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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

| exists and gives us an imaginary Sc
curity. Prohibition controls the bal
lot in the interest of unworthy politi-
clans. Prohibition does not aim to do
this, but the results l have mentioned
as the natural outcome of it cannot
be otherwise when the citizen is not
behind the law.
''Resubmission is not here, today, as
some would have us believe, to undo
any good accomplished; it is not here
to open the door to license even, but
it is here to insist for the good name
of the State that this farce be pro-
longed no further, and that each city
and town be allowed to settle this
question for it's own good. Resubmis-
sion if need be, would take the signs
from the back doors of 80 dives in q
town of 10000 inhabitants, close them
up, and put those signs upon the front
doors of five first-class saloons, with
the perfect assurance that it had made
distinct gain for the cause of tenn
perance. and in so doing, it would
simply be emphasizing the law of ex-
pediency, which the friends of prohi-
bition have always believed ina law
which they invoke in Chapter 366 of the
Laws of 1885. renting Imprisonment
and fines to the drunkard who would
betray his druggist.
LET us be clear in the discussion.
There is no crime or immortality in the
manufacture. sale or use of liquor any
more than there is in the manufacture
of coffee, arsenic or 15-inch guns; 1t is
only when these agencies are allowed
in the hands of men who divert them
from their legitimate use they become
dangerous to the public safety. 1t is
here that good citizenship steps in, and
it is here that good citizenship says:
traffic which the people will not an
initiate must be regulated. Instead of
making a criminal of your druggist or
your inn-holder, take care of the man
who has by his involuntary act, be-
come a nuisance to society
1T is the sole purpose Of resubmis-
sion to make it possible to regulate To-
cally a traffic which has run riot, and
in our large cities and towns is breed
ing criminals and outcasts faster than
all other agencies combined. This can
be fully substantiated by the police
records of your cities.
Gentlemen, we have lived through
this thing until l fear we are calloused
to it. Time and again we have scat
tered firebrands in society. Time is too
short to locate or portray to you these
conditions. That liquor is sold openly
in this city is admitted by the Hon.
Mr.. Manley, in the Temperance Record,
which was distributed at our desks,
yesterday, and the same gentleman
in fax
towns in Cumberland and Androscoggin
"a statement he would not have made
if he had been posted.
That it is sold in my own city, the
Increasing surreptitious sale, the in
creasing express business, and the daily
throngs at the. city agency attest
'Mr. Chairman. it is time we took a
stand in this State, on the question,
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other prohibition states have observed
how this plan is being carried out
Several months ago the National
Brewers Association at Saratoga and
the Wholesale Liquor Dealers Associa-
ton at Pittsburg, raised by assess
ment vast sums of money to fight pro-
hibition. To fight prohibition in every
form is and always has been the watch
word of the journals published in the
interest of the liquor business. If pro-
hibition were Intellectual in hurting the
trade. the liquor organizations and the
liquor papers would not be resolving
and acting as they are at the present
time, and l contend that it is not the
part of good citizens of Maine, of hui
manufacturing or philanthropic people
of the State to cooperate with the IL
quor fraternity of the country in help
ing to build up their interests. On the
other hand it is our duty to uphold
in every possible way the prohibitory
law of the State and to work for it's
enforcement.
II need not take time here to reiter-
ate what the leading statesmen of
Maine have said over and over again
in regard to the beneficial effects of
prohibition. including the present Gov
ernor of the State, and if in some places
imperfectly enforced, it has been of
great value, raising the standard of
good citizenship, destroying in large
measure the vicious treating habit,
greatly reducing drinking and drunk
enness. helping to lessen pauperism
and crime. and saving thousands of the
youth of the State from the tempta-
ton Of the open saloon.
In regard to the cry that prohibit
ton is not enforced, / have to say and
1 am prepared to prove it. as one who
has carefully studied the relative value
of prohibition and all forms of license
in all license states as applied to the
liquor traffic, that prohibition at it's
worst is better than any form Of IL
cense at it's best, and that the pro-
hibitory law of Maine is as well en-
forced as are the restrictive features
Of license laws. Not very long ago 1
was in Minnesota city. Minnesota
is high license state. ] asked one Of
the leading temperance men, prom
inent business man of the place, what
they We're doing in temperance lines
and he said: Trying to enforce the
law And / asked him what law they
had that was worth enforcing, and he
replied: oh, the prohibitory features
of our license law In response to my
question as to how they were succeed
ing he said: We are having a hard
time. One of the restrictions, you
Continued on page g.
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Manv School Children are sick,v.

Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Chill
dren used by Mother Gray nurse in
Children's Home. New York. Break up
Colds in "a hours. cure Feverishness,
Headache, Stomach Troubles, Teething
Disorders, move and regulate the Bowels.
and Destroy Worms. Mrs. Emily Ma
from Meriden. CT, says: 1T is the best
medicine in the world for children when
feverish and complaining" Sold by ali
druggists or by mail, 25c. Sample sent
N. Z.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

One Minute Cough Cure gives relief in
one minute because it kills the nlicrobc
which tickles the mucous membrane.
causing the cough and at the same time
clears the phlegm, draws out the inflain-
nation and heals and soothes the affected
parts. One Minute Cough Cure strength
ems the lungs, wards off pneumonia and
is harmless and never failing cure In
all durable cases of Coughs, Colds and
Group. One Minute Cough Cure is pleas
ant to take, harmless and good alike for
young and old. Bowditch. Webster & Co.
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DeWitt,s Witch Hazel saIve.

The only positive cure for blind. bleed
ing, itching and protruding piles, cuts.
burns, bruises, eczema and all abrasions
of the skin DeWitt's is the only Witch
Hazel Salve that is made from the pure,
unadulterated witch hazel-all others are
counterfeits. DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve
Is made to cure-counterfeits are made to
sell. Howditch, Webster & Co.
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The committee on military affair
voted ought to pass on the resolve TO
extra pay for Spanish war soldiers; TO
the preservation of regimental music
rolls. and for the Bath Military ant
Naval Orphan Asylum.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-06

for God, for State and for posterity
There is a broader Christianity, and
a clearer duty to our fellows than we
have yet invoked. If you cannot legis-
late into civic righteousness, then meet
the conditions as you find them.
Prohibition has had the support of
some of our wisest and best citizens,
but the logic of events is against it
and the present reaction is natural.
In the words of Prof. Atwater of Wes-
leyan University The obvious reason,
for the failure is lack of popular sup
port. But, underneath this are three
more fundamental difficulties. Pro-
hibition has not a sufficiently clear and
strong ethical basis to insure the need
ed public approval and support; where
it does not prohibit, it demoralizes; and
it does not strike at the foundations
of the saloon.''
The address of Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens
was delivered at the close of the hear
ing, and was substantially as follows:
II speak on behalf of a society which
represents through it's membership at
least eight thousand homes of this
State.
I'VE are opposed to resubmission.
We do not believe the best people of
the State want resubmission.
should, however, make exception of
the comparatively few temperance peo-
pie who no doubt honestly believe that
it would aid in the enforcement of law
if voters should again declare at the
polls in favor of prohibition. But we
think the same amount of time and
labor that a resubmission campaign
would call for applied in law enforce
ment lines would bring far better re-
suits. 1t is on this ground very large
ly that Congressman Littlefield is OPP
posed to resubmission. He says he
does not believe in devoting time and
energy to issues that tend to divert
attention from the real questionable
nomination, election and support of
officials who will strictly enforce the
law
I'VE are opposed to resubmission
because the great majority of those
who favor it are advocates of license,
and presumably want resubmission in
order to try to repeal the prohibitory
law of Maine. In fact. we are sup
posed to be speaking on the resolve
introduced into the Legislature to
amend the constitution by repeating
Amendment relating to the manu-
facture and sale of intoxicating IL
quors.'
;, 1T is well sometimes to take coun-
sci of our enemies. Early, last spring,
there was held in Louisville, KY,
meeting of the representatives of
the whiskey interests. manufacturers
and jobbers. The object of the meet
ing, they asserted, to be to wage war
against the prohibition movement, and
to endeavor to show that prohibitory
laws are Intellectual 1t was report
ed that at this meeting there was
promise of unlimited financial back
ing, for representatives of the trade
everywhere are taking a deep interest
in the movement, the money raised to
be used in employing speakers to con-
duct a campaign in states where the
prohibitionists are strong-in distrib-
uting printed matter, in employing
statisticians and writer's on economic
subjects, and anti-prohibition argu-
ments particularly
Those who have carefully followed
the proceedings in Vermont and in
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Have you seen FOLSOM'S
immense stock of Confectionery
and Nuts for the Holiday trade?
!, It will pay you to look 1t
over before you purchase
your Xmas candy. Fancy-box
chocolates make a nice
Xmas gift.
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WfA Tn RA0 Sold and guaranteed by all drug
~. lU.DAG gists to Gu is Il Tobacco Habit.
Prices Adopted by the
CAB DRIVERS UNION, NO. $50,
Augusta, Jan. 9, 1903.

