Smyrna times., 1875-02-17
r,. M, For the Smyrna Times
Ehe temperance Meeting.

\. DOVER, Feb. H., 1875.
eStsTuay was a lively day IN Dover tho
r;.;, nr "a [1t M Hrower Association aud the
IV;,o;.ne .ne " oman temperance Union. of
I,',;aIH"' H'o"' "eAlhr' tha regular session of the
i17KiS'atuFe, drawing people from ,u ,,,rts -
'"u STATE. About quarter Of twelve vn.,orla,
'i oiih'nS' the special train from Wilr,in,,,o,
WIN several hundred men and women 80
~ I'"ce anu stations along the road. arrived
ius passengers proceeded in body +, rho n
n..a,'s rA'o"' "heFe they were met bv the tenn
P0iducs people OF Dover and inyitc.i ;, ,Lo;r
tSSp'''Fe ttp homes Tor dinner. At two o'clnrl
''ieJ again met IN the Church, and atf.r b..;r'
several addresses ami transacting soma 49,;
/ neIS' proceeded in body TO the TaniaIa.,-'.
Lul account "f which | suppose the Times viii
l1'e IN lt> regular Legislative letter In ,Ln
evening the church was again croydoJ n,iJ
snort and eloquent addresses wcre drIivcrsj NV
hsvS' Qqigg aud Riggs. They were i,jnw.3 |
~ = MS hlttenMyer who addressed the ,u.
rras az soue length, during which time she |
's u:'enIVeIy listened 10, and her remarks
"ppISciated by all present. About nina n icIn"L
lhe aud!rnee was dismissed, rnl those sIA
came on the tram prOctede To th,. d.,,,t. .'i
a'o'' Ha.i past nIns the trtin moved III ,.,,ry
'lE win II tha last OF the crusaders
BEFORE TIE LEHlsLArCRE
soon alter tn: meeting If the House in H..
'teihOoh .nr. fy!e aroz: an s,II tb.t ~
iHuiSS OF iImlngton and other place. b,v;n9
IeSlred the use Of The House at p n'oI,.t rs r,ss
TOO purpose OF haviI: All lu iien;. win ths
tL.t i'u'9 on tn subject OF Temperance. at s
Ia n"ur hs Woui move an aijuurnmapt al
tho House In the meantime the lnbL, Gn'5
up and many ladies var. admit ID ~ ~. T''ou 1
of the House - ''' moor
II lew minute, before the holrappointed rho
hAouse ADJOURNED when the visiting ,dics w.r.
az 'H iHI1'eu anu niled up every vacant san. i,
:, Speaker HOlcon.b took tho chair anil Gallo,
fnS 1I meeting to order when Mr., f. in S.sv,n,
~ - !" sucn an IN mnTe'slSF anl H,titi, prlrcr \
-" L. o'o'. "r"ith o! H'l>" Wa. hn.hr.i no
Sliehco. ETrn th' SRA .sI;ns .I,ri IL
VINO were thnmrln: a The dr,t - s.;.,.,'In;,
lance catching th' ,o!; >tr4inS ..i 49,; h
IOr the youths Ut 'h. ian l. r..sri =, j., ,,',.o ft
and cOnfusioa 80 - "''so "
-. Immediately to!!'vn1 ;h. nr7 Z n p
[lckeH started III" tun" of . B.ttanr ,hs
TTr1s M VI Ne1rcr M TO- = rna.. \ .,rIv re
hymn ~ ".''>-iFe - =
=, The Speaker then iu,,r lacsl NJ. E,v,h.,h al
W. smith, who read an eloquent appeal tn tba b,
ne no Ders OF the Legislature 20 intsrnoso ~
'ehaIt OF suffering humanity; in behalf of ,h" =
many suHerrlnR mothers, wives sister, ond r,
Iaughters OF the land who we're crushed to tba II
aTth through the demon of intompcrance oa
80: l.ev rlel1er Isrie being the next au
peaAet Pea strongly advocated prohibition and tn
tied the statistics of prohibitory with G,.n." ~" =
'!ates TO show its beneficial effeet.. She clo.rJ
'ltn u an appeal to the Legislature to says RI.
NnIs' anna Whlttsnmeyer was then ;ntr,
uced and for most an hour held tho sudirnc. IN
enpouhd by her pathetic appeals for helm or or
d, or tho poor, degraded, starving children Of IN IN
ttsm~t 20 II would be useless for me to Sy
idre's IN the brief space allotted me. Snfics irI
10 say that It went to the hearts of ajI Isl
r?sen: unless such heart was made of adamant We We
Is u'elsS to deny that deep and favorahIr Di
nprsssion was made upon the m;nd. I'II'e ~ ,ho a
egislature "''''u' oi the res
AT tn the close of the meeting, on motion Of ---
.1' = stevens vote OF thanks was returned 70
e members Tor their kindness, courtesy anJ NJ
tentlOn to what was said. The Iad;os ,Sn, S,,,
turned .a ne from the House favoraby impre..s% %
tn their reception, leaving the memhars oIsu
'oraOly Impressed with the proceedings '''O run run