Morning journal and courier., 1888-09-29

The W. G. =. U. of Wallingford APP
pear Before the County Commission
ers-The Flremen Reject nm Offer OF
900 and Lose Their Case After All.
Yesterday morning the Office of the coun-
ty commissioners in the court house in this
city was thronged with gentlemen and ladies
all interested in the hearing over the sppli-
cation made by George 81. Wilkinson, of
Wallingford, to sell Intoxicating liquor at the
picnic of the Wallingord volunteer fire de-
partment, to be held at Bulls rink, near
Community Lake in the borough of Walling-
ford. At the last picnic of the fremen held
about year ago at the same place beer was
freely sold and great deal of drunkenness
was the result.
WaIlingford is already supplied with
twenty-five saloon in full blast, all situated
inside the limits of the borough, which con-
tains only about three thousand people, and
it seemed to many of the citizens who are in-
terested in the prosperity of this beautiful
borough teeming with its varied industry,
that it was hardly fair to have intoxicants
exposed for sale at picnic which is repre-
sentative in its character and in which the
whole town is interested. Consequently the
citizens of Wallingford very cheerfully re-
nected with the Women's Christian Temper
ance Union to afix their signatures to a PEI
tition objecting to the granting of this IL
cense to George b. Wilkinson.
When IL became known that Mr.. Wilkin-
sons application was in the interest of the
firemen, and that $50 had been Melted last
year from the sale of intoxicants at the pic
mic. A committee from the W. G. T. o. in
tervieWed the officers of the Gremen and as
sured them that such was their interest in
the fire department that they would gladly
contribute 800 to their fund if no liquor was
brought on to the grounds this year, as far
as the same could be prevented. Since the
w. G. T. U. of Wallingford is one of the
strongest organizations Of its kind in the
State, and made up of many of the most in
huentia1 ladies of the town, no question could
be raised but that their pledge, if made, would
be redeemed, and their proposition was at
first accepted by vote Of the hremen, but
subsequently at meeting held Thursday eve
ming of this week the vote was reconsidered
and rescinded by the iremen by vote of 20
to 10.
Failing in these negotiations the W. G. T.
q. and others interested were obliged to re-
sist the application before the county COM
missioners, and accordingly presented them
selves yesterday morning, accompanied by
witnesses prepared to show to the satisfac-
ton of the commissioners that the rink was
not suitable place for the sale of intoxicants
and that many became intoxicated and quar-
relsome at the picnic last year. The remon-
STRANGE contained SO signatures and repre-
| scented a large amount of taxable property in
the town of Wallingford.
The applicant was represented by Attorney
@. A. Harrison of Wallingford and the re-
monstrsnts by Attorneys Livingston W.
Cleveland and John G. Gallagher of this city.
Attorney Clesveland read an affidavit
which showed that no advertisement of the
| application had been inserted in Walling-
| ford newspaper as required by law, and
moved to have the case dismissed. The ap-
| plicant was unable to contradict this, and
the commissioners ruled that the application
was not properly before them and that they
| could not grant the license. After the hear
/ ing the ladies present who were connected
| with the w. G. T. q. assured the iremen
present that they had only the kindest feel
| ing for them, and would gladly renew their
| offer. provided the fremen would use their
| influence to have the law observed and no
| liquor brought on the premises. It is thought
that the offer will probably not be accepted.