The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-03-17

THE WoMEN's WAR ON WnisKY.--Thc
principal work done ia New York, as ye,
is the holding of meetings and planning
for others. Mass meeting nrc 20 he held
in the Tabernhcle On the 17ih and In
Plymouth church on the Goth, aud in the
church of the Pilgrims the following
week. The work Of visitation goes on in
Brook lyn, aud one saloon.kecper made
the indefinite promise that be would quit
the business as sooo as practicable, while
another gave his word of honor, however
much that is worth, to sell no more liquor
after he had closed out his present stock.
A Christian women's league has been or
ganized by the women Of the 18th street
Methodist church for temperance work.
Sixteen Catholic total abstinence societies
met at the academy Of music in Brooklyn,
Tuesday night, and were addressed by
Rev. Mr.. Keegan and Rev. DR.. Friel,
There was much graduation over the re-
vival Of temperance sentiment over the
country, but scarcely any allusion to the
women's movement in the West. Some
women were driven from saloon by
force in Brooklyn, Tuesday. At meet.
ing in Poughkeepsie, Tuesday night, there
seemed to be a general distrust Of the
practicability of the Ohio style Of work
10 the East
At Cincinnati, the women's temperance
league divided the city into eight districts
for work. Two visitations were made on
Third and Fourth streets, the women be.
ing well received. The visitations will
be resumed, more extensively by small
committees in an unobstrustive manner
At Columbus the crusaders visited all
the saloons in the north part of the city
and at most Of them were well received
but did not make any converts The az
gressiye operations on the saloons were
continued at Dayton, O., with tho usua
vigor, but without the suppression OF The
objective points. In Gallipolis, o., wo
men were ordered away from before .
sample room, the temperance men inter
fered, and pistols were drawn upon them
SO that the police were called in to stoE
the disturbance. At the Bucyrus meet
ing, some "rummics" stuffed old rubber
and leather articles into the furnace with
intent to break up the gathering, but i
failed to do SO.
At Jacksonville, Ind. cue Of the cru
sading women was thrown down by ia,
wife of John Littlcs, keeper Of a saloon
After the prayers and songs, the husband
threw of his coat and proposed to figh
the entire crowd, but was quoted by hi
friends, The streets were blocked ant
great excitement prevailed, the crowd be
ing finally dispersed only when severa
buckets Of water were thrown from tn
windows on them. There are fears tina
bloodshed will follow there yet, Tn
movement on the original plan was begu
in Chicago, Tuesday, several saloons DC
ing visited by bands of women, VIII
prayed outside and couldn't get in. Tier
arc accounts Of several Instances Of vic
lent opposition.
At Valparaiso, Ind, Tom Wards sa
loon was visited Sunday last, and Mrs
:, Ward hot tempered young woman, OIL
dered the women out, and a. they di
not leave rapidly enough, she caught hol
, of an elderly lady, Mrs kellogg. tearin
,, off her hat, and then pulled her towar
the door by one end OF scarf aroun
her neck. Some of her crusaders pule
. on the other end to keep her in, aud be
tween friend and foe Mrs. Kellogg wa
choked and tainted away. Mrs. War
was arrested, and there is great excite
ment, the sons Of tho injured lady dec'al
ing that they would clean the place GU
The mayor doubled the police force an
closed the saloon, but all night the house
Of the two saloon.keepers still holdin
!. out we're filled with their friends, a
armed. The mayor felt it necessary t
order the sidewalks kept clear and pro
hibit women's entering the saloons. Suit
! were to begin, Tuesday, against all tn
crusaders and their husbands, who al
financially responsible, for trcsspass. Al
+ idavits against prominent movers in tn
crusade are also to be fled,
The women Of Wheeling, W. Va, OIL
, gained, Tuesday for temperance cru,
ade. The first few days will be devote
, to prayer meetings, before the street wor
, is inaugurated. The saloon keepers ar
, determined not 10 allow praying or sine
ing in or in front Of their saloons.