Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1886-02-11

A Small C0mpanyiAsselnbIe and Dis
cruss License VS.. Prohibition.


Special Correspondenceo of Gazette and journal
ELKToN, Feb. 4.--The inclemen
weather to-day prevented many personI
from attending the meeting called for to
day in Odd Follows Hall, to discuss ths
best remedy ''for the very serious evil
existing in Cecil county in connection
with the sale of intoxicating liquors.
Less than half hundred people were
assembled when the meeting was organ.
lied by the election of DR.. Il. @. Mackall
President John S. Writ, Secretary, and
| d.. John II. lamar, Treasurer. After
/ some discussion of the matter Henry s.
Coudon offered the following resolution
WHEREAS. 1t Is apparent that the law re-
| Gently enacted for the purpose Of regulating
| the sale OF liquor In this county, commonly
\ known as 1.-THE Local Option Law" has not
accomplished the purpose for which it was
enacted, and
WHEREAS, The experience Of the past,
both here and elsewhere, has demonstrated
the imprictibiity OF enforcing laws which
ar not sustained by public opinion; there
fore be 1t
Resolued, That in the sense Of this con-
vention a license law with severe penalties,
restraints and Safeguards affords the
surest and best manner OF securing peace
good order and sobriety Of the people; and
be 1t further
Resoiped, That in framing OF license law,
regard should be had to the restraint rather
than the encouragement fthe sale of ardent
spirits; and, that, the law should be so
framed as to guard the morals and habits
Of the young; to afford protection TO those
who from habit or otherwise are slaves TO
their own appetites; and to make the
vendors OF strong drink and also the owners
of the houses or tenements occupied by them
responsible for all damage by such sales.
And be 1t
Resolged, That the true principle of local
option demands that any amendments to
the existing law or any substitute that may
be enacted In place thereof should be sub
mitted to the people for their approval or
rejection.
Although the sense of the convention
was strongly in favor of the resolutions,
it was thought best to adjourn TO some
day whena larger number could attend
and discuss them. The convention, on
motion, adjourned until Saturday, Feb
ruary 18th, at 10 O'Clock, a. m.
COLD JOKE.
ELKroN, Feb. o. A very amusing Incl |
dent happened in Elkton ON Wednesday |
of this week. As every one is aware it |
showed hard all day. The managers of |
the ball given that evening by the young |
men in Maxwell's Hall decided to hire thu. /
Howard House hack to bring the young
ladies to the ballroom. Accordingly
notice to the effect that the hat K would |
call for them at O'Clock that eyenin,
was written by one of the managers, q
prominent young bachelor lawyer, an,,
his name signed at the close.
small boy was engaged to carr,
the notice to the residence of each of thu |
fair maidens who were invited. At the /
first house the boy went to an old gentle
man answered the ring of the bell. The
boy handed the note, which merely stated /
that " the hack will call for you at eight |
O'Clock" to the man of the house. Now |
it happened that the signer of the note
boarded at o hotel, the bar room of which |
it was the daily custom of the
old gentleman to frequent; but on
this day, owing to the severe
storm he had failed to reach
there. So he concluded that it was
all joke over his not getting to his old
loafng place and taking out his pencil i
be damned" The young innocent who
was carrying the paper knew not but. that
all was regular, and, thinking that the
ihun Wno MiieihB OIL 1lBhp VI tue note,
took it to the residence of all the other
fair damsels. The look of startled sur
prise and pain that came over the
features of the pure-minded maidens of
Elkton when they beheld those s''cuss
words" scrawled over the back of the note
was a sight to see. The lawyer, when
the note was returned to him, went over
in his mind the list of the invited maids
to find out which could be so base as to
write such language. When the man of
the house told the girls of the joke of his
friend they enlightened him somewhat on
the matter, and the old fellow felt like
going out into the snow and kicking him
self all over the premises.
Ex-Sheriff William T. Boulder has in
his possession an old English coin of
Queen Elizabeth's time. The date on ii
is 1867. The ex-sheriff also has q ticket
emitting the holder to a ride on the old |
Frenchtown railroad, of which hardly
trace remains.