Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-26
COLEBROOK.

l he Liquor rant mas Oeen Jile Ia
vorrte topic of conversation during
the past week. 1t commenced on
Monday, the 14th day April, II day
that will be long remembered in the
history Of Colebrook rs one when
men called for rocks and mountains
on them to fall so as to hide them
from the Deputy Sheriff and his score
or more of assistants who wpre in
hot pursuit of every one who ever
owned Il bottle Of any kind. Fhe
re ult Of the raid eliminated in the
arrest Of G. S, Bailey. OF the Mon;,d-
mock House; ). X. ReInick, Of the
Parsons House; Young &.Cummings,
grocers :, {. ). Joslyn, druggist ;
Gathercole & Marshall. dry goods
dealers; and L. b. Little. grocer.
They were charged with keeping for
sale, and all were held, except M.
Joslyn, (who was taken only rs com
mon seller in the sum Of 5000 each i.
to appear at Lancaster on the 4th
Tuesday Of April, to answer to said
complaints. AS soon us the first charge
was disposed of, the parties were
again arr ested as common sellers OF
Intoxicating liquors., and, all gave
BAIL in, tile sum of $500 for their APP
pearam'e at the next term OF court at
Lancaster. or course there are two
sides t. this question, rs to every
other one, and we Ito not propose to
90 into details or defend either one
side or the other. A good deal OF
fault has been found by many in the
way the prosecution has been con-
Quoted, as to taking the parties as
common sellers. If they are found
guilty, they will be subjected t. Il fine
Of 500 and Imprisonment from thee
To six months. We understand from
tie Solicitor that he does not intend
to prosecute the second offence, ii
the respondents plead guilty on the
first charges and abstain from selling
any more. The prosecutions were
commenced at the request Of some Al
men Of the village, +. Muliiken. en-
teriug all the complaints. AS we
write the excitement has somewhat
die out, and Mohawk water has come
into great demand by Dbl topers wins
never knew how it tasted before.
There is no doubt but that too much
liquor has been sold here during the
past year, and much harms has re-
suited from it,, and. thus movement
against it will undoubtedly result in
much benefit to Colebrook and the
surrounding towns. We fad i! hard
to snit everybody, but on the whole
we think the solicitor has endtavOreJ
to do his duty without fear or favor.
and ought to be sustained in SD doing
In this article have made no distinc'
ton hetween any of the parties ar
rested, when in Fact thpie was hardly
anything fouad against som Of the
respondents, who are placed upon Il
level with the keeper Of the .meanest
rum hole i'm the village, which II,
doubt is doing tn, IN great injustice. 5.
The liquor suits were brought be-
fore Geo. A. Cossitt Esq. Of Lancas
ter. who appears to be u Justice that
knows his business.
j. H.. Dudley and w. II. Shurtkt
appeared for the respondents in th(
liquor suits.
The SeIectmen are going to call ;
town meeting to see it the town vii
vote to have at0wn agent appointed
as there is no place in town where
one drop Of the ardent can he obtain
ed either for love or money
About 80 riyerlnen passed through
here last Friday, on their way VI
stream, they did moi however make ,
! long StuD here