West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-11
WEST VIRGINIA FREEMAN.
West Virginia Temperance News
and Notes.

IN Cne HcrdtG an earnest call and
forward movement in the matter of
forwarding the signing of the Petit
tions in Brooke county.
VICTORY IN KEYsER.-After a hot
campaign and fierce contest, Keyser
voted on the 9Th inst. against grant
ing license by vote of 147 to 40.
Well done, gallant Keyser.
Many people are of the opinion
that the Prohibitionists will carry
the State at the next general cleo
ton in West Virginia. There will
undoubtedly be a Temperance tick
ct in the field.-Ccredo Enterprise.
RALEIGH CoUNTY.-A "Subscri-
Der" writing to the hader from Flat
Top, says: "The citizens here are
becoming tired of the whisky bust
ness, and are teeth and toe -nails for
prohibition and only hope that the
Legislature will give them a chance
to vote on the question.
GETTING IN EARNEST The Wells
burg Herald notes the trial and
conviction in that town for unlaw-
full selling, as follows: Fred. Spring
horn, two cases, $40 each and
twenty days in Jail John Lewis,
five cases, $40 each and twenty days,
and Andrew Hebrank, one case, $40
and twenty days. The parties APP
pealed and the cases are pending
before Judge Jacobs.
SEND IN THE TEMPERANCE PETI-
TIoNs.-All temperance petitions
from this county should be forward
ed at once to A. L. Wade, Chairman
of the County Temperance Execu-
tive Committee, Morgantown.-
M0rgGNto,0n Post
Such is the word now passing
from post to post all over the State {:
"Close up and send in the Petit
tons"
BIG PErITIoNs.-Mr. A. F. Slaugh-
ter sends us a petition signed by
Sc certified voters of his vicinity in
Jackson county This is the kind,
good friends Let many such be Sc
cured and sent in. We are very
sorry that a report by Mr. Slaugh-
ter of lively temperance meeting
held some time ago, was overlooked
by us till too late to publish. 1t
was just such a report as we are al
ways anxious for, and we regret
our oversight.
MoNoNGALIA ALIvE.-The Post
notes an enthusiastic Temperance
meeting at Mt. Calvary, with VIM.
F. Holt and T. j. McRa as President
and Secretary Addresses were
made by Rev. o. M. Miller, Samuel
Hackney, VIM. |. Protzman and
others, and the petitions circulated
in the audience. A correspondent
of the Post from another part of that
great county, says:
"The temperance wave is gather
ing force as it rolls onward, We
hope to live to see the time when
the prohibition banner will float
over every State in the Union. The
sentiment is growing stronger, and
these meetings at the school houses
are needed to educate the youth in
the right direction"
THE VICTORY IN KEYsER.-The
Keyser Echo battled manfully with
the Temperance hosts, in gaining
their victory last Thursday. From
an editorial we clip this: During
the two years preceding the one
just past, there was no licensed
sale Of liquor in Keyser, and men
need only let their minds run back
to that time, and contrast the
condition of the town then
with that of the past year, to be
able to form an intelligent opinion
as to whether prohibition restricts
the sale of liquor in Keyser. The
most earnest advocate of license
will not deny that drunkenness has
been more common, that fights and
disturbances have been more fire.
quent, and all kinds of disorder
more prevalent in Keyser, when IL
cense was granted than when 1T