For each passenger within the limits of
Water, Jefferson Chestnut and Capitol
streets, West side. or Commercial street
to the Arsenal Middle to Cedar street.
stone street to residence of j. H. Manley
all streets east to Pearl and to Williams,
School House. East side. loo /; Children I'M
der ). and small parcels with passenger,
free. One stop not over 5 minutes al.
lowed. other stops not to exceed min
utes Sc. extra.
Beyond above limits to Monroe. Pros
pect and Cushman streets. Children
Home and Col. Staples residence, West
side, and to Eastern avenue. Malta Hill,
Allen Brook. Belfast Road and Whitney
Brook, Bangor street, East side, 15c., with
same conditions as above.
Beyond above limits to Round Top,
High street. Cemetery. w. II. Gannett 3,
and Halloweli line, also all drives after
Z p. M. and before A. NJ. and all drives
in stormy weather or deep SHOWS, 25c,.
Trunks 25c. Drivers may charge SC for
extra cases. valises, grips. etc
TO Insane Asylum, Soc; Round Trip
i5c. Calling or shopping soc. per hour.
Driving 75c. per hour; at night H.0o per
hour.
NOTIcEEAll drives terminate at Water
street II ust
JAW DANA. Pres.
EVERETT MERRILL. Sec.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
STATE NEWS.

Fire destroyed the graded school bu ildinp
in Plain6eld. Wednesday evening, Ocr obei
IL. The building was construct ed of brick
with wood ell and was erected in 1856 AT a
cost OF 81 400 1t was insured for s 500.
A petition in bankruptcy has heen fled by
HOratio s. JOsyn, merchant tailor al
Burlington. He has liabilities of IS COS %
OF ehirh 81 69S so are ~ cured. bis assets
are 81 6S6 40 OF which $l,675 ere claimed
extmptN a-i. Il
Fifteen divorces were granted at the recent
term of the Rutland county court. There
we're 81 bills allowed during the march term
but the latter named term was the biggest in
this respect OF any within the memory OF
County Clerk II. A. Hartman.
Twenty-Five bars of silver passed through
Newport by express from Montreal Tuesday
on the air line. They were piled up openly in
the baggage car with NJ fear OF their being
taken, on account of their weight. They
were valued at $4,000.
HI. McNaly, of Burlington, has an in.
teresting souvenir in the way of a newspaper
printed Saturday January a, 1900, The
per Cd cal, besides giving the congressional
news Of that time, publishes an account of
the funeral Of George Washington.
Albert Ross young, unmarried man OF
Bennington, was notified by a lawyer in New
York that according to the terms of the will
week, he was heir to about $l1 900 from the
estate. He is there looking out for his in
terests. ..N
The Central Vermont railway station at
Winooski was broken into Thursday evening
or early Friday morning, the safe dynamited
and pouch of United States mail is among
the stolen articles The work is believed to
be that of professionals, several tools and
other articles left behind indicating this.
The Montpelier Grocery Co.. has filed with
the secretary of state its articles of incor-
poration giving it authority to do a whole
sale business. It's capital stock is $25 600.
The subscribers are c. Il. Ferrin, OF Mont
peler. e. W. aarlow, T. p. Barber. B.
Frank Shea, and D. P Dewitt, alof Brattle-
boro.
The Washington County Republican com
mittee held an adjourned meeting at Mont
peier Wednesday afternoon and organic I'd
by the election of Mayor F. NJ. Cory, of
Montpelier as chairman and C. II. Haynes
of Waterbury, as secretary. Only few
members of the committee we represent, and
no other business was transacted.
r. C. Reed of Fair Haven presented the
Congregational church society OF that village
bell to be made by the Meneely Foundry
Co., OF Troy, N. 7, weighing l 100 pounds.
This bell is given in memory of K. c., Reed q
parents, Carroll and Marcia Reed 1t will be
placed in position and rung tor the first tim e
Novem Der Is, the Tooth anniversary of the
church.
The charter OF the Vermont Tale and Ashes
tos Co. at Moretown, Fayston Waitstied,
and DuxburY, with a capital OF $40, 600, has
been surrendered. The recently incorporators
OF this company were Urban A. Woodbury.,
Herbert E. Woodbury., Charles l.. Woodbury.,
and John S. Wilkins, of Burlington, {. F.
Camp, of Barre, F. =. Porter and {. &C. Brill of
Mortified.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
EAST CAMBRIDGE.

C. l.. Demeritt was in Morrisviile Saturday !.
Mrs. }. w. Greene was in Burlington Satur-
day. ...
j. W. Greene is shngling and repairing his
house.
Roy Fullington visited in Bakersfield re-
Gently.
John Sheldon of Johnson visited at his
fathers recently.
Mrs. Cakes of Watervil!e visited at Herbert
Scott's the past week.
DR.. Patten of East Fairfield was at j. W.
Greene's last Monday.
Mr.. Kingsbury OF Chicago visited at j. W.
Greene's the past week.
Stella Fullington of Peoples Academy
spent sunday at her home.
F. Fl. "ullington spent last Wednesday IN
Hyde Park and Worthwhile.
Mr. and Mrs. Hood of MorrisVllle visited at
Nelson Jay mes the past week.
Mrs. N. j. Nye and children visited in West
ford and Milton the last of the week.
Mrs Flanders father, L. Greene, OF North
Cambridge visited her the past week. .,...
Mrs. Mark Stevens and daughter OF CAM
bridge Junction spent Saturday at Herbert
Scott's.
Julie Greene and wife of Johnson spent Sat
urday and sunday at the home OF his father,
}. W. Greene.
Master Norman Scott spent few days of
the past week with his grandparents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Il Scott.
Mr.. Thomas, who has worked for l.. L.
Stearns the past year, has moved his family
to East Fairfield
Percy and Reba Demeritt spent Saturday
and Sunday at their grandfather's, IT, B.
Caswell's, 10 johnson.
Halloween put in an early appearance in
this place. Thursday night after &. l.. De-
merritt had finished up the chores in his horse
barn, he found himself unable to get out only
by going through the pig pen at the back of
the barn and upon rising in the morning was
unable to get out of the house by way of the
door N j. Nye also had the last experience
and found his calves in with the pigs and his
buggy at the door waiting tor him to take an
early drive.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
WESTFIELD.

Oscar Traver has moved into W D. Miller's
house in the village.
Dana and will Bean were the first to bring
I in a deer this season.
Mrs. May Knight of Riehford is visiting her
| father, Loren Hendrix.
Mrs Darius Barnes is in critical condition
from cancer in the stomach.
Mrs. H. p Woodwork returned from the
Boston excursion Monday last.
Almon Cross is moving from the Wilson
farm to his fathers on North Hill.
Elmer Webster, late OF the Philippines call
ed upon friends in town last Tuesday.
Mrs. Ella Lunt and daughter, Gertrude, oil
Newport are visiting at Deacon NJ. C. Hitch
cocks.
George Benware and Winfred Hendrix OF
Derby Academy spent few days in town the
last of last week.
George Beware is helping in H. B. Hitch.
cocks store, while Mr.. Hitchcock is in New
York purchasing goods.
Rev. Mr.. Walker, the ''chalk talker." closed
three weeks series of meetings 1t the M. E.
church Sunday, Nov. LIST.
Misses Helen Wakefield and Lena Hitchcock
attended the state convention for teachers in
st. Johnsbury Oct. 30 80
Miss Alma Jacques, Annie Gilbert and Bessie
Root were home from the Normal We'd
nesday of last week until Monday of this
week
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
GARFIELD.

Miss Blanche Coombs is at work at c.
B. Swift's. 4 IT,. ,a.
T. A. Richardson of East johnson was
in this place one day last week.
Mrs. Arlie Butterfeld, whose illness
we reported last week, is on the gain.
George Horner has a very sick horse.
At last accounts it was not expected ii
could live. 'H@
Clifton Hood and family of Hyde Park
visited at Calvin Smiths last Sun
day.
Henry Bailey has moved to Hyde
Park Plains. He lives in Lee Emerson s
house, on what is known as the old Josh
Adams place.
Clifton Hood of Hyde Park gave a
Photographic entertainment at the
school-house last Saturday light. Those
who heard it pronounced it very good.
Elder G. H. Kent of helvidere is stop
ping at the home of Edward Davis and
holding evening meetings in this vicin-
ity. He held one at the Center Monday
evening, Garfield Tuesday evening and
will be at the Centre Wednesday, Cen
terville Thursday and Garfield Friday
evening. Come one and all.
AS Mrs. Chas. Thompson and Mrs.
Ella Prescott were returning from the
meeting at Cleveland Corners last Sun
day, their horse got frightened at the
report of a gun and ran with them,
breaking one thill to the wagon, but for
tunately not injuring the occupants any
more than to give them bad fright.
Elder Armstrong from New Hamp-
shire has been holding meetings at
Cleveland Corners the past week and
we understand he will hold them all
through this week at least, perhaps
longer. All are cordially invited to at
tend. He was assisted Sunday by Elder
@. N. Sanborn Of Gilmore. We under
stand Elder Armstrong is stopping
with Rev. O. M. Boutwell, and wife.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
WkTERVILLE.

Mrs. Claracy Densmore ID visiting friends in
, town.
Amos Hill OF Enosburg visited friends in
| town last week.
Miss Helen Thomas was at home from Nor
| risvile over Sunday.
David Smith has taken and moved onto
George Browns farm. '.''.
Mrs II NJ Stafford returned to her home in:
Burlington on Monday.
Chas. Westcot Jr., has moved in with Mrs,
Westcotts father, Geo. Mann.
Miss Gladys Thomas has gone to Burling
ton, where she has employment
John Lumbray has moved into Mrs. N. p
keey's house on Church 81 rect.
Mr.. and Mrs Chas. Westcot visited friends
ir Bakers field Saturday and Sunday.
Elmer Miller of Richford visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. H. b, Miller, over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harris Beard visited her sis
ter Mrs. II Powers at Johnson over Sunday,
Mr.. and MRS Burton Wiley of Greensboro
visited his parent, Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Wiley,
last week
George Smile of Montpelier and DR.. Nate
Smile of Philadelphia visited their mother
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs Daniel Morgan OF Fairfield
visited her parents Mr. and Mrs. Edgar May
nard, over Sunday and Monday.
There were three deer captured in town this
season. One by Will Burns, one by Grant
Thomas and one by Eugene Como.
Byron Lyon and wife of Westfeld visited
his mother, Mrs. Ami Leach, on saturday
and sunday. Miss Lou Smith accompanied
them on their return home.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
Vermont Man Buncoed In Boston.

James McAusland, who claims he
Is from Orfordville, was nearly strip
ped by buncoers who had enticed
him into South Boston resort Tues
day night under the guise of friends,
says a Boston correspondent to the
Burlington Free Press. McAusland,
who has the appearance of being an
intelligent man and claims to be of a
well-to-do family, went to Boston
Tuesday evening from Warren, N. II.
where he has been visiting. He was
a stranger in Boston but had a letter
of introduction from a neighbor at
home to his sister residing Ia Cam
\ bridge, Mass, and another to her
son-in-law, who was to guide him to
the lady's home. When Mr.. McAus-
land got off the tain he met young
man who offered to guide him to the
young man he was seeking. They
went into South Boston and met an
other young man who was intro
. duced as the desired son-in-law. The
party then began to visit different
resorts in that section and finally
went to bed in an alleged hotel.
When McAusland awoke in the morn
ing he found that 1925 in cash which
he had placed under his pillow was
gone. The thieves had taken his
watch, new shoes, suspenders, In fact
nearly everything except his shirt
and trousers. He found a policeman
to whom he told his story and has
wired to his home for money to
clothe himself and get back home,
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1903-11-04
CAnYlS FALLS.

Mrs Henry Jones is laid up with rheuma-
tism.
s. c, Town is building a large addition to
his barn.
Mrs John Griffin spent few days in John
son last week with an invalid aunt.
Amos billiard is determined to shut out
winters blasts with paper and clapboards.
Mrs. Nathan Cobleigh and daughter OF
Cambridge visited at Andrew Calkins' last
week.
Mrs. George Town and three daughters and
Mr.. and Mrs cara Griswold enjoyed veni-
son dinner at A. IL. Calkins' Sunday
Mrs. Alice Bachum returned to her home at
f. M. Ober's in Morrisvile Sunday, after a
few days visit with her sister, Mrs. {. b. Ter
rill.
W. l.. White proved himself the champion
Nimrod of this locality and treated the whole
district to yenison, having bagged 800 10.
buck.
Prof. w. |. Pauls orchestra will furnish
music at the dance to be held at Village hall
Thursday, Nov. 9TH Everyone invited. Full
bill 35 cts.
Miss Matte Woodwork of Lacolle, p. Q q,
is expected this week at G. B. Terrill's, where
she will spend the winter. She expects to
learn telegraphy OF Mr.. Brill Of Hyde Park.