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Harry Pristis
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Here's one I dug in an orange grove next to a fallen shack:
Few things upset Ocala’s prominent whiskey distiller, George Carmichael more than the growing sentiment on behalf of temperance that was about to force a referendum on the wet-dry issue in late 1887.
As the owner of several saloons and the town’s only whiskey distillery, George Carmichael had a vested interest in the outcome of the countywide election and apparently was willing to go to almost any extent to stop the temperance crowd in its tracks.
When the special election was scheduled in 1887, the whole town was torn by the controversy. Arguments for and against alcohol were heated, and since the preachers and the good church ladies were leading the fight against alcoholic beverages, the outcome didn’t seem to be in doubt (although the ladies couldn’t vote).
... [The election] was close.
[The City of] Ocala remained wet by a majority of only seven votes.
County voters elected to go dry by a small majority.
It was a defeat for Carmichael and his supporters and a victory for the Temperance Union. If the ladies had been able to vote, the outcome clearly would have been quite one-sided.
As for Carmichael, he and his son, Ed Carmichael, would be haunted by the 1887 referendum. George Carmichael had applied to the City of Ocala for a liquour license for a new saloon just before the voters went to the polls. Using that fact as a basis, George went to court to force the city to issue his license.
There would be other elections in Ocala and Marion County, and eventually, like so many other cities and towns in the South, the county would go dry with the rest of the country.
Few things upset Ocala’s prominent whiskey distiller, George Carmichael more than the growing sentiment on behalf of temperance that was about to force a referendum on the wet-dry issue in late 1887.
As the owner of several saloons and the town’s only whiskey distillery, George Carmichael had a vested interest in the outcome of the countywide election and apparently was willing to go to almost any extent to stop the temperance crowd in its tracks.
When the special election was scheduled in 1887, the whole town was torn by the controversy. Arguments for and against alcohol were heated, and since the preachers and the good church ladies were leading the fight against alcoholic beverages, the outcome didn’t seem to be in doubt (although the ladies couldn’t vote).
... [The election] was close.
[The City of] Ocala remained wet by a majority of only seven votes.
County voters elected to go dry by a small majority.
It was a defeat for Carmichael and his supporters and a victory for the Temperance Union. If the ladies had been able to vote, the outcome clearly would have been quite one-sided.
As for Carmichael, he and his son, Ed Carmichael, would be haunted by the 1887 referendum. George Carmichael had applied to the City of Ocala for a liquour license for a new saloon just before the voters went to the polls. Using that fact as a basis, George went to court to force the city to issue his license.
There would be other elections in Ocala and Marion County, and eventually, like so many other cities and towns in the South, the county would go dry with the rest of the country.
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MUGS & JUGS.
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Here's one.
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Those Jugs Were Great All Of Them .Seeing Them Uncovered Was The best Part .When Other People Try To Take Other Peoples Right To Enjoy Life Different Than Theirs I believe It's Wrong .But What Do I Know. I Believe In People Rights To Life Liberty And The Pursuit Of Happiness. Very Good Thread. Thanks For Showing Us .Grace abounds
ArmyDigger
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I'm loving all these jugs glad I made this thread.
yacorie
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That you digging it out? That’s great to dig one so big. I’ve never had any stoneware survive except beers ans usually they have some damage
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2 more. LEON.
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Second Time around .Better than the First. Great Thread Grace abounds
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Ah jugs...
My Fave: "C.L. Baker, Dealer in Liquors, Groceries, Lindsey C.W." 1/4 gal. whiskey, circa 1862
All my crocks...
My Fave: "C.L. Baker, Dealer in Liquors, Groceries, Lindsey C.W." 1/4 gal. whiskey, circa 1862
All my crocks...
