Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1874-02-18
The Movements Of Women
against the Liquor TRAN c
I'm Obt0

ut dtlclltcH Vi TIE nEOiS NONull1
Is now directed TO Ohio, where the sup
preston of the liquor traffic is being
attempted N villages and larger towns
by organized partie. of ladies' who visit
places where liquors are sold, and there
hold prayer meetings. The only two
things that men will not argue against
is poetry and women-except:ons are
always considered. IL the main there
has been no arguments with the ladies
of Ohio. The liquor dealers have eth
er sat and listened in mate silence to
the hymns aud prayers for the closure
of their places Of traffic feI days, until
the women gave them over as beyond
the reach of all human entreaty. or
have closed their bars and abandoned
their business. There are several cases
noted ia Shich the gcmen bought the
stock Of liquor on band and then empti-
ed it in the CATERS. The zeal Of the
ladies' has increased to such degree
that in towns where river boats touch
or land, the boats were visited and
y.rsyers made on board, at tie bar, for
he suppression of the sale there. The
following from Ripley, o, paper of
ihe 9TH inst, states how the work pro-
ere.ses in that place
The Temperance excitement is red
hot. The ladies manifest a resolu;e
disposition IN this matter. The pro-
ccs.ion appeared this morning stronger
than ever. Three more saloons we're
closed. TIE most respectable dealers
have given up. At noon the process
sion boarded the Wildwood, on her
down trip, and we're received by the
officers in very gentlemanly and kind
spirit. The assurance was gwen that
uo liquor would be sold to citizens of
this place from that boat. bar while at
:nis wharf. There were on the boat
come of keutucky's grandiloquent
b!oods, among them Col. Dobbins, of
Dover, who grossly insulted the ladies
NTH the most profans aud ungeutle-
manly abuse while Mrs. Moody was en-
gagged in prayer. HO had not even the
slight excuse of being drunk, or this
might have been overlooked. He was
returning from a chicken-6ght at Mays
vile, aud felt very valorous. When
the male element heard of this the boat
was leaving. but you may rest assured
that if they could have got at him Mr..
Dobbins would have met with more
daubins" aud full supply of feathers.
The victory over the saloons seems as
complete an 1t is sudden. Many as
sonisEed old topers are sober today
and as dry as hot bricks. They say it
cannot be got. There are nearly five
ilundred signatures to the total absti-
nenee pledge. The public sentiment
IS Overwhelmingly for the ladies' move
meut. There was no procession this
afternoon, but the women will board
the Potomac tonight and ask the same
assurance given by the Wildwood :
They are through going and mean busi-
pess. There was a Bonfire and mass
meeting to-nigat.
The following paragraph from west
eru papers gives information as to how
the work is progressing at other places
in Ohio:
In Hillsboro, the women who have
been laboring for many days with Mr..
Dunn, a druggist, who refuses to accede
10 their demands, have been astonIsh-
ed at seeing the object of their persis-
tened attentions assume the aggressive
sad invoke the majesty of the law to
s1stsia him in his defiant attitude
Mr. Damn has entered suit against the
.adlss who have been engaged in tie
crusade against him.
In Ne. Vienna }. c. Van Pelt, who
kept a saloon bearing an unsavory rep
u.stion, lost bis temper when the ladies
cIorded into his place. First he swors,
and then ho prayed back-prayed that
the Lord would convert the ladies' and
teach them to mind their own business.
= hen be shook a barrel of beer and
LEX out the plug. In q moment the
..dles were covered with foam. They
came rushing out, looking like mer-
maids, and with an awful oder of beer
Their polonaise and panniers we're wet
ted, aud their ostrich plumes looked
like whipped roOsters' tails. But the
ladies were not discouraged. They
marched straight home, and returned
again with prayers in their mouths and
smiles on their faces. Van PeIt stood |
out until be succeeded in acquiring the |
The name of being the wickedest man
in Ohio, when be surrendered and help
ei to smash his own whisky barrels
Then the ladies' presented him with
$3.50 srd started hin on a lecturipg
tour.
In Wilmington the ladies have por-
table church on wheels, like dagu-r-
rcan car, which they rol! around In
front of liquor saloons, There the car
IL ,I,os and cipr