Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1874-03-31
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TEMPERANCE CRUSADE IN OHIO

DIR. Editor In jogging around last week,
passed through n portion of Ohio, where |
had an opportunity Of seeing the practical
working of the woman's crusade against the
liquor traffic, and must, conrrsry to my pre-
vIOus conceived notion, of their rampage
and indicate moremeuts.-say that believe
them seriously and earnestly engaged, in a
great moral reform that lrW NOT onIv limit
crime, stay social abuses, tie useless acnste o.
kGrd earned earnings and accumulated for
tunes; bet SAGE SOILS. For believe the work,
inspired by God, and one of his mysterious
moves among mankind. To be brief will
give . simple statement, so far as they come
under my observation. First, they call
meeting in some church, where thew hold
prayers, invoking Gods aid and direction in
the movement, then they proceed to organize
for the work, by forming companies or COM
mittees.-these companies or committees are
divided into squads. ge1eraily of two; they
then proceed TO visit every point, druggist,
grocery. restaurant, hotel or tipping shop,
wherever liquor is sold. in any quantity or for
whatever purpose, ond first solicit the pro-
prietor to sign pledge to discontinue its sale
If the parties sign, they are expected TO stop
its sale at once if they refuse. the ladies note
down their names and their reasons. and re-
prayer is again held for the meeting or chang
ing of the obdurate ones, and they are again
importuned, should the fire. water man still re-
fuse, he is asked to permit them to hold
prayer. for the promotion of the cause and
his conviction of the error of his way If re-
fused they go into the public highway, and
there offer M their fervent. earnest snpplica>
ton to the Great Ruler OF Heaven and Earth.
When they succeed in this way.-of either
closing up the concern by the PARTY leaving
his post, or disseminating the sale of liquor,
they post their guards, tn watch his aud all
other corners and goers' inovements-haviug
regular relief from early morn until late at
night saw lady sentinals wrapped in buf-
falo robes or blankets on posts of dntv when
it was showing at night, and by daylight in
the morning, at saloon doors, some were read
ing. s0me knitting and some talking in a very
orderly. quiet way. From enquiry l ascer>
tanned these movements were organized and
conducted by the most intelligent and re-
speetable ladies living in the towns visited,
and in no place did hear of an insult being
offered them by the lowest or toughest man.
There is an energetic persistence about this
movement upon the part of the women that
would indicate success. S.
bS- Cumberland, Nd. was visited Sunday
night week, by the most disastrous Ere that
has occurred there for q number of years.
The City Hotel, formerly the Revere House,
was destroyed, and the American House bad
ly damaged, while several smaller frame
houses in the vicinity were also destroyed
The Daily Ne,Us estimates the loss at $50. 900,
on which there was about S13 900 insurance.
-Messrs. Skinner & Ely. Charlestown, W.
Vs., have leased the new stare-room of J. a.
Lowenbach, near the Commonwealth office,
and purpose soon opening a grocery store.
We welcome these gentlemen to our town,
and hope their business will be such that they
| will never want to leava