time by the women for their visits. At the
former place they have been locked out at night
we believe but at Zegenfelder's they are ad-
mitted inside, and on Thursday evening the
proprietor closed up as the women withdrew
WHAT THE sALooNIsTs SAY.
Thursday evening we made general recon
noissance among the saloons yet open in town
to obtain the views now entertained by the pro
prietors. All express willingness to stop the
moment the claw" says stop; but all avow
their determination to hold out until that time
One of them said to us that he chad no wish tc
continue in the business, and cared not how
soon the law interposed and routed him. but he
would never be driven out by the prayers o.
the women" We give this just as we received
it, merely to show the spirit manifested by thai
class of men after the moral suasive powers o.
the women have been used upon them for q
couple of weeks.