Mrs. L. M. N. Stevens.
Bath, Me.
At nine o’clock a. m., one hour before the voting, the church bells rang out their call for the friends of temperance to assemble and pray. Meetings largely attended, and conducted by the pastors. Ladies went to ward rooms to distribute “Yes” ballots.
A delegation of eight young ladies were present at West Bath with bouquets for all who would vote for the amendment. “Yes,” sixty-six; “No,” one.
One young toper voted the “Yes” ballot and the prohibition ticket straight.
The boys of the Cold Water Army parade to-night with torches to celebrate the victory in Bath. Five hundred and six majority for the amendment. Praise meeting at headquarters.
It was amusing to watch the men in ward five go down stairs to smoke their pipes. They did not like to do this in the presence of the ladies who remained until the close of the polls.
The distributors of the “No” ticket were very scarce. In one ward a fellow passed them for awhile, but felt so lonesome that he gave it up.
Bangor, Me.
A barge, bearing appropriate mottoes, filled with children, was mounted on a wagon, drawn by four black horses, and driven by a well known citizen, from one polling place to another, and the way those young folks sung “For God and Home and Native Land” was a caution to the rummies! Button-hole bouquets were presented to “Yes” voters by the ladies. Ice water was furnished at each polling place by the W. C. T. U. Not a man was arrested for drunkenness or disturbance, and “Wicked Bangor,” which was given up as “sure to go no,” even by the temperance people, counts 1,718 “Yes” against 1,146 “No.” Praise ye the Lord.