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West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06
Presentation Of the Prayer Prizes.

This animal ceremony has grown
to be one Of the happy institutions
of the city, and the crowds that rush
to the hall every year to witness
the presentation, evince the deep
hold our free schools have in the
hearts of the people.
The jam at Columbia Hall Mon
day evening was simply intolerable.
We persisted in enduring ala
sardine, till we heard Mr.. Taven-
ner's most eloquent and finished
Grafton. 1t was happy it concep-
ton, vigorous and polished in CON
struction, and most pleasing and
delightful in it's delivery.
After this we were in turn fiat
tened out, forced into a parallelo-
gram, hectagon, octagon, and SO on,
and finally squshed into corner,
whence by sheer force of human
ic" and 'galvanic" pressure we
found ourself oozing out through the
key-hole, and were caught on the
outside in Tom Huff's hat.
So we are here, here to give you
the programme, and say that every
body says the entire affair was a
most happy success.
At Columbia Opera House, Mon
day, January End, 1882, at seven
and half o'clock, p. m.
Overture.
Oration-L. N. Tavenner, Esq.
Music.
Polka, Constellation-City Band.
Address-A. L. Purinton.
Quartette.-Messrs. Stahlmann,
Hiehle, Yeardly and Jones.
Address and presentation of Pra-
ger Prizes, by the Mayor, Hon. S.
P. Wells.
Music.
"Mayfower"- City Band.
Presentation of Citizens Prizes,
by the Mayor, Hon. S. P. Wells.
Doxology.
Denediction-Rev. w. A. Powell.
Ushers-Dr. Chas. Scott, E. HI.
Wells, E. McCreary, S. L. Addison.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

johnson and Caldwell tried to be
facetious last Friday night over the
mississippi Plan" If that don't
suit them, let the Republicans give
them a good alopathic dose on the
Parkersburg plan, nextSaturday.-
Journal.
The same treatment we presume
adopted by DIR. Scofield to bring the
Convention through its labors last
Tuesday. The way that machine
doubled up" the DR.. must have
given it about peck and half of
compound cathartics.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

We are advised that Mr.. d. r.
Neal declares himself opposed to
the Water Works ordinance, and
will have no fellowship with the
Democratic ticket as constituted,
and that Messrs. Camden and Rath-
bone also decline to run. and what
sort of patent glue will be used in
patching up the badly broken slate
we know not.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

DR.. Sab:n says, "to license a sa-
loon and fine a man for getting
drunk is like licensing the itch and
fining man for scratching"
BALDwIN's WINE DINNERs.-
Cashier Baldwin, "the finest fnan-
cier in New jersey" has just con-
fessed how he managed to delude
the Bank Examiners, He sent
them off to get good dinner, and
hired man to stuff them with
wine, while he talked to them
about fast horses. Then, when
they were in good condition, he
cheated them with forged kilograms
-Philddelphia Bullitin.
Our Lawmakers are treated in a
like manner by the whisky men.
DRowNED.-A crippled man nam
ed Youst, while intoxicated, fell off
his horse into the creek, near Bur-
ton, Wetzel county, recently, and
was drowned.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06
A CARD.

The statement in yesterdays
journal that ! had declined the
nomination of the Temperance
Convention, and by being present
at the Republican Convention re-
pudiated the action of the former,
was wholly false and without found
alton, and evidently made deliber-
ately for no other purpose than to
hurt the right.
w. c. LEONARD.
January 6, 1882.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06
Temperance Wave.

