Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1868-01-23

AK ~. 1000.
liquor This ease comes Ia this court ON
the right of appeal from the rc,arders Of
the County Court in police trial, of
criminal nature,
l.. n, Englc,hy for the state VIM. q,
shaw Tor the respondent,
state ~, ,nndry packages strong hcer,
n D. Petersen claimant and the state -,
suudg packages intoxicating liquor
4 u.s. claimants, involved certain eonSti-
tutiuual questions and as only three judges
present could legally try them, they were
continued t. the General Term,
l.. u. Euglc,by for the state, and VIM.
q, Shaw iur IL, claimant,
Thc,Sta -, Joseph Bacon Wa, then
argued by l. Il, Englc,hy for the State
II. Ballard and n, H. start Tor the rc-
-pondcut
Thi, was a prosecution Tor violation Of
the liquor law, and it comes 10 tm. court
ON exceptions from the Recorders court,
The respondent before the Recorder was
found guilty Of four otyen,cs and was son
tcuccd tolthrcc months imprisonment in
the county Jail and to pay a 6uo Of $50
and costs.
TUESDAY, JA>, IL.
The case Of the City of Burlington rs,
Nelson Bacon was argued by L, b, In
ylc,by for the city aud r. $ TAFT for the
respondent This i, a prosecution for VI
olation ci one Of the city ordinances and
comes To this court on respondents cx-
ccption, TO the decision Of the Recorder
The case Of the City OF Burlington Is,
John Soragcn was argued by l.. b. En-
glc,by for the city, and by jeremiah
French for the respondent. This was a
prosecution for the violation Of the city
ordinance in reference 20 orders Of the
health officer, and comes here on respond
cnt's exceptions 10 the Judgment of the
Recorders Court.
Most Of the divorce cases were then dis
posed of and the court adjourned until
Yesterday morning, when the opinion,
we're to be delivered and the remainder
Of the divorce cases taken up.
WNILISGF0Wp=t tyCrum ih,rs brett
organized in Wallingford, and discus
sions take place on Thursday evening
of each week.
! An effort is being made to establish
Lodge of Good Templars at Walling
ford.
"A few days since party OF boys
assisted by few men, in Wallingford
were indulging in the dangerous "muse
mant of sl;aing down hill on farmer
wood sled; four times the sled made
long. rapid trip with success, but the fit
time it struck a tree, about the middle o
: its course, and shivered the front end Q
the sled into fragments and threw tn
load Of about thirty men and boys, in
confused mass down the hill. No on
was killed and but two or three seriousl,
hurt
MIDDLEBURY.- AT the annual villag
meeting of Middlebury, held few day
/ since, the following officers were elected
for the year ensuing Moderator, j. W
Stewart Clerk. jed S Bushnell; Treas
urer, J. II. Simmons: Trustees. J. Cobb
f. Yallette, ]. ". Stewart, II. A. Sheldon
II. f. Hayden, l.. d Eldridge, and d
Rider 1t was voted to raise a tax of II
cents On the dollar Of the grand list t'
defrav current expenses
SAD CASE OF SCAEpING.-A little gir
two or three years old, daughter of Mr.
Monroe Lewis of Bolton, was fatally
scaldcd by falling into kettle of ho
water. GA Tuesday morning Of last week
- PERsoNAI.-C!n the first sabbath il
the New \ lear, Rev james I. Hyde, IL
Gently pastor of the Congregations
Church of Middlchury, accepted a call t.
the congregational Church in Ansonia
Conn. where he is now preaching. Hi
salary is 1000 per mnum and the par
~onagc.
LAKE CH\MrLAlN.-The Burlington
Free Press Of Tuesday evening says, re
garding the ice bridge over the Lake Il
that place: The ice which covers tn
Lake roared steadily, yesterday, with I
low continuous hum This sound i
owing to the running Of small crack
through the ice, each of which makes al
inconsiderable sound but which multi
piled by thousands make steady roar
which i, audible under favorable circum
stances several miles from the Lake con
trary to what might be supposed this is
sign Of good strong ice"
BURLINGToN.-The Merchants Nation
+ al Bank Of Burlington held is mnua
meeting last Tuesday and chose the follow
ing officers Directors, H. 7. Hickok
Sidney Barlow, l.. b. Platt. Geo. Morton
Edward Lyman, Geo. +. Edmunds, s NJ
, Pope President, H. T. Hickok; Cashier
s. NJ. Pope; Asst Cashier. c. W. Wood
bridge. No change
/ Ethan Allen Engine Company No. 4
of the same city, held its election Tuesday
evening and mrde choice Of the following
officers for the ensuing year: Foreman
f. A. Jcwett: First Assistant, Saylc,
Nichols; Second Assistant, H. C. Tenant
! Clnrk and Ireasurer " Z Mcller