The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-09-13

son of Rev. Peter Doub, one of North
Caronnas most distinguished dvines. Mr.
Doub soon found that his new life was
not congenial to his refined, retiring ma
ture, and while he endured rather than
enjoyed the eXcitements of political Life
and made. withal, first class paper, he
awaited himself of the first opportunity
that presented itself to get away from
scenes that he could not take interest in.
Were | writing a history, instead of
sketches from memory, l would try to be
more methodical and pay greater attention
to accuracy as to dates But, as l am
simply bringing into review events that
occurred half a century ago, 1 make no
effort to write of those events in the order
in which they transpired, but take them
up as memory recalls them. In 1916 the
Temperance question became a popular
movement in Raleigh drawing into it
men of all classes and conditions of so
ciety, and laid the foundation, i'll part, of
the very decided movement which we are
now witnessing in this city. In the Benne-
han grove, the square lying between Nor
gan and Hargett and between Person and
Bloodworth streets, we heard the first
listened The occasion was Temperance
mass meeting and barbecue, and the prin-
cipal speaker was a gentleman by the
name of Zeigenfuss-Q don't know that I
spell his name righD-who came here
from Baltimore, and represented the
Washingtonian Temperance Society. 9th
ers made speeches and enthusiasm ran
very high Some of the men who were
taking an active part IN the movement
We're William T. Balm, James NJ. Towles,
Patrick MCGOWAN, James Patrick, j. D.
Register, William Stronach E. Colburn,
Sylvester Smith; all Of whom. as well as
nearly, if not quite ell, who were present
that day have long since gone to the
land of spirits, but the movement of
which the men of that date were the lead
ers, has continued to leaven public SEN
timent until we have now the prospect
of seeing that of which they but family
dreamed
Very soon after that Washngtonian
movement, the Sons of Temperance, a Sc
cret order, swept over the country and
"Old Concord Division No. l =" was char
tered here in Raleigh, of which division
the writer became junior member, or
rather n 'CaUeJ or temperance, III 1S4l.
was nothing but a boy, but the good
influence of that organization has not
been forgotten in the fifty six years that
have gone by. l was country boy, here
at school, and temptations TO drink were
presented on every turn, and seeing that
town boys could drink and play cards I
felt indeed like a green horn when l had
to decline, because l did not know how
alcoholic liquors tasted nor know one card
from another. | cannot say how long
might have held out against these temp
tations if / had received no attention
from those citizen who were trying to
save the boys. Suffice it to say, / was
led into the temperance society and there
after while here at school, it was an easy
matter TO resist the temptations, which
otherwise might have overcome me-
In 1847, | think it was, A. NJ. Cor
man, Esq, the foreman of the Register
office. began the publication of THE
Spirit of the Age as the organ Of the
Sons of Temperance in this State 1t was