Petitions praying the Legislature
to submit the Prohibitory Amend
ment to the constitution of this
State have been extensively circu-
lated and numerously signed. -Me,,
Dominion.
SOME Backbone FOUND. --DRUG
LICENSES REvoKED.--Warren's Sun
beam, in its final issue, notes the
wholesale revocation of drug Ii
censes in Calhoun County, and
gives some excellent advice to the
good people of Calhoun while bid
ding them an editorial farewell:
Brother Warren says:
The county court on last Friday
revoked the drug licenses existing
in this county, for violations with
regard to the selling of whisky.
We congratulate the court on it's
frmness and promptness, as will
all the law-abiding, sober, intelli-
gent men in the county. Some of
the best, truest and brightest of our
citizens were rapidly falling vic
Tins to the use of alcoholic drinks,
and now that they are removed
from their presence they may learn
to live sober and better lives. Cal
houn can get along without whis-
ky, except as used by physicians,
and we hope the court will SO re-
member in the future.
WRIT CoUNTY.-Last weeks Men,
tor contains stirring article signed
Temperance" appealing to the
good people of Writ to sign the pc
titions. We hope the writer's elo-
quent words quickened our neigh
bors to prompt action.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Prayer PRIzEs.-The faithful
and happy young Misses who won
the Citizens Prizes were Katie
Hammer, Maud Montgomery, Lin
ME Davis and Maria Nesmith. The
boys winning the Prayer Prizes
were Charles Penn, Geo. Turner,
Joseph Adair and Albert Warner.
The usual Citizens Purse of S120
for next years prizes for girls, was
promptly raised by contributions
before the close of the meeting.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

A Republican victory in Par
kersburg now, will give a moral
influence to the canvass next year
that will have weight throughout
the State next fall.-JourmaI.
A Temperance Victory in Par
kersburg next Saturday will give a
moral influence to the cause of reli-
gion next year and through all
time, that will have weight in the
final making up of the returns in
the Day of Judgment.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

We have had four City Con-
ventions, all largely attended. Two
of them were moral towards and
down on their bellies crawled past
the only live issues before the peo-
pie. Two marched proudly erect,
and manfully grappled with the
questions of the hour. Let victory
be to the brave.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06
Temperance Convention.

Pursuant to the call of the Tenn
perance Executive Committee,
large number of the voters of Par
kersburg, without regard to party
affiliations, convened at the Court
House, Friday evening, Dec. 3Oth,
and were called to order by Dave
d. johnson, Chairman of the Com
mittee.
After briefly reviewing the pro-
gress of the Temperance work in
Parkersburg and reminding the
friends of the righteous cause of the
duties of the hour, on his motion,
DR.. J. L. Devol was elected Presi-
dent of the Convention, and on mo-
ton of B. II. Murphy, l. II. John
son was chosen Secretary.
c. T. Caldwell, ESQ.,, being called
on, addressed the Convention in a
halfhour's speech, full of earnest
ness and striking points.
After the address, the business of
the Convention was proceeded with.
On motion it was decided that
the nominations for Mayor and
Councilman be made uiua voce.
For Mayor, c. It. Caldwell put for
ward the name of T. |. Foreman,
whose nomination was seconded
and made unanimous by hearty
vote.
The First Ward being passed, Mr.
Murphy named DR.. J. L.. Devol, as
Councilman from the Second Ward.
Mr.. Devol declining, F. e. Davidson
was nominated without opposition.
In like manner, Ellis Mather was
nominated and elected as the candi-
date from the Third Ward; H. II.
Oils, Jr., from the Fourth Ward; J.
l.. Sorrell from the Fifth Ward .
w. c. Leonard from the Sixth
Ward, and for Councilman ut Large
c. d. Merrick.
Dave d. Johnson, referring to the
case Of the First Ward, which had
been passed, said that while it had
been the custom and was desirable
that the candidates should reside in
the several wards respectively, yet
this was not required, and on his
motion Alex Laird was unanimous
ly nominated to fill the place as
from the First Ward
There being no further business
before the Convention, Rev. w. p.
Walker, of Huntington, who had
come in during the meeting, was
introduced and entertained the
Convention with brief address full
of startling incidents and illustra-
tions, showing how deeply inter
ested was every citizen in the sup
preston of the liquor-traffic, and
how it affected the happiness, Sc
curity and prosperity Of all, wheth-
er they realized it or not.
On motion the Convention adj
journed. J. l.. DEvoL, Pres't.
l. H. JOHNSON, Sec'y.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

