The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-30
ALL DAY FIGHT FOR BEER.
-1r sCBUTzEN FUND FINALLY TRI-
OYER POTTERSYILLE.
-, =, wa. BY = Trick ana Then Only Arter
,he C,ti.eps' Reform Committee Had Kopt
an. Thir.ty snbbath-Breahing PicknicEers
-...,,, for Hours at tho Unusual Drought.

-, n was by n Trick ana Then Only After
-. C,usepn' Reform Committee Had kopt
an. Tb,r.tJ nbbath-Brenkin PicknicEers
sv..r,ns for Hours at tho Unusual Drought.
soNrRvIrLE, y. j., Aug. 29.-EtRht deputy
,h.rins. two Justices, and several members OF II
cItIzens' Reform Committee battlcd with the
S.m,hers Of the GermnniR Schntzen Bund OF
N.vark and twelve car loads OF eNcursionists at
po,tersvirc to-day to prevent the sale OF beer
.nd a general dissertation of the Sabbath. Pot.
,orsviilc Is "A hamlet OF 300 inhabitants among
A.. bi,ls twelve miles north OF this place. The
mai River runs through tho centre OF tho
,oun which lies in two counties, Hunter.
aor and Somerset. At the north end Of
N, town is Black River Falls, sur
,ound.d by n natural park. which the man.
,e.rs OF the Rockaway Valley Railroad have
converted into n pleasure resort. The law.abid-
tho inhabitants OF Pottcrsville have been
greatly annoyed because some OF the German
,oci.ties Of Newark have run Sunday cxcur-
,Ions to tho place. The services in the little
village church have been Interrupted by tho
rIsying OF brass bands on tho street, and tho
village youths have been demoraliEed and made
Arunk BY tho beer sold them In the woods on
Sunday by the
Last week tho townspeoplo held an indigna-
,,on meeting. The Germania SchutLen Bund Of
NeWhTh = uiAohNO " W. ~ ~
BLACK River Falls to-day. and tho citizens or
ran,rod n reform committee to prevent the sale
Al heer on Sunday and other unlawful acts here
,o,ere ~practiced in the grove. Tho Reform Com
m,,teo sent q petition to John Muller, manager
az the schNtzen Bund, requesting him, in tho
cause OF morality. not to hold tho reunion
4, advertised in the grove on Sunday.
The petition was signed by the Rev. S.
p Prentice, Postmaster Il. T. Bartlcs. and
,,... N,,sr.r Mullen
other ieauihs .uen pIa.e. VII,
appeared before the REFORM committee ana saiu
,hst 1, vas impossible TO POSTPONE the excursion.
'.,hs p.,,rn, Conu,,,.. ap,o.,ed to tho
Then inc ne''f" om "ppo"ie- ~ Nv
Public Prosecutors OF Hunterdoh ana somerset
oounties to have the laws strictly enforced.
-. 49,. ,,,r,tnr pro,.o,tor duncan IF sam.
Early LIE nioinins fioS'eu'ot -
erset county sent Acting sheriff theodore bar
- nroh,h,, IN. lsndi,o or sale of beer nv
oruers w .' -.
the Sch1tzen Bund within the county limits.
Thsre WAS An understanding by which the Pub.
n-nN-..-.,o u,n,.raon oountr vo.t N send
lie prosecutor ot nuhlerooh county ""' " 'onu
"a. ~ tho grove Tn apnrehend tho laybreakers,
-. s...i,. ~. Soho,,.r
The cxcursion tram oearine tne ocnut]en
Bund and several hundred OF their friends
-. ,,,. ~. pot,.rsy,II. .,,,,on a, II an mi,
sU,ed n nv ana vas met Nv the IDENTITIES Of som.
eise. rSSu thsr. vas No beer aboard The mana.
car. anI rms5 the S.nvties that ihev had de.
gels 'n.oIm1T m ~ ~. rsonast ne IL Rsform
e,aea .oIptS ~ ~ ~ .rt"''S
o3mn'tssee ~ pTranpS ~ - or.at,v n,ssssa
-, q .betr snsnicion was opoused efater 6y a repor;