Putnam patriot., 1908-07-31
One Store rlourishiaf opea sunday.


 Just when Inc Civic League seemed to win triumphant victory over the trsnsgrcssors of the law against doing secular basiress on Sunday, their bat tie was lest. hy willy son of Moses, who declared he would not only open- l.f do secular business on sunday, bus would give the people of Putnam real liberty. Now, instead of making Put nam s"spotless town" ss 1t seemed likely of becoming, Sunday Is to bo desecrated not only by the sale of soda water, ice cream and candies. but any kind of business the victor chooses to engage in, for he has the State 's,protcc- ton In so doing.
 Any one who wants to do business ea sunday, who conscientiously be- lieses the seventh day of the week ought to he observed as the Sabbath and there are hundreds of thousands ot Christians as well as Jews, who so be- lieve-they. can engage In any kind business thai does not disturb persons attending public worship.
 With the State statute to sustain him sam Rcniek, who keeps small groce- " on South Main street, opened IL for business on sunday, as he had not done lately, but 1t was not groceries he sold to any amount. The Boston, New York and other sunday papers, wcre supplied te purchasers from early morn tiil late at night. several other new lines of articles were also added to hts business, and all who wanted could have candy, soda water Ice cream, post cads, Ae., to their heart < content. He did tlonrishing business, and can now we'll afford to close his business from sandown Friday It'll sundown Sa- tufday.
 When the early boat train arrived with the newspapers, Sunday morn. ing, there was Il large crowd at the sta ton, evidently lo see what was going to happen. The police were also pre- senI, bat conscious their power to stop secular work was restricted, and, scn- ick and l.esigne took the bundles of papers that had hitherto gone into the hands of She regular dealers, but who had refrained from being seen. Tho poor representative of the "Americnn, v who three times was arfesledi the last Sunday for folding his papers at the station, and fined therefor on Monday, was present, but ontwardly only as a spectator, but perhaps to witness how smoothly the ittle scheme worked that he knew was lo be carried out. Newse papers were served as usual to regular customers all oser the city. Not the least unusual thlng happened, and Re- hicks boast was fulfilled: aNo more blue lid sundays for our people,
 The sunday question has been the one absorbing topic an the street the present week. One point at least was settled, and that is, thnt for the good of the community, the licensing syss lem ns adopted by the Mayor and Com mon Council, was preferable to that which now exists, and which will ai- ways prove a serious annoyance to the gfcat body of our citizens. In sense they have been deiied, and to remain under that defiance will cause them to feel humiliated.
 Perhaps some plan like that desired by the Civic League can be arranged between the various parties who have the power to restrict sales of certain af- .ie!es without closing them down en- tirely, IN the Prosecuting Attorney tie cafed he would feel compelled to do II the courts ordered him to enforce the Stale law against sunday traillc.
 The American people believe ia Sun day being preserved as rest day, but they also believe that the iaw was not intended to be enforced ST strictly as to prove an annoyance to the vnst mnior- fly who believe in keeping sunday as rest day.
 Abraham Ievigne, another Jew, who keeps m antique and secondhand fur- | niIure store on Fridge street, has two sons who also filed notice on the Prose- ccuting Attorney of their intention tO do business on Sunday, and were en- gagedl astisunday in selling newspa- pers around the city.
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