MISERABLE VILE DENs.-Rev.
Father Hickey said in his recent
lecture that it were blessing if the
lightnings come from Heaven to
shatter these miserable vile dens.
referring to the places where the
drink-poison is sold. Let our ballots
on Saturday be the invincible bolts
that shall do it.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Out of sixty-one advertisements
In the State Journal almanac, ten of
them are by liquor dealers. Why
the Journal should favor handing
over the entire Republican ticket
to the liquor interest, when it only
furnishes one-sixth of it's advertise
ments, is one of the things we can't
understand.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

The candidates who may be re-
lied on in any emergency to oppose
license, are known and read of all
men. The true, brave man, who
stands on principle doesn't hide
his conscience behind evasions.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Nor So.-The Journal says it is
informed that Clay Leonard declin-
ed the temperance nomination. To
be well informed you must take
everything the Journal says with
big allowance. Clay is thar" and
will be thar" when Bro. Scofeld
"figgers" out the result on his bro
ken whisk y-slate.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

SAVE THE PIEcEs.-The indie
pendent, no-party, Temperance
ticket, is a capital point about
which to gather all the fragments of
the broken states. Vote this ticket
and so make up solid, new slate
that will mark well, won't break,
and will never fall on the toes of
any good scholars.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

81 am opposed tolicense-no man
should ever sell liquor with my con-
sent" So say many good men,
whom we fear will go to the polls on
Saturday and try te.name their SER
wants to do that very thing.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

The CHURCH AND SALooN-There
are just two steps between them ::
the christians vote for a license
councilman, and his vote for the
saloon and the first step is just as
full of responsibility rs the last.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

THE KEY NoTE.-The key note
was sounded in both the leading
party conventions, that will vibrate
and continue to vibrate fuller and
stronger till the muffling influence
of the liquor-traffic is all thrown off
as foreign and hateful.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

There seems to be too many boss
es among our Democratic friends,
some want straight license ticket,
some mixed one, &c.-Journdi.
You called for 'license straight"
at the ''bar" of the Republican Con-
vention, and had it served out with
water in it. Is that worrying you
any?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

No saloonist or friend of the traf-
fic win vote for man on anv of
the three tickets who will not vote
for the saloons. Let temperance
men be as wise.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Don't be caught by the bait, ga
half-loaf is better than none" The
half-loaves proffered in this way
are always musty and stale, fit only
for the saloon sinks.
Vote for a whole, sound loaf, and
accept nothing short of it.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

After next Saturday may no
christian man in Parkersburg be
burdened with the consciousness Of
having voted to continue the crime
of legalized drunkenness in our
midst.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

ExTRA.-We issue and distribute
free, 500 copies of this Extra Edi-
ton. We cordially invite every
reader to subscribe for the FREEMAN.
If for no longer, hand us a quarter
and take it until March 1, while
the Legislature is in session.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

If YOU vote for a Councilman
whom YOU know will vote to grant
license, does not the saloon
keeper hold his license with your
approval?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06
WESTVIRGINIA FREEMAN.
TheTickets.
CLEAR THE TRACK.

