The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1853-04-27
Workings

EN.@ Last week peo gallons Of liquor
found their way into our ;i..agc. from
over the cline" Three covies got to-
gether to welcome these embems Of for
mer days. Soon they become laxative,
then jolly, then quarrelsome, and finally
furious. Down came the officers of the
law, and captured the drinkers and the
drinkee. One found his senses on the
following morning told where he obtain
cd the liquor, and was liberated. The
other two remained two days and three
nights Sunday ensuing) and then viii.
lingly disclosed the lurking place of the
liquor.
The amount of liquor selling, and IL
quor drinking in this village is greatly
lessened. The sale of liquor is nearly
annihilated, and the new law has prevent
ed more liquor selling in this town with
in the last six weeks than the former
law in two years. Many WHO opposed
the law in February, now are its friends
We speak what we know, and testify
what all see to be true, that the law is
doing all the good that could be reason
ably expected of its. Ahans Mcssen-
ger, April 81.
In this place several arrests have been
made during the week-all for drunken
ness. One of the individuals arrested
testified to his having obtained his H.
quor at one Gregorie's, cast of the vii
lagc Whercupon operations were made
for immediate search. But before the
officers arrived, the rum had been reno
we'd and the trafhckcrs taken to their
heels One individual is now in Jail for
drunkenness and riotous conduct = Ben
nington Banner.
NrwBURY-Moses Clarke Jr., who
has kept an oyster establishment during
the past winter in Newbury village. was
arrested and brought before Judge Ber-
ry. on Saturday last. for violating the
provisions Of the law 1t was proved
that Clark, on the Tuesday evening pre-
vious, had furnished Intoxicating liquors
to five young men of the village. at four
different times during the evening Mr..
Clark was fined $40 and cost.-Anrora.
Franklin CorNrY-We have learned
with pleasure, that drunken men have
been quite scarce in the variou, villages
in this county since the tn Of March
There seems to be general disposition
on ali hands. to have the law put in
force, and this very firmuoss has no doubt
had its full share of influence in check
ing the rumselling business -Sleanton
HeraM
BARNEr.-A lot of gin and brandy
has been taken. On two trials the jury
did not agree. The case is to be tried
again.
ALL OVER THE STATE Great energy
in enforcing the Liquor Law Is exhibit
tod in almos. every part Of the State,
In this town there is 50 far as we know,
no track for tie Tar 10 ic0rk on None
buy, none sell and few use, Our people
have no time to spare in llquorz.ng. even
if the disposition existed We have too
much uSe Of acater to admit of any sub
stitute. Springfield, VI Republican,
Two barrels of liquor were split in
Walingford on Fast day and another
was seized few days -l.. The PEG.
pie of " alimgford an lermuod
to enforce the law 90 49, GOOD
Rutland Co., Hetat.
SHUT Ur-Sey g. sa.s we're
incarcerated in the ,a. m tuis village
last week for bel 4 found iutoxieated.
The friends of the lav here are deter
mined that it shall be enforced. We ad-
mire their sincerity and consistency.
The best way to demonstrate the ten
dency of the law is to execute it faith
fully, and if it is in operation what its
friends claim for it they are bound by
every obligation to give it most thor
ough trial. Enforce the law, we say =
50. Adams Democrat April 20.
MORE LIQUOR CAsEs.--Yesterday
three persons were arrested for being
drunk, and lodged in Jail till sober. The
facts elected on examination are these
1.-TWO, of the three, purchased the liquor
of the town agent, alleging that it was
ordered by physician. These two in
yited third to join and make merry.
The result was, all three got high. The
Court decided that the two furnished Ii
quos to the third within the meaning of
the Act, and fined thom ten dollars each.
Free Press Of tie 9Th.
LATER STILL FROM BURLINGTON. A
topper having disclosed under arrest. IA
barrels Of liquor was seized ON the 9th
ult More seizures have been made since
LIoUoR TRIAL.-On Saturday last,
between two and three barrels Of liquor
were seized in the possession of ~ White,
of this town. The trial was had yester.
day, before Justice Parsons The liquor
was condemned, aud the owner fined $40
Burlington Free Press. april a.
Cattingsviile, April Q.
Mr.. WeLcH--Sir. the officers seized
one barrel of rum and eight barrels of
, cider about two miles from this place
yesterday afternoon. The rum was de-
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