The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1874-02-06
OHIO WHISKY.
Progress Of the Women's War
in Southern Ohio.
Or. DO Lewis Aids and Abets the
MOVement-whath he says oft.

The excitement OF the women whisky
war is undated. The ladies OF Green
field. Highland county, have inaugural
ed evening visits to the saloons at any
hour from 6 to 10 o'clock. The result
is, to empty each saloon by tie rear
door very suddenly, as they enter by
the front. Tue ladies have enlisted for
the war, and, if the two or three re-
naming dealers continue uurepentaut,
they will organize a regular patrol Of
half dozen or so to visit the saloons
at any hour, and dissuade people from
drinking. They can furnish a guard
for each day, and not employ any OF
them more than once in two weeks.
A doggery at Morrow, Warren couns
t.. was visited by procession OF ladies
who organized
PRAYER MEETISG IN THE BAR ROOM,
while the proprietor. his wife and chill
dren looked on in open-mouthed Won
der. The liquor traffic at Morrow is
said TO have fallen off at least one
hall.
At New Holland, Pickaway county,
twenty ladies have volunteered for
the crusade. They visit every shop
daily. The drug store cheer!p!ly took
the pledge to sell only on the order o.
responsible physic an, under bond
OF 5000. The others have al taken
the pledge, except one, Mr.. Berry, who
kept one OF the gambling and drinking
saloons. At the present writing be is
closely
BARRICADED BY The LADlEa,
who are sua..ered in q daguerrean tent
that has been provided at the expense
OF the town. 1t is placed within a Jew
inches OF the sidewalk, SO that the
ladies' "a they sit inside, can see both
doors OF the saloon. Since the ladies
took possession OF this tabernacle, the
saloon has been closed, the proprietor
being absent.
There was a dr;zz'ing rain at New
Vienna, Clark county yesterday, but
the ladies were out in full force, harass>
Ing the liquor -vender Nanpelt, he be-
ing the ouly one able TO hold out
Promptly at S o'clock this morning The
ladies assembled in front OF Vanpelts
saloon He being kindly disposed,
brought out beer-keg apiece 'or seats,
and they were arranged 10 the form OF
A SEMI CIRCLE AROUND THE DooE.
The order OF exercises were, first,
prayer and singing by the ladies; sec
ond, "sermon" by the Rev. Nanpet
This programme has been repeated over
and over, until darkness dispersed the
congregation. This is the first day that
The ladies have stood guard the entire
day. They propose now to stand until
the besiegej surrenders Arrangements
nave been made to erect a shanty In
front OF the dead-fall. Ga Saturday the
ladies could not stand out in the cold
except at intervals. An artist was on
hand, and photographed the scene
Pictures will soon be placed on sale o.
THE wIcKEDEsr MAN IN OHIO,
representing him standing in the door
delivering Que OF his sermons, with h's
female audience standing around him
At Mllersburg. Holmes county, an
immense temperance meeting was held
last night. After numerous speeches
reading from Dr.. Do Lewis, persona
reco!ectious, appeals, and remlnIscsn .
ces. reading and circulation OF pledges,
which were largely signed, the meeting
adjourned for three days, to give tn
ladies an opportunity 10 organize Tor
cImpaigu.
At Washington. Fsyette county
where the women intimated the move
ment, the liquor traffic has been entire
" stopped, Charley Beck, whose ga
loon is outside OF the corporate limits
has been visited by the ladies every da.
Tor nearly Two weeks. lie Is
A JOLLY GERMAN,
and treats the ladies kindly, but refuse
to accede to their propositions. III
eotire county is being secured for sigma
lures TO the total abstinence pledge.
At Galipolis, Gallia county, th'
. ladies brigade OF active workers mum
bers 81. They work in three divisions
but have made little headway with tn
saloon keepers, some OF whom orde
them off their premises, and II the.
, enter put out the lights.
DR.. DO LEWIS
: writes that he will visit Southern Oar
about February 10. 10 a newspaPe
communication he says: g.
II csn point out large districts i
which such movement would prove
allure, l doubt if 10 any part OF Ne'
= = England it would succeed. Many year
! AGO tried it in several towns in Mas
: sschusetts and New Hampshire; per
!. haps in not one OF them has rum eve
!. reclaimed it's old dominion, but the VIC
, t)ry was far from complete.
Il THE TROUBLE
il that in New England there is a lac
OF heat. The people have good heads
bn, poor stomacbs, They think vel
I, but they can't digest; and so there !
: No moral teryor. | never saw Me-
t England audience at white heat, nc
even during the most exciting polltlca
csmpaign. But when / stood up be
fore The lyceums in Hillsboro az
Washington C. H., iu your State, 'e
that was in the midst OF asoc'ety
which my long.cherished temperate
scheme would work. Blu. did NJ
dare 10 hope for such
GLORIOUS RESULTS.
= knew how women had CONSTANT,
after few dissgreeable efforts, cor
signed the task to the hands Of a com
m1,tee; and hardly dared to hoE
that hundreds OF women would cllr
together day after day, and week a an I.
ut fnrt