The Press., 1890-10-02


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 STAFFORD.
 The annual meeting of the Stafford Springs Library Association on Monday last elected the following board of direct ors for the ensuing year :: A. Howard, F. F. Patten, J. Mclaughlin, w. H. Smith, Chas. Warren, 0. F. Harwood, Mrs. M. A. Smith, Mrs. B. H. Hyde, Mrs. Chas. Butterfeld, Miss Celia Holt.
 A meeting in the interest of no license will be held in Oronoco Hall Sunday even. ing at. 2 o'clock. Speakers from out of town, also short talks by local men. Ma. sic by union choir. Let everybody come. There will be no evening service at the Congregational or Methodist churches.
 A new barber shop has been opened in the American House block,
 Mrs. T. 0. Lathrop today returned from New York, where she has been se- lecting new fall millinery.
 Miss Florence M. Parsons is learning telegraphing in the local office.
 BOROUGH CoURT-CHANDLER, JUDGE.- Tuesday Oliver Beseau arrested by Off Ger Mullen for drunkenness. Fine and costs, $10.
 There is talk of the re opening of a public reading room by the W. 0. T. U., the room of Mrs. J. H. Spelman being likely to be the chosen place.
 The game season has opened.
 There will be meeting of the Band of Hope next Sunday, at half-past three o'clock, ia the Methodist church.
 -Selectman Newton, in his annual re- port touches upon the dog nuisance as connected with the sheep question, closing with the pithy sentence, .'It is B pity the sheep cannot kill the dogs.
 Whatever you dc next Monday, don't dodge the license question. Under the present system there is little politics in our town elections, none if fair men com prise the board for admission of electors. But don't hesitate to scratch name on your ticket if it is that of man constitu- tionally sympathizer with the law break CT. Such names do get upon town tickets in some way. And if you think it is bet ter to suppress rum say so by your vote Open saloons mean danger to the growing lads, and help husbands and fathers as we'll along towards drunkard.s s graves.
 In the death list this week is the name zR T-l T1..I- L. where he long lived, and native of the Village Hill district, Willington.
 tCerrespondence)
 IMPORTANT TESTIMONY.
 Many have supposed that it would be impossible to make a no-license vote ef- fectiye in a large place. Knowing that the experiment had been most success fully tried in Brockton, Mass, wrote to a prominent business man of that city for information tn regard to it's workings there. The following extracts from his letter will doubtless interest many of your readers.
 'sThe city voted no license in 1885, at the same time electing mayor who played fast and loose with the matter while mak- ing g. show to carry out the law. really ac complished nothing. :. In 1887 the no i- CGuS0 NOtG WAS 1uCI0hS60 huu ulIs w du0s u democrat and license man, was elected mayor. He respected the vote and en- forced it, perhaps as it has never been en- forced in Mass !. :. In '88 he was re- elected and no license was more popular than be- fore. His second term was stronger than than the first, if anything, and rum sellers left fhe city as they could not live here un- lees they pursued some other business.
 sIn 1889, the city voted no again by a very large majority, perfectly satisfied that it was the better way. Many promi- nent men who had always voted the li- cense ticket said they had been convinced that the law could not only be enforced, but that business was better under it than before and that hereaftrr they should vote that way.
 'sAt the election of 's9, Wade was de- feated by Douglas, for reasons foreign to the temperance question. Douglas has carried out the vote of the city, perhaps with not quite the vigor manifested by Wade, still had it not been for the serigi- nal package muddle, and the fact that several towns near us voted license, we should probably have seen no more of it this year than before.
 ssThe first year of Wade's administra- tion, the Enterprise took canvass of the business men as to the effects of no license on their business. A large number thought it hurt trade, but year ago nearly all these men, while license in their principles, were free to confess that the enforcement of no li- cense had improved their trade The difficulty in obtaining liquor has kept many from the temptation Saving money from this, they have had more to spend for the comforts and luxuries of living.
 s'The effect upon the criminal records is the same as everywhere else the less rum, the less crime This fact has been so appar- ent that many prominent men have changed their views and now vote no license because of its effect in aiding good order and safety in the community.
 "One marked example of change of mind on this matter may be found in the case of our Brockton fair. Nearly all the directors were so-called license men, and said swe cannot run the fair unless we let ground for beer selling, but last year and year before they took more money for ground rent than ever before, while the fair was greater success than ever. They now say, mo more beer for our fair.
 This testimony cannot be impeached Here is one large city in which no license is signal success. It may be such in any place. It is