The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-05-07
MAYOR ANGRY.
City Executive Ordered
to Close Drug Store.
He Threatens to Stop Street
Cars in Retaliation.
Hot Times Are Looked For Next
Sunday When Order Is Enforced.

Saco Me-, May 7.-Unless all signs
exciting in the history of the city. The
order Sheriff Thompson issued yesterday,
notifying tho druggists and all Others
who did business on Sunday TO keep
closed hereafter, has created a great sem
sation, and several Of the drug dealers
have openly declared that they VIII open
their stores as usual next Sunday.
Mayor Samuel l.. Lord, who Is pro-
prietor of the Island drug store, resents
the so-called interference of the county
officials and threatens To stop the cleo
tric cars and all other kinds OF business
If Sheriff Thompson enforces his order.
Mayor Lord is of the opinion that while
the new orders are part OF some scheme
OF the Biddeford ring, they were also IN
tended as direct thrust at him person
ally What made him think so was the
fact that me had been informed some time
ago that, at the time the Saoo officers had
made the liquor seizures, one OF the Bid
defOrd leaders had said that II any more
seizures were made by the Saco officers,
he had rod in pickle for Mayor LORD,
and that he would be made To close his
store sundays.
When asked what attention he should
pay 60 the orders, he said that he should
open his store as usual, and that If any
interference was attempted by the sheriff
OF his deputies with any OF the ordinary
privileges the people OF Saco had enjoyed.
bc should instruct the city marshal and
police to enforce the Sunday law to the
letter, impartially.
This afternoon Mayor Lord issued the
following red-hot proclamation
ITO whom it may Whereas
TIE mighty rulers and moral reformers of
the county of York, through its sheriffs
prompted by desire for firmer control
of the rum business, or for revenge or
both, have deemed IL advisable 10 invade
the peaceful city OF Saco and threaten
with dire punishment citizens who may
hereafter open their stores on the Lords
day; and
"Whereas, the proposed interference Of
the sheriff with the management of the
affairs of the city is wholly unwarranta-
bile, and a gross insult not only to the
municipal officers OF Saco, but 10 Its citi-
zens, as well,
NOW, therefore, ]. Samuel l.. Lord,
mayor of the city of Saco and chief execu-
tive magistrate thereof, kherebyE notify
al persons who have not received notitca.
tion from Deputy Sheriff Miles TO close
their stores on the Lord 5 uay, thar, dis
tasteful as it Is TO me personally, If this
interference is carried out or attempted,
| shall see TO il that section ~, chapter l2I.
Of the revised statutes is enforced To the
letter, and all persons and corporations,
including the Saco a. Biddeford Railroad
Company, are hereby warned that whoever
travels or does any work, labor or business
on the Lord day, except work of neces-
sity or charity, will be punished 10 the
fun extent of the law.
Section 20. chapter l2l, of the revised
statutes, reads: Whoever on the Lord
day keeps open his shop, workhousc, wars
house or place OF business, travels or does
any work of labor. except works Of neces-
sity or charity uses any sport or game
or recreation. shall be punished by fine
not exceeding $40 -
Nothing else is talked about in this city
tonight and unless somebody backs down,
many arrests will bc made here next sun
day for Sabbath desecration.