Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1890-09-01
SOMEWHAT DRY.
A RATHER CONTRASTI5 SUNDAY EXPERIENCED
N WHEELING.
How the Influence Of the Law AID Order League
Was Felt-Sons Of tue Amusing
Scenes About Town.

The Law and Order League made lis IN
auence very generally felt yesterday. One
If the results was a decided curtailment Of
the volume of business usually done on
sunday by retailers of cigars, candy, fancy
articles. furnishing goods, and dispensers
Of .hard" and soft drinks. Most Of the
proprietors Of establishments accustomed
10 doing more or less business on Sunday
shut up their places entirely. \ few kept
omen as usual. and an occasional case was
10 be found where though business was
anparentlv stopped. purchases could be
made ON the sly. There was NOT much OF
This last-uamed evasion of the law, how
ever. as IL was well understood that the
Law and Order League had a general COM
mittee. charged with the duty of taking
notes ont on the streets.
The saloons were closed up tighter than
for long time past, but stiu the Initiated
could get drink in the town. and a
considerable number were IN possession OF
the scent. Some of the twenty-five drug
stores of the city We're open all day. as US
ual. for the sale of drugs aud medicines,
but nothing else was sold The cigar stores
were lIhiA ISL 4NoNNtf fNAA N+-H
the hotels refusing 10 sell 10 guests. The
newspaper and periodical stores were shut
mn. but still papers We're delivered 10 regu-
lar subscri Ders. 10 is announced that tue
society will hold a mass meeting IN one OF
the opera houses next Sunday afternoon,
which will be addressed by number OF
neople from other cities among them Capt
Alex. Wisnart president Of the PittsOurg
Law and Order Society.
\ number of amusing incidents occurred
Yesterday. in connection with the enforced
observance of the Sunday laws. One OF
the episodes occurred when member of the
Law and Order Society entered Market
street drug store and called for postage
stamp
we can't sell you one to-day said the
why what's the natter" said the Gus
because your society forbids it" said
~Oh-ves. ycs-thats So" said the So
ciety man, and he put his letter, probably
written on Sunday, in his pocket ant went
away
When "a bar-keepcr was spoken TO about
this feature of the day, he said:
81 am pretty sure just as much liquor
was drank In wheeling to-day as on any
other Sunday. Why, az one place alone,
between n and - o'clock, Saturday night,
were sold four gallons of whisky in pints
and half-piuts. About twenty-five men got
bottles fun I'm that time, while we usually
sell only sell three or four bottles on Sat
urday night
Summed up, the Law and Order Leagues
agitation of Sunday selling has had very
Statutory effect upon the saloons. whicA Is
the real objective point, which were
wont % keep open on Sabbath. While q
few continued 90 violate their license
privilege they did so much more secretly
than heretofore.
The greatest kick seemed 20 be among
the smokers. They wanted their Sunday
cigars. and We're very much disappointed
40 not being able 20 get them. This was
particularly noticeable among the guests at
the hotels After getting their meals they
wanted "a cigar, and were "a sorry looking
lot 10 not having their request granted.
The guests d-ued the town up hill and
down, and threatened 90 give the place the
g0-by next Sunday.
Atmiduight tine saloons aboutioWnop open
cd mp promptly. and the bars were again i'm
uN swing ID was q very long day Go those
accustomed % taking frequent STig, and
long before the hour OF opening. little
groups of people gathered about the doors,
ana In "a moment more the customers were
tw0-decp the bar, cunAngas though
there was but ten minutes more 90 1--we. II
was amusing % see the rush.