Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1865-09-08
State News.

LlQUOR 1kAfFlC IN EhNbNNES'-
A statement has gone the rounds of the
State papers, that since the strict enforce
b ment of the Liquor Law in this place
2 the traffic has been lessened in amount
$1,000. We presume the statement i,
true, and it is anything but credtable
that such an extensive unlawful sale q
liquor should ever bave been permitted
The number Of places where rum was sold
was almost unprecedented for size Of the
village. Little liquor nuisances sprang
up in several different streets, so many OF
them that Vergennes became known on
The r. and B. Railroad as the Rum
Station" Il h G results were such as
ought to have been anticipated. 1t was
no uncommon sight to behold drunkards
reeling through our streets, and TO hear
the most shocking profanity and vulgari-
Ity,whie rows and fights were too frequent
for comfor'.
The enforcement of the Liquor Law
almost entirely stopped the drunkenness
and our ears were no longer panied with
the utterance of fearful oaths, and the
street fights ceased. We have talked
freely with those who have been in the,
habit Of nightly visiting groceries, and
they admitted that it was the best thing
ever done for Vergcnnes. 1t is not only
temperance men who wish the Law en-
forced but many of those who cannot res
sist the temptation to drink.
For two or three weeks past drunken
ness has fear(ully increased, and again
there is the belcling forth of shocking
profanity. The cause has been drinking
holes changing hands, and some of the
old violators of law beginning again.
The punishment iohice ed on Monday will
have salutary effect We
ire satisfied that town Agents are not al ,
ways sufficiently careful to whom. they
sell. Incorporate men manage frequent
y to get liquor of Them by proxy, and
get drunk on the very liquor thus OBJ
aimed Yergennes Termonter.
SOMETHING OF A Row-FINED FOR +
SELLING LIQUoR.-On Sunday, when .
nearly night, there was muss at Mick. +
in this city, caused, as nearly all a
rhine is, by liquor. A number of men
Who should have been at home with f
heir families, or at church, spent the day !
here, and spent their hard earned mon a
y for whskey, which their families need il
d. Towards night they went away, but O
Don returned for more wbiskey, when q
ley found the front door fastened, they
len went to the back door, and their en- s.
rance was resisted in such way by Il
lrs. SorreI that one Of the party caught
err by the wrists when she wriggled, 81
threatened and screamed as only wo- II
IAN can scream and there was swear :
1g, and pushing, and diminishing, and a
triking, and a regular row generally q
IA Monday the parties creating the dis E
urbance, were arrested for breaking the ,
,eace, when Mick. Sorrell was arrested q
or selling liquor, and on testimony of {
lis Sunday party was convicted, and it t
,eing the second offense he was fined one I
hundred and twenty dollars and costs, {
amounting to $l26,26. AT last accounts ,
5orrel was in the hands ofon officer, hav- |
ng failed to raise the "lin. - PergenneS I
Vermonter.
FIRE.-The grist will owned by Char
der & Bedell, in Lunenburg, was de-
stroyed by fire on the night Of the 28th|
ult. The fire was discovered about half
past one in the morning and ten minutes
later it was fully enveloped in flames
was saved. The blacksmith's
shop, situated about two rods from the
mill and owned by Reuben Chandler,