The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-10-02
TWAS A QUIET SABBATH.
CIGARS AND TOBACCO FOR SALE,
BUT PEANtgTs TABOOED.

The Orders to the Police TO Enforce
sunday Closing Law Carried Out.
An Occasional HtfractiOn, But the
Law Generally observed-Fruit
stand Men Had to Cover Their
Prohibited Ware E-BarrOoms Had
IA Closed AppeHra nee.
The orders given II - police in regard
to the enforcement of the city ordinance.
providing for the clos ing on Sunday Of
fruit stands. green gr oceries and places
of like character, were faithfully carried
out yesterday. The pc lice We're vigilant,
and while there may h ave been an occa-
sional infraction Of the Jaw. it was ex-
cepuonaI and not the rule.
The clothing and dry goods stores on
West Bryan street. whose method of do
ing business in defiance Of the ordinance
had first attracted the attention of the
superintendent Of police, were also closed,
and the town had quite a Sabbath day APP
pearance. something that for at least a
month OF Sundays it has lacked in a de-
gree. True, those who VIC re searching for
cigars or soda water were enabled to graf
fly their passion for these Injuries, but
they were vigorously denied the privilege
of buying peanuts or bananas.
Those of the populace whose souls yearn-
ed for a pound or two of chewing tobacco
could obtain it in a legitimate way but
the attainment of a roast of beef or the
quarter Of lamb that ought to have ac-
companied the mint sauce was a glitter
ing impossibility. Fruit, though, is the
thing that is especially within the purvlew
Of the ordinance, and either TO buy or sell
il is deemed of the powers that be an es-
narfpilv frrtpYoITG fDfrqCtiOn n "a
day.
one not altogether in favor of a rigid
closing of all business, IN speaking
Of the matter, said: The moran
ity of the ordinance is too much for my
feeble powers of comprehen sion to grasp.
The distinction, that must be valid and
must exist, between the sale of soda water
and the sale of peanuts seems somehow
to escape me. ! know 1t is there, because
l have been told by persons in whom L
have every confidence that it is written in
large characters in a large book, but my
own code of morality is not up to the
standard. | confess it in bitterness and
with tears in my eyes. However, L have
purchased some improving literature and
am trying 70 get myself and my conscience
educated up to the proper standard of
right living and high thinking"
The barrooms had a closed appearance
and not SO much open selling and drink
ing went on as usual
The 6ne distinctions which in the en-
forcemeht of the Sunday ordinances hardly
appeal TO the corner fruit sand men who
are chiefly affected by the enforcement.
why do you keep one do or open and The
other closed?" q Morning News reporter
inquired of fruit dealer on Barnard
street
Just the same as if 1 had 10th doors
open" replied the Creek Cant sell any
thing but cigars tobacco, soda water and
biscuit. Police say sell no fruit
AS the catalogue enumerated included
about everything in the pace except the
fruit which consisted chiefly of bananas,
the beauty of the Sunday cgosing ordinance
as applied 10 the fruit stands was not APP
parent. Why the discrimination in favor of
soda water and against bananas is some
thing which the average citizen fails to
comprehend, especially if he prefers BAN
anas to soda water. AS the stands are al
lowed TO remain open anyway for the sale
of soda waller and cigars the prescription
of bananas is hardly fair to the lovers of
fruit.