The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-08-13


our genial and talented young friend,
Mr.. Jacob Kemple. Hesecmed 70 be en-
ioying life, smoking stogy and reading
q work on contracts-perhSps It includes
marriage contracts and he wanted 10 post
himself beforehand. We asked first
about the temperance cause. "Well,
SIR said Jake, with smile, which was
Child.like and bland, "you want me tell
what / know and think about H." both,
II you please.n al will be frank with
you. The Murphy temperance move.
ment has done more material good for this
community than all the churches in the
city" "HoWso?' "Well, when the wave
got to rolling around here it struck hun.
dreds Of men who were outside Of relig.
ious inGuenceS-men who never went 10
church, doctors, lawyers, merchants, me-
chanlcs, lAborers and tramps, 10 say moth.
ing Of women and children. For the past
three months there has been but little
church influence In the work. The re.
formed men organized Temperance
Unions, have conducted and controlled
them, have kept them alive and moving;
the weak and the strong have worked
together; they have bsaced each other
up. Now these Unions are still -four
ishing and doing great GOOD.
The public to great extent think that
temperance has about died out here.
That is because the excite nent ia over,
and the people don't attend the regular
meetings OF the Unions, consequently
don't know what is lgoing on. There are
from six 10 eight temperance meetings in
this city every week, anditwould do your
heart good 10 see tho class OF men that at.
tend them. They arc not gentlemen with
shiny plug hats, white neckties, snobs
and parlor knights, but mostly good
hearted poor fellows who had almost
wrecked themselves from intemperance;
but to-day they are changed men, decent
ly clad, well fed, bright, manly and indie
pendent, Many Of them'are now consist.
ent members Of church and numbered
amongst our best citizens. Why, can
pick out one hundred such men in this
city and name them 10 you; 80 l think |
can say without fear OF contradiction
that the temperance cause has been and
is grand success"
"Have not a great many violated the
pledgeP "Yss, but they were mostly
boys and men who never drank to excess
or were easily tempted; very few of the
hard drinkers have gone back or will go
back"
ado you expect a revival Of the tenn
peranCe work this fall and winterYn
"From what can learn the work will
be pushed vigorously and with better eff
feet than heretofore. The OTIS Hall
Union, which is composed entirely Of re-
formed men, is negotiating with speakers
and workers, and with a little financial
aid from the citizens, you may depend
upon lively time this winter, and an i'm
proycmenL in the morals Of the commu-
nifty. Now, sir, l have told you about
all / know and think upon that
subject. l have been duly sober
for nearly six months, and find II pays
morally, physically, and financially, and
II l live until next Sunday, | am going
down TO my old home in Marshall coun-
ty to celebrate two important events
six months Of total abstinance and my
twenty.sCventh birthday. But you need
not print that part Of il; ! don't want the
girlslo think am growing old and feeble,
for | can hollow as loud az Sam McColloch,
and run as fast "a Judge Rodgers at a
base ball match"
"Any other news?"
"None Of Importance, though there
may be some soon. Whisky and family
rows arc usually plenty upon tho hill
side on Saturday night, and il any one
should get hurt or killed / will DO pleased
to lei You know"
anything more?"
Nothing more.n
And We left the jolly Knight Of Black
stone 10 finish his contracts.
Police CouRr.-JGdge Cranner.-IIis
Honor disposed Of the following cascs on
Saturday:
Susan Wirtsberger and Alice Leverage
were fined $50 and costs each for drunk.
enness.
James Wagner, Patrick Carney and
Edward Beall were fined S. and costs
each for playing cards on the Island.
Edward Christman, for using abusive
Language toward Jacob Bentz, was fined
81 and costs.
An East Wheeling woman named
Smith was fined 50 and costs for calling
another East Wheeling woman improper
names.
The case against the B. & o. Railroad
Company, for running their cars ut a
greater rate Of speed than six miles an
hour, was continued until next Friday
morning.
The following cases were disposed Of at
the Saturday afternoon session Of the
court:
Pat. Donovan, charged with disorderly
conduct at the Tivoli Saloon, was dis
charged.
John Scham, found drunk in The mar.
ket house, was sent to the city prison for
thirty days.
A case against Market Master Bentz
charged with using abusive language, was
dismissed.
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