Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1874-04-27

her shop windows, next door to D. & C.
S. SINNERS. See Advertisement.
Curtis Johnson lately set up beauti-
full monument of Italian marble, at the
grave of the late ". c. Parker. The
stone was chiseled by W. C. johnson,
and is very creditable piece of work
At social dance at school-house hall
last Friday evening. two young men from
Irasburgh, got into quarrel in which
both got their faces hurt and went home
on foot their team being sent in care of
man better calculated to drive than
they were.
BROWNLNGTON.
1t was not Luke Days sugar house
that was burned, as We said in another
issue of the paper, but sugar house be-
longing to Mr.. Mcfarland. Mistakes
will happen.
The Ladies Social Club of Evansville
are to have rosette party at the house
of j. H. Evans, on Friday evening, May
LIST. Warm sugar in abundace with
good supper will be served. All are cor
daily invited to attend. Tickets for
gentlemen, 80 cents. Ladies free.
CRAFTSBURY.
The family of Professor Whitney re-
turned from Cambridge, Mass, accom-
panied by their oldest son, Lee, who has
been teaching music the past winter. He
is in feeble health and fears are enter
tanned of 2 rapid decline. Lee is one of
the best pianists that there is in north
ern Vermont
On the 2lst instant, as Miss Emma
Ruiter was returning from sugar party
at the sugar house Of Mr.. John McAllis-
ter, walking i'll company with several Ia
dies, she made mis-step and broke her
left ankle. DIR. o. A. Bemis was in at
tendance and. she is now doing well.
COVENTRT
Edwin Taylor has sold his saw mill
to M. Hayes, for $500. -
Mr.. McFarland's sugar house was
burned last week with 800 pounds Of
sugar.
GREENSBORO.
In speaking of furniture of ye olden
time, several chairs and a clock, nov
, owned by old Mrs. Rogers of this town
deserve passing remark. They were
brought from Scotland by the grand
father of the present owner, and have
been one hundred and fifteen years il
the family. and are now used by tn,
sixth generation of the family. Tn
clock has lately been put in repair b.
: Mr.. Hollis, the well-known clock-tinke
of Wheelock, and is pronounced by him
!. good for many years to come.
= On Tuesday April l4th an actor
was brought against David Simpson 0
It Greensboro, liquor agent last year, b,
Y Mrs. James Snow of Walden, who's
% husband is now confined in St. Johns
bury jail, awaiting trial for the murde
:, of Stanton last July. The declaration
!. in the writ is for $4,000 for the los
e of her husband support, companionship
d etc. The bailors this time are II
S. Tolman, John Simpson, Jr., and Wu
Simpson.-It will be remembered tina
Il last August. Mrs. Stanton brought
2 suit against Simpson for $4,000 for tn
e loss of her husband who was murdered
: These are very important cases and ar
y worthy of much attention, from the faC
that they are the first of the kind in til
% state under the present liquor law. III
facts are these Mr.. Simpson receive
:. his license of the County COMMISSIONS
dated June 26th, 1872, and thus BEGAN
: the authorized agent in the town.
the winter of 1873, Snow went to IL
agent and being a stranger to him, pr
tended he wished for some alcohol wit
- which to make demonstrating tn
was his way of getting livelihood, al
he brought oils with him to try the qua
mt ity of the alcohol. and did make sol
les essences in the agents house and
ad some families in the neighborhood. 7
IN, last he bought was June %. and Ju
his Sd, while in state of intoxication,
OF shot Stanton. Now then these questio
er- are to be considered:
ed, 1st. Was Simpson acting under
nd license as agent at the time ofthis sal
he I'd. Did Snow obtain his liqr
Ind by Misrepresentation and fraud.
Sd. Who is responsible for the da
ler- age done in this case?
the If agents are to be held response
ney for all damage done in consequence
ess. liquors which are obtained of them
son, fraud or otherwise, who would be W
Va ing to accept of an appointment for
'ner small compensation agents receive. WI
was the risk they run is so great. Aga
and is not the agent made by the law {
of cretionary officer and in every case wi
Ugh application is made for liquor, is
ack, the agent to decide weather to or
hem the request or not?
Jon- And 9Th. In case suits are brou
ting against the agent and he is compe
lber to defend them, what resource has
Is he q State officer. and can he cal