Kate's notes: What's particularly ironic about some of these reports of the family drinking and moonshining is that another Gilliland, Prescott, was a prominent figure in the state Prohibition Party.
  Below is yet another article on the Gillilands' fondness for the "bug juice" and a short report on an appearance of the temperate Prescott Gilliland, who gave many a fiery speech on the evils of the "Devil's brew".

from the Portsmouth DailyTimes
Friday, May 27, 1921

JACKSON NEWS

    Sheriff Davis and deputies located a still at Goose Nest Mine. George Gilliland was arrested. During the past week four others have been arrested. They were Chris Sexton, Dewey Gilliland, Sam Vititoe and Emerson Gilliland. All plead guilty and were fined $100 and costs. On a similar raid on Dec. [24] last two of those men, George Gilliland and Sam Vititoe, were implicated with Fred Meacham and Bert Law and fined $100 and costs each.

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from the Portsmouth Daily Times
Tuesday, May 16, 1916

Will Make Address To The Prohibitionists
   
    Prescott Gilliland, state prohibition secretary, will deliver a talk at at a special meeting of Scioto county prohibitionists to be held tonight in the Portsmouth College of Business rooms in the Fricker building at 7:30 o'clock. Everyone interested is urged to attend. Ten delegates will be selected to the State Prohibition convention to be held in Columbus on July 5 and 6. A large number are expected present.

-- transciptions by Kate Maynard, 2009.