West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-03-08
Prohibition Prohibiting.

/ The beer brewers organ aC W ASH
ington says, that during the next
three or four years we will witness
temperance avalanche more i'm
mense and more crushing and de-
structive than anything heretofore,
and calls upon the friends of per-
sonal liberty to support their
friends and defeat their enemies"
THE DIFFERENcE.-The Repub-
lican Editors Association Of In
diana recently in session, declared
in favor of submitting the temper
ance and woman suffrage questions
to vote Of the people.
The West Virginia Press Associa-
ton, at it's last summers session,
voted down a resolution declaring
it to be the duty of the Legislature
to submit such important matters
to vote Of the people, when petit
toned by the people in that behalf.
We think, however, some of our
brethren of the press see it now as
they didn't see it then.
WHISKY MUST Go.-Notwith-
standing the fact that the West
Virginia Legislature "sat down"
on the Prohibition Amendment,
whisky must go. The people are
so decreeing. In Mason county,
last week the Grand Jury found
seventy odd indictments and Cal
houn county found seventy-fve.
Such moves are Prohibition booms
of telling nature.-Giimerate.
BRUCE GETS A TRUCE.-Two in
dictments against L. w. Bruce, for
unlawful retailing, were tried by
the jury, and verdict of guilty re-
turned in both cases. with a fine of
$50 in The first and $50 in the
second. Mr.. Bruce then confessed
Judgment in three other indict-
hents and Judge McGinnis ordered
the remaining indictments dismiss
ed upon the condition that the de-
PENDANT enter into a bond with
penalty of 5000 not to again violate
the law.-Mootntaio Herald.
AFTER THE WHISKY MEN.-"Cal-
houn," writing from Grantsville to
the Richie Democrat of recent date,
says: "The The grand jury played
havoc with the whisky vendors at
our late term of the Circuit Court,
which commenced Feb. Goth. Over
one hundred indictments were
found against one DR.. Thomas, who
has been selling whisky by whole
sale and retail for 10 these many
years, and we may say has near
| ly damned this entire county a
man by the name of Ailor was also
indicted twelve or fifteen times,
and has left the county. Another
druggist (so-called) at Arnoldsburg
by the name of Altizer was also in
dicted number Of times for selling
rot-gut.
INDICTMENTS, 1OS.-At the recent
term of the Circuit Court Of Sum-
mers county the grand jury found
100 indictments, 2 for assault and
battery, for felony, 7 for misde-
meanor, and 10S for selling whis-
ky.
TEMPERANCE IN CALHoUN.-The
Gilmerite says: Hon. R. H. Freer de-
livered temperance address at the
Court House, Wednesday evening,
to well filled house of the citizens
of Grantsville, and many from the
country. The temperance question
is being extensively and earnestly
agitated, and we predict good
vote on the question this fall. We
noticed that many of the best citi-
zens in the county are enthusiastic
ally identified with this movement
and seem determined to drive the
curse from their midst.
If you want good temperance
committee, and one that will do eff
fective work, we would suggest
that you call on the last grand
jury of this county. That grand
| jury was Prohibition Convention
all by itself.