The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1867-02-22
Liquor Seizure at st. AlbGnS.--HO-
tets Closed.

ST. Adams has had the name of being
the worst place in the state for rum-sel-
ling, rum-drinking, and rowdyism. 1t
would seem that the temperance people
there are getting awake to the Importance
of enforcing the law. The Messenger of
the 18th inst. has the following:
"We recorded the fact Yesterday that
all the liquors kept for sale in places not
permitted by law to keep them, were selz-
ed on complaint of the protective associa-
ton This morning all the hotels in St.
Adams were closed by the proprietors or
lessees Of the same, and each now bears
the sign, This hotel is closed, awaiting
hotel protection Those usually busy
places present the solemn appearance to-
day of the negro, who bearing under his
arm the casket which contained his lost
offspring, was asked where he was going,
and answered, Hush. Fsc funeral.
None but regular boarders can obtain
meals or lodging at any hotel in St. AL
bans at the present time. We doubt the
wisdom of this movement on the part OF
the landlords, for if the closing of their
houses Injuries the public, it must injure
themselves much more-but of course
that is their lookout" They declare that
they cannot and will not keep open, unless
they can have the privilege of selling lq-
uors to their customers. The protective
association seems to be firm in insisting
that there shall be no more selling done
here. Prosecutions for violations of the
law since their published notice are now
being carried forward before Justice Sher-
man, and we presume that all those who
have sold will be fined, in accordance with
the provisions of the law. As chronicler:
Of the news we shall give the legal re-
suit Of the trials as they occur, and try tC
note the influence of this summary move.
ment in our village
st. Adams can hardly afford to be with
out hotel accommodations, but it can bet
ter afford to have every hotel closed for 9
month than to permit the rum and rio
that has heretofore made the place notori
Gus. But there need be no fear that tn,
hotels will long remain closed-it Won
pay and if the present landlords won't
open, there will soon be found others who
will and until that time arrives the TEN,
perance people there should see that
strangers are taken care of in privat,
houses. We trust that the Temperance,
people of st. Adams, having taken stand
in this matter of putting down the liquor
traffic, will maintain it, We entrcat them
to take no backward step.
All the hotels but one have re-opened.
WHAT AN OUTSIDER THINKs.-A Yer
monter in another state, in a private letter
to this office. says: Your new railroad
ought to succeed. 1t will be a public ben
faction. You must arouse the farmer
and others TO see their own interests
Show them how each ones interest is best
promoted when oil are prosperous. Show
what rich mines you have in your water
talls-in your forests for spoolS, pegs, boxe
etc, and in your sturdy Vermont muscle
only quicken it to the business pace
No more efficient men live and all the,
need to increase their gains vastly, is Il
deaelop tier resourccS-have more string
to their bow"
That is the ring of a true Vermonter
after he has been out into the world few
years, and got his eyes opened and hi
eye-teeth cut.