Here they Come and may the Best Tick.
ct Win-Goodness Kno,cs 1t Ouoh,
to Win.
TEMPERANCE TICKET.
FOR MAYOR.
T. /, Foreman.
FOR CoUNCILMEN.
1st Ward-L. P. Neal.
I'd Ward-F. E. Davidson.
Sd Wards. NJ. Pollock.
4th Ward-H. H. dis, Jr.
9TH Ward. L. Sorrell.
9th Ward-W. C. Leonard.
At Large L. Devol.
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
FOR MAYOR.
Judge George Loomis.
FOR CoUNcILMEN.
1st Ward-R. Wild.
End Ward-Lot Gould.
3rd Ward-N. L. Epson.
4th Ward-R. Covert.
5th Ward-Wm. Burk.
9th Ward-G. A. Fleming.
At Large-T. S. Conley.
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
FOR MAYOR.
S. P. Wells.
FoR,CoUNCILMEN.
LIST Ward-Charles Gambrill.
I'd Ward-A. N. Williams.
Sd Ward-Charles Turner.
4th Ward-Fred Nelly.
9Th Ward-Chas. G. Martin.
9th Ward-John B. Dorsey.
At Large-Kinnaird Snodgrass.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

License or No License, thirty sa-
looms VS.. the peace, safety and pros
perity Of the community-these
are the only issues in the election
next Saturday.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Busted" COLLAPSED" "off the
track" Smash up" saving the
pieces and letting the slaughtered
90, $50 run the headlines of the
Associated Press dispatches, noting
the "wild run" of the Party Ma
chimes Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Since the Republicans have cap
tured the saloons, tits but fair now
that the Temperance bushwhack-
ers should capture the Democrats.
What say you, boys? Let's take
'em in, swear 'em, and give 'em
prohibition guns.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Parties that refuse to recognize
the Temperance element before
their conventions, may perhaps in
course of time learn to remember it
afterwards.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

NoTE IT OFF.-The christian
churches Of Parkersburg have thir-
ty bar-rooms on their consciences.
Let the offensive load be voted off
on Saturday.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

'Twill'be long time before we
shall again read the date on our
letters the same backwards as for
ward. Reading it back wards now
puts on athousand years. See, 1882
-2SS1.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

The Temperance hosts seek no
party success; they seek the pre-
ferment of none. They fight for
principle, and will have men to
represent them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

We can't afford to vote for a
doubtful man, hoping reason and
conscience may induce him to OPP
pose license. Let us vote for men
tried and true.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

"No drunkard shall inherit the
kingdom of heaven" How will it
be with him who deliberately votes
to establish saloons to make drunk
ards?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Surely temperance men ought to
be as loyal to the right, as are the
liquor men and their friends to the
wrong.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Vote for no man, on whatever
ticket found, who is not known to
be opposed to License. This is the
only issue and only ground of con-
test.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

House and Lot on Pike Street, be-
tween Market and Juliana Streets,
occupied by Mr.. Rex, for sale by
w. F. ATTKIssoN.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Who is responsible for the con-
tinuance Of the legalized liquor
traffic? Ask yourselfth question
when you go to vote.s
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Which will you do-vote to Sc
cure safety for your wife and child
rem, or for a little brief office-pap of
which you will get no part?
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Election Tickets printed prompt
ly and neatly by J. NJ. Walters
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

STATES SMAsHED.-Now that the
states are all smashed into smitber-
Gems; let us pick up the best pieces
and digger" out a victory.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Right dress; torvard march ;
CHARGE.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Let every ballot count this year.
Journal.
Do you mean the Mississippi
count? We are sure the ballots
won't count as you intended they
should be added up on the slate
the slate that is now no more forever.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Put none but true men on guard
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

There is religion in voting right.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Straight ballots, and not pencils,
are the weapons for Republicans to
use till after next October elections.
Journal.
That may be orthodox party doc
trine, but there's heap more re-
l:gion in the reverse of that
Scratch from your ticket every
name that stands not for a true man.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

Now, boys, up and at them.
West Virginia freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1881-1886, 1882-01-06

DON'T WANT THEM-Before the
Republican whisky slate was bro
ken beyond all gum-stick-'em sur
gerry, one of the leading slate-car-
penters boldly announced to tenn
perance man that they proposed to
put forward straight Republican
ticket, and they proposed to elect it.
When asked if there would be any
temperance men on it, he said, "no,
there won't be a temperance man
omit" "Then," said the temperance
man, II suppose you won't want
any temperance man to vote for it."
"No, sir" he replied, ''we don't; we
can elect it without them" Now,
wouldn't it be rather good joke to
let them try it?
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
CAMPFIRE AT MILWAUKEE,.

