Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-07-31

clans were called upon TO sign pledge
not to prescribe ardent spirits, when any
other substitute could be found, and in no
case without a personal examination of
the patient.
A property holders pledge was also
cireulated-pledging 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 plea for help
) from Hillsborough. In answer to that
: cali, 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
? 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.
Ry this time, the new method of fight |
ing whisky began to attract the attention |
of the press, and people in surrounding |
places; and meetings were announced to |
!, be held in every village and school dis |
\ triet in the county. Committees of fladies |
r and gentlemen were sent out to assist in |
: these meetings. Committees were also |
e sent, by request, into all adjoining cOun-
t ties, the meetings being constantly kept |
n upsat home, and all the while gaining in
e interest. Early in the third week the dis
4 coaraging. intelligence came, that new
e man had taken out license to sell liquor,
in one of the deserted saloons, and that
1t he. was backed by whisky house in Gin
\, cinnati to the amount of $4,000, to break
n down this movement. On Wednesday,
Y the 14th, the whisky was unlOaded at his
20 room. About forty women were on the
e ground, and followed the liquor in, and
e remained, holding an uninterrupted
e prayer meeting all day and until eleven
l. o'clock at night,
d The next day-hitterly cold-was spent
It in the same place and manner, without
e fire or chairs two hours of that time the
n women being locked in, while the pro-
prietor was off attending trial. On the
lg following day, the coldest of all the win
t. ter of 1874, the women were locked out,
r and stood on the street, holding religious
lg services all day long.
IN Next morning tabernacle was built in
p- the street, just in front of the house, and
r was occupied for the double purpose of
ck aUatching and prayer, through the day 4;
IL but before night the Sheriff closed the
saloon, and the proprietor surrendered;
It's thus ended the third week.
of A. short time after, On dying bed, this
I'D four days liquor dealer sent for some of
to these women, telling them that their songs
c, and prayers had never ceased to ring IN
ii his ears, and urging them to pray again
to in his behalf; so he passed away.
ay About this time came word from Co
rs lumbus, that the Adair Liquor Law was
tn in great danger of being repealed; con-
Is, was sent to every known Temperance or
ed ganization throughout the State:
nj y, WASHINGTON c. H., Jan. 80, 1874.
n: s'To the Secretary of Women's Temperance
oe League at t-:
of tfDEAR SIsTER,-By order of the entire
or body of our Temperance League, we send
lse you an earnest request that you imme-
nd diately appoint a committee of not less
lse than six, of the most earnest and effect
Die i've workers, who shall be ready at an
to hours notice to respond to the call en-
bodied in the following resolution:
las s'ResoIUed, That the Secretary of this
lly meeting be requested to correspond with
the ladies' in all places where the temper
73, ance movement is now, or may be pro-
E. crossing, asking the same to appoint
zly l-delegation to appear at Columbus, when
ed called, if any action of the Legislature
lth threatening the safety of the Adair Liquor
Or Law, may be contemplated.
,he sFPlease notify us of your decision ir
his the matter, forwarding us one name t.
'he whom we may telegraph if necessary
mn ESigned by the Secretary.]
ied Responses poured in from all Leagues
Ihe addressed, the word 'sReady." But tht
ne ne law remained undisturbed that winter.
M MlAs At this time the Cincinnati Commercial
'l'e i' sent reporter to view the land, and from
7Iy whose graphic pen we quote the follow
iaI ,ad ing:
Ihe uary 20th, and seeking Mr.. Beck's bee
leh garden, found him in a state of terrible
uI- nervousness, as the ladies had spent tn
'al- forenoon in front of this place. He evi
IDENTIFY regarded me as a spy, but wa
ace tmuch modified when assured that l wa
M only journalist, and made vOluminOu
IInlg complaint in High Dutch and low En-
@ nie glish:
ven ven C 4 got no witnesses. Dem vimens de
r. o10 TQr7tr l1v11
e 'bitual drukard, Ell? No, you don't loo
20 9i like him. Veil, COON in. Vot you want
I, lu, beer or vine? l dells you, dem vfmins
La naI shust awful. Ply shinks, dhey build
W Wtne house right in der street. und stay NIT
IN IN man all day, singin' und oder foolishnesS
Tue But dhey don't get in here once agin, a
1elr ready
mp, 'sIn obedience to his invitation, 1 ha
och entered by the side doOr-the front wa
ing locked and barred-to find four customer
Cne indulging in liquor, beer, and pigs fee
SCI One announced himself as an 'origins
eer- Granger, a second as retired sailor
while the others were nOn-committai.-
tne ti They stated that two spies had just al
the piled for admission-'men who WOul
ION ion come in and drink, then go away an
lGh, swear they were habitual drunkards III
lsed der the Adair law'-and that accounte
cav for Mr.. Beck's suspicious of me.
VINO ''The Adair law l find everywhere
very be the great horror of saloon-keepers.
the allows any wife or child, or other rel
of ofth tive directly interested, to prosecute Fl
Cloh the sale of liquor to husband or fathe
can and almost any one may prosecute for tt
the sale of LIQUOR to a 'habitual drunkard.'
'lace EtWhether such law be just or COnS
tutional, there is great dispute; but it
gan, evident that it gives great opportunity f
we're fraud and blackmailing. It's, howeve
COM just now the strong rock of defense of t
now Ohio temperance people; and it may
: Di- that nv its enforcement. some saioo
the keepers have been driven out of the bu
nrsC ness who would have withstoOd the pra
ers of an arch-angel, and all the tea
Yofk- that sorrowing pity ever shed.
va EFMr. Beck kept open house nearly
wing that night; the sounds of revelry we
SELL plainly heard in town, and in the MOI
OF ing several drunken men came into tow
one of whom tumbled down in live
mass stable, and went to sleep on manu-
work pile, from which he was carried to
'er OF lookup. Matters were evinently conf
dfeu' to crisis, and went out early; but I
ng TO ladies reached there in force just bef
s the me- met Mr.. Beck hurrving into to
{ sur. to consult his lawyer, or, as he phrased
er, OF 'to see mein counsel when no got so
"a va right to my own broberty.'
Chelr ''The main body of the ladies soon
them rived, and took up position with ri
Ghou- center on the doorstep, the wings eXte
tness- ing each way beyond the corners of
e ana house, and a rearward column along
ana walk to the gate. In ludicrous contl
Oells the routed revelers, who had been sea
g,and out of the saloon, stood in q little
+, VINO fifty feet away, still gnawing at the p
feet they had held on to in their hurl
pagG flight; while took a convenient seal
filled the fanca Tho ladies' then sanp.
coun- ..
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