Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1874-01-22
The World MOVES.

Last week-a new liquor shop was open
ed in one of the old dens of East street, by
a mandy the name of Slater, under the
proprietorship, as it is supposed, of a Mr..
Sullivan, who keeps a drinking place out
side the corporation on the Chillicothe pike
The ladies were prompt in making their
visits of mercy to this new invader,
and with their prayers and entreaties,
mingled with their tears, besought this
man-t6 refrain from his Business of liquor
selling and to close up his establishment,
but he refused to comply with their re-
quests, and tried to freeze them out by
putting out his fire; and failing in this, he
then locked them out efhis house. but
even this did not discourage the women.
for you know that 'When the women will,
they will you may depend upon it; And
when they wont, they WON'T so there's
the end of it.
Day after day, from 9 o'clock a. m. until
or even II p. m. until Saturday, the
women met on the pavement in front Of this
house Che refusing to open his door) and
prayed, sang and en:reated him to give up
his business, but he doggedly refused to
comply.
Saturday afternoon. however, change
came o'er his dreams, as the Sheriff of the
county demanded the keys of the house,
and walked in with an attachment for the
goods and chattels, took possession of the
Establishment, and closed the liquor bust
ness in that den until the session of the
court2in February, at least.
During the week fires were built in the
street in front of Slater,s den, where they
warmed themselves, going a portion of the
time into the shops of Thomas Grim S
and Anthony Abbott, 6colored nen) to
shield themselves from the cold wind and
storm
On Saturday last however, very com
Portable plank house was put up, with a
stove in it, in front of Slater's den, for theiI
accommodation; but as the establishment
was surrendered to the tender mercies oi
J John Millikan, our worthy Sheriff, it was
not deemed necessary to continue the
women's guardianship over that fallensin
stitution, though perh APPS it might be well
to keep an eye, John; and the temporary
guard house was promptly. removed to the
neighboring lumber yard of Pursell & Nit
terhouse, who had kindly furnished the
plank for the occasion.
In this siege against King Alcohol and
his hosts, composed of recruits from
round bout, as we'll as from the great liz.
uor metropolis on the Ohio river, grea
many little incidents might be stated tha
would be amusing to our readers, but as
we have kept no special note Of them, We
will not attempt to give them.
Mr.. Sullivan, who keeps a drinking
house on the ChiIlicothe pike, just outside
i the corporation, has been visited by the
/ ladies a number of times. On Monday ht
was again visited, and gave the women rea
son to hope that he would quit the busi
ness soon. He gives signs ola conscious
ness of the evils resulting from his bust
ness.
On Monday, the ladies hearing that Mr.
DeCA, d NeTHlal, hhO hSepS oceF SdlOoi
on the Staunton pike, just beyond the
corporation, had received fifteen kegs o
beer, visited him. He locked his door ant
stkised to let them in his saloon, or in th'
where his residence is, but they
marched boldly in and fearlessly deliveret
their message to him. He refused to com
ply with their request to quit selling. bu
told them he intended to continue sellin
while he lived in the place, but expresse
desire to leave in the course of fey
weeks, if he could make satisfactory al
rangements. So the work goes on, and s
i t will go on, until Washington isredeeme
from the thraldom of intoxicating liquors
The whole country seems to be alive to tn
: importance of this great and much to b
desired result.