The time has come, says the Milwaukee, TeIe-
graph, March 26 for a campfire under the aus
piecs of L. B. Wolcott Post No. l, Grand Army
Of the Republic. AS soon as the subject was
broached at the last regular meeting all Joined
heartily in planning to make it a success. A
general committee was appointed consisting OF
comrades J. A. Watrous, II. G.. Rogers, Alex. G.
Ray, Geo T. Eddy E. Ferguson, F. W. Har-
wood, w. II. Denny, j. II. Fertig, II. s. Benja-
min, DR.. J. Lytton Flynn, and DR.. NJ. P. Hanson.
The campfire will differ in some respects
from those which have preceded it. The wives,
mothers, daughters, sisters, and sweethearts Of
soldiers are invited. The regular campfire re-
past will Appropriated beans, coffee, and hard
tack. Tin cups, tin plates, and tin spoons will
be among the practical adornments of the plain
table
The programme will consist of very fine in
strumental and vocal music army songs, q
tablcau, addresses by Generals f. W. Hincks
and Harrison c. Hobart Colonel z. A. Calkins
and Captain Pliny NOrcross of Janesville, and
n recitation by Captain l. NJ. Bean. There will
be other attractions. Itpromises to be an occa-
sion of very great pleasure to the soldiers and
their friends.
Maj. George Fl. Merrill, Chief,
arrived in the city last evening. His presence
at the campfire will heighten the pleasure Of
the happy occasion.
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
w. II. SARGENT POST, NO. 20,

The editor of the Janesville (Wis.) Gdzette,
Colonel 4. Smith, an old soldier, speaks in the
following enthusiastic manner over W. II. Sar-
gent Psst, No 20:
Tho veteran soldiers of Rock county are en-
thusiastic over the success attained in the
organization Of Post in this city, and the
ranks are filing up faster than anticipated by
the novsrs in the organization. There has
been larger increase in numbers than was at
first predicted in the city, and now the old
veterans from the surrounding towns are
coming in By squads and joining the Post, 50
that thrir H1eeting-room is far two small. 1t
is claimed by some of the members that Post
No. 90 within very short time will be the
largest and best Of any in the State. The Post
had rousing good meeting last night; many
members were initiated and others proposed
to become members many from outside the
city. Mr.. AL Bintliff presented the Post with
a very handsome oil painting, representing a
scene in the South during the war, which was
received with great delight by the veterans
The picture represents squad of soldiers on
a foraging expedition, which must be seen to
be appreciated. The picture will be hand
somely framed and hung upon the walls of the
Post quarters"
The National tribune., 1882-04-01
e, 3, WoLCoTT POST CAMPFIRE.

At largely attended meeting of E. B. VOL
colt Post, No. l. G. A. r., of Milwaukee, it was
decided to hold Campfire at an early day.
Department Commander NJ. III. Enos, Of Wau-
kesha, has received word from Commander-in-
Chief Merrill that he will visit Wisconsin soon.
AS soon as it is learned at what time he will
come, the date of the Campfire will be an
nounccd. L. b. Wocott Post will initiate ".
II. Sargent Post, of Janesville, and invite the
wives, mothers sisters and daughters of SOL
diers to participate in the festivities. The
following general committee of arrangements
was appointed: J. \. Watrous, II. G. Rogers,
Alex, c. Ray, Geo T. Eddy, E. Ferguson, F. W.
Harwood, W. II. Denny, J. II. Fertig, II. s.
Benjamin, Dr.. J. Lytton Flynn and DR.. NJ. P.
Hanson. Everything possible will be done to
make this one of the most enjoyable and
successful Camp-hres ever held in the State.