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Jeffersonian Republican
Stroudsburg, East Stroudsburg, Milford, Monroe County, Pike County, Pennsylvania
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Landlords in New York are evading the prohibition on selling spirituous liquors by charging six-pence for charity to a widow and orphan fund or for backing horses under sheds, then providing liquor gratuitously.
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Since the selling of spirituous liquors has been prohibited, the landlords are adopting all sorts of tricks to evade the law. The following are the latest we have heard of:—In one tavern the landlord has caused a box to be put up in his bar-room, on which are painted, in bold letters, "For the widow and orphan fund of the village of—"
Any body wanting a glass of liquor gives six-pence to the cause of charity, and the landlord treats.
In another place, a landlord refuses to sell any liquor, but he demands from each traveller a six-pence for backing his horse under the shed—the liquor of course being gratuitous.
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New York
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landlords successfully evading the law by providing liquor in exchange for charitable donations or horse backing fees without direct sales.
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Landlords are using tricks to evade the prohibition on selling spirituous liquors: in one tavern, a box for the widow and orphan fund collects six-pence from customers who then receive liquor as a treat; in another, travellers pay six-pence for horse backing under the shed and get liquor gratuitously.