The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1884-12-31
A GREAT ADO.
The g. A. r. Drawings at stoughton, Mass. ,
Create General Trouble.

The 6. a. r. Drawings at stoughton, Mass,
Create General Trouble.
SToUeHToN, Mass, Dec. 2s.-There is law
in the statute books of Massachusetts, which
prohibits the carrying on of lotteries. Never
theless, this law has been ignored by So
cieties, who have carried them on openly,
and the violation has been connived at by
the officers whose duty it is to prohibit
them. The g. a. r. Posts OF the State
usually take this means of improving the
condition Of their eZchequer, and it has
been customary for them to have their
fairs opened with great eclat By the
Governor of the Commonwealth, &C.
compsnied by his staff and q retinue OF
State officers. This year the Treasury has
been greatly depleted, and in order to re-
plenish it fair was insugurated on Decem-
Der IL. On Monday, December p, the COM
msnder of the post was visited by Messrs.
Innis and Thomas, OF the district police,
who informed Commander Wood that
complaint had been lodged at the Office of
the Chief OF the District Police. The COM
plant charged that the post had violated -he
State laws in relation to carrying on q lot
terry. This was surprise to the Com man
der, who at once called the committee OF
the fair together, and it was decided TO
postpone the drawing of the prizes. The
officers of the State fcrce, after satisfying
themselves that the commander Of the post
would not continue the drawing, withdrew,
after notifying the commander and commit
tee that il they proceeded they should be IL
able to arrest and prosecution. This episode
created the greatest CONSERVATION, aud the
townspeople at once began an investigation.
1t was learned from the police that the CON-
plant bad been made by three ministers OF
the town, who said they had determined to
begin crusade against the post. The cler-
gyman who caused the complaint to be
lodged with District Attorney Bumpus, of
Norfolk County, are Rev @. II. Ever, of the
Methodist Church; Rev. G. r. Telney, of the
Uniyersalist Church. and Rev. q. L. Rotch.
of the Orthodox Church. The action of
these clergymen has raised locsl breeze in
Stoughton which will not be quelled for
some time, as most of the leading citizens,
many OF them members OF the churches
presided over by the aforesaid clergymen,
are in full sympathy with the post. Some
of the Pensioners Of Mr.. Tenney at once
left bis church, and two members
that be need not contaminate himself
by ever calling at their house, and they
would never again contaminate him
or his church by entering its portals This
morning Mr.. Ever received letter which
threotened to divide himself and his church
and to ruin his chances of reappointment.
The writer of the letter condemned HIM in
most unmeasured terms, and made some
very strong insinuations against the clergy
mans character. This, no doubt, will be
the occasion of very serious charge being
preferred against the writer of the threaten
ing epistle. The clergy justify themselves
not only illegal, but immoral, and charge
that the post has acted dishonorably, mas
much as they did not desist from maintain
ing lottery last year, after they had prom
ised the divines they would do so. The
clergymen say that now they have inaugur-
ated the good fight they mean to keep it up,
and they claim that tho religious sentiment
of the community is with them.