New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-26
THE MAINE Law IN CONNECTICUT

~0'ie'f NORWICH August 1854.
T sunnose all ewes are turned toward this land of
"seady habits" to see whether or not we really mean
10 he steady or 90 on in our cups For the eastern
part of the State am happy TO say that there seems
TO be decided determination to reform our new
law is doing up its work even more emceht! thah ','
most sanpuine friends had dare to suppose IL could
II walks right along sweeping everything before IT,
There has been general acquescence III ts manda'eS
The open sale of liquors, except oy Town agents, "a
frely ceased. No pretends to set the Ia" at oe
ftpce But as was expected, some oil the pfseI
80 - have heen irving 10 carry a secret traihc
But some Of them at least have iound ioslnS oue
ness In Griswold notorious druhkaru was ioauI
intoxicated The officer went to arrest MIN; nc neu
and took refuge in a corn held ne hne" "n's
he procured his liquor. But he was capturea anuhso
TO tel. One Johnson who had been notorious run @
seller under the old regime, was convicted On '"o
charges of selling aud was hned ioI 'ne h.ss ,oaes 70
twenty dollars; for the second tnrty: ne "PPVUais W W
fbe C,oupty Court; but consider that ru-seiie "s
sbont used up The Vigilance Committee Vi .na'
town still have their eye on him. III ne cones WIN"
tbe grasp of the law again they VIII me nun one u
Srof SsHsrs and mt him behind iron CRATES for SIX
.on,bs oT ser;ous reflection There is power III our
rasn law. but we had long been Knocked by one thae
had no power -, .oo -obad Tonors
found and confscated. One PARSONS Mno aa n"a Vs.
Kent one of the worst quor-shops IN the pace "a
snsnected of still continuing the BUSINESS
were seen to enter his shopwlndows on ouhI"!
come out again in the same suspicious way ~ .os
siSo 80 thoneb they had obtained something stronger
tbsn water. These and other Circumstances WI. We
fbouoht sufficient TO justify search me ieT%s Tho
showed that our suspicious were wen as ;ouors
officers carried away two small " .. IL,
And these told tale which II was OF no !S u ~; enc
Parsons therefore confessed judgment pala MS DIS uno,
besides parting with his liquors, ana we noPe VIZ
trv the game again. He certainly cannot naAo "'"N"
money out OF il if he does. .L.u. tho
Snepicions were at the same time abrosd scoas , '
.stablishment of one James Williams, an Irisn" 1
who has long kept low, miserable druhkery' ~ 80
snce of previous law few mornings since ,aJ M -
a. .f arv goods came up from NewYOrk, directeu W
~ pro,yr but was. carted off to this Williams gro
Wv Th;s was thought to be more dry goods thsn
,as accustomed to purchase in New iork ioI
n. not grocery; our sheriff therefore, whOls lisl
ms Co. he times and is doing his work most noo
IT S an him the very next day to take ook al LIS
a,. ,oods. and behold as WAS suSPee'eu sSsA u
~ 80 secreted in the box, oil whicn tne s"In 'Vos
,o,sessiop He too, was arcasuVI "; r;,oa maid his
P inuors for sale confessed his CRIME, Pau Nus
AeePing h9uvs ~; Touors His dry goods operation
hne anu w. rim over one hundred doliars anu ~. ~ NC
:e. 80 a wiser man for it, other charees M go anS
10 Ho 'a.s,ve and he can pay some holo ~ ~ 40 q,
Mo ,.te nubic lodgings in our stronS Ho"'''
stone and IRON. ;tlo determination 10 this part OF
Al. Stste 10 see the law fully and iair! "scts Oar
.Iready we see some OF its n,os' ns,son has hardly
eit.'ra more quiet A drunken Pe'o. ;n,o one.
Dights arc n,r streets since the law went n'o NJ yr
been seeE 80 80 one ia astonished at the change. ~
ration. 80 secure. we sleep more proiounTvg! W. So
al eei no LII with more confidence by day. a.t
ngh'i mact at every corner of the stree' 49, Ia a
not no" opsc Our females feel ina, 'n.t. .h,onsb
"hsnne and they rejoice In u Is tne' ." "''