The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-10-18

unSympathrtic sources of information,
We're in tn" habit of getting their not in
frequent drains summoned before the
Grand Jury. "Thcy knew of no viola
lions OF tn" law: knew nothing about the
matter" After several strong efforts
from able and honest Fur"m"n Of Grand
JurivS and frequent Court trials of cases,
in which The iivHliahlc verdict WAS mot
guilty" all read effort to convict was
apparently abandoned. Men would get
drunk and dive fUIiouSly through the
streets especially in the evening. or be-
came otherwise obnoxious and danger
oHs. bHt no PRIESTS far such disorder
were made. "ycn while the Prohibitions
Its were IN charge Of town affairs. On
one occasion, at one o'clock. in the morn
ing, | hII ~ leave my hcl. 20 across the
street. and (happiy by my simple re-
pue*t1 dispense a crowd of drunken young
men who for IN hour had kept my family
awake with quarrrling, profanity and
even pistol shots.
IN" Town Sergeant, | afterwards
learned. was al the time sitting on the
steps OF a church lust opposite, but no
arrest WdS hliiic.
About IN" same time. under the Pro-
hl'htloh regime, one dark night, two
EAli%S OF negroes. IN liquor, had free
il%lt. with pistols ami stones. around my
own church. next door To my residence.
y" arrests were made. One of the few
arrests ever heard of. that of Il drunken
curSlng, lighting negro. who WAS hchav-
ing 50 outrageously ut one Of the promi-
hrh> street corners in the very centre of
l.' t"Wh' tWllhlh lVV yards of Court
House ana jalii III seven o'clock III the
'N'i!ihE' iiat ladies Wer" lodging in
terror mo Sl"r"S'' was made by promi-
H'h' attorney ANA myself, while others
were looking Tor Sheriff and Town Ser
G"HlIl. W" appeared against him before
inc MAGISTRATE next day. and he was
h'a'iIH hh'd II" has been orderly ever
Sl1'''
'lc'' Wh"h WAS new tn til" COM
n'''l'ItY' was invited to make an adj
.''NS III puNlir laW-"hf"rccinrnt meet
!h& III IN" ,ourt House. | made Wig
or"liS speech meaning business. Others
spoke III similar VEN. but day or so
S"Ih''" 10 snow that no action was to
'ol'"N' 'il another occasion ! was in
Ni!"i TO committee of conference" OH
inns SUBJECT Zen minutes Sutlccd to
SHOW 'iat TN" "hJ'ct was not enforce
lh'lIt "l the law, hut merely 10 prevent
I'GlSiatIV" permission to submit the
p"'S''', |" '"e Nolo OF the people. Mean
Nm.'e inc hot'lS ana restaurants were
S'IIihG stun called 'AmbroSia. which
''l"'l'c" III Court cases uniformly de
'i'f'a was intoxicating, but the effect
VI Wliicn was [" max" all men VINO par
'"mh walk III" sam" cant, II no worse.
Nv" years ago d"t"rtIv" from the
hl''H states Internal Revenue Depart
ln"ht quietly spent two weeks in Belair.
re l"lt' some say Is or ~, 9TH" l'rohibi-
li"'llSlS ADMIT III present or lO United
''"''S informal revenue Licenses, hang
lux on walls III TINS town. wherein by
~'il' law no llpuor can be sold.
II my enid Is Ill, | cannot. even on
prescription of Doctor, get gill of
,'''"icillal WhlSkcy; hut any man can by
hahdlhS % or ID cents to almost any
negro man II" meets, have a pint of fire
water.
l would say. III explanation of good
d'al Oh the indifference about and oppo-
Sltlon to the law in Bclair, that it was
put upon the town, by vote of the county
''>''' 'l''''' NV 'ii'' ~
''Ttr'c'S' or precinct vote.
h"cf Such conditions. last winter Il
INV |" III" following effect, as well rs
my memory serves. was drawn up for
submission I" vote of the people. by
precinct eacl precinct to determine the
question Tor itself. Not more than three
places Tor SAFE OF liquor III each district
these places to he hotels. maintaining
II certain number of beds. and subject to
onclai inspection ut amy time.
hach holner OF license under bond,
MINK OF H2uo'. SAID bond given by -
lre'h"I"rrS with allldavlt that they were
possessed OF certain considerable
amount OF property; and said bond to
d" h"Id lor all hneS. Any violators of
l,' law I" vold the license. and render
tn" holder thereof incapable of its re-
ii"WaI'
y" assessment Of hc"nS" to amy save
Oh conditions above enumerated. No
sue S"ilci''"@ OF orders, or delivery of
I'Iuor' ny woman or minor.
Every place of sale to he Immediately
Oh street ana public highway. No
screens, bllt the nl;lcp fnlIN n L.