Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-08-07

not TO pFeScFIDe ardent SplflCS, Wnen any
other substitute could be found, and in no
case without a personal examination of
the patient.
A property holders pledge was also
ireulated-pledgingm men not to -ent, or
lease property, to be used as saloons, nor
to allow any dealings of the liquor traffic
to be carried on upon any premises be-
longing to them. This pledge was gen.
orally signed by holders of real estate.
During this week came a plea for help
from HillsborOugh. In answer to that
calf, on Monday, January 18th, a commit
tees consisting of Profs. Morehouse and
Dean, and Mrs. NJ. G. Carpenter, Mrs
Judge Mclean, Mrs. Judge Priddy and
Miss Anna UStick, went to Hillsborough,
spent the evening In attendance upon a
mass meeting there, and the next fore
noon in prayer and conference with the
workers, returning in time to attend the
Mass Meeting at home, bringing with
them encouraging words.
BY this time, the new method of fight
ing whisky began to attract the attention
of Ehe press, and people in surrounding
places: and meetings were announced to
bel held in every village and school dis
triet in the county. Committees of ladies
and gentlemen were sent ont to assist in
these meetings. Committees were also
sent, by request, into all adjoining coun-
ties, the meetings being constantly kept
up at home, and all the while gaining in
interest. Early in the third week the dis
coaraging, intelligence came, that new
man had taken out license to sell liquor,
in one of the deserted saloons, and that
he was backed by whisky house in Gin
cinnati to the amount of $4,000. to break
down this movement. On Wednesday,
the 14th, the whisky was unloaded at his
room. About forty women were on the
| ground, and followed the liquor-in, and
remained, holding an uninterrupted
prayer meeting all day and until eleven
o'clock at night,
The next day-hitterly cold-was spent
in the same place and manner, without
fire or chairs; two hours of that time the
\ women being locked in, while the pro-
prietor was off attending a trial. On the
following day, the coldest of all the win
| ter of 1874, the women were locked out
and stood on the street, holding religious
| services all day long.
| Next morning tabernacle was built in
the street, just in front of the house, and
was occupied for the double purpose OF
aodtching and prayer, through the day
but before night the Sheriff closed the
saloon, and the proprietor surrendered
thus ended the third week.
| A short time after, on dying bed, this
| four days liquor dealer sent for some OF
| these women, telling them that their songs
and prayers had never ceased to ring ir
his ears, and urging them to pray agair
in his behalf; so he passed away.
About this time came word from Co
lumbus, that the Adair Liquor Law was
in great danger of being repealed; con.
sequently, the following communication
was sent to every known Temperance or
ganization throughout the State:
WASHINGTON c. H., Jan. 80, 1874.
s'To the Secretary of Women's Temperance
League at -:
stDEAR SIsTER,-By order of the entire
body of our Temperance League, we senC
you an earnest request that you imme
diately appoint a committee of not les
than six, of the most earnest and effect
hours notice to respond to the call EN-
bodied in the following resolution:
| " "ReSOlUed, II hat the Secretary of thi
meeting be requested to correspond will
the ladies' in all places where the temper
ance movement is now, or may be pro
crossing, asking the same to appoint
fe.elegatIon to appear at Colum bus, wheI
called, if any action of the Legislature
threatening the safety of the Adair Liquo
Law, may be contemplated.
tsPlease notify us of your decision il
the matter, forwarding us one name t.
whom we may telegraph if necessary.
[Signed by the Secretary.l
Responses poured in from all League
addressed, the word 'sReady." But tn
law remained undisturbed that winter.
At this time the Cincinnati Commercial
sent a reporter to view the land, and from
whose graphic pen we quote the follow
ing;
uary Goth, and seeking Mr.. Beck's bee
garden, found him in a state of terribl
nervousness, as the ladies had spent tn
forenoon in front of this place. He evi
IDENTIFY regarded me as a spy, but wa
tHmuch modified when assured that I wa
only a journalist, and made a voluminou
complaint in High Dutch and low En-
glish:
g 4 got no witnesses. Dem vimens de
set ub a schOb on me. But you don't bi
'bitual drukard, Ell? No, you don't loo
like him. Veil, COON in. Vot you vant
beer or vine? l dells you, dem vimins
shust awful. Ply shinks, dhey build
house right in der street, und stay NIT
man all day, singin' und oder foolishnesS
! But dhey don't get in here once agin, a
ready
, ssIn obedience to his invitation, l ha
entered by the side doOr-the front ws
locked and barred-to find four customer
e indulging in liquor, beer, and pigs fee
One announced himself as an Forigins
: Granger a second as retired sailor
while the others were non-cOm INITIAL
T They stated that two spies had just al
e piled for. admission-smen who woui
/; swear they were habitual drunkards III
4 der the Adair law'-and that accounte
: for Mr.. Beck's suspicious of me.
'"The Adair law [ find everywhere
J be the great horror of saloOn-keepers.
= allows any wife or child, or other rel
II tive directly interested, to prosecute Fl
n the sale of liquor to husband or fathe
l. | an6 -aluonct o for RI
70 sale of liquor to a shabitual drunkard.'
e "Whether such a law be just or Const
tutional, there is great dispute; but it
i evident that it gives great opportunity
. fraud and blackmailing. 1t is, howeve
4 just now the strong rock of defense of t
!: Ohio temperance people; and it may
L that by its enforcement, some Saloo
he keepers have been driven out of the bu
ST. ness who would have withstoOd the pra
ers of an arch-angel, and all the tea
n that sorrowing pity ever shed.
d E'Mr. Beck kept open house nearly
y that night; the sounds of revelry we
Is plainly heard in town, and in the MOI
Il ing several drunken men came into tow
one of whom tumbled down in a live
IS stable, and went to sleep on manu-
IN n pile, from which he was carried to
oI lookup. Matters were evinently cOmi
u to a crisis, and | went out early; but t
10 ladies reached there in force just befC
ne me. met Mr.. Beck hurrying into toy
lro to consult his lawyer, or, as he phrased
OF 'to see mein counsel when no got So
a right to my own brOberty.'
III tsThe main body of the ladies soon
IN rived, and took up position with ris
u center on the doorstep, the wings exteI
ss, ing each way beyond the corners of
nd ILL fo tho cate In ludicrons contr
lis the routed revelers, who had been seal
nu out of the saloon, stood in a little k
no fifty feet away, still gnawing at the pi
- feet they had held on to in their hurr
gli flight; while took convenient seat
Leu the fence. The ladies then sang:
ler 'Oh do not be discouraged for Jesus is your fri
ng to the end. '0' " oO''l"'''