The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1894-04-02
GENERALLY Obey Law
Leaders Of Sunday Observance Movements
Feel GratiaGd at The Result.
HOTELS With CLOSED DOORS
Greater Part of Them Did No Busi-
ness Whatever Yesterday-City Has
Not Been Entirely Canvassed Yet
Another Meeting Next Saturday.
Hotel Men Intend to Protect Them
selves Against Speak -Easies.

The leaders in the Sunday obqerv-
ancs movement in this city had reason
to congratulate themselves yesterday.
1t is rarely that so extensive reform
is accomplished with as little oppoii.
ton snd through such quiet means as
has this one.
While it may not be said that the
reform 10 complete. yet the fact that
yesterday at least three. fourths Of tho
places that formerly did business on
Sunday were closed tight shows good
beginning. The cloaing wa, done vol
unfairly.
1t was expected that the work OF the
various committees would have been
completed in all sections of tho city 50
that the closing would have been gem
eral. There were few streets, how
ever, that had not been cauvasssd, and
at the. meeting held Saturday after
noon in the Young Mems Christian as.
sociation rooms the time was extended
to April Z. one week later.
REPORTS or SUB-CoMMITTEEs
Al this meeting fourteen sub COM
|
had been canvassed and the business
men were found in almost every IN
stance ready to acquiesce in the move
ment. Another meeting will be held
at o'clock Saturday afternoon. April
7, at the same place, when the remain.
ing reports will be received aud fur
ther plans in the interest of the cause
will be considered
Rev. +. A. Dony. secretary OF the
American Sabbath union and chair.
man OF the executive committee In the
present movement. has requested the
publication of tie following:
TO Business Men and Friends OF the Sab.
bath
The present movement in the interest OF
the Sunday rest day CommeudS itself t.
every good citizen. the canvass of the
past week brings the common testimony
that ''sX days work IN each week is
enough" and the general and hearty co
operation Of business men in the good
work is highly gratifying. Fully three
fourths OF the places Of business which
from two to tiYe years past have been opeI
on Sunday were tightly closed yesterday
Many druggists placed placards IN
the Sunday sales would be confined t
medicines only. while the saloons, not be-
hind any in their ready acceptance of the
new order OF thing, were quite generally
closed. | thank them all. 1t is HOPED
that by next Sunday the plan and spirit o
this work will be so well understood tina
there will not remain q single violation o
the Sunday law within the city. II an,
committees are unable to complete tn
work assigned to them BY Saturday mex
they will please notify me at once tina
others may be secured 10 DO it,
For the committee,
F. A. DoNY, Chairman.
The propristors of the drug stores o.
, Scranton and Duumore will be invited
TO meet with thu execution committe
this week to effect an agreement il
. reference to Sunday hours
. HOTEL MEN WILL ACT.
Hotel keepers throughout the cit
very generally kept their places closed
Yesterday. They have organized an
propose that the law shall hereafter b
respected by thuss who sell without
licsnse in defiance of all law.
They are determined to have tn
protection they say they are entitled t
in conducting their business, an
: within few weeks it is very probabl
their will be wholesale arrests OF keer
9 ers of tippling houses, some OF which
!, it is asserted. do II greater volume {
business than regularly licensed houses