Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-07-18

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English Duchess stock and has the title
of Lady Jane, TO-" She is of deep red
color, and we CHS 1853 pounds, and is in
every respect superior creature. Her
cost was $500. Thus. Mr. Dodge is trans
forming the stock of the county and sup
plying the place of the common dung
hills with the finest and most popular and
profitable breed of animals known in the
country Stock fanciers will be repaid in
making a call at the Bunker Hill farm and
examining the small, but very choice herd
of its proprietor.
ANTI LICENSE CoNvENTIoN-The a:ten-
dance at Haskells Hall on Friday after
noon last was very good, being composed
of delegates from about half the towns of
the cOunty-gentlemen and ladies were in
about equal proportion. II. L. Morrison,
Of Ashtabula, called The meeting 10 order
and Hon. Atner Kellogg, of Jefferson,
was elected chairman, E A. Hurlbert, of
Hartsgrove, Vice President. and Hon.
Henry Fassett of Ashtabula, and E. J.
Pinney, ESQ of Jefferson. Secretaries.
Mr. Dissette, agent of the Stale Con-
vention, stated the object of the meeting
to be two-fold-to organize for a vote
against license and to effect permanent
organization. On motion of E. j. Pinney,
Esq, committee consisting OF E. J. Pin
Of TaAa ~
and Mrs DR.. Eames, of Ashtabula, was
appointed TO nominate a county execu-
tive committee. The committee reported
the following names: II. L. Morrison. of
Ashtabula, J. Childs, of Conneaut, Nor
man Thompson, OF Morgan. Rev. F. c.
Wright and Truman Reeves, of Jefferson.
On motion, the name of E. j. Pinney, was
added and the report adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Horace F. Giddings,
of Wayne. committee of three were ap-
pointed on resolutions, consisting of Hon.
S. A. Northway, of Jefferson, Rev. s. D.
Peet, of Ashtabula, and Prof. Finney, of
Geneva.
the Stale organization was then taken.
A general conference followed as to the
prospect of temperance work Mr.. Dis
sette stated that the fields in Southwestern
Ohio were dried up for want of rain, and
the temperance cause was dried up. The
women are discouraged and the men dis
heartened. The license men are hard at
work. and if the North and Northeast are
not aroused TO give every vote possible
against license, there is danger that license
will be engrafted in the Constitution.
Prof Finney, of Geneva. reported that
case against the only saloon keeper IN
that place had lasted six weeks. and one
juryman had settled it in his own mind
that the anti-liquor ordinance was uncon-
stituIional, and another juror thought So
ciety was no better now than it was fifty
years ago, when his father drank liquor.
Rev. ]. Child, of Conneaut, reported
that the saloons in that place had been
closed under the McConnellsville ordi-
nance and strong temperance sentiment
in the community.
Hon. S. A. Northway, from the Com.
mittee on Resolutions reported the fol.
lowing, which was unanimously adopted
WHEREAs-The voters of Ohio bv ac.
ton of the late Constitutional Convention,
WILL on the 18th of August next, be called
upon to vote upon the question of license
or no license in the traffic of intoxicating
liquors; now, therefore,
ResOlCed That we are absolutely oppos-
ed to licensing the sale OF any spurious,
vinous or malt liquors in the State of
Ohio.
ResOlged, That we call upon the voters
of Ashtabula county 10 so TO the polls on
the nth day of August next and vote in
favor of the no license clause of The new
constitution and we call upon the friends
of temperance TO labor from now until
that time to the end that such clause may
be adopted.
Mr.. Northway inquired of the State
Agent what the policy ofthe State Elec-
toral Committee was understood to be as
TO the main question on the adoption OF
the new constitution
Mr. Dissett replied that the Committee
had no policy on that question. He found
that temperance men were divided on
the question, some thinking that the
new Constitution good one, while 9th
ers say they will vote against the whole
thing, and settle the question of license
one way if not another.
The Chair-In that respect you find the
same difference among license men.
Mr.. Dissett-Well don't train in th at
company, but l understand that the Ii.
cense men generally support the new Con-
stitution. Perhaps that ought not TO be
anything against it, and men should make
up their minds Independently. Adjourned
to the evening mass convention.
The evening meeting of the friends of
Temperance, was but tolerably well at
tended. H. L. Morrison filled the chair,
and addresses were made by Rev. Mr.. Dis
sette, by E. ]. Plnney, Esq, and brief re-
marks by A. Krum, Esq, Ex-Sheriff Co.
vel, and other gentlemen. The sentiment
of the meeting was opposition to the Ii.
cense proposition, and the surest way to
make this efFectual was, In the main.
thought TO be to let the whole constitution
drop.