The Rutland weekly globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1873-05-23
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+. p. Fletcher, Esq, has commenced
vigorous operations upon the building
known as the 'Old Gas House" A Dor
ton of il is to be fitted up for machine
! shop and furnace. 1t is a good move to
convert building that has lain so long use
less into an active business center. Mr..
Fletcher is entitled to great credit for pur-
chasing the cotton factory property which
for the last few years had been running
down, and putting it in complete repair for
business.
Mr.. Henry S. Putnam has put in new
machinery and leased it for a term Of years,
and is now doing a profitable business in
the manufacture of cotton yarn and bat
ting.
Rev. Mr.. Granger, agent of the State
Temperance Society, gave very able and
practical address in the Methodist church
on Sunday evening. The house was full
and the audience seemed to be well pleased
with his effort. There are very few men
that lecture upon the subject, that COM
prehend the situation of the cause more
clearly than Mr.. Granger and we think
through his labors the cause will receive a
new impetus.
ANOTHER RAID ON ELLIS SALOON.
On Thursday afternoon Sheriff Trip and
others from the police force, armed with
the right to search, visited this place of en-
tertanment for man and "beast." The
Sheriff placed part of his force between
the saloon and barns, that there should be
no connection between them without being
observed. On entering the saloon the Sher-
if commenced reading his message of "By
authority of the State of Vermont" to Mr.
Dix, while the boy Broussa started across
the back yard pell-mell, with large white
jug, which lac hadn't time to cork, contain
ing liquor of some sort. This was after
wards recovered and placed among the
other trophies.
After the reading was concluded, the
Sheriff searched the premises "ardently,"
but found very little whisky He, how
ever, found Il fresh barrel of beer which
was rolled out into the back yard. They
then went prospecting for new lead"
and proceeded 10 search the houses of the
proprietors of the saloon for the main de-
posts. They found nothing in the houses,
and proceeded to the barns After search
ing through the stalls, hay-loft, bins, ETC.,
they found that barrel of whisky had
been put into dung head, but in the haste
had not been covered sufficiently to be en-
tirely out of sight The "critter" was
seized by the officers and exhumed from
where it had been so hastily inferred
Policeman Waller was placed in charge
of the barrel by Sheriff Trip, while a
team was being procured to cart it to a
place of safety. AS soon as the Sheriff
left, Dix appeared with axe in hand, for
what purpose it was quite uncertain, but
it was soon ascertaned that his main object
was to use his IIerculean strength to smash
in the head of the barrel, as he smashed in
Henlck's face in his saloon few weeks
ago. Waller interfered, but at last Dix
broke hole into the head of the barrel,
but Waller righted ii up ON end and pro
tected il against further assault, so that
very little of the precious stuff was spilled.
BY this time large gathering of men and
boys were assembled to see the liquor cart
ed off to place of safe-keeping for stor-
age. This ended the "search and seizures"
The next day friday the Sheriff went
to "sieze" Dix for resisting the officers and
other displays of his pugilistic skill, but he