The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1874-02-24

oIRhhobOhO, TtD. w. 1914
DEAR EDITOR MY attention was called n
few weeks ago to an item in the REoIsTE, evil
IDENTIFY written by some one from Starksboro
The " ritter seemed to be very much puzzled
to know what had become of Now and Then,
who contributed TO the REorsTER a few times
last summer. Now ami Then reported TO the
iiLGIsTER the news from Starksboro oc-
casionally when there was any 10 report. but
rs the dull season came and news was scarce
a ticle, and in fact the dull season prevails
zero the most OF the time. he thought he would
ait II while and see If anything turned up
worthy OF notice. Alth, ugh no hing OF thai
,Laihc,ti lau q me 10 has knowledge previ-
ns to the item referred u in the REGISTER,
me things have tianspir,d since, OF when
h.a! CO wen i,r Now ana Then 10 r,pUr,.
The first ,uea that pres, nts itself to the min d.
"a y1u, toiIttl thu,ii, Ii III regard TO the 49,
ehL piOsttutiuL Vi several persons for tlc
ncisc vi intuAIcutIvn ana tor disturbing re-
.siuu, meetings. lheIe has been II great de-
rec of lOsLess Manifested vi late, by II khan
persons VINO have not tho lcust sense oi
.ruprie,y aud decehcy. This khan has been
flowed to follow up their cuui Sc OF drunken
less ana lhdecency 81 long ,Lut they are SO
iardened III san and iniquity and all the vices
mug inubie. thut lheie Is nothing mean
anough for them to do. Quite AN effort hus
cen nude by our town Grand Jurors, and es-
iecially Grand Juror Hill. he being backed
by the goou citizens oil tho town, to awalS-
Gu in the mind, OF these dcsperadoes not only
IA due sense uf the course they are pursuing,
nd Its final results, and that they must have
| some regard Tor the enlightened aye in which
they live, the community IN which they move,
aud that as drunKenness 10 prouib.te by the
he laws OF the State, and moreover by the
Great Law Giver Himself, which has been
hunded down from time immemorial, and
that they should know. and know by expert
ence that there is power behind the throne.
1t was said by one anciently that experience
| Is dear school and fools wont learn in any
other. Whether the maxim is applicable in
these cases or not. the interested reader can
Judge from what follows. Upon complaint be-
Ing made 10 Grand Juror Hill, warrants wen
| issued for the arrest of six individuals or
| members of the khan five of them for the
ofenses Of intoxication and breach OF pence
and three for disturbing religious meeting.
Three of these persons Grin Thompson IN old
resident Of this town. Norman Stokes and
Carlton Thompson. nephews Of said Grin
we're brought before Judge Strong and upon
heir pleading guilty to the offense of intoxi.
cation, they were eacn fined 50, and cost OF
prosecution. Two Of those for whom war
rants were issued skedaddled, as soon as they
got Wind OF the prosecutions. and ain in.
formed one of them has gone TO Mass. 1t 1.
hoped he Will stay there. But 1t docs not END
here as you will see. Behold a complaint
comes from Jerusalem, and signed by nearly
| a score Of the good citizens of that ancient
city. setting forth that one James Moody oil
the evening OF the cath of January, put cay
enne pepper on the stove and stove pipe l.,
the school house In Jerusa lem at which place
religious meeting was TO be held the day fol-
lowing which was Sunday. And further set.
ting forth that Moody put the pepper ON the
stove and pipe for tho sole purpose of disturb
| ing the meeting and that 1t did disturb the
meeting very much. Mr.. Moody is a mem
ber Of the Baptist church In Lincoln.