The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1909-03-19
TEMPERANCE
Meeting Held and Delegation Sc.
lected 10 Visit Boyd
County.

A number OF citizens OF this coun-
~ and several ladies assembled at
the Court House last Monday at
one o'clock in response to the call
published last week for meeting
OF those who are in sympathy with
the effort TO vote liquor out OF
Boyd county.
Judge r. T. burns was elected
chairman Of the meeting and ]. l..
Weymouth and NJ F. conley we're
made secretaries.
The chairman read a letter from
Judge A. ]. Kirk. OF Johnson eoun-
~. and stated that the object Of
tllis meeting was 70 cooperate with
the other counties OF the Big
candy Valley in a movement TO assist
tie temperance forces OF Boyd codn-
~. Judge Burns made a cry strong
and interesting speech in support cf
the position taken by the Bis
Sandy people In this matter. He
showed conclusively that our peo-
pie have a right TO hearing in
this fight II was CatlettsbuIg IL
qnor that brought about the death
Of Frank Blevlns and John Whitaker,
hF well az the tragic deaths OF more
than a score Of other citizens n the
upper valley within the las, feS
years. Liquor from the two Boyd
county cities causes more trouble
IN the Big Sandy Valley than any
thing else.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed, and while awaiting for n
report the meeting was addressed
by several persona At the equest
Of the chairman r. c. Mcclure read
an extract from q speech made by
Ex-Gov Hanley. OF Indiana.
The committee reported the follow
iis resolutions and they were adopt
ed unanimously:
Resolved, that we appreciate the
efforts being made In the counties
Of Pike. Floyd. Martin and Johnson
TO use their influence to secure n
majority vote against the sale OF
Fpirituous. vinous or malt liquors
in the cities OF Ashland and Catlctts-
burg. Kentucky. at an election TO be
held In these dities on the 9Th,
day Of April, 1909; and we heartily
join with said counties in this
laudable undertaking, and Will heart
lily cooperate with them.
The whlskey sale in Ashland and
Catlettsburg has done and is still
doing our section. and the eItirc
Big Sandy Valley. great and irrel ar
able injury. and we trust by this
united effort OF these Big Sandy toun-
ties that We may get the good peo-
rle OF those cities to nee the injury
Icing done us, and thereby, and by
their votes refuse to license said
wrong and evil; and we hereby ap-
Joint r. 7. Burns, NJ. F. Couley, r.
c. Mcclure, +, +. Freese, Rev. q.
&. Hutchinson, Rev. G. G. Riggan.
Rev. DR.. Hanford. Rev Andy Sword,
Professor Kennison, Rev. II. B. HUI
lttte. DR. J. F. Hatten. Rev. w Ball,
Rev. A. II. Miller, Rev. Lindsay
copley. jeff Wilson. Rev. ]. r. Rice,
o. @. Smith ]. S. Peters, A. j..
Scott. Ell J. Moore, Henry Preston,
l.. Weymouth, John Hughes, Jas.
Casey, Jas. Johns, Farrow Marcum,
Judge T. s, Thompson. w. M. Stone,
Jshn Vaughan, Thos. Luther. John
Wcllman, Jas. vinson, A. l.. Burton,
w. t. Cane, ]. w. Wallen, B. p.
Kule. Brack Holbook, John Muncy,
q. ]. Roberts, w. J. Vaughan, J, @.
Burns, f. T. d. Wallace and Barney
Wellman, andlespecially all the ladies
Of the county, and all other temper
ance citizens OF Lawrence county as
a committee to cooperate with 'uch
committees as our sister counties
above named may appoint.
Resolved that these resolutions he
published in the Big Sandy News.
the Sandy Valley Courier, the Ash
land Independent. and the catletts-
burg Tribune.
G.. W. Castle.
NJ. @. Berry.
A. H. Miller.
VIM. T. Kane,
G. W. wroten.
Committee.
The Chairman announced that
Judge Kirk win be notified that
the Lawrence county delegation will
be notified that the Lawrence coun-
~ delegation will be ready to Join
those Of other counties on anH
date fixed BY him or them, and make