Northern Ohio journal. [volume] (Painesville, Ohio) 1872-1896, 1874-03-14

augurated Monday, nearly two hundred
and fifty ladies joining. There are
nearly fifty establishments in Wooster
where Intoxicating liquors may be had,
and no little difficulty will be had in
closing themnup. One of the leading
druggists Monday exclaimed, when on
being asked his opinion as to whether
the movement would have any affect on
the dealers, ''there's no use talking
we've got to give in" 1t can safely be
said that before many days that Wooster
ladies can join with their sisters in
other places and say, sWe have done
our work and done it WE'LL"
MONTGOMERY CoUNTY.-Friday, Mch
9Th, will be a memorable day in the an
nuals OF Dayton. The woinan's Prayer
League i'm two divisions of about twen-
ty women each, commanded by Mrs.
Rev. DIR. Weakly, wife of the Presiding
Elder Weakly of the Cincinnati Confer
ence, and Mrs. S. Harry Thomas,
marched upon the three hundred bar
rooms of Dayton, through drenching
rain and sloppy streets. When the col
umns debouched from the English Luz
theran church, after making prayers,
the commotion in the streets was in
tense. The saloonists were instantly
notified, put their houses in order and
stood guard. They were visibly agita-
ted, natural consequence of an as
sault to which no physical or even legal
resistance could be offered.
AsHTABULA CoUNTY-The Neps says !:
Mr.. Seth Warner, while working at his
business as carpenter on house not far
from town, last Saturday, had the mis-
fortune to fall from staging and break
one of his arms In regard to the. oil
trade on the A. j. & F. railroad, it is
difficult to get any certain information
here, but we understand that revival
of such business on that road is expected
=. One night last week some persons
turned two blind switches and reversed
one switch light on the main line sid
ings near the Lake Shore round-house;
and the result was that an engine on the
Franklin Division ran into some box
cars on switch and smashed one of
them considerably, and had its pilot and
headlight knocked off. From some writ
ings found on the cars it was inferred
that some railroad man had caused the
mischief.
GEAUGA CoUNTY.-From Claridon our
correspondent writes as follows:
Your excellent paper still fiuds its way
among US. Ii the people appreciated your
efforts in furnishing good paper there
would be no hesitation in giving you an
extensive circulation. That uncalled for
contraversion that has manifested itself to
appease a spirit of jealousy which was
low, ignoble, mean and contemplate will
| subside with the return of reason and
your course be sustained and your manly
independent outspoken course in repudi-
atlng dishonesty and denouncing the vile
element of sycophancy will be applauded.
A fair illustration of this was exhibited in
our midst recently. The Rev. Mr.. Fry,
an honest, able and outspoken clergyman
has held a series of meetings and at first
his course was deemed unpopular. Men
that were prone to iniquity could not hear
the unholy crime of incest and larceny
and peeulation and and every other spe-
cies of vileness denounced: they muir
INJURED, they coiled and their abject SYM
pathizers carped at the independent
course of the minister. But a visible
change became apparent and the most in
clined to censure his conduct became
| foremost in his praise and his efforts have
| been attended with the happy result of
over twenty conversions-a certain indica-
tion of the ultimate triumph of truth right
| and justice over wrong and injustice. The
prediction that the p. & Y. r. r. would be
Completed to Middlefield some ten days
ago is not as yet verified. Every conceiv-
able obstacle that adverse fortune could
invent has embarrassed the efforts of the
company. But its completion is only a
question of time and if its durability is
measured by the time used in its construc-
/ ton those generations to exist in the far
and deep gloom of coming ages will enjoy
It's benefits. The question as to the lOca-
people. No material anxiety manifested
as yet ON the part of the company leaving
| it optional with the people to erect it
where they please. Some of our farmers
have commenced sugar making, not with
any great yield as yet, but there is ample
time left between this time and May. Not
withstanding the mild winter some of our
farmers are compelled to purchase feed
for stock as the penalty of improvidence.
Miscalculation partains to all. That ele-
ment of cohesion that held February and
March together gave away and let US into
an intolerable depth of mud. When shall
we ever extricate ourselves and ever
bask in the fruition of solid enjoyment;
QOuDLIuI dDcyduCe.
| CUYAHoGA CouNrY.-Our correspon-
dent 81. S. G." writes as follows from
Newburgh, relative to the at present all
absorbing topic of 'sThe Women's
War on Whiskey:
The crusade against the liquor sellers
began to assume business appearance
this morning about 10 O'Clock when about
seventy-five of the first ladies of the place
assembled at the Cataract House where a
bar is kept, and asked permission to pray
and sing. Col. A. j. Spencer, the sShakes-
peareian' proprietor, with several other
saloon-keepers, had left home in anticipa-
tion of this visit, and had congregated al
} an out of the way saloon keptby f. Leo.
pold: After songs and prayer the ladies
visited the largest saloon in the place kept
by M. I. DeCelle; they were received very
politely by MIR. DeCelle and offered seats
| which they declined. They stated the OBJ
ject of their visit and after reading re
monstrance and singing and praying they
asked Mr.. DeCelle how he felt about
quitting the traffic. He said that he was 9
praying man(?) and loved God; that he
was willing to quit the traffic at any time
when he could do so in justice to his fami
ly who depended on him for protection
and that if they would buy his liquors
and fixtures he would pledge himself no
only to quit the sale of liquor but to do al
in his power to suppress the traffic. Tht
ladies after asking PERMISSION 10 cal
again, which was granted left for the sa
loon of F. Leopold, where other saloon
. Keepers had assembled. The door of thi,
| place was locked, and after singing ant
praying in front of the place. they went t
Che saloon kept by Mr.. Lucas, who wa
! very gantlemanly and declared his inten
! ton Of quitting the saloon business ant
f going into the dry-goods trade. He salt
| he thought the cause for which they wer.
r praying was a good one, and that h'
r hoped they would succeed, but that 1t wa
/ his opinion that they were not commenc
. ing in proper direction, but should try t
suppress the manufacture of liquor
From this place they went to the saioo
q kept by Dan Kane, who allowed them t
come in, but said that he would not ALLOW
ii them to pray as s'that was no place fo
a prayer" and that as 'he never allowe
gentlemen to sing in his place, he must re
fuse the ladies. After several like re
n marks, better becoming a loafer than
- gentleman, they left for MIC. Osborn
- saloon. This gentleman owns severs
, buildings occupied as saloons. He a
l. first closed his doors, but after prayer
and songs in front he opened up his doors
o invited the ladies in and pledged himse
j. never to sell another drop of liquor, an
- never to rent a building again for sue
~ purposes. The efforts of the day wei
II closed by singing "Praise God from whol
: all Blessings Flow.' The ladies wi
commence their labOrs on Monday at or