Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-07-11
WITHOUT A HOTEL.
Landlord Cahi|I Closes His
House At Norridgewock.
Large Seizure Of Liquor, July Fourth,
Leads to His So Doing.
Brisk War On Between Radica; Temperance
and More Liberal People.

South Norridgewock. Ne July To-
tSpeciaD. -Norridgewock is having a bat
tie of the temperance sort. 1t is a war
upon rum conducted by a small number
of people who have thus far been sue
cessful, though the future of their work
looks rather dark in case the petition
that is being circulated has any effect
upon the county officials
The town has had periodical dry, and
wet times. One year it will lie a place
where rumor has it that all the ardent
wished can be bought and the next few
months there will be a time when many
Journeys are made to Skowhegan, tor
rum it is said. Up to five years ago there
was never regularly esta blished hotel
bar in the town though it was rumorGd
that little was sold on the quiet. and
occasional seizures of small amounts
were made and few pocket peddlers
were arrested. At about that time there
vas landlord who went into one of the
hotelS and, so it is said. conducted
to the people. but its holiness took them
off their feet and nothing was doac about
II This hotel was burned and another
man came and opened another on the
same side OF the river, and though sew
eral raids were made, he continued 10
sell, which he publicly admitted.
The QuinneEasset sanitarium has ever
been temperance hotel, so there was 4
good opening for a man when the quasi
hotel on the south side closed.
Skowhegan capitalists built fine hotel
on the site of the burned one and Land
lord Thomas Cahill took The helm. lie
paid his fines and is said to have con
Quoted trst-class place but the tenn
pcrance element thought i had power
enough ana On the 81 Of July caused the
place to be raidcd ana a large quantity
of liquors seized, making Il dry" FourtA
Al once Mr.. Cahill closed his house and
il has since been closed.
The chief movers in the war We're DR..
w. F. Brown, \. o. Frederic, f. j. Watts
and Rev. B. f. Turner. all well known
business men, and the latter the Baptist
pastor.
Never has public sentiment been more
IN evidence. All sorts of indiGnites have
been thrust upon the men and Sunday
morning there were found in front OF DE-.
Browns Office and y. o. Frcder!c's gro
Gerry store effigies of the two men which
Were later cut down and burned.
In the meanwhile people who have ever
posed as temperance people and even
members of the church have turned
against the temperance people and are
condCmning the men who believe Ill IN"
enforcement of the law. The very men
upon whom the temperance faction
looked for support have become leaders
in the support of Landlord Cahill and but
few supporters OF the law remain. y Pc
tition is in circulation To the county Of
iicials to let Mr.. Cahill conduct his hotel
as the others in the county are conduct
ed. which in itself is plainly understood.
This petition is TccClN lu% great supper /.
The sgners say thai by stopping rum
selling. the men are killing thc town and
on that petition are the names of POO Of
more of the citizens of NnrridEewock.
The temperance people do not mean TO
give up the fight and thus il stands as
something to talk about, along with H..
proposed new pulp mill At Bomhazecn
rips. where, it is said, work IS II DC start
ell within the month.