Temperance

November 18, 2025

Suicide of John Kennedy

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.– The Spirit of Jefferson states that Mr. John P. Kennedy, a citizen of Harper’s Ferry, took his life on Thursday night last by taking laudanum. He was about 38 years of age, and leaves […]
November 16, 2025

23 More Catholics Take Temperance Pledge

The Temperance Cause still flourishes in this county. At Harpers-Ferry, on Sunday last, twenty-three more persons took the Total Abstinence pledge at the Catholic Church. And the procession of the several Societies, to take place at […]
November 16, 2025

Temperance Movement in Harpers Ferry

Messrs. Editors– It affords me much pleasure to give you and your readers some account of the great and glorious Temperance Reform at Harpers-Ferry, Va., which place has “lang syne,” like too many other towns, stood […]
November 16, 2025

Temperance Procession

On Saturday last, the Harpers-Ferry Total Abstinence Society, joined by other societies, had their procession through the village, and attracted deep interest and attention. At about 10 o’clock, the societies came forth from their respective places […]
November 16, 2025

Harpers Ferry Temperance Convention

THE HARPERS-FERRY TEMPERANCE CONVENTION.On Wednesday morning, December 1st, 1841, a number of Delegates from the Temperance Societies of Jefferson and Loudoun Counties, assembled in this village, to hold a Convention, previously called by the Total Abstinence […]