The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1874-02-05
WINE AND WOMEN.
A Temperance Movement Begun In
Southern Ohio.


CINCINNATI, Feb. 2.-The crusade OF
the women Of Southern Ohio against the
liquor.saloons continues to Increase in
extent and importance. At Franklin,
Warren county, the ladies' are zealously
besIeging all the saloon.keepers with
prayer.meetings. One OF the German
saloon,keepers has signed their pledge
and Joined in with the services, held in
his former bsr.room. The same man
had hired band last Friday and tried to
give ball while the ladies were in front
SINGING HYMNS AND PRAYING.
Towards evening the dancers went to the
dwelling Of the manager and told him
they could not stand this. They aban-
doned the holding Of the ball at his house,
and went TO the extreme lower end of the
town, 10 hall that was away from the
prayer. circle. ....
At Wsynesville, Warren county, several
saloon keepers hold out, but it is said that
the toughest men find 1t sometimes i'm
possible TO restrain tears as the ladies
kueel on the flags In cold or storm.
A picket oil ladies' watched the saloons
Saturday night and Immediately surreun-
ded the doors when any man tried TO enter
for drink.
One OF the saloon-keepers has sold his
stock TO an active promoter OF the crusade
and be will now move West. Deputa-
tions OF ladies visit each saloon daily.
On Saturday at Wanesville the largest
TEMPERANCE MASS. MEETING
that has yet been held assembled. The en-
thusiasm was such that the meeting con.
tinued for over three hours At one time
the packed multitude rose en- masSe 10
testify that they would never cease their
efforts till the last vestige Of the whisky,
traffic is banished from the town.
At London, Madison county, the ladies
are visiting the saloons, groceries, and
drug.stores. The druggists there have
unanimously signed tho pledge. The ga
loon'keepers number twenty. five, some OF
whom are hostile and some non .committal.
Hordered out OF q saloon, the ladies i'm
mediately organize their prayer.meetins
on the sidewalk. In
TEMPERANCE SPEECH,
the Rev. Mr.. Finley said: "Yes, we will
send the ladies to these places, and if an
insult is offered to them, If hand is laid
on them, let US see It. Let them dare 10
touch my wife. We will rise as one man
and enforce tho law oil our country"
at Macarthur, Yinton County, the ex.
element Is the most intense ever known
in the village. The ladies are making
the rounds Of saloons daily, and at each
one they present the pledge to the pro-
prietor 10 quit the sale OF intoxicating
liquors. One Of the dealers 'capitulsted,
closed his saloon, and signed both the
personal and dealers pledges. The re-
mainder OF the dealers have agreed TO
quit the business as soon as they can dis.
pose Of their stock on hand.
s,AtNew Vienna, Clark County, the
rNcoRRIGfBLE AND coMBATrvr SALOON
KEEPER,
], @. Van Pelt defes the crusaders. he
publishes card saying: II have not sold
out They can't buy me out or scare me
out neither will I run; and ! shall attend
to the lies that have bean published on
me as soon as get through with the so.
called temperance movement.
At Williamsport, PickaWay County,
committees have been organized TO shut
lage. "' va
AZ Middletown, Butler county, the wo.
men LOT The last week have been busy ere.
slng the raiding sentiment, A mass.
meeting Of the members Of The yarious
churches viii be held. " Wv '"'''"'
VIII De crushed BY moral suasion alone {;
$l0,OOO Is to be raised TO carry on the lie.
gal war. ,rTF.fg '1' ~
AT New Lexington, Perry county, .be
war Is vigorously prosecuted BY about one
hundred ladies and $50 men. Immeuse
temperance meetings are being held, al
which one Of the speakersi Is an ex. colonel,
who rehearses the story 81 his downward
career as \ dfunkard. Atg ~,
THE PRAYING BAND OF SISTERS
Is seventy-tye strong, and they 20 their
rounds every day, but the majority Of the
besieged respect their overtures, and
conduct their business as best they can.
AT Hillsboro, Highland county. of the
nine saloons, including three hotel bars,
tive have closed, al least temporarily. OF
the four druggists, two have agreed to
sell only on prescription Of Q regular phys.
ieian. "A saloon keeper there, named |
Dunn, has issued posters
70 WARNING TIE WOMEN,
Of Hillsboro not to obstruct his legitimate
business Addressing the ladies BY name
t RS sSyG Go,,s aSa are thetetete hereby