The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1903-09-29

Asked last night his opinion as to the
outlook now in the ~dispensary election,
Mr.. w. n. Jones. chairman of the Dis
pensary Campaign Committee, gave ex-
to the above opinion.
L Will be remembered that three weeks
ago, upon the completion OF the can
vass by the anti-saloon committee in each
ward, Mr.. Jones said the poll taken IN
Dictated a majority of over 900 for the dis
pensary.
The saloon leaders, on the other hand
claim that they have made considerable
gain in the new registration which closed
last night, and they say they expect
to win.
SPECIAL DISPENSARY SERVICES.
Tonight at the Church of the Good
Shepherd there viii be a special service
to aid in the work of getting a dispen-
sary in Raleigh. There will be short ad-
dresses on THE ~Dispensary by Rev. A.
B.. Hunter. rector of st. Augustlne's
School; Rev. McNeely DuBose. the new
rector of ST. Mary's; DR.. NJ. NJ. Marshall.
if he is able, and the rector, Rev. 1. NICK.
PIttenger.
AT eight O'Clock tonight also there VIII
be an anti-saloon mass meeting at Ger
trail Methodist church. Addresses will be
made by Rev. G.. T. Adams, DR.. B. F.
Dixon and Mr.. w. c.. Douglass.
Tonight at the Hillsboro Street Chris
tan church Rev. NJ. W. Butler, the pas
| tor. will preach on the subject of TEN
perance.'
IN SELMA.
The following letter to IA business man
Of this city tells what the dispensary
has done for Selma:
Your favor received. In reply will say
that so much can be said IN favor Of dis
pensary IN preference to open saloons that
scarcely know where to ommenae.F Four
years ago the Legislature granted us a
dispensary and closed the saloons. At
that time our town was over one thous-
and dollars in debt and our people divi-
ded dlssensions and discord everywhere.
Whiskey men in control of the town,
which meant destruction to many a poor
man, sorrow and grief to the wives and
children of some Of our people, Sabbath
breaking was the order of things on
Sunday, young men spending their nights
at the saloon, loaters always ready to
take a drink and too worthless TO make
a support for their families.
"Slnce the saloons We're closed and a
dlspensary opened the debt of the town
has been paid off, no dissension5 among
| our people, the town Is IN the hands CT
the best element, we have nearly two
thousand dollars in the town treasury,
besides the five thousand and three hun
dred dollars paid IN the treasury for our
graded school. Before our dispensary was
opened we had tried hard to maintain
a school for four years. Our average at
tendance was about %, with 2 OF s little
private schools, which was always more
| or loss tho nffCnrJrO of SCna iir1a,c;op
Today we have a graded school with
Z teachers and 240 white pupils. Our
people are all together and we have
raised ointly over one hundred thousand
dollars Tor enterprises, and the business
OF the town has over doubled in the four
years. Our town tax IS 25 cents on the
$1OG worth of property. Our graded
school tax is 20 cents on the 500 worth.
The profits from the dispensary will wipe
out the entire town and graded school
tax IN one yea1 more, and give us plenty
OF money to have a nine-months school
and keep up the town and have less than
o~ne-tenth OF the drunkenness that we
had with open saloons.
The heart-broken mother who used
to sing Where is My Boy Tonight?' with
tears IN her eyes has forgotten the old
Song. Now she knows that he is with
his best girl, at church or at home.
"A visit to our town will convert any
reasonable man to dlspensary IN prefer
ence to open saloons, if they were ac-
quanted with conditions before our dis
pensary was opened and the saloons
closed. Brick stores have been built and
banks established, oil mills, planning mills,
tobacco warehouses, prize houses, manu-
featuring companies, and the old town
made new.
With best wishes for your success,
Yours respectfully,
IN @ N-INSG-QN ,