Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-30
WHY THEY WROTE TIE LETTERS
Citizens Say the Saloon Should be
IdcanaAd-rha MisaInn Gliding

Citizens Say the Saloon Should be
Licensed-The Mission Closing.
Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE, Sept. 30-A large dele
cation of people from this city. who are
interested both pro and con In the
application of Martin Leonard for q
license for the Dobbinsville saloon, which
was closed about six months ago, went
to Wilmington this morning to attend
court. The case will undoubtedly be an
interesting one, as q remonstrance
against the saloon, signed by Mayor
Hanson and nearly all the members of
City Council including President Carrick,
has been sent in. Several of the men who
wrote the letters that we're spoken of in
| the M. x. Church on Sunday morning, by
DR.. Hubbard, were seen this morning
They stated that they wrote the letters
for the court and public to read, and If
they are read from every housetop in the
country, they would not be ashamed of
them or regret their action. II stated, !"
said s. IL. Black, one of the writer's,
that Martin Leonard WAS as respectable
as any other man in the business in this
city, and that l will sware TO. wrote
the letter at nobodys solicitation but
because | thought that 1t was an outrage
| 10 turn down Leonard a conscientious man
who tries TO obey the law, when others
who openly violate 1t are allowed TO con
tinue, simply because they have little
more influence.
''Since the saloon in Dobbinsville has
been closed, scores of wagons from the
Wilmington breweIies and wholesale
houses peddle through the village, and
supply families with gallons Of the
stuff every Saturday. The Sabbath day
is then spent in drunken revelry, the
money all goes to Wilmington, and the
little children are allowed to fill them
selves, as the liquor is served on the
table, or is in place where they can
easily got -"
Another letter-writer said "since tbs
Dobblnsville saloon was closed, crowds
OF roughs and staggering men. who are
bound to get drunk on Saturday night
come in town for their whiskey, and in
fest the principal thoroughfares Of III,
city, using blasphenous language ant
scting Ia q disgusting manner. Thu
Dobbinsville saloon has as much right Il
flourish as the larger ones in town, ant
1t should he licensed and then II neces
sarY detail squad of policemen to guar,
/, the place, and there will be no disorder
TO night will be the close of tn
parochial mission, which has been in prJ
gress at Emmanuel Church for the pas
, ten days, and special services will b
J held. Last evening the missione
preached another fine sermon on tn
text II 60 to prepare a place fer you
, In the instructions which followed tn
sermon, he talked on the ninth an
tenth commandments, Thou shalt no
Q bear false witness against thy neighbor
& and "Thou shalt not covet." The frs
$ he said meant epeaking evil of anybody
e and the second meant "despising othe
b people because their lot seemed easit
y than ours"
g James Emery Harrison, eldest son {
y Benjamin Harrison the well known sex
ton of Emmanuel Church, died {
typhoid fever on Sunday night. II
\ fun eral will be held to. morrow
a The funeral Of s. Griffin Hsman w
7 held vest erday afternoon from the hon
e Of Justice Janvier The pail bearer
+ we're Walter Hanson, John A. Tobii
!, Brown Lancaster and Eddie Whitnacl
. schoolmates of the deceased IntermeI
81 was made in the Presbyterian Cemeter
u The Board Of Education will meet
u its chamber in the old Court House, t
night.
John Hammers is confined TO his hon
with illness
= Mrs Leander Eekles, who Is sufferiu
y from typhoid, is in critical condition.
The new military band has received
fine collection of music, and will rehear
e Tonight
y Dr. John j. Black performed one
;" the most difficult operations known
y the surgical profession on a womi
= living near Red Lion last week Prom
inent physicians are awaiting the rest
with great interest The patient h
been improving ever since the operatio
. and the prospects are that 1t will be
- complete success. 1t was case
rs strangulated hernia