The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1885-10-16
letter From Major SCOT.

the New JERSEY Temperance navy ! had
seen f,r seyer2l weeks. Is was ike taking
an cid friend b. the hand after long alb
Seuce. Every pan Of the craft from stem
Ia gudee0n was visited. She was found
perfectly seawoFEhy. well manned n
spEendidly differed. Having failed 70 re-
I port for duty I was ordered below. With
( this reminder before me vii nos give ny
..ioa in tie SHAPE of a cruise on shore.
After putting a night here and there N
the Hozsae and Mohawk valleys. bF special
invitation we visited Granville Washing
ton count New York. Eight days were
there spent. After t4e third night the
Holman Opera House was secured a. tie
churches proved inadequate. n addition
10 addresses given 10y the writer, Mrs.
Scott gave four addresses. one ~ the High
School On the h~ygienie effects Of alcohol
on the human system. An addition Of
thirty-six members 10 the ". G. T. Union.
and the formation Of a Young Woman :
Christian Temperance Union were the d.
rect results OF her labors.
There are i've Granyiiles forming q clus-
ter Of jewels set in the beautiful valley Of
the Mettawee, between two spurs Of noun
tain-the Adirondack and the Green
Mountains Of Vermont. Through the val
lev ike q line Of light runs the Mettawee
river. crooked. dashing here by this side OF
q g-reen-coyered bank. there q projecting
rugged wall, Or PERCEPTIONS cliff. over
stones singing a eea>eless song. or ike
ripping melody of laughter. then placid
with its simmer and It's sheen.
Granville j famous for it. slate guarries.
They yield an enormous revenue slate e,
80 common that every r9af. oathouse> and
all. k covered with IT.. -And. te8. several
variety Of colors are here found. Those
beautiful ulanteis-one : almost tempted
II call them works Of art-so highly pol
ished. 50 rare in finish. - perfect IN imita-
ton Of Egyptian. Carrara. Sienna and
Italian marbles-arc here manufactured.
the coloring process being kept a profound
secret. In visiting the 4~parrie- Alge piles
Of debris. ike that seen among the caai
hills Of Pennsylvania. greeted thc eye
whichever way We turned.
The Welsh are here IN large numbers.
They are = pretty good class 90 foreigners.
Almost wholly Pr8testants they build
churches. many ar deeply pIeus. and
they are among the best singers IN tie
world. Bur pay day comes with q distri-
button of 3j0.000. and Granville. with IL
numerous grogsheps. proves too much for
many OF them.
For years Granville waS absolutely free
from 4 licensed bar. To-day Salem. the
county seat, j. a no-license city. Pity
that her names2ke iii New jersey wasn't
the same.) 4 year or so ago the license
system was restored. Who did it3 The
Democrats No. The voting population
is threefourtls Republican. The town
officers and excise commissioners are all
Republicans. They did It. The result /.
Sixteen saloons. drunkenness, d~ebauchery.
p0ol-rooms- gambling hells. one brothel at
least. three suicides. poverty, VOC. rain.
death and hell. Thenewspapers that men
toned our temperance work were the
Sentinel. Democratic. and the Granville
Pr9hbsti1btsf. Temperance Of course. The
Republican,, Republican in politics. dare
not say a word in favor Of the twin sister
Of acknowledgements could adj
yocate the election Of Ira Davenport, the
president of a wine and brandy company.
to the high and exalted position Of Gov
ernor Of the Empire state.
Though pressed TO remain another week.
and in receipt of invitations from ncighbOr-
ing towns 10 give at least one address, the
engagement at Titusyille. Pa, made
months ago. admitted Of no change in our
pre-arranged route. 10th to leave such
picturesque scenery. for wherever we
turned we saw In HondrOus beauty and
power the hand Of the Divine Artist il the
gold and brown and scarlet Of changing
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