The freeman. (Parkersburg, W. Va.) 1886-18??, 1888-04-25
A Trip Along the Amendment
Lines.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.

hO hEEmAN udli. VI CIduk,
if you prefer, boarded the 0. r. r.
on Thursday for a running trip
along the Amendment battle lines.
At Pit. Pleasant, the sensation was
the recent courageous and victor
ious charge on the County Court
by Miss Simpson, in which she
triumphantly raised the Prohibit
ton flag over the homes of Cliff
ton. See further particulars of the
engagement, on W. G. & U. page.
AT BUSY HUNTINGTON
There was much commotion and
anxiety among the liquor forces
and joyous expe citation in the
Amendment ranks. The cause
was explained in last weeks FREE.
MAN, under head Of Sensation in
Cabell, being nothing less than a
proclamation from the President of
the County Court, than there would
be no license in Cabell the coming
year.
Here, az all along the line, it was
manifest that the violent purpose
to drive the Prohibition party out
of the field as the condition of sup
port for the Amendment, was fast
losing its force, and that friends of
the Amendment of all parties were
getting in line for the common
battle against the common foe.
There are in Huntington many
prominent men, hitherto in favor
of license, who will vote for the
Amendment The Pastors of the
churches here are all aggressive
prohibitionists, and with such a
strong vanguard the Home forces
of Caoell should force the fighting
all along the line.
Prof Hodges is the Amendment
League committeeman for this
district and is arranging for organi-
zed and active work.
Saturday and Sunday we spent in
CHARLESTON, OUR CAPITOL CITY,
that SO sadly laments its unlucky
fall from Prohibition grace, by
She electIon Of q commissioner who
pu TOO ea;oon Shove the will of the
voters and prayers of the good
women. High license is now bring
ing forth its deadly fruits in
| Charleston.
On Friday evening Mrs. Jennie
McClurkin spoke to large audi.
ence of colored people; on Satur-
day night she spoke at a school
house, a mile above Charleston and
organized
AN AMENDMENT CLUB,
With "a mem bers, and with
Miss Lizzie Kelley as President
and Miss Idona Conley secretary,
the other officers and committee to
be chosen at the next meeting.
On Sunday afternoon, Mrs. Nc
Clurkin addressed large audience
DICKINSON CHAPEL.
The Pastor. Rev. Jno. Martin,
conducted the opening exercises
and Mrs. Stanton, President of the
w. c. T. U, presented the speaker.
The FREEMAN has often borne tes-
timony to Mrs. McClurkin's happy
power to hold, convince and win an
audience to the cause she presept to-
On this occasion she more than ex-
celled herself. The immediate eff
ect of her able address and conciud-
ing appeal in behalf of the work of
the State w. C. T. U, was crystal
yzod in collection of $62 % from
the audience.
A NAMELEss $50 SLIP.
When the collection baskets
were emptied there was among the
subscription slips, one for $50,
without a name. The ladies soon
learned in spite of the anony nous
character of the slip that it was
from that most liberal friend of all
worthy benevolent enterprises, Mr..
R. s. Onev, of the Kanawha Bank,
who does many big "Alms" like
this without letting his left hand
know what his right does.
And, know ye, friend and foe
and all who may be concerned,
that Charleston has a splendid
Prohibition Quartet, self named,
THE "GET THERE" QUARTET.