Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-03-01
y CIRCUMSTANCES
FACE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY LIQUOR MEN
Adam Scheidt Brewing
Company, of Norristown,
on Defensive in License
Court for First Time in
Concerns History.
#Drys" VIII Seek to Show That
Brewery Owns Approx
rnately Dozen Hotels-Sell-
ing Privilege of All Potts
town Saloons Opposed.

%RFFA OUUOSGus
NoRRIsTowN, Pa, March i.-This II
the last day for fling remonstrance
AGAINST the granting Of liquor licenses ir
Montgomery County, and at noon a
remonstrances lac been flied in the Of
flee Of the Clerk Of Courts. Specific
charges weEE made in only two cases, the
Adam scheidt Brewing Company. Norris
town, and the Palm Hotel. in Upper Han
over township. In the case Of the Palm
Hotel there is an additional remonstrance
signed by citizens of Hereford township,
Berks County.
Wilson Freed, proprietor of the Palm
Hotel, Is charged with selling liquor to
minors. persons of known intemperate
habits and persons visibly Intoxicated. 1t
~ also charged that the Black Rock
Hotel. In Upper Providence township. lis
injurious TO the Montgomery County
Almshouse," being located a quarter of a
mile from the institution.
tn greatest surprise given the public
WAS the remonstrance against the Scheidt
Brewing Company. whose extensive plant
is IN Norristown. There are 16 signers to
this remonstrance, six of whom are Nor
ristown ministers. The names of the
signers follow:
Daniel =. Houpt, the Rev. w. A. Leo
pold, the Rev. Robert c. Wells, the Rev.
a.. D.. Geist, George Roebuck, John II.
Crankshaw. Robert b. Elzey, w. 70.
Green, the Rev. Thomas II. Evans, the
Rev. L.. w. Hainer, William H. Detwiler,
S, 3. Froneield, George E.. Shattuck, the
Rev. c. M. Angle, William II. Weber and
". s. Heany. Shattuck lives in Norriton
township and Elzey in Conshohocken.
The rest of the signers live in Norris
town. The specific allegation against the
brewing ompan is that the applicant
ts pecuniarily interested In the profits of
the business of selling liquors conducted
IN various places throughout the country"
1t is the first time in the history of the
Scheidt Brewing Company that IL has
been put on the defensive In the License
Court. and George Wanger, counsel for
the No-License League, who filed all the
remonstrances, says that an attempt will
be made to show that the brewing COM
pany is the owner of approximately u
dozen hotels in Montgomery County.
The hotels, of which the circumstances
say there is mo necessity and to which
the granting of license will detract from
and destroy the social happiness and
economic welfare of the community are
as follows;
Washington Hotel, Conshohocken, John a.
Montgomery Hotel, Conshohocken, Louis
Market House Hotel, conshohocken, Patrick
Keystone Hotel, conshohocken, Harry j.
Central Hotel. conshohocken, John j. Grim
Fnrrsss-fEouse Gonshohocken Daniel ], Hoey.
S9nshohocken Hotel Conshohocken, William
st. Clair Hotel. conshohoeken, Mayarl Nav.
Mcclellan House, Conshohocken, John sauter.
lafayette Hotel Conshohocken, William j.
-AmerIcan Hotel. conshohocken. william j.
Ward House Conshohocken, Daniel F. COyIe.
5eanlin.
French Roof Hotel Bernard c.. Quinn.
Tyson, applicant.
Horsham Hotel. Horsham, Harry 5 Nr-h.
Wisconsin Hotel, Lower Merton, William II.
sorrel Horse Hotel. Marlborough. Warren
Fountain Hotel. Willow Grove, Nera McAvoy
Mineral Springs Inn. Willow Grove, Frederick
Saratoga Inn. Lower Potts Grove. Nlels H.
Springfield Hotel. FlOurtown, william Gerst-
Farmers and Citizens Hotel. FlOurtOvn.
Wheel Pump Hotel. Springfield, John Nc
Black Horse Hotel. FIourtown. Robert ].
palm Hotel. Upper Hanover, Wilson FreeI.
Perkiomen Heights Hotel. Upper Hanover,
Black Rock Hotel. Upper Providence, Ellis
william Penn Hotel. Spring Mil. Elizabeth
Pennsylvania Railroad Restaurant. Spring
''Fairview VIVA. Worcester. Frank Brunette.
Centre Point Hotel. Worcester, Elizabeth
Jenkintown Hotel. Jenkintown, James S.
broadway Hotel. Landsdaie. william H.
Eagle Hotel, Pennsburg. John r. Wood. [
Central Hotel Pottstown. Jacob Shartle. I
Mil Park Hotel. Pottstown. Lemon Leisey.
Imperial Cafe, Pottstowu. Harry PrlntZ, ,
Rockledge Hotel Rockledge. Patrick Roilly. !
Penn Hotel. Norristowp, John J. Opon- '
Adam scbeidt Brewing COMPANY, Norristown. ,
Windsor House, Norristown, John T. Keyser, l
Hartranft House. NorrlstoYn' Nathan b !
Al reneral remonstrance is against the !
huIer House. the Commercial House. i
Ierchants' Hotel. Gilbert's Cafe, War
iek Restaurant, Palace Restaurant, /
Iontgomery House, Washington House, 4
House, Mansion House, Jeffer-
81 House and York Street Hotel, AL in
oftstown. and the Fort Washington
Fort Washington; Farmers and
Hotel. Barren Bill; Fortside /
m. Chestnut Hill, and the Fountain Inn
iotef at Lafayette Hill, all in White-
larsh township. =
At this time there are remonstrances '
every hotel In Pottstown, Con- 2
aohoeken and Whitemarsh, and four |
At OF = hotels In Norristown. There are =
hotels in PottstoWn and ID in Consho- =
The License Court conyenes .
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