Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1874-08-08
KuNGSVTLLE


Ed TsL-A meeting was held on last
week Wednesday evening for consider
ing the issues growing out of an adoption
of the new Constitution and the PROPOSE
tions submitted on the subject of temper
ance, which are TO be voted uron on the
18th inst NJ. W. Wright, ESQ, was call
ed to the chair, and R. L. Grover acted as
Secretary. Upon call of the chair, Abel
Krum, Esq. of Ashtabula, beng present,
took the floor and very emphatically anu
clearly set forth various valid o6lec'lons
the new document. As far as temper
ance was concerned, in contrasting the
two instruments, he said the old one gave
no chance for licensing the liquor traffic,
and with a correct public sentiment, the
Adair law could be enacted and enforced,
and stated his intention of voting against
The new Constitution.
Rev. Saml HOugh took occasion to re-
mark that he could not go so far, and
thought care was necessary in voting
against the ratification of the new Consti-
tuition, to vote for or against all the other
points presented. He cited the fact of the
wholesale liquor dealers and distillers'
presenting an unbroken front, and WORK
ing with an energy bordering upon oes-
peration to influence the members OF tne
convention to favor a license clause. he
showed clearly that the lines between
temperance and intemperance were close
" drawn. He spoke al some length OF
the practical working of the license sys
tenn giving statistics in abundance to
prove the great increase in the sale of in
toxicating liquor where it had been adopt
ed. Rev. Mr. Staples, of the NJ. E. church,
was called for, and uttered some burning
words of condemnation OF the licensing
of evil practices, and of which the liquor
traffic was one of the most heinous. Rev.
G. E. Hatch then took the floor and treat
ed the subject as one of principle. he
disallowed the licensing of evil under any
circumstances. The meeting now rather
partook of the character of a conference
meeting, and others-among whom were
Mr.. Solomon Wright, A. M. Barton, &c
expressed themselves freely against Ii
cense.
Our next meeting takes place at the
same house on Thursday evening, August
6, when we are to have Rev. q. W. Vib-
bert, of Mess, TO address US.
Our summer term of schools are now
closing, andin many cases, the last day is
made one of social feasting and recrea-
ton, and commingling of teachers and
scholars, parents, patrons and friends.
On Friday last such an occasion was
had at the end of four months term of
the High School at North Kingsville, con-
sisting of Misses C. H. johnson and E. F.
Grover, teachers, and an enrolment o.
scholars but little short of one hundred,
with friends numbering 150. The day was
one of the loveliest of summer for enjoy
ment upon the bank of the lake, where
the company brought up,with their abun-
dant and varied commissarY supplies
The pleasures of the occasion were in
creased by the demonstrations of regard
between pupil and teacher. made more
prominent by the tokens that were con-
veyed. by the scholars upon their teachers.
Our Centre school, with Misses Hattie
Abbott and Mary Landfear, as teachers,
closed recently with the well earned and,
admitted commendation of "well done
good and faithful servants"
Our High School begins its Fall Term
on Monday, the "a inst, with Mr.. & Mrs
J. P. Treat in charge, with much hope
and promise.
Mr.. John Carter, in the vicinity of the
Infirmary, has near completion one of the
largest harms in the county. 1t is 80 feet
square and provision is made for base
ment stabllng. 1t is big thing, with
double felt tar roofing.
o. A. Rockwell, Payne 6 Co., are the
builders, and workmanship and fidelity
is the impress they have left upon it.
Kingsville, Aug. 8, 1874 G.