Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1854-03-03
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MAINE LAW N BrRIINo1oS.-H. F.
Willis, keeper Of the Tarbell House. was
brought before Justice llollenbeck saturday,
charge Of violating the LIQUOR law of the
State. lie plead gully rs common seller,
and was fined 500 AS the law directs
- ANOTHER NicIm.-Suniay morning
Q man by the name Of y. p. Holmes, a shoe
maker by trade, and known in our town as
Il good workman when kept from liquor, went
On foot to Port Kent, in company with u
frenchinan named Little, after Rum for him
self and other parties in Burlington They
procured their liquor at Rice's in Port Kent, =
and with it, in three large jag on Z hand
sled, set out on their return about o'clock
p NJ. They drank before starting, and after
wards ON the ice. The snow falling fast made
hard travelling, and when about three miles
from shore Holmes, overcome by liquor and ex'
haustion, gave out and his companion, who
was not 30 drunk, after yainly endeayoring 10
urge him on, left him and made his way to
the shore alone. lie reached y house on
Water street about midnight, much cAhaus-
ted. An attempt was made to rescue Holmes,
hut in the darkness and storm II was impos
sible 10 do anything, and the search was
abandoned. His frozen corpse was found by
the stage driver coming across on Monday
morning, lying face upwards and covered
with snow, by the side of the sled with its
load Of poison Tn" corpse, Sled and Jugs
were brought to Burlington by the stage, an
inquest held upon the body, AMI verdict
rendered in accordance with thu above facts.
Holmes Was about 50 year, old, and leaves
wife and four children.
II is TO be hoped that our neishhnrinS State
will not long delay to put a cheek, by pro-
hibitory law, upon the making of widows and
orphans in Vermont by New York liquor.
-THE HUNDRED DoLL,R Fi>E.--We have
received from Mr.. Willis OF the TAKnAll
Housh, Il communication, in which lac states
that the only violation OF the law by him has
been the furnishing OF Champagne, On AT
most four occasions, on, the supper table of
cotillon parties at his house, at the earnest
request of gentlemen Of the village attending
in view of the fines imposed in preNiou. eases
somewhat similar 10 this, he considers his fine
Il severe one.
-TnE RE,soN Why There are five IA.
pers IN New England which sustain the Ne
braska swindle and they have each received
their thirty pieces OF silver, VIZ
New Haven Register, edited by the | :, Cyll,,-
tor of New Haven.
Bridgeport Farmer, edited by tue [. 9 Collector
OF Bridgeport
Middletown Sentinel, edited by the | . Collector
of Middleton.
BOSTON Post. edited BY the [, $. Collector a,
Boston.
Boston Times. edited by ths L. Special AGENT,
at Boston.
Ii there are any others, they must Ne like
the editor of the Concord Patriot, in the Sc
cret service OF the President, or booking rar a
sop from the General Government II hdHg
Journal
10 the above list three more can be- added
from erinonr.
darlington Sentinel, edited by the Deputy Col
hector.
Montpelier Patriot, edited " tie Py7tAi ,t,r Of
Montpelier.
The woodst-ck As,, edited b., IT,, Postmaster u
Woodstock,
-JrpsoS' = lioUI, y. i.---Our readers
will notice from an d>crtis'mr nj ia our coli
umnS. that MeSsrs, i. and T. u',irady. well
and taNnrahly known for wears on Lake Cham
plain, have taken the above we'll known
Hotel on broadway, insr below Wnll street,
Jndson's Hotel has heretofore hren inNorite
stopping place with lyyyrs Of substantial
,omiort and good Ii. ing. and We